Harper (she/her)
@harperyi.bsky.social
Culture Witch ✨ Material(ity) Girl
Storytelling 💖 Big Feelings 💖 Justice
she/her ✨ ♈️♎️♍️ ✨ 30+
opinions my own; may be jokes or lies 🤷🏻♀️
Storytelling 💖 Big Feelings 💖 Justice
she/her ✨ ♈️♎️♍️ ✨ 30+
opinions my own; may be jokes or lies 🤷🏻♀️
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I hate that AI has made me approach cute animal videos with an air of suspicion. I resent having to harden my heart to the possibility of an unlikely friendship between a very large dog and a very small one
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I hate that AI has made me approach cute animal videos with an air of suspicion. I resent having to harden my heart to the possibility of an unlikely friendship between a very large dog and a very small one
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God I want to see a million “Dems demanding new leadership” articles today, I want it to be a narrative Schumer can’t escape
Democrats are demanding new leadership after Schumer failed to stop a GOP-backed funding deal that doesn't guarantee continued health care subsidies. Progressives like Ro Khanna blasted him for giving in and warned premiums could soar as a result.
Democrats Call for New Leadership After Schumer Caves on “Terrible” GOP Deal
“If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing … what will you fight for?” said Ro Khanna.
truthout.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
God I want to see a million “Dems demanding new leadership” articles today, I want it to be a narrative Schumer can’t escape
No one else is doing it like Cain Culto. Inspiring work.
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
No one else is doing it like Cain Culto. Inspiring work.
The fact that more people aren't just telling men to GET FRIENDS is wild to me. Tech billionaires want to sell you an AI friend and it's appealing bc AI will fake the transactional surface level things with none of the labor it takes to connect with a real human. You still don't have a real friend!!
November 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The fact that more people aren't just telling men to GET FRIENDS is wild to me. Tech billionaires want to sell you an AI friend and it's appealing bc AI will fake the transactional surface level things with none of the labor it takes to connect with a real human. You still don't have a real friend!!
"Getting no b--ches" is not a social contagion. Men caught up in this are just not doing the work it takes to not be lonely. They're looking for meaningful, emotionally intimate, supportive, steady relationships and it actually needs to start with having platonic friendships with each other.
November 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
"Getting no b--ches" is not a social contagion. Men caught up in this are just not doing the work it takes to not be lonely. They're looking for meaningful, emotionally intimate, supportive, steady relationships and it actually needs to start with having platonic friendships with each other.
But friendship skills are possible to learn and pick up. It's just harder and more uncomfortable to do that work than to outsource it to women and blame them if they'd rather not be subjected to that work and all the other effects of being around someone without any of those skills.
November 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
But friendship skills are possible to learn and pick up. It's just harder and more uncomfortable to do that work than to outsource it to women and blame them if they'd rather not be subjected to that work and all the other effects of being around someone without any of those skills.
Admittedly culturally, we pretty much do not teach boys how to have emotionally intimate friendships and we normalize them not knowing anything about the guys they hang out with. We don't offer many models for emotionally deep friendships outside stories of war and sometimes team sports.
November 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Admittedly culturally, we pretty much do not teach boys how to have emotionally intimate friendships and we normalize them not knowing anything about the guys they hang out with. We don't offer many models for emotionally deep friendships outside stories of war and sometimes team sports.
A gf is not supposed to manage all your emotional & social needs. If y'all knew how to have and manage your own emotionally intimate friendships, not only would YOU have that human need met without a gf, but you become way more datable than the men who want an unpaid social secretary / therapist.
November 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
A gf is not supposed to manage all your emotional & social needs. If y'all knew how to have and manage your own emotionally intimate friendships, not only would YOU have that human need met without a gf, but you become way more datable than the men who want an unpaid social secretary / therapist.
"Male loneliness epidemic" keeps being framed around them being single, and I think the actual solution is to start framing it around them not having emotionally intimate friendships.
November 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
"Male loneliness epidemic" keeps being framed around them being single, and I think the actual solution is to start framing it around them not having emotionally intimate friendships.
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"Rather than feeling overwhelmed by the vastness of it all, remember: every intervention, every site of contestation, every kindness and act of courage matters."
My latest. "Do not allow your values to be captured and contained behind a screen in a cycle of inactive reaction. Jailbreak your cynicism and isolation, and escape your devices. Bring your hope, rage, and potential into the world."
We Have to Move
"There are living, breathing people all around you who need your sense of decency to be made material. Don’t give up on them, or on you."
organizingmythoughts.org
October 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"Rather than feeling overwhelmed by the vastness of it all, remember: every intervention, every site of contestation, every kindness and act of courage matters."
I didn't get the job but i have booked some meetings and received lots of support. 20k impressions in 24 hours. I've got to believe that the things that make me hard to quantify into a simple story is exactly what someone will eventually hire me for. I think i have to be myself outloud.
October 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I didn't get the job but i have booked some meetings and received lots of support. 20k impressions in 24 hours. I've got to believe that the things that make me hard to quantify into a simple story is exactly what someone will eventually hire me for. I think i have to be myself outloud.
