#but like that's completely irrelevant for this??

[thewinter22]

"Whether you pull the lever is irrelevant" That's the entire problem dude. It's specifically about what *you* do *now*. If you say "I am not to blame anyway, so I will not pull the lever", five people still die. Of course, you're not the one to blamme completely, but you could have still saved four lives.

In this moment, you can choose to save someone. Whether you fix the problem itself afterwards and like. Sue the people who caused this and make them use proper safety regulations, is a whole other story, but in the moment the teolley is barreling towards themy it will not safe them

This is exactly why Trump got put in charge btw. Because people decided not voting is better than voting for the lesser evil and they say they aren't at fault.

Hey so the trolley problem is dumb because the real person at fault for any of the deaths is the person who designed the trolley without an emergency braking system, the people who put in the purchase order for a trolley without an emergency braking system, the people who approved a PO for a trolley without an emergency braking system, the people who delivered a trolley without an emergency braking system, the organization that inspected and certified a trolley without an emergency braking system,and the operator who did not make a huge stink about being assigned to a trolley without an emergency braking system.

Whether you pull the lever is irrelevant, because a whoooole mess of people fucked up for you to be in that hypothetical situation.

Seriously, like, as a professional engineer, I find the premise of the trolley problem offensive. Cause like, so many safety regulations have been violated that it's just... insane.

[communistkenobi]

Wegenschimmel & McLaughlin (2024) - The Great Canadian Paradox: Jordan Peterson, Right‑Wing Canadian Internet Personalities, and the End of Canadian Exceptionalism?

This article was published this year. what the fuck are you bozos talking about

Jordan Peterson is not "difficult to classify" he is a far-right public figure very plainly and openly, if you have a hard time sussing out his politics you are a moron who takes everything he says at face value and are therefore completely useless as a social scientist

there are many right wing 'populist' politicians in Canadian politics! Doug Ford modeled himself after Trump during his campaign in Ontario in 2018 and has been in power since then. Pierre Poilievre is the current leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and is doing anti-woke transsexual groomer and "stop radical immigration" shit, and the CPC are almost certainly going to win the upcoming federal election. The People's Party of Canada was created in 2018 by Maxime Bernier and quadrupled their vote in the last federal election running on an anti-vax platform. Jason Kenny is a lifelong right-wing anti-abortion homophobic shithead who was premiere of Alberta from 2019-2022. Kevin O'Leary ran for the leader of the CPC! a fucking celebrity host on a stupid reality television show. and these are all off the top of my head, all in the last 5-10 years. if i were writing an academic article about this surely i would find more examples

Proving that all Canadian academics have terminal US brain by bringing up Putin, who is completely irrelevant to domestic right wing organizing and only matters if you've spent the last eight years having public panic attacks about russian interference in US elections

idk i grew up under Stephen Harper, I remember how stupidly right wing the ambient discourse was from adults around me, I remember how right-wing our media was and still is, particularly how openly islamophobic and racist Quebec is, how anti-immigrant and anti-indigenous Ontario is, how racist and christian Alberta is, the current catastrophic opioid crisis in British Columbia because even the granola-munching libs in BC hate the poor and the unhoused. Like I'll grant that Canadian conservativism trends Tory instead of Evangelical, that we have lagged behind the culture war and played catch-up with the US on shit like climate denial and rabid homophobia from our politicians, but I see this claim often in academic discussions of the Canadian right-wing, that we've missed the boat on the far-right movements happening in other western countries, but I never see any facts mustered for this claim, and the arguments I do see are shit like this, plainly and obviously stupid and wrong. The fact that the Canadian right-wing doesnt have the global reach of the United States or the UK/France isn't evidence against far-right movements in Canada, we are a stupid middle power western country with a fraction of the population of the US, why would you expect us to compete with the head of the imperial core

[cnckitn]

the familiar chime of a video call coming through your phone made your heart skip a beat, and you quickly swiped to accept, knowing exactly who it was. the screen lit up with kento’s face, his expression as serious and focused as ever. you could see the way his jaw was clenched, the furrow in his brow as if he were deep in thought.

