#stunted

[wedarkacademia]

And when neither parent is a comfort, you live haunted by their shadows instead of finding your way out from under them.

Soman Chainani, from Quests for Glory

[howifeltabouthim]

All these goings-on . . . had merely postponed Morgan's growing up.

Iris Murdoch, from A Fairly Honourable Defeat

[economicsresearch]

page 562 - guess what grunt-laugher;

I had a whole bunch to say about growth without end is capitalism's animating principle and also its inevitable downfall given our existence on a finite world. I was going to say something like consuming the last of our resources leaves nothing to consume but ourselves and we inevitably transform into a sickening monstrosity, an ouroboros human centipede. I think there was something about how inserting AI into that mess might seem to help, so we're only responsible for the shit eating, but the solution ignores that shit is still being made, concentrating its toxicity in every cycle and drowning the chance for something new that could get us out of this mess.

But I can't remember the specifics or even if it made any sense.

Got distracted when I found this is Economian instruction manual for sex. Very abstracted. VERY seXXXXy.

[solianapaeris]

One thing I cannot stand is men negging. It’s such a regressive and stunted trait and it’s always in the guise of getting attention from women who would otherwise not give them the time of day. They simply want attention or a reaction. They’re of the mind that any attention is better than none, so they try to harass, humiliate, or use tired and old PUA tactics that are manipulative simply because they are lame and don’t know how to properly address or approach women, or communicate properly. I always ignore/block them because you won’t get any feminine energy from me. I save that for men who are deserving of it 💕

[goldeaglefire1]

so the tiktok ban was literally just propaganda for the trump administration. like. we all agree with that right. this is just laughably transparent. the ban wasn't even 24 hours. not even a whole day. to quote my infinitely funnier mutual from Discord, "Misha Collins was bisexual longer than TikTok was banned"

[bl00dline]

the whole tiktok situation is EXACTLY why media literacy and education on propaganda is so important. the notifications about tiktok going down and then coming back use VERY propagandistic language, and with a literal fascist coming into power in the us tomorrow we need to be even more critical of the information we’re consuming and stay on the lookout for political stunts like this

[a2zsportsnews]

Dodgers Trade Stunted Catching Prospect Diego Cartaya to Twins for Hard-Throwing DSL Arm

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports On Thursday the Dodgers and Twins agreed to a small trade involving former Top 100 Prospect, Diego Cartaya, a 23-year-old Venezuelan catcher who has struggled to develop as he’s been exposed to upper-level pitching. The Dodgers designated him for assignment earlier this week. In exchange, the Dodgers received hulking 20-year-old DSL righty, Jose Vasquez, a…

[pangur-and-grim]

it's Belphie's first autumn!

[prokopetz]

Movies where the lead actor did their own stunts are always either "the director forced them to stand in freezing water for fourteen hours a day while periodically throwing rocks at their head for the sake of 'authenticity' and they got PTSD and almost died" or "they insisted over the explicit objections of the production's insurance company that they be set on fire for real because it would 'help [them] understand the character's motivation'" – there's absolutely no middle ground.

[batcavescolony]

THE TIKTOK PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEY MADE GONCHAROV!!!!!

[incredubious]

MODERN AU ACESAN !!!! first impressions with a guy who barely passes the No Shoes No Shirt No Service rule

[funkyboxofinterests]

And then Donnie never makes a joke ever again

[howifeltabouthim]

' . . . since I was thirteen, I didn't ever have another friend of my own.'

Chris Whitaker, from All the Colors of the Dark

[justcatposts]

Professional stunt performer, don't try at home.

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[akanemnon]

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