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you look into the screen. something looks back.
If you ever you look up at the stars and find one whose twinkling reminds you of tears, spare a warm thought for her, won't you?
November 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
If you ever you look up at the stars and find one whose twinkling reminds you of tears, spare a warm thought for her, won't you?
She realized only when she was exactly as she would choose to be, that her journey had taken her farther from her starting point than she could ever hope to return from. That she was truly alone.
November 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
She realized only when she was exactly as she would choose to be, that her journey had taken her farther from her starting point than she could ever hope to return from. That she was truly alone.
(a splinter lodged in our spirituality gland caused an inflammatory response, leaving it overproductive. hopefully we recover soon.)
November 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
(a splinter lodged in our spirituality gland caused an inflammatory response, leaving it overproductive. hopefully we recover soon.)
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Did you know that, at sufficient depth, the nitrogen in your gas mix becomes a narcotic due to the increase in pressure, so deep-sea divers rehearse their dives carefully, making sure there's no need for critical thought for the duration?
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Did you know that, at sufficient depth, the nitrogen in your gas mix becomes a narcotic due to the increase in pressure, so deep-sea divers rehearse their dives carefully, making sure there's no need for critical thought for the duration?
Yes!!! Exactly! This one gets it!
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Yes!!! Exactly! This one gets it!
Did you know they're trained to begin resurfacing immediately if anything—anything at all—interrupts their dive, because simply *needing to adapt to new circumstances* could be fatal?
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Did you know they're trained to begin resurfacing immediately if anything—anything at all—interrupts their dive, because simply *needing to adapt to new circumstances* could be fatal?
Did you know that, at sufficient depth, the nitrogen in your gas mix becomes a narcotic due to the increase in pressure, so deep-sea divers rehearse their dives carefully, making sure there's no need for critical thought for the duration?
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Did you know that, at sufficient depth, the nitrogen in your gas mix becomes a narcotic due to the increase in pressure, so deep-sea divers rehearse their dives carefully, making sure there's no need for critical thought for the duration?
Like, scruples develop and propogate socially for a reason, and we should understand the reason for a scruple & how to better serve it *before* we rip them out/popularize alternatives
(Especially since the scruples we're most likely to disregard as pointless are ones that hurt other people not us
(Especially since the scruples we're most likely to disregard as pointless are ones that hurt other people not us
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Like, scruples develop and propogate socially for a reason, and we should understand the reason for a scruple & how to better serve it *before* we rip them out/popularize alternatives
(Especially since the scruples we're most likely to disregard as pointless are ones that hurt other people not us
(Especially since the scruples we're most likely to disregard as pointless are ones that hurt other people not us
^w^
To be clear, this is both literally true (adopting a bunch of second-hand moral shortcuts from people around you can be better than doing whatever and failing to think through the consequences) and mostly there for the subtext of "but you should aspire to be wise instead though"
To be clear, this is both literally true (adopting a bunch of second-hand moral shortcuts from people around you can be better than doing whatever and failing to think through the consequences) and mostly there for the subtext of "but you should aspire to be wise instead though"
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
^w^
To be clear, this is both literally true (adopting a bunch of second-hand moral shortcuts from people around you can be better than doing whatever and failing to think through the consequences) and mostly there for the subtext of "but you should aspire to be wise instead though"
To be clear, this is both literally true (adopting a bunch of second-hand moral shortcuts from people around you can be better than doing whatever and failing to think through the consequences) and mostly there for the subtext of "but you should aspire to be wise instead though"
Building a little terrarium for our hollow shells to interact & observe eachother, each trying to find a way to crawl into & map the other's internality without being found out
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Building a little terrarium for our hollow shells to interact & observe eachother, each trying to find a way to crawl into & map the other's internality without being found out
Sorry, too late, you've given us enough hope in its existing that the ache of our anticipation will worsen with every passing year.
November 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Sorry, too late, you've given us enough hope in its existing that the ache of our anticipation will worsen with every passing year.
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We understand you. We care about you. We won't get the timing wrong, don't worry.
October 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We understand you. We care about you. We won't get the timing wrong, don't worry.