“you look busy,” you commented in a soft tone, trying to hide the excitement that surged through you at the sight of him. he was sitting at his desk, the background showing the dimly lit office he always complained about. there were papers scattered around, a half-drunk cup of coffee off to the side, but all of that seemed irrelevant the moment he locked eyes with you through the screen.

“not too busy for you,” he replied in that low, velvety voice that always made your stomach flip. his eyes softened just a fraction as he looked at you, his lips curving into the faintest hint of a smile. “i just needed a break… and i thought of you.”

your heart fluttered at the admission, and you felt a warmth pool between your thighs, especially with the way his gaze was so intense, as if he were seeing right through you. “it is pretty late though,” you murmured, shifting slightly on your bed, the fabric of your shorts brushing against your already sensitive skin. “i've missed you.”

a low, appreciative hum came from nanami’s end of the line. “why don’t you show me what you’ve been thinking about since i last saw you?” he suggested, his tone dropping lower, darker. the command sent a shiver straight through you, and you could already feel yourself getting wetter at the idea of him watching you.

with a soft exhale, you nodded, propping your phone up against a pillow so you could free your hands. you started slow, trailing your fingers along the hem of your shirt, lifting it just enough to show the curve of your stomach, your breathing growing heavier under his intense gaze. nanami’s eyes darkened, his expression never wavering as he watched you, completely captivated.

“good girl,” he murmured softly, and just those words were enough to send a wave of pleasure through you. “like that… just like that.”

biting your lip, you slid a hand beneath the waistband of your shorts, your fingers brushing against your already slick folds. the breathy moan that escaped your lips seemed to make nanami’s jaw tighten even more. his eyes never left the screen, and it sent a thrill through you to know he was watching your every move, even if he was miles away.

“are you wet for me already?” he asked, his voice a husky whisper that sent tingles down your spine. you nodded, unable to find your voice, your fingers slipping deeper, circling your clit as you tried to keep your eyes open, to watch his reaction.

“good,” he praised, and you could hear the faint rustle of fabric on his end. “now speak, girl.”

the heat of his voice, the way he commanded you so easily, had you keening softly, your hips bucking up into your own touch. “kento…” you whimpered, your eyes half-lidded as you watched him, desperate for more.

and then, just for a second, the camera angle shifted. the screen showed a tantalizing glimpse of his lap, his bulge straining against his tight slacks, the fabric doing little to hide just how hard he was. your breath hitched, eyes going wide as the image burned itself into your mind, before the camera tilted back up to his face.

the smirk that curved his lips was pure sin. “so bad,” he says with feigned annoyance, his voice laced with a dark, teasing edge.

“mm… mhm,” you gasped, your fingers moving faster against your clit, your other hand reaching up to tease your sensitive nipple through your shirt. “i… i need you so bad, ken.”

he let out a soft groan, barely audible, but you caught the way his eyes fluttered shut for a moment, his control slipping. “then cum for me,” he commanded, his voice dipping lower, rougher. “i want to see you cum just from my voice.”

that was all it took. his words, that authoritative tone mixed with the raw desire in his eyes—it sent you over the edge. your back arched off the bed as you came, whining his name, your body trembling with the force of it. you could hear him muttering praises, encouraging you through your high, his voice a low, soothing rumble that kept you grounded even as your vision blurred.

when you finally came down, panting and spent, nanami was watching you with a satisfied, hungry look, his hand clearly resting over his clothed erection. “good girl,” he murmured, his voice softening. “i’ll have to properly reward you for this when i get home.”

the promise in his tone made your heart race all over again, your body already aching for more.

[makorragal-312]

Why the BuckTommy break-up fell flat narratively...

Disclaimer: I am not defending this ship. I hate it and I'm glad it's dead.

1. Prior to the break-up, he made a jab at Abby for dating a guy half her age and riding Buck off as "a himbo." Even though he's literally doing the same exact thing.

That, kids, is what we call "hypocrisy."

2. Tommy said that he "knows how the relationship ends."

Sir, if you know how it ends, why did you go for it in the first place? This just gives off that he was only dating Buck either for a good time or because Eddie wasn't showing any signs of interest, so he just settled for his bestie.

