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· Feb 15
I feel like Catch 22 is one of the most obviously leftist books just bc the protagonist is a smart guy who understands the insanity around him in perfect clarity, but nobody takes him seriously because it's also turned him into a miserable, high-strung neurotic
And what's more leftist than that
And what's more leftist than that
You ever be in social circles where being smart is considered cringe? Like any time you know something, you're ridiculed?
That mindset is so surreal to me as someone who grew up in a space where NOT being smart was seen as some deeply embarrassing shit. I wonder what drives that.
That mindset is so surreal to me as someone who grew up in a space where NOT being smart was seen as some deeply embarrassing shit. I wonder what drives that.
November 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
You ever be in social circles where being smart is considered cringe? Like any time you know something, you're ridiculed?
That mindset is so surreal to me as someone who grew up in a space where NOT being smart was seen as some deeply embarrassing shit. I wonder what drives that.
That mindset is so surreal to me as someone who grew up in a space where NOT being smart was seen as some deeply embarrassing shit. I wonder what drives that.
Whats the psychological phenomenon where you can just DECIDE you'll be okay? Like I know from experience, I could be held at gunpoint in a store robbery & be weirdly nonchalant about it bc "...Nahh I'm not in danger. I'm fine."
Is that just denial?
Is that just denial?
November 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Whats the psychological phenomenon where you can just DECIDE you'll be okay? Like I know from experience, I could be held at gunpoint in a store robbery & be weirdly nonchalant about it bc "...Nahh I'm not in danger. I'm fine."
Is that just denial?
Is that just denial?
I think the entire phenomenon of teaching your pet to "speak" using buttons is funny, like it needlessly complicates simple shit
you already know exactly what your cat is saying by staring at you & meowing sadly next to the door. Hence why you answer "no, it's snowing, you idiot, you'll hate it"
you already know exactly what your cat is saying by staring at you & meowing sadly next to the door. Hence why you answer "no, it's snowing, you idiot, you'll hate it"
November 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I think the entire phenomenon of teaching your pet to "speak" using buttons is funny, like it needlessly complicates simple shit
you already know exactly what your cat is saying by staring at you & meowing sadly next to the door. Hence why you answer "no, it's snowing, you idiot, you'll hate it"
you already know exactly what your cat is saying by staring at you & meowing sadly next to the door. Hence why you answer "no, it's snowing, you idiot, you'll hate it"
Oh no I've been going around urging people to get into knitting to help with anxiety because the mindless repetitive tedium of it all is soothing, as if thats a universal thing & not just stimming
November 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Oh no I've been going around urging people to get into knitting to help with anxiety because the mindless repetitive tedium of it all is soothing, as if thats a universal thing & not just stimming
I love foreign proverbs, they reveal so much about a culture. Like in China they say "Taking off your pants to fart" if you're needlessly complicating things, which is so clever
But, conversely, a big one in Russia is "kasha and cabbage soup are our foods" which is...I mean, exactly what is seems
But, conversely, a big one in Russia is "kasha and cabbage soup are our foods" which is...I mean, exactly what is seems
November 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I love foreign proverbs, they reveal so much about a culture. Like in China they say "Taking off your pants to fart" if you're needlessly complicating things, which is so clever
But, conversely, a big one in Russia is "kasha and cabbage soup are our foods" which is...I mean, exactly what is seems
But, conversely, a big one in Russia is "kasha and cabbage soup are our foods" which is...I mean, exactly what is seems
SHITPOSTER: two tiddies, both alike in dignity
TUMBLR EMIGRE: perfectly symmetrical breasts do not have more inherent dignity than asymmetrical breasts, which are actually very common & completely normal, just say you hate women and be done with it
SHITPOSTER:
SHITPOSTER: a tale of two tiddies
TUMBLR EMIGRE: perfectly symmetrical breasts do not have more inherent dignity than asymmetrical breasts, which are actually very common & completely normal, just say you hate women and be done with it
SHITPOSTER:
SHITPOSTER: a tale of two tiddies
November 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
SHITPOSTER: two tiddies, both alike in dignity
TUMBLR EMIGRE: perfectly symmetrical breasts do not have more inherent dignity than asymmetrical breasts, which are actually very common & completely normal, just say you hate women and be done with it
SHITPOSTER:
SHITPOSTER: a tale of two tiddies
