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fuck killing a victorian child by making them listen to hyperpop all you gotta do is make a white tumblr user listen to rap

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That post about death note being "everyone's first anime" (untrue statement) made me curious and now I want to gather data for science

Can you reblog this and tell me where are you from and what was your starter anime?

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the world gets a lot easier when you learn to be wrong without getting pissed or doubling down. saying, ‘you’re right, that makes sense, I was misinformed, thanks for telling me’ instead of going to war over something your ego’s latched onto will save you time, energy, and the embarrassment of sounding like a whiny little bitch

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I've been thinking about a Terry Pratchett quote, one that went something like, it's better to, something something, than curse the darkness.

Searching for it online brought up "It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness," from Men at Arms. Yeah, I thought. That must have been it. But why do I remember something about a flamethrower? And why does that quote sound so... Tidy? Sweet? Too nice for a Pratchett novel?

It took me a while to find the time to dig through my copy of the book. But here you are:

'Might as well have a bloody king and have done with it!'

The rest of the Night Watch stood looking at their feet in mute embarrassment. Then Carrot said, 'It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness, Captain. That's what they say.'

Okay. That's it all right. But then it continues, on the top of the next page:

'What?' Vimes's sudden rage was like a thunderclap. 'Who says that? When has that ever been true? It's never been true! It's the kind of thing people without power say to make it all seem less bloody awful, but it's just words, it never makes any difference–'

Well. That's Pratchett, all right.

And because it's all about timing, the actual punchline, as it were, only comes thirty or so pages later:

Nobby kept looking back longingly to the fire machine.

Sometimes it's better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness.

... Seems apt, today.

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i love lesbians. i went to get drinks with a masc who had sent me pictures of her hanging drywall. she confirmed over text that she was sending these to torture me. in person, she was so nervous her hands were trembling. she had to repeat her order twice because she was so quiet. she shakily asked for a hug at the end of the night, the way oliver twist asks for porridge. and then i got home and she sent me a picture of her just in a toolbelt, accompanied by one of the smuttiest text messages i've ever read. meanwhile when i called her to schedule the next date, she had to stop and say, "i'm so sorry i'm so nervous i'm out of breath." just. the whiplash of it all. godbless you every lesbian

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i cant believe that there's still gamergate STANK on games that women enjoy. NASTY misogyny residue. stardew valley is in fact a video game. animal crossing is also a video game. so are otome games and dating sims and twee little cozy games. sometimes a bitch doesnt wanna play bloodborne that shit's hard

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I was dumbfounded when I learned that all my colleagues (4 people) think celebrating adult birthdays is weird and cringe, especially with your family. You can do a little something with your spouse and children but inviting anyone over is lame.

I didn’t even know that was an opinion someone could have.

I know people who think that about celebrating with their own family because they don’t have a great relationship with them or don’t want to celebrate with their friends because that usually ends in too much drinking but to think nobody should celebrate adult birthdays at all is crazy to me. And they seemed so genuinely surprised when I said I’ve never heard anyone think that before. Like I was the weirdo.

I thought maybe it had something to do with the local area because I didn’t grow up here but no. I talked to people who were born and raised here and they were as dumbfounded as me that my colleagues would think all adults feel that way. And no, my colleagues aren’t Jehovah's Witnesses or some other religion that doesn’t celebrate birthdays.

In my family it’s not at all a “celebrate me” day but an excuse to see each other. I live relatively far away from the rest of my family and can’t see them every day so we all kinda panic a little during those months when nobody has a birthday and come up with reasons to see each other anyway.

And all the adults I’ve talked to feel the same way. It’s not a Me day but an Us day where we take turns hosting and bring food when the host isn’t doing great or has low funds.

I fully understand why someone doesn’t want to celebrate with their own family or friends but to think nobody should is wild to me.

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"oh homeless people are just gonna use your money to buy drugs/alcohol" ....like I wasn't?

"oh homeless people are just gonna use your money to buy drugs" and? and?? the government uses my tax money to buy bombs and cops, you think I care if someone in a shitty situation uses money I gave them to feel marginally less shitty? fuck off!

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RB if you think CD drives in computers are not obsolete, but in fact still necessary, despite being artificially phased out

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ⓘ Tip You can skip part of the day by taking a nap.

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I hope this one bounces across the universe.

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so true

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It makes me happy when they listen