3. Tommy tries to pawn off the catalyst of the relationship ending on Buck, saying that he would "break his heart."

Even though HE was the one doing all the heart-breaking shit to BUCK throughout the entire goddamn relationship.

4. Josh's dumbass advice.

Okay, that's not fair. Josh's advice wasn't dumb per-say, but it was completely irrelevant to Buck's issue. I know that he probably doesn't really know who Tommy is, but making him sound like he was this gay pioneer who led the charge at Stonewall and that his scars should be respected?

Absolute nope.

It ended up making Buck's move-in proposal feel like he was doing it out of obligation because Tommy's been out longer than he has, so why shouldn't he ask him to move in with him?

And on that topic...

5. The return of the hamster wheel

You would think that after dumping Taylor the way he did, Buck would remember that he doesn't necessarily have to hold on to relationships that aren't working and he can just cut it loose, right?

Wrong.

Instead, they have Buck actually take Josh's advice and pull a Taylor 2.0 by asking Tommy to move in with him. This show continues to leave Buck on that fucking hamster wheel instead of letting him get off and it's working my nerve. Even if this was just the show's way of showing that Buck's toxic relationship tendencies don't change because he's with someone of the same sex, it's still redundant and annoying.

6. Buck.

The first and only time Tommy chooses to refer to Buck by his preferred name is when he's dropping him like a baked potato.

And the show never even gave Buck the chance to tell him off about it.

The fucking audacity.

And finally,

7. TOMMY KINARD HIMSELF

This whole scene, the narrative tries to paint Tommy out to be this sympathetic character all throughout, making him look all sad and talking about how "he knew the parking spot was too good to be true" and citing Buck to be the one who would break his heart.

Despite the fact that he literally broke Buck's again just seconds ago.

I'll never understand why the show decided to take this route with Tommy's character for the episode even though in past episodes, he's been canonically depicted to be insensitive at best and flat out bigoted at worse. And throughout the entirety of his and Buck's relationship, he has said and done things that have hurt Buck and he never even apologized for it. And if he did apologize, he gave a lame apology as to why he did do.

*cough* first date *cough cough*

And it definitely doesn't help matters that the show made the active choice not to bring up his past actions within the relationship or for Buck to even know about it. Instead, they made Abby the catalyst for the break up when it could've been Tommy himself being the catalyst.

Obviously, there were a million ways the show could've given the BuckTommy break-up a major impact and there were definitely ways they could've made the break-up solid with the Abby revelation.

All in all, the break-up could've been executed better, but at least the ship is dead.

[lollittlespooder]

I'm having a brainrot over Jarlaxle’s sexuality (and personality as a whole)

Like, I usually dont like “player/fuckboy” characters, but Jarlaxle does it so well. I think it’s his drow upbringing. Being raised in a matriarchal and heavily religious society where male wants and sexuality isnt taken seriously and breaking free from that he is finally allowed to explore that on his own terms.

But he is still in his beginning phase of that. Even if he is free of Menzoberanzan, he still carries that trauma. What he tries to get out of sex isnt liberation, it’s validation, and boy is he thirsty for validation. He collects friends like a dragon collects treasures. Everyone has to like him or he goes insane (if he likes them back is completely irrelevant).

Most drow men wants validation from women, its a status symbol, and (in some small way) protection in an otherwise ruthless existence. But Jarlaxle also got abandonment issues with the whole “my mom tried to kill me, a lot”, so it just amplifies it even more.

Jarlaxles whole personality just hits different because it makes sense. On a quick glance he is just a playboy that dresses like a clown and has to be the center of attention, but scratch the surface and he is so much more than that. And it is slowly driving me insane how tragic his story actually is.