TUMBLR EMIGRE: perfectly symmetrical breasts do not have more inherent dignity than asymmetrical breasts, which are actually very common & completely normal, just say you hate women and be done with it
SHITPOSTER:
SHITPOSTER: a tale of two tiddies
ME: I spent years learning how to mask and now I'm so good at it, people don't believe me when I say I'm ND. It's hard being this skilled at normalcy
ALSO ME: [punches phone into the table when the wifi cuts out for a second] Spirit of this machine, heed my will
ALSO ME: [punches phone into the table when the wifi cuts out for a second] Spirit of this machine, heed my will
November 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
ME: I spent years learning how to mask and now I'm so good at it, people don't believe me when I say I'm ND. It's hard being this skilled at normalcy
ALSO ME: [punches phone into the table when the wifi cuts out for a second] Spirit of this machine, heed my will
ALSO ME: [punches phone into the table when the wifi cuts out for a second] Spirit of this machine, heed my will
Baffled every time social media blows up over some couple saying mean shit to each other in jest because "no one who loves you would ever say this even as a joke"
Because I will kiss you on the head, say "You dumb fuckin bitch" with a smile and fully believe it's an "I love you" equivalent
Because I will kiss you on the head, say "You dumb fuckin bitch" with a smile and fully believe it's an "I love you" equivalent
November 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Baffled every time social media blows up over some couple saying mean shit to each other in jest because "no one who loves you would ever say this even as a joke"
Because I will kiss you on the head, say "You dumb fuckin bitch" with a smile and fully believe it's an "I love you" equivalent
Because I will kiss you on the head, say "You dumb fuckin bitch" with a smile and fully believe it's an "I love you" equivalent
stumbled upon a drug deal at the gas station last night & when they scrambled away, I just felt offended that they'd think I have cop energy
I will watch most crimes with bland indifference while pumping gas, how dare you assume I give a shit
I will watch most crimes with bland indifference while pumping gas, how dare you assume I give a shit
November 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
stumbled upon a drug deal at the gas station last night & when they scrambled away, I just felt offended that they'd think I have cop energy
I will watch most crimes with bland indifference while pumping gas, how dare you assume I give a shit
I will watch most crimes with bland indifference while pumping gas, how dare you assume I give a shit
I feel like every guy I've met who grew up with a single mom is either
1. An emotionally intelligent sweetheart with little-to-no misogynistic biases to speak of
2. A nightmare of a guy who hates all women except for his mom (but also her too if you peel back enough shit)
1. An emotionally intelligent sweetheart with little-to-no misogynistic biases to speak of
2. A nightmare of a guy who hates all women except for his mom (but also her too if you peel back enough shit)
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I feel like every guy I've met who grew up with a single mom is either
1. An emotionally intelligent sweetheart with little-to-no misogynistic biases to speak of
2. A nightmare of a guy who hates all women except for his mom (but also her too if you peel back enough shit)
1. An emotionally intelligent sweetheart with little-to-no misogynistic biases to speak of
2. A nightmare of a guy who hates all women except for his mom (but also her too if you peel back enough shit)
Just found out there are four correct ways to hold a pen and the one I do (lateral tripod grip) isn't even the most standard one. That would be dynamic tripod grip.
Might develop anti-dynamic tripod user prejudice. Gonna make a lot of "you people--" comments.
Might develop anti-dynamic tripod user prejudice. Gonna make a lot of "you people--" comments.
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Just found out there are four correct ways to hold a pen and the one I do (lateral tripod grip) isn't even the most standard one. That would be dynamic tripod grip.
Might develop anti-dynamic tripod user prejudice. Gonna make a lot of "you people--" comments.
Might develop anti-dynamic tripod user prejudice. Gonna make a lot of "you people--" comments.
I can't tell if this is a "the bar is just that low" thing, but once had a guy coworker who set me up in a blanket nest on the floor with water, Tylenol, snacks, etc when I had bad period cramps at work and I think about how unusually kind that was *all* the time
November 14, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I can't tell if this is a "the bar is just that low" thing, but once had a guy coworker who set me up in a blanket nest on the floor with water, Tylenol, snacks, etc when I had bad period cramps at work and I think about how unusually kind that was *all* the time
I find white people doing blaccents so odd; it doesn't even sound like any variety of Black American English, but they're all doing the same accent?
