#challenge your beliefs

[xpayne-is]

I'm the 5th doctor that didn't recommend your toothpaste.

[capricandoitall]

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PLEASE for the love of the universe read anti-colonial science fiction and fantasy written from marginalized perspectives. Y’all (you know who you are) are killing me. To see people praise books about empire written exclusively by white women and then turn around and say you don’t know who Octavia Butler is or that you haven’t read any NK Jemisin or that Babel was too heavy-handed just kills me! I’m not saying you HAVE to enjoy specific books but there is such an obvious pattern here

Some of y’all love marginalized stories but you don’t give a fuck about marginalized creators and characters, and it shows. Like damn

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Real Love in Real Time

So this guy, David, was a devout Mormon Christian and became a successful singer. I dont know his full story, yet, but at some point he gathered the courage to let people know he didnt agree with his fundi upbringing and that he himself is gay. To add insult to injury he decided to take his honesty to even scarier hights and expose that he is an athiest. Both of those can mean the loss of…

[bhgy123]

"Prioritizing Self-Worth: The Power of Focusing on Our Own Self-Perception"

Personal life refers to the aspects of an individual’s life that are outside of their professional or public persona. It encompasses their relationships, family, hobbies, and personal interests, as well as their physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Maintaining a healthy and fulfilling personal life is essential for overall well-being and happiness. This blog explores the different aspects…

[lovingluke]

[dukeofthomas]

I find the fact that the confrontation at the end of UTRH is often summarized as Jason asking Bruce to kill the Joker for him fascinating.

Because that's not what happened.

Jason holds a gun up to Joker's head, gives Bruce another, and tells him that if Bruce doesn't do something (shoot Jason), he will kill Joker.

Jason doesn't give the gun to Bruce so that he would shoot Joker. He isn't expecting Bruce to pull the trigger on the clown. He's asking Bruce to do nothing. To be inactive. Because that will still be a choice, and despite having done nothing, everybody clearly agrees that Bruce would still, at least in part, be responsible for Joker's death.

...And to me, this moment is a kind of- microcosm, of the rest of Jason's point. Because after being captured and carted off to Arkham, the villain will escape again, and will kill more people. The only way to truly prevent that from happening would be to kill them; Bruce refuses to do so, and I respect his right to choose such a thing for himself, but it is still a choice, and if we agree that Bruce's inaction during the confrontation would leave him at least partly responsible for the Joker's death, then we must also agree that his inaction in permanently preventing the Rogues from killing more people means he is also, partly, responsible for all of those deaths.

[khaire-traveler]

The fact that "broke college student" is a stereotype in the US is indicative that there's a problem.

[the-priestess-of-dawn]

Thinking about how when Chrom talks to Robin at the beginning of chapter 6, just after war has broken out, he specifically says "Not everything Gangrel said was a lie." And then his next line is talking about how his father waged war on Plegia, which makes it sound like, oh, okay, Gangrel was telling the truth when he said the former exalt led a crusade against them. But I'm wondering if the line that was truly eating at Chrom was actually "Yours is now a haven of hypocrisy." Because this is when Chrom goes into detail about how Emmeyn suffered ending the war and bringing peace to Ylisse, and he's, y'know, way more bitter about how the Ylissean people acted than anything Plegia did. He talks about how Plegians "rightfully remember" what his father put them through and he does mention that their desire for vengeance was part of the legacy their father left her to deal with, but what he goes into detail about, what he complains about, what he's really upset about is the Ylissean response. They hurt her and she hid the fact that she was suffering from everyone while continuing to work to heal them. And then they "forgave" her—Chrom literally uses scare quotes. Now, he doesn't say "those damn hypocrites" aloud, but the implication is pretty much "how could those damn hypocrites 'forgive' her when she did nothing wrong and they did nothing but attack her? They should have been the ones begging for forgiveness."

And like, this all started when he was 4 years old, you know? He brings up how Emmeryn wasn't even 10 yet when she became exalt, and that means he was only 4! It's been 15 years. He's had these feelings about the situation for most of his life! And then you've got Gangrel over here, mouthing off because he wants to start a war but he needs to be able to paint Ylisse as the aggressor, and he throws out "yours is a haven of hypocrisy"— How horrific and sickening must it feel to hear the enemy who openly claims to want all of your people dead make a statement about them that you agree with.

And perhaps Chrom is thinking about himself, too. This conversation is where he gives his "perhaps I must be death's agent" line. Emmeryn would never order Gangrel killed, and he wouldn't WANT her to do so, but he is fully ready to take the matter into his own hands. He believes in his sister's ideals. But. They're not as important as HER. Virtue isn't his priority and he knows it.

Honestly, the whole Plegia arc is such a dark time for him.

[mikoriin]

you are so correct! i dont think fanfiction should like cease to exist. it is still a valid form of literacy consumption. however! i do think that if you just let your brain rot away reading ONLY fanfiction and ONLY watching cartoon network or disney shows, your media consumption and literacy is likely Very low. (this isnt to say childrens media is less profound or valid or important, its just...generally childish.) i do think adults should also consume things for adults as well as for children because at the end of the day, a good piece of media is a good piece of media. i may not read fanfiction anymore because i like to listen to audiobooks (mental disorders make reading books very very hard, i literally cant retain or focus on anything. hence, the audiobooks. which is still valid, ur still consuming media)

the point of my post was mainly to vent cause this is my house, but i still think i make a point. more people, ESPECIALLY adults should step outside of their comfort zone. give new things a try. stop staying in the same bubble you always put yourself in because not only can you not grow or change, (which like...isnt that always the goal? to become better than we currently are?) but also youre missing out on some AMAZING stories.

i am so sorry but if all u read is fanfiction written by people between the ages of 16 and 22…u need to read actual books

[veganmabelpines]

Not being vegan isn't some "controversial opinion" that's literally the status quo come on.