I need to read more about him 🤯

[lawofangie]

some things i've manifested

these are some basic stories, but i have some "crazy" ones i might share if you guys want lol

note: before manifesting i used to have a pretty "normal" life. i was conventionally attractive, middle classs, etc. i didn't really "need" anything but a social life and better grades. regardless of that, i just manifested whatever i wanted and didn't limit myself. i also added a few little stories behind them.

appearance change:

changed my hair texture to curly

grew from 5'2 to 5'6

clear, even skin and skin tone (tbh i already had a really good skincare routine, my skin was super clear bc of that BUT my face used to be like 10 shades darker than the rest of my body and i had CRAZY backne and strawberry legs)

losing 30 pounds (i used to be 72kg, now i'm 58kg)

changed my shoe size (i used to be size 9 now i'm size 7)

changed my hand size (for reference, my hands used to be a little longer than my phone, i had a "pro max" sized phone.)

social life:

having good friends in my state (im from up north and was completely lonely in the state i live in now)

popularity (i used to be pretty irrelevant but now everybody likes me and wants to be around me)

getting my sp's (i manifested them from scratch and took inspired action to meet them)

having people crush on me more overtly/ getting approached more (this is kind of a weird one, before my appearance change i was pretty attractive like maybe a 7/10, but i got tired of people just ogling me and not approaching me. i only had the unattractive and overconfident guys approaching me, all the attractive ones just stared lol)

just being likable lol (people used to feel threatened by me or feel like i was standoffish for some reason. idrk tbh but it was VERY annoying. i literally used to get accused of "acting like i own the place" for being quiet and just existing 💀. i didn't really care what they thought, but i hated when they complained about it and tried to make it my problem.)

school:

higher gpa (i used to have a 3.0 but i manifested a 3.8, which is a weighted 4.0)

high grades (i used to fail many tests/exams and have a mix of a, b, and c's. now they're all a's)

dream college acceptance

teachers liking me (they actually used to hate my guts it was so annoying 😭)

school crushes liking me back (tbh they probably thought i was already attractive but they never spoke to me or seemed like they wanted to get to know me)

leaving early (my school day ends at like 12 now)

lifestyle:

living closer to the city

having my dream routine (i have my dream skincare products, haircare products, diet, and health routines.)

having a high self concept (tbh i technically always did, i knew what i wanted and deserved. i just felt more like i was being injusticed. so i got rid of the "unwilling victim" mentality. i also used to ruminate on irrelevant things, like mistakes i made, what people thought of me, etc.)

very high confidence (in my looks, abilities, judgement, etc.)

money for my parents and myself

having a busy, productive life (i used to hate school because my grades weren't contributing to anything i wanted to do in life, so i wanted a productive life outside of that.)

always getting my way

getting all sorts of things for free

and more!

i'd say this all took me around 2-3 months, not because manifesting takes time, but because i assumed a lot of things would take time. i also had periods of doubt in myself and tried to handle things in the 3d on my own for some time.. which obviously didn't work. still, all i did was assume and accept these things as true and they happened overnight, in a day, or within that week. the longest anything's taken me is like 7 days, and that was because i kept wavering in my mind. manifestation is truly instant.

but anyways, i hope this is motivational and helpful. i do have some pretty "ridiculous" stories like some revenge stories, "crazy" stories regarding sp's, some not very appropriate stories, really good things happening to me, and others.

thanks for reading! i hope this helps. 🩶

[innocentcurse]

"You ask like that's not a vital decision to make each day; a hood can make a major difference to your day - honestly? I think hoods are one of my favourite inventions," Stoker argued. "But also, some days the weather forecast tells me that I don't even need a sweatshirt, the hood debacle completely irrelevant because it's so warm," he argued further. "I take pride in adequately readying myself for my adventures," he concluded; while Stoker was definitely a spontaneous person, he had been adventure-inclined since his youth, so he knew how to always be prepared for the most part.

"Alright, I stand by it," Stoker raised their hands in surrender, deciding that their suggestion for their author brother to write was one that they'd back, regardless of said author's feelings. "I got a cup of pens on the coffee table and a perfectly good notepad in the bottom drawer over there," he gestured his head back into the kitchen, talking about the bottom drawer that was generally filled with junk and other items that Stoker couldn't find a real home for. "I'll be careful; careful is my middle name."