Like that Alex Consanis model. She doesn't "sound black", she sounds like she's doing Standard White Girl Weird Sassy Minstrel Show AAVE
Like that Alex Consanis model. She doesn't "sound black", she sounds like she's doing Standard White Girl Weird Sassy Minstrel Show AAVE
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I find white people doing blaccents so odd; it doesn't even sound like any variety of Black American English, but they're all doing the same accent?
Like that Alex Consanis model. She doesn't "sound black", she sounds like she's doing Standard White Girl Weird Sassy Minstrel Show AAVE
Like that Alex Consanis model. She doesn't "sound black", she sounds like she's doing Standard White Girl Weird Sassy Minstrel Show AAVE
I don't trust anyone who isn't attracted to Isabella Rossellini in Death Becomes Her. Even if you're a straight woman. Like what do you mean your brain doesn't flip a gay switch to "on" for however long you look at her. That's suspicious.
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I don't trust anyone who isn't attracted to Isabella Rossellini in Death Becomes Her. Even if you're a straight woman. Like what do you mean your brain doesn't flip a gay switch to "on" for however long you look at her. That's suspicious.
I too love how the French are always ready to riot at a moments notice, but sometimes the "why aren't we like this" discourse irks me
I dunno, have you noticed they can spray liquid cow shit at a gov building w/o five cops immediately trying to beat them to death? Maybe that's a factor.
I dunno, have you noticed they can spray liquid cow shit at a gov building w/o five cops immediately trying to beat them to death? Maybe that's a factor.
November 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I too love how the French are always ready to riot at a moments notice, but sometimes the "why aren't we like this" discourse irks me
I dunno, have you noticed they can spray liquid cow shit at a gov building w/o five cops immediately trying to beat them to death? Maybe that's a factor.
I dunno, have you noticed they can spray liquid cow shit at a gov building w/o five cops immediately trying to beat them to death? Maybe that's a factor.
So, like, that 40k Necron book The Twice Dead King by Nate Crowley is just one big trans allegory, huh
I mean they're robots suffering from a mental illness called "the dysphorakh" created by the fact their minds can't handle feeling like organic beings in non-organic bodies. Plus, this shit:
I mean they're robots suffering from a mental illness called "the dysphorakh" created by the fact their minds can't handle feeling like organic beings in non-organic bodies. Plus, this shit:
November 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
So, like, that 40k Necron book The Twice Dead King by Nate Crowley is just one big trans allegory, huh
I mean they're robots suffering from a mental illness called "the dysphorakh" created by the fact their minds can't handle feeling like organic beings in non-organic bodies. Plus, this shit:
I mean they're robots suffering from a mental illness called "the dysphorakh" created by the fact their minds can't handle feeling like organic beings in non-organic bodies. Plus, this shit:
Love to loudly complain about not being allowed to infodump, only to have twenty ND mufos go "Oh, no, I would actually love it if you did, go right ahead"
And then you freeze up because, as it turns out, *you're* the one imposing the no-infodumping-allowed rule on yourself. You big dumb idiot.
And then you freeze up because, as it turns out, *you're* the one imposing the no-infodumping-allowed rule on yourself. You big dumb idiot.
November 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Love to loudly complain about not being allowed to infodump, only to have twenty ND mufos go "Oh, no, I would actually love it if you did, go right ahead"
And then you freeze up because, as it turns out, *you're* the one imposing the no-infodumping-allowed rule on yourself. You big dumb idiot.
And then you freeze up because, as it turns out, *you're* the one imposing the no-infodumping-allowed rule on yourself. You big dumb idiot.
