#common sense i fear

[tofupixel]

trying to get over my need to clarify myself to everyone who misunderstands me and just let it go

esp with the recent plagiarism stuff some, people just spread the most bad faith interpretation (not sure if on purpose or just actually confused?)of what i was saying and people will ofc read it and believe it

but theres only so many times i can clarify this stuff and my full thoughts are out there if people want to read so i got to let it go atp 😀

dont project a fully realized nuanced opinion onto a 3 sentence meme post

[etclouie-rambles]

what part of "18+" do minors not understand?? it's maddening

[proshipwanderer]

“why do i see proship stuff on social media ALL THE TIME 😡😡” idk probably because you keep interacting with proship accounts + their posts and algorithms feed you the stuff you interact with?? and you refuse to block people for some reason? just a thought

[paytowinsundays]

It’s wild to me that I have seen takes about how Tamlin should have stopped his father and brothers from killing Rhysand’s mother and sister as if he isn’t 14-15 (maybe 16) years old at the time. He is a child, especially for a species that lives forever! His older brothers were willing to kill Tamlin just for expressing an interest in being High Lord and we know his father was something nasty. What young teen is going to be able to go against a group of family, especially ones that have tormented him? He’s out numbered and terrified of them.

Tamlin is incredibly powerful, but I remember something in ACOTAR about him keeping his full abilities on the down-low to avoid provoking his brothers and father. He was so scared of his family that he tried to hide his incredible strength from them. How terrifying would it be to watch your friend’s family be killed at the hands of your own father and brothers and think you can’t do anything or they’ll kill you too. Tamlin doesn’t believe in himself, he thinks he’s nothing more than a killer, and so yeah! Of course this traumatized child would be unable to do anything.

(Plus we don’t even know what happened while Rhysand’s mother and sister were killed. Tamlin very well could have been dragged along or forced to watch.)

[roselensedeyes]

i feel like people don't understand that rhysand didn't stop elain and azriel from kissing because he doesn't want them together, but because he knows azriel would easily defeat lucien in the case the autumn court boy invokes the blood duel.

[androgynouscomputerthing]

sorry but i will be bitter

please stop putting headcanons and ship art and such into the canon jiang cheng tag. its genuinely making it difficult to actually find good posts and discussions about his character.

and no, somebody saying that fanon jc is wildly different from canon jc is not being an anti, its just pointing out the obvious

i think that — and according to some people i am going to sound like an anti — the fanon jc stans need to cool it. you’re not “reclaiming the tag” you’re annoying. this tag was made to not disrupt Fanon discussion. it is here to depict and discuss Canon jiang cheng.

recognising that other people don’t hold the same opinion as you is a part of maturing

[paulmccartneyexplodingonstage]

i feel myself thinking “hey guys maybe don’t be weird to sean about beatles rpf? that’s kinda gross.” and then i think “he did just post the most conservative brain rot fox news woke mob bullshit you’ve ever seen in your life.” so….maybe this is divine retribution actually

[marvelsmostwanted]

I haven’t even watched this yet but I’m posting it here because truly, not enough people are taking this election seriously and it is giving me violent flashbacks to 2016. By all means take your time figuring out how to vote. Make sure you are fully informed. Make sure you fully understand the consequences before you decide. And once you do, I don’t think it will take very long to choose who to vote for.

If you’re already voting and feel like this doesn’t involve you, maybe consider how you can help others understand the importance of this election. Can you talk to someone in your life about it? Can you send postcards or texts? Or call voters? Volunteer or canvass? It’s tempting to sit on the sidelines and think you have no role in what happens here. That it’s simply up in the air and out of your hands. But if there’s one thing we should have learned from 2016, it’s that every single vote counts.

I’ve seen so much discourse about this election and far too much of it discounts the power you - specifically young voters - have to change things. “Voting doesn’t matter” “it didn’t change anything” Statements like these are not only meant to disenfranchise you, they are also blatantly untrue (see below - the two potential futures depending on the outcome of this election are, to understate it, substantially different). I could make a whole other post about the enormous list of things that have changed for the better because we voted in 2020 - and 2021, 2022, and 2023, by the way - but the point is, please don’t silence yourself by not voting because a random person online posted rage bait that told you it’s not cool. Instead, educate yourself about the choice and work toward the democracy you want to live in. Vote.

[bluebedo]

I remembered Tumblr existed and wanted to check on the eah fandom and wdym ur all rehashing apple white discourse it's 2024 ppl

[deoidesign]

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[crookedfandomquill]

I just rewatched episode 28 of TTEOTM, specifically the scene where Ye Xiwu tells Tantai Jin he’s the Devil Lord and he goes “What the entire fuck are you talking about??” And I just… babe, are you genuinely THAT surprised? Did you think everyone had this dark inner monologue from a separate consciousness urging them to destroy the world and remake it in their image? Did you think your extremely potent demon powers were just a fun little fluke? Idk, I just think if it were me I’d be like “Ooooohhh, that actually makes a lot of sense.”

[shellem15]

Was scrolling through the Ludinus tag because I enjoy seeing critters drag his bony ass, and suddenly had some thoughts about ludi and the gods. Keeping the narrative roles of gods and myths in mind, I want to talk about the gods' role in Exandria on a metatextual level, and how it ties into why Ludinus is a big stupid idiot (to put it in simple terms).