[pigeonstab]

I find it really funny when I post something, like a drawing or a headcanon and someone in the comments will be like "I like the opposite of that better" Cool buddy. I'm glad you do.

[dykedvonte]

thinking abt what you said with house viewing Benny as a son and I’m obsessed. Like. The man spent most of his life before the war presumably alone, and then after the bombs fell he was alone again, save for AI he himself devised. Then he decides to pull in some Tribes, and one kid shows promise! So sure, treat him well, train him, groom him to be his protege, then next thing you know UH OH he’s got developing paternal feelings towards this guy. Wanting some semblance of a family when the time has long since passed, yet fostering that feeling all the same seems so accurate for him. Benny meanwhile only views him as a boss, and not a particularly good one at that. makes me wonder how House must’ve felt when he found out about Bennys plans

I view it as House blames only himself for this, cause he kind of does in canon (strap in this is a long one).

When reflecting on the issue of Benny, House chastises himself first and foremost for not acting quickly enough when it comes to priming Benny. He describes Benny as being ambitious, ruthless and capable; compliments coming from a man like House. House has an ego and while he is logical enough to understand there was never any evidence Benny saw him as a father-figure, he lacks the humility to admit he let his own views on his relationship with Benny blind him to the activities happening behind the scenes.

I doubt that House was as aware as he makes out about what Benny was doing, he knew early on but certainly not early enough to stop Benny from hacking and obtaining a securitron along with getting the chip in the first place. I take it he was distracted by all the possibilities he was calculating of Vegas' success and growth with him steering and Benny as the new figure head, not because of any normal affection for Benny but the admiration of his capabilities. It's to be noted that House believed menial incentives (likely caps, booze, basic needs, etc..) were enough to keep Benny tame like the other Chairmen but, as evidenced by the Omertas and Mortimer in the WGS, this is not enough when it comes to more driven Vegas citizens. This implies he still undervalued Benny and created a space in which Benny felt the need to rebel.

House in my eyes is not sentimental in the traditional sense. I can imagine his pride was severely scorned as someone he certainly deemed dumber than him was, albeit only for a little, able to out-gambit him. It would definitely hit home seeing how his brother also betrayed him but I feel like that's why he's so apathetic when he tells the Courier to do as they see fit with Benny. I doubt the way he terrorized his brother brought him any emotional satisfaction other than a "Now who's in charge!" ego boost. Putting that same emotional intensity towards Benny isn't worth it because who does it benefit? Wasted time, wasted planning, and most importantly wasted potential are all he gets from continuing to be hands-on with Benny. I say the closest example is not being able to throw out old toys due to the memories attached but knowing it's necessary as they are broken or just taking up space for new ones, and then asking someone else to do it so you don't need to get caught up in the feelings of throwing something you put so much effort into. It's not Benny House cares about in my mind, not in a way that sounds healthy to any non-emotionally constipated individual, but what he could've represented for him, which is why he so quickly offers the same position to the Courier.

As for Benny's view on all of this, it was a long time coming. Benny didn't and doesn't believe House is a completely shitty boss. He admires what he's been shown and admits House knows how to run the strip, but disagrees with the directions. Ideologically, House is an anarcho-capitalist while Benny is just an anarchist. House wants to run the strip to profit, though money is not what he's concerned with being rich with anymore. Benny wants a free state that he wishes to become a place for the people, except for the Chairmen who would be on top (I like to remind people that Benny's motives were selfish but not for personal gain/power as was it for the people he actually saw as family). Benny was never looking for a father but a future. He was not interested in being adopted, or having the chairmen adopted, as bigger names still overshadowed in House's legacy.

Truly, it's easiest to summarize as House feeling strongly and thinking positively enough of Benny to start incorporating him into the future of Vegas (a huge honor actually) while Benny was so disillusioned by House's ego and indifference that he thought the only way Vegas could be the future is with House gone.

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[lovetogether]

We think the idea of “xyz makes us human” becomes very disingenuous when you start to think of other people, people you’d not even consider. We loved music growing up and considered it “what made us human” until we met a deaf friend, who had no feelings towards music at all, and we realized that no matter what there is going to be somebody who cannot relate to your stance, whether cause they physically can’t or cause of personal preference. “Art makes us human” is especially frustrating. Many people can’t draw, and yes we know “everyone can hold a pencil” but that’s not true and that still doesn’t mean anything. We like “bad art” and sloppy work and we still think that centering art as “human” is. Funny. You can debate back and forth what makes us human, heck we center our beliefs around community and love and even then we still think it’s only correct to acknowledge not everyone has that. What makes us human is a wholly personal idea. You’ll always end up excluding somebody, so why not just be happy as we are.

[bhgy123]

How to create your own psychology

ضیاء شبیر zia shabirHow to create your own psychologyCreating your own psychology can be a complex and personal process. It involves examining your own beliefs, emotions, and behaviors, and working to shape them in a way that reflects the person you want to be. Here are some tips on how to create your own psychology:Identify your values: Your values are the principles that guide your thoughts,…