Surreal that companies will fire you if they find posts saying you don't like your job. They say it's about optics, but "my job sucks" isn't a controversial take. We all automatically assume it sucks, such is the nature of jobs
It's 100% about demanding mandatory performative gratitude
It's 100% about demanding mandatory performative gratitude
November 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Surreal that companies will fire you if they find posts saying you don't like your job. They say it's about optics, but "my job sucks" isn't a controversial take. We all automatically assume it sucks, such is the nature of jobs
It's 100% about demanding mandatory performative gratitude
It's 100% about demanding mandatory performative gratitude
Hearing about how software companies dump idiotic projects on their developers solely to please investors who think a Chips Ahoy AI sounds cool
And it's oddly similar to dealing with a non-profit board. Just a series of impulsive dipshit ideas based in nothing but vibes & whimsy, eating your sanity
And it's oddly similar to dealing with a non-profit board. Just a series of impulsive dipshit ideas based in nothing but vibes & whimsy, eating your sanity
November 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Hearing about how software companies dump idiotic projects on their developers solely to please investors who think a Chips Ahoy AI sounds cool
And it's oddly similar to dealing with a non-profit board. Just a series of impulsive dipshit ideas based in nothing but vibes & whimsy, eating your sanity
And it's oddly similar to dealing with a non-profit board. Just a series of impulsive dipshit ideas based in nothing but vibes & whimsy, eating your sanity
Learned that the idea of WWI being a war of attrition was likely just some shit commanders applied retroactively to rationalize failed operations
Very "I spent 6mo engaging in drawn out artillery fire w/o gaining an inch of ground...which, obviously, is exactly what I set out to do" type shit
Very "I spent 6mo engaging in drawn out artillery fire w/o gaining an inch of ground...which, obviously, is exactly what I set out to do" type shit
November 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Learned that the idea of WWI being a war of attrition was likely just some shit commanders applied retroactively to rationalize failed operations
Very "I spent 6mo engaging in drawn out artillery fire w/o gaining an inch of ground...which, obviously, is exactly what I set out to do" type shit
Very "I spent 6mo engaging in drawn out artillery fire w/o gaining an inch of ground...which, obviously, is exactly what I set out to do" type shit
Its so wild how being an actor was considered insanely repugnant for a huge chunk of human history, across multiple cultures.
Like the Byzantine Empress Theodora started as a low-born actress & Emperor Justinians court had to pass a law that forgave "reformed actors" to legitimize the marriage
Like the Byzantine Empress Theodora started as a low-born actress & Emperor Justinians court had to pass a law that forgave "reformed actors" to legitimize the marriage
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Its so wild how being an actor was considered insanely repugnant for a huge chunk of human history, across multiple cultures.
Like the Byzantine Empress Theodora started as a low-born actress & Emperor Justinians court had to pass a law that forgave "reformed actors" to legitimize the marriage
Like the Byzantine Empress Theodora started as a low-born actress & Emperor Justinians court had to pass a law that forgave "reformed actors" to legitimize the marriage
Genuinely question: do neurotypical people actually find small talk enjoyable, like do they get something out of it, or do they just not mind it as much
Because sometimes you think they must enjoy it, they do it all the time. Other times its like oh you hate this too, so why are we doing it
Because sometimes you think they must enjoy it, they do it all the time. Other times its like oh you hate this too, so why are we doing it
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Genuinely question: do neurotypical people actually find small talk enjoyable, like do they get something out of it, or do they just not mind it as much
Because sometimes you think they must enjoy it, they do it all the time. Other times its like oh you hate this too, so why are we doing it
Because sometimes you think they must enjoy it, they do it all the time. Other times its like oh you hate this too, so why are we doing it
As an AuDHD person one of my pet peeves is when the conversations comes to a halt so an NT person can laughingly comment "oh my god I love your mind, how did we even get here, you're all over the place"
Like thats cool but I'm trying to talk about attrition warfare & you're fucking this up for me
Like thats cool but I'm trying to talk about attrition warfare & you're fucking this up for me
November 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
As an AuDHD person one of my pet peeves is when the conversations comes to a halt so an NT person can laughingly comment "oh my god I love your mind, how did we even get here, you're all over the place"
Like thats cool but I'm trying to talk about attrition warfare & you're fucking this up for me
Like thats cool but I'm trying to talk about attrition warfare & you're fucking this up for me
Just found out some high schools do a "prank" where blindfolded students are tricked into kissing their moms at a pep rally and sometimes I feel like the rest of this country is a fucking fever dream
November 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Just found out some high schools do a "prank" where blindfolded students are tricked into kissing their moms at a pep rally and sometimes I feel like the rest of this country is a fucking fever dream
I think about how I hated how the San Francisco BART charged per station distance so much that I spent years preferring to CONSTANTLY talk my way out of fare hopping tickets
then its like...if you need to post cops in stations to catch fare hoppers THAT often, maybe your system does suck that much
then its like...if you need to post cops in stations to catch fare hoppers THAT often, maybe your system does suck that much
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I think about how I hated how the San Francisco BART charged per station distance so much that I spent years preferring to CONSTANTLY talk my way out of fare hopping tickets
then its like...if you need to post cops in stations to catch fare hoppers THAT often, maybe your system does suck that much
then its like...if you need to post cops in stations to catch fare hoppers THAT often, maybe your system does suck that much