Silas couldn't help but snicker a little when Stoker defended themselves about checking the forecast. He didn't take offense at Stoker noting that Silas is older than him, it was a fact after all, Silas didn't have any insecurity about his age, that ended about 6 years ago. While Stoker wasn't a little kid, to Silas he was pretty far from being an 'adult.' Don't get him wrong, Silas is not one to outwardly belittle someone on their maturity, he wasn't an old man shaking his fist at the youth of the day, but Stoker was a bit different. He felt like he actually had some type of stake in their success, which wasn't necessarily financial or business success, but he just wished Stoker would care enough about the next day to check the weather. "Plan your outfits? What, to check if you're going to wear a sweatshirt with or without a hood?"

Silas tried to stop Stoker from running back what he said, "No no no don't do that, it was a good jab, you got me, own it." He did have a smile on his face when he said it, whether or not it was a genuine one is a different question. He did have to admit that it was a good jab, as much as he hates to do it. He took a sip of his coffee, now a perfect temperature, "you be careful with that storm too. It might not be supernatural but it's definitely weird." He really would hate to see something bad happen to Stoker, they bicker but he still cares about them.

[diah-the-demon]

Just saw a video of someone showing a tutorial on how to make caramelised onions and they used a fucking cartouche

Like... you dont need a fucking cartouche at all for that what

[visenyaism]

also obsessed with benedict bridgerton claiming to love society events when every single time he is there he fixes a plate knocks back a drink or two is like ugh why do women keep trying to talk to me and then leaves early.

[lgbtlunaverse]

Weirdest possible NMJ take is that he's a hypocrite. "Oh he only believes in justice when it's convenient for him" I cannot stress enough how the problem he has is the EXACT opposite of this. Nie Mingjue holds onto his values even if it makes things objectively worse both for himself and others. He will stick with his idea of justice even if it's patently not suited for the situation. "Well he expects other people to take risks that would kill them only because he can take them with no personal harm" Nie Mingjue has, out loud, with full intent to follow through, declared that he's willing to commit literal suicide if it's what his moral code recquires. Nie Mingjue thinks dying for the cause is both reasonable and morally good and is- with the saber curse- doing it himself the entire time. I fucking WISH he would prioritise his own wellbeing at literally any point in the story it would probably make him more chill and easier to talk to.

[st5lker]

the neverending quest random unfunny 20 follower tumblr users have to become the next slimetony or whatever has once again resulted in people saying weird gross shit that makes no sense and if you tried it in real life would at best get an awkward pity laugh whilst your company mentally noted not to invite you to outings again

[pinkishhologram]

need another girl to obsess over the same guy with <33

but not in, like, a competitive, jealous way. in a cute way!

in the way that he takes us both out for little dates at the same time and one hangs off each arm, all dressed up to be double the eye candy

in the way that he sends us cute or sexy messages in a group chat rather than one by one, just to see us BOTH squirm

in the way that we both exist to please him, so we delegate responsibilities, work together to make him the happiest guy alive

in the way that we can touch each OTHER, but only when it pleases him, only when he needs the kind of entertainment that can only come from watching two girls who are helplessly obsessed with you make out and grind against each other for your attention

we could slip each other little encouraging notes on the fridge (because of course we're his live-in sluts), encouraging each other to be better, dragging each other deeper into our addictions

we could go for drinks and chat about how best to please him, what little surprises we could arrange for him, anything that might satisfy him even just a little

we could go out and shop together for slutty outfits that might catch his eye, delighted and giggling because we're so excited to see if he approves

need a partner in crime for my utter devotion <3

[diddlesnap]

this line always shocked me like i always forget peeta's popular because the only friend of his who's ever so much as named is delly. and they were really just friends when they were little kids.

[rockethorse]

The basegame wedding dress has a pregnancy morph??

[thatonedudeinthecorner]

Shawn Spencer you will always be famous to me…..

[emotinalsupportturtle]

Overlooked detail in rivals is is how Declan O’Hara gets annoyed that his daughter is stealing his socks in ep 1 and says “I’m going to buy a shitload of ugly socks so nobody will steal them” and since then is only seen presenting his tv show with mustard colored socks