#the social contract to me

[nephacrystil]

commenting on fics on ao3 is like. equivalent to voting or jury duty for me. it's my civic responsibility

[thelaurenshippen]

watching bridgerton and obviously there were a lot of things wrong with the way socializing has worked in the past, but honestly the idea of a "calling hour" is so appealing. office hours for friendship. you can show up unannounced at my home between 1 and 3pm. you must leave by 3pm. I may give you a pastry. lets bring that back

[thankstothe]

[houseswife]

[checanty]

Lol. I rarely check Facebook comments and just found out some guy has been doing some serious trolling under one of my posts (the words 'I want you to suffer' may have been typed), including getting increasingly pissed about how I wasn't responding to said trolling. Also, somebody has been reporting all my current Instagram posts for stuff, which is fine as I wasn't breaking any rules and the content moderators agree, but now I'm wondering whether this is connected. And then I'm wondering if this is an emotionally abusive ex-client having a meltdown. If so, I'm sorry dude, you've already thickened my skin. This can't shake me anymore. (also going semi-viral on Twitter. Best way of realizing people's behaviour is mostly about them and not about you)

[meyerlansky]

don't fucking call me a conservative for thinking that there are things it's rude to do in other people's houses or in public

it's not your fucking house! you're gonna take your fucking shoes off in a movie theater like you live there and other people aren't right there? you're gonna bust a nut while you're someone's GUEST? do you think tiktoks on full volume are fine on the subway too???

if you're sharing space you don't get to solely dictate what constitutes acceptable behavior. it's rude to do shit you'd do in private when you're not IN PRIVATE. "rude" doesn't mean "harmful" or "unforgivable" or "damaging," it just means you disregard other people's comfort level to do what you want instead. if that's a trade off you're willing to make, that's a you-level choice, one i've made multiple times and will make again, because i'm a human person.

the CONSERVATIVE perspective on that would be "this is Immoral and negatively impacting the fabric of society." boning in someone else's house while you're a guest is not that. but it is fucking rude.

[bitchfitch]

I have the general rule that I just, don't let myself give a shit about other people's dumbass opinions but I have one pet peeve that I just. Can Not let go of. and it's posts that go

How to write [Minority Group]!

Step 1: Make sure all your characters are exactly like me the op, or are exactly what I like to see in media.

Aside: Anything else is impossible, unrealistic, bigoted and you'll go to hell forever.

Step 2: They also have to use the exact language I do to describe themselves btw, no matter the time period or setting. See the above aside for further explanation.

Step 3: you should never ever even think about the actual mechanics of what makes a trope problematic in its impact in the real world. J ust memorize this list of things that should be banned in all fiction (for being problematic because I don't like them/someone else I agree with said they should be banned)

Step 4: Nuances in identity don't exist <3

[lenjaminmacbuttons]

does anyone know where i might find a post about how post-apocalyptic scavenging stories, specifically noting the last of us and the walking dead, are fundamentally reflective of a fear of homelessness. i know i saw one when the tlou series was first releasing but i cannot for the life of me think of where to find it

[persnickety-doodles]

dw guys, I’m gonna go ask them for more Korra

[whifferdills]

it is never too late to leave a comment on a fanfiction! don't worry about it the writers will love you! unfortunately i do not remember writing any of that

[dreamyeyedrose]

listen if we brat summer our way out of fascism I'll fuckin take it

[405blazeitt]

of the 5 houses that surround my backyard, 3 have dogs. the next door doodle (A) is very polite and will only bark at me once before curiously watching me water the garden. their direct backyard neighbors have one dog (B) that doesn't bark at me, and a tiny one (C) that does, but it's so small that it's not very loud and B will ignore it.

the kitty-corner house on the other side, however, also has 2 dogs, but BOTH of them bark at me relentlessly. one (D) at least is mellowing out, relatively speaking, but it's huge, so it's LOUD. the other (E) is a border collie and my gosh. my goodness. can it get a dang chill pill once in a while. i have to water some plants right near the fence and E is barking at full volume right into my ears. AND it smells bad.

and if D and E are barking at me, then B starts barking at them, so i've got 4 dogs barking at once while A is visibly straining out of desire to join them. but A won't bark until i leave. thank you, doggy A.

[bright-and-burning]

what is stopping me. from leaving work an hour early

[fantasyinallforms]

This is a PSA for you all because this was a real shit week for me.

Sometimes you're going to have a shit morning that turns into a shit day that turns into a shit week that ends in just a helping pie of disappointment, and the best thing you can do for yourself when that happens is have a little cry and move into the next week on as clean a slate as you can.

Because for many of us out there with mental health issues, our mind constantly tells us that we are no good. That we're too loud and take up too much space. That our friends hate us, and we would be better off keeping to our own corners.

Our brains are wrong. They are always wrong. You do more damage than good trying to tuck yourself away from everything that might hurt you. I don't know if any of you needed to hear that, but I sure did, especially as someone who usually prides themselves on being unflappable.

Here's to better weeks, my friends ❤️

[divinekangaroo]

I didn't expect studying MBA level economics would suddenly make me madly interested in politics. It's like the only thing I've ever read/considered that has given politics the contextual layer and reality to make it real and interesting to me.

[hugeegosorry]

I like the social contract ending bc it feels so real. with wilson and his brother just feeling like strangers after all this time. However you have to understand this will not stop me from imagining them back bonding as a family please and thank you