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[alexherringva]

The Digital Village: Why a Strong Online Support System is Crucial for Success

In the age-old African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child,” lies a profound truth about human endeavors – we thrive on support and community. This wisdom holds true even in the digital realm, especially when venturing into the dynamic world of online business and learning new skills. Just as a village provides a support system in the real world, online communities offer invaluable…

[sciderman]

Yk, I hate that adaptations keep making Peter a high schooler, and not just because it means he never evolves, but because the adaptations now also include wider Marvel, whitch usually (thanks to the MCU) is at the modern day stage with legacy characters and new age teen heroes, meaning that Peter is taking up Miles' spot and you can really tell when they put him next to someone like Kamala Khan or Sam Alexander who are Miles' pals. Tho Peter taking Miles' stuff is just a modern issue overall, just look at MCU whitch just stole and re-skinned Miles' personality, characters, story-beats, even the costume to an extent and then made it worse.

agree 👏

[80ramiens]

i keep forgetting to post this which is wild bc this is my fav piece ever.

[void-star]

My biggest hang up with other self-procclaimed leftists is that my politics is centered on meeting the needs of human beings, with an emphasis on the importance of human relationships both individually and collectively, and how to navigate that in an informed manner in a complex social environment, from a history of very deep and violent power imbalances.

Meanwhile, very many other people's politics are still anchored in what they think people should or should not be doing.

[xycuro-illuminati]

We will never go back to the days where Matt wasn't considered catholic this is all the m/cu netflix show's fault

[99naive]

have an oc rework brewing in my mind rn if anyone would be interested in hearing about her . . . blame moth for encouraging the idea last night bc yup its her fault :3

[arundolyn]

Permission to ask a stupid question but why the hell was Ragna going around and blowing up cauldrons in the first place because I don't get it?? Was he just trying to piss off the NOL? Trying to wrap my head around Blazblue lore makes my head hurt

oh as blazblue questions go this one's surprisingly straightforward and honestly not really stupid considering how blazblue just drops you into the world and explains Not Much. 2 reasons, 1) pissing off the NOL bc he dgaf about them, it's a big show of power cause he's kinda the only one that can do it (not really, by any means, but hes the only one they know of that Does and it makes him a huge threat bc actually for real killing and disabling one just makes a city fully uninhabitable until its fixed, as with akitsu-otsu and ko, the latter of which is the snow town stage. you can imagine why people dont live there anymore. iirc that's the only one ragna got away with destroying completely? relius exposits about this in chronophantasma for a second kinda unprovoked. as he does) and it both draws their attention and puts a huge target on his back, and is an extreme statement that he's not fucking around. second reason and honestly the major one aside is specifically because that's what they were using to make prime field saya clones after kidnapping her and it pissed him off. like genuinely that's all he needed. if he even knows about the time travel fuckery or black beast ramifications or the fact that for realsies killing one in a way levels a city its kinda irrelevant because hes hell bent on his saya revenge quest. pissing off the NOL probably wasnt even his original intent but it wasnt inconvenient enough for him to be deterred by it so he just leaned into it. in one of iirc ragna's endings in CT where he meets nu, i think the regular one not the true one? it's been a while. one or both of them mention him killing her before at least once probably multiple times. i dont remember if its hard confirmed but its definitely safe to assume she was the first and only saya clone he saw bc the times he killed her she was incomplete and he destroyed her before she was done cooking (smelting) and she couldnt fight back or speak but was conscious enough to be aware of it happening but unable to do anything about it and thats literally just why shes like that. in cs it can also be argued that its cause cauldrons consume tons of human souls to smelt a kusanagi, but like. for ragna thats kinda neither here nor there especially considering the souls used were just NOL soldiers in kagutsuchi at the time pretty much. and also everyone seemed to get over that one pretty quick fdjkhf

tldr, for ragna specifically, any plot contrivance and worldbuilding stuff doesnt matter, his only real goal he set out for to start with was find saya and then turned into making the NOL stop cloning his sister. afaik he didnt even know why they did it just got on his nerves. questionable prime field morality and ethics need not apply thats literally Just His Sisters Face

[the-sleepless-writer]

I love how my body just decided to succumb to the cold that’s been going around so my normally good singing voice has gone up in flames and I can’t even listen to any of the SG tracks without wanting to actually explode because I can’t hit ANY OF THE DAMN NOTES RIGHT NOW WITHOUT MY VOICE CRACKLING AND GOING OUT LIKE A LIGHT

[reloaderror]

all my colleagues are nerds, possibly also weebs

[wiredsmi1e]

hi yes i have way to many oc ideas in my lil brain rn if anyone wants to hear them & maybe we could do a lil thing together using one of them 👉👈

[alexherringva]

The Flexible Work Tango: Striking a Balance Between Freedom and Self-Care

Welcome to the world of flexible work, where the dance floor is your home office, the music is your schedule, and you’re the DJ! It’s a world where you can cha-cha around your family commitments, tango with your tasks, and occasionally, do the hustle with deadlines. But, as with any good dance, the key is in finding the right rhythm and not stepping on your own toes. The Flexibility Foxtrot The…

[spotlightstudios]

I love writing Found Family, and I'm ngl, it's kinda why I stopped posting a lot of DCA content.