So, some preface: in real life religion and mythologies, gods aren't real people (shocker, I know). But the things they represent are real; gods and myths are just ways of explaining real world phenomena. This is why their characterization can be really whack. Zeus, for example, is a dick because in real life, kings are dicks. Artemis is both a protecter of hunters and their killer because, in ancient greece, when you went out into the woods to hunt, either you came back alive or you didn't. You can't analyze the gods as real people because they're not people-- they're concepts. You always have to keep these narrative roles and the historical context in mind when reading these myths. You can't judge them by our modern morals and values, because for one these myths are from ancient times, and also because the characters in these myths aren't humans that follow human moral codes or ethics.

So, in Exandria, the gods are real. And from what we've seen so far, they exist in a weird sort of space. They are both people, and concepts; mortal-like but also not. When analyzing the gods as concepts and roles in a narrative, it's pretty clear that the gods act in ways that align with their domains. The Everlight is merciful because she represents the concept of redemption; Asmodeus is hateful and cruel because he represents tyranny and domination; the Wildmother is both nurturing and brutal because nature is both of these things. You can't remove their actions from their domains, it is an intrinsic part of themselves.

Additionally, the actions they take represent certain themes. The Changebringer defeated Asmodeus in the calamity because freedom is the only way to beat tyranny. Same with the Everlight and the Dawnfather being the ones to strike down the Crawling King (with help from the Moonweaver and the All-Father), because these two gods represent hope, which defeats despair and suffering (I know despair isn't technically Torog's domain but it fits with the rest of his character so I'm gonna throw it in there.) The Raven Queen's ascension is representative of the Age of Arcanum as a whole, of the dominance of wizards over the world. The actions of the gods cannot be separated from their domains, and they cannot be separated from the general narratives seen in Exandria.

These overarching narratives can also be seen in the actions of mortals, too. The Age of Arcanum fell because of hubris. Because mortals thought they could best the gods and the world itself and it backfired on them. It's those rich guys who tried to go to the Titanic and their submarine got imploded by the water pressure. If you fuck around, you're gonna eventually find out. You can't beat the world you live in.

This detail of besting the gods is one I want to focus on with Ludinus. His whole thing is killing the gods to get revenge and "free" Exandria. But how is killing the gods freeing Exandria? The gods are Exandria. Even if they can't physically manifest avatars, they're still a part of it. The gods, being concepts, are written into the fabric of Exandria itself; you can't separate them from the world because they are the world and the world is them.

This fact is why the complete banishment of the Betrayer Gods didn't work; they are a fundamental part of Exandria and how it functions. Their return was, narratively, inevitable, because you can't remove concepts like violence or tyranny or betrayal from the world; they are here to stay, whether you like them or not. That doesn't mean you can't minimize their impact, just that you can't remove them entirely.

This is also why the Matron's ritual did work. When she killed the god of death, she wasn't destroying the concept of death itself, just putting it under new management. The same with Vecna ascending and becoming the god of secrets-- he took over an already existing domain. No fundamental concepts were created or destroyed, it's just that the faces that represented them changed.

Ludinus, in his denial of the gods, is denying the world itself. Both the good and the bad parts of it. He thinks he can remove the gods but keep Exandria mostly intact, but that's not how that works. He's so caught up in his trauma and revenge that he misses the bigger picture. In forsaking the gods, he forsakes the world. In killing the gods, he would be killing Exandria as we know it. (And that's why he's a big dumb idiot).

[juwaiin]

Are we collectively aware that Norris is outperforming Piastri? Are we collectively aware that team orders exist in every team when they have a chance of winning the wdc?

let's keep it objective

i would say piastri is a better, more consistent performer.

as for team orders, yes anon, we are aware that team orders have been a thing since the dawn of time. we are also aware that team orders have been enacted for drivers who were actually contending. norris has lost A LOT of points (refer to the sheet above) throughout the season because of unnecessary errors and poor starts. no other title contender has done that. it isn't fair in the slightest to restrict oscar piastri for the sake of feeding norris points to compensate for norris' mistakes instead of, i dunno, having him improve his form?

he's a talented driver, but you don't win championships on talent alone. look at verstappen, hamilton, rosberg, vettel, and everyone else all the way to 1950. were there team orders? certainly. were the champions making myriad unnecessary errors that had to be compensated by their teammate for them to have a chance at winning? no.

nobody likes team orders, but it would make more sense if this was a hunt or piquet or raikkonen or hamilton situation. but to bench a driver for one that can't hold his own ground? undeserved. gifted. et cetera et cetera. i'm sure you can understand why everyone isn't jumping for joy :)

[ssuckitlosers]

Bath or Shower?:

Hws Prussia: Shower- specifically a medium or cold temperature one, idk why I just get that energy. He also takes at least one shower a day, usually more.

Hws England: Bath- he likes the relaxation factor, has perfected the art of reading in a bath without ruining the book.

Hws Germany: Shower- man likes efficiency, though I do feel like he could enjoy the occasional bath

Hws France: Bath- obviously, his baths are fully kitted out with bubbles, salts, candles, face mask… it’s a whole experience.

Hws America: Shower- His showers are quick, he always stays in the bath too long watching tv or something and then feels drained afterwards.

[figofswords]

saw some tags on one of your posts and u have a cat name midna?? 🥺 I love that 🥺 can we see a pic pretty please

oh boy do I EVER have a cat named midna. and she is Deranged

(bonus: rare photo of midna being NOT a maniac + tiny baby muppet midna)

[aurana-i]

So, I was just playing with chatGPT and…

Notice how one specific fan favourite female redhead (or more like red herring) is not mentioned 🙂

We stan common sense in AI 🙂‍↕️✨