Sometimes you decide to make a pop-up book for the first time because you want a job at a tech company in marketing. Did they ask for it? No. But you are committed to the idea of getting hired for exactly who you are: a creative strategist who knows how to connect with humans and fight for a vision.
October 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Sometimes you decide to make a pop-up book for the first time because you want a job at a tech company in marketing. Did they ask for it? No. But you are committed to the idea of getting hired for exactly who you are: a creative strategist who knows how to connect with humans and fight for a vision.
Some people want the tech because they want the ultimate yes man to validate them at all times. And some people want it because they want someone who can never tell them "no." Both are incredibly messed up but don't mistake all enthusiasts for the former. Many more than you'd hope are the latter.
October 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Some people want the tech because they want the ultimate yes man to validate them at all times. And some people want it because they want someone who can never tell them "no." Both are incredibly messed up but don't mistake all enthusiasts for the former. Many more than you'd hope are the latter.
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The Sora thing is so bleak and shows how far we've come from AI companies pretending they did not train on copyrighted material
www.404media.co/openais-sora...
www.404media.co/openais-sora...
OpenAI’s Sora 2 Copyright Infringement Machine Features Nazi SpongeBobs and Criminal Pikachus
The main use of Sora appears to generate brainrot of major beloved copyrighted characters, to say nothing of the millions of articles, images, and videos OpenAI has scraped.
www.404media.co
October 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The Sora thing is so bleak and shows how far we've come from AI companies pretending they did not train on copyrighted material
www.404media.co/openais-sora...
www.404media.co/openais-sora...
Been doing some paper cutting art recently.
September 30, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Been doing some paper cutting art recently.
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Song For a Hard-Hit People: A Memoir of Antiracist Solidarity From a Coal Miner’s Daughter will be released on April 21st 2026 from @haymarketbooks.org. In the midst of hateful divisive rhetoric, violent repression, and grifters writing elegies, let this one be a song. ❤️🔥 Pre-orders are open!
September 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Song For a Hard-Hit People: A Memoir of Antiracist Solidarity From a Coal Miner’s Daughter will be released on April 21st 2026 from @haymarketbooks.org. In the midst of hateful divisive rhetoric, violent repression, and grifters writing elegies, let this one be a song. ❤️🔥 Pre-orders are open!
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What does this even mean
September 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
What does this even mean
I am still on the hunt for Timeless (the original Parasol Protectorate Series) and both Prudence and Imprudence (the Custard Protocol series). 💛
September 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I am still on the hunt for Timeless (the original Parasol Protectorate Series) and both Prudence and Imprudence (the Custard Protocol series). 💛
In other good news, I have finally completed my collection of @gailcarriger.bsky.social's Finishing School series! I adore the Parasolverse and have been diligently hunting for all the books at my local used bookstore for over a year now. 😌
September 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
In other good news, I have finally completed my collection of @gailcarriger.bsky.social's Finishing School series! I adore the Parasolverse and have been diligently hunting for all the books at my local used bookstore for over a year now. 😌
All things are possible through 2000s teen vampire fiction. ✨😌🧛🛐🙌🏼
September 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
All things are possible through 2000s teen vampire fiction. ✨😌🧛🛐🙌🏼
I have had this Notion set up forever and so many people have loved it but it was only through the power of rereading 2000s teen vampire fiction that I found the spiritual energy to get it all set up.
September 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I have had this Notion set up forever and so many people have loved it but it was only through the power of rereading 2000s teen vampire fiction that I found the spiritual energy to get it all set up.
If you are feeling petty, you can send the gumroad link to someone you like enough to share the resource but dislike enough to want to make them pay full-price. Sometimes the only satisfaction we can find is through our small pettinesses. 😭
September 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
If you are feeling petty, you can send the gumroad link to someone you like enough to share the resource but dislike enough to want to make them pay full-price. Sometimes the only satisfaction we can find is through our small pettinesses. 😭
For a limited time, it's cheaper if you buy it from my site directly ($15 rather than $22). 👀 www.boldwishstudio.com/career-shop/...
Job Hunting Dashboard & Planner - Notion Template — Bold Wish Studio
This easy to use Notion template includes: - A job application tracker that helps you easily track, filter, and prioritize job listings. It comes with 10 handy fields and 5 default views. Customize...
www.boldwishstudio.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
For a limited time, it's cheaper if you buy it from my site directly ($15 rather than $22). 👀 www.boldwishstudio.com/career-shop/...
I finally got my first digital product online! It's my job hunt dashboard that all my friends have been obsessed with and I finally got it on my website and on gumroad. boldwishstudio.gumroad.com/l/job-hunt-n...
September 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I finally got my first digital product online! It's my job hunt dashboard that all my friends have been obsessed with and I finally got it on my website and on gumroad. boldwishstudio.gumroad.com/l/job-hunt-n...
Really trying to internalize the idea that price of the life you want is the life you have.
September 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Really trying to internalize the idea that price of the life you want is the life you have.