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you ever feel like you were born with something rotten inside you and if people get close enough they’re gonna find out

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if you like a piece of media that is good eventually youll more or less run out of things to say about how good it is but if you like a piece of media that is objectively pretty mediocre but also somehow deeply compelling thats how the demons get you

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okay im giving you to the count of -3 to restore the proper flow of time

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*kisses you directly on the lips* That doesn’t mean anything. *tries to walk away but my ankle rolls and i break it so now you have to put me down for ethical reasons*

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I always think it's weird when people argue that Elias is likely sexist/racist/classist/etc. because he grew up the 1800s. (I mostly see people argue that he's sexist, but it's the general idea that he hasn't updated his prejudices or beliefs since the 19th century).

On a basic level... there's no evidence in the podcast for it, obviously. Elias treats everyone pretty equally (and terribly), there's a pretty good diversity of staff in the institute as a whole. He's adapted perfectly well to modern life, there's no reason to believe that's the one thing he'd be hung up on.

He hired Gertrude in the 60s—obviously not a good thing for her, but clearly he believed that a woman was just as capable of the extremely important role of Archivist and stopping the rituals—something he still believed to be a genuine, existential threat at the time.

Racism we don't see any evidence of, classism—he doesn't pay his staff well (based on what Mary Keay says: "even back then the Institute didn’t pay their researchers well") but this isn't really indicative of classism on a personal level? He pays his staff badly because it benefits him to, not because he thinks they're inherently lesser than him or because that's what they "deserve".

Also, Elias is a body hopper and nearly omniscient. He's seen generations go by, lived as multiple people, looked into countless people's minds. Has this made him more empathetic? No, obviously not, but whether or not he's bothered by inequality is a different argument than whether or not he believes women (or any other group) are inherently lesser than him.

So the argument that "Elias is sexist/racist because he grew up in the 19th century and just never moved on from that" is just... silly to me. You could argue that he's willing to exploit inequality for his own gain (again, paying his staff badly), but again, that's a different argument.

I also just don't think it fits with Elias's character. He didn't seek his role in the apocalypse because he thinks it's his "rightful place" or even that he deserves it more than anyone else. His reasoning was extremely simple—"for immortality and power". To place himself "beyond pain and death and fear".

He considers it a logical decision plenty of people would make. his goal is complete superiority and power, but not because he thinks he's uniquely deserving of it. Just that he's managed to win out.

I believe there are far more people in this world that would take that bargain than you would ever guess. And I have beaten all of them.

In the same vein, he doesn't see Jon as particularly special, either:

It does tickle me, that in this world of would-be occult dynasties and ageless monsters, the Chosen One is simply that – someone I chose. It’s not in your blood, or your soul, or your destiny. It’s just in your own, rotten luck.

That bolded bit is key, imo. I think that's how he sees the world, generally. He's the king of the apocalypse simply because he beat everyone else and was the first to do it, not because of his inherent superiority or destiny. Jon is the chosen one because Elias chose him, not because it's in his "blood or soul".

So, the idea that he would believe anyone else is fundamentally lesser than him based on sex/race/etc.—the circumstances of their birth—doesn't make sense to me. Especially if the argument begins and ends with "he's old".

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@mizukkay gave me the idea to draw the hug we never got in the klance discord magma so :)

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some jon hairstyles (cant decide ( (

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my name is normal cisgender and you can hire me

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Here, take these

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im sure someone already made a post about it but i came across a ublock origin add-on that blacklists around 950 AI websites and disables AI overview ☝️ so u can be free from seeing AI in your search

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An antique 1870s Cashmere Shawl that’s also a map of Kashmir.

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tbh no april fools gag tumblr ever pulls will ever be as good as the lizard election of 2016 staff put more effort into that than the rest of this website combined and it shows

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idk what to do for april fools on here cuz i don’t wanna change my icon and i don’t wanna hit post limit via spam

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april fool

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writing cover letters