I did that thing where I stared at the characters for too long and said, "y'know, that's good sibling/guardian material" and then obliterated myself.

[n0spins]

going to heal my inner child and add clawdeen wolf to my multi

[999-roses]

United States v. One Package of Japanese Pessaries

the courts ruled against the US btw. & then ruled against the US AGAIN on appeal

[sethjarvy]

the chicago wolves deciding to split from the canes sure is a choice and definitely not a good one lmao

[aalt-ctrl-del]

I wrote something about transphobia and the ire of body modification when it comes to 'projecting' the gender which people feel they are apart of, typically through hormones - this is my best and uneducated dissection of the argument.

But these transphobes are very hasty to leap on the counterargument, "Why don't you identify as black?" or "why don't you identify as 62?" Because of course cultural identities are the same as hormones which drive the attraction and attachment of people in a culture.

At the same time the transphobes FORGET that we do have modifying surgery and corrective procedures for people who, hey, some people do WANT TO LOOK YOUNGER. So they get bacterial injections to fill out the lines and remove wrinkles. They have their skin cut to remove tummies, they butcher their faces to look a certain way - to look younger, or to get a certain shape of the eyes. And all of this can come with botched procedures. You can watch botch and see what happens when people - let me slide in here consenting adults - all the same, botched procedures happen in a situation where the surgeon is not age-phobic, because risks are involved that are at time beyond the best practice of the surgeon.

What other modifications do we have? Mmm... yes, as I recall. If someone's body is not the correct shape, or it does not function the right way - to offer a fulfilled and dignified lifestyle - then modification is available to those who can afford it. If a person has lost their leg, they can get a prosthetic to modifying their movement, so they are not reliant on crutches or a wheelchair.

If someone has been badly burned or they have suffered disfigurement, then there are options for corrective surgery to repair the damage, and prosthetics to protect and improve their appearance, to appease the individual who has been maimed - and I point out appease and protect the individual, because marring can have significant dangers if there are traumatic openings in the tissue, which endanger the inner tissues to infection or further damage from light trauma. Scars are beautiful and incredible, but if someone is uncomfortable of the tissue has trauma that impedes the person's health - mental or anatomical, THEY HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO PURSUE SURGICAL PROCEDURES FOR THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH. Moving on, if someone has issues with the shape of their body that impedes their health, like bowled rib cages that crush the heart, or misplaced ribs that press on the lungs, or if their nose bridge did not form, or they have a cleft lip as a child - and al of that impedes the persons physical health, then they have noncontroversial rights to pursue corrective surgery.

And no one bats an eye. No one - including myself (except maybe Jehovah and the Amish) - will fight these people when they need modifying surgery for mental, emotional, or of fuking course physical issues that need addressing. In some cases, surgeons will assist with those who have non-life impeding shapes or body aging, with pursuing therapy treatment. Because no matter the healthy benefits of a procedure, there is always a risk of complications. Especially further down the line.

But not many people talk about the botched botox injections that leave celebrities ... in worse conditions than a few wrinkles.

HOWEVER. When it comes to gender dysphoria - suddenly everyone has an opinion about the 'butchery' consenting and legal adults partake in, when they do not feel that their body is the correct shape. And we can get into a whole other debate about therapy and whatever available to anyone who feels gender dysphoria, but the FACT OF THE MATTER IS, this is not about you or I. This is a matter between the surgeon, the therapist, the holy ghost, and the family members who personally know the person who is seeking surgery.

I don't think anyone ever has needed a therapists consent to get a lip lift, or liposuction. But Walsh and Shaprion will be highly offended, and drama-concerned that adults what to 'magically' fix their bodies, the way they see fit. And while I do agree, people really should have extended counsel on these procedures, because pursuing ANY FORM OF SURGICAL PROCEDURE comes with risk, and can lead to dissonance. It only exists as a political debate and offense because it has to do with the reproductive organs and shape, and clearly right wingers are very 'concerned' and touch bit skittsh that someone they might have had a conversation with has transitioned from another gender - slash - sex. But the rest of us can have conversations with cis-gender people daily and not implode if someone might have have a bacterial injection to make them look 20 years younger.

It's weird how politicians are so fixated on what people have under their clothing.

You identify as an attack helicopter? You do you, boo. I fuking don't give a rats fat hanging testie. As long as you're not doing a cringe tiktok smashing a rainbow display, and shrieking like a toddler and demanding my religious affiliation, we can coexist in this fucked up mess of a social experiment.