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I need white people who've never even set foot on the Asian continent to understand that Chinese traditional medicine isn't what you think it is and doesn't work how you think it does because all you've been exposed to up to this point is New Age and MLMs.

Sincerely, a Chinese from China who's exhausted and grumpy right now.

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little kids are so fucking funny man. had a kid that couldn’t be any older than like 8 or so come up to me today asking where our dinosaur books where, and when i tried to gently redirect them downstairs (where our kids section is) they very matter-of-fairly informed me that they’d already read every book down there and are ready to learn about the “secret, grown-up only dinosaurs” now

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OH. MY. GOODNESS. Those colors!!!!!!!!!!

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Pretty much the only social media platform I use regularly. Scroll down the main page to see how this site is different from all others. The International Spy Museum in DC has the laptop of CS's creator, who goes by "The Jester", on display. I love this place. Everyone is kind and any bullying gets shut down ASAP, as well as bots and misinformation. It's a place like Twitter used to be back in the day, and not meant for selling things; it's a community and the support is amazing.

I'm HealingHobbit there.

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Just me rambling 🙂

You know what I’ve been thinking about all day? The fact that we as humans essentially demonized the sweetest animals ever. I could give so many examples. Like how ravens are associated with death/despair/gothic themes simply because of their black coloration when in reality they’re incredibly intelligent (literally as smart as human toddlers since they mastered delayed gratification.)

Or how vultures are associated with death/disease just bc they happen to primarily be scavengers when they’re also shown to be remarkably intelligent, mate for life, and are very affectionate to one another and human caretakers. (Vultures are my favorite bird of prey they’re so misunderstood😤.)

Sharks have been portrayed as vicious and bloodthirsty ever since the movie, Jaws, came out; and as a result of the film, were hunted until they became endangered. So much so that the director of the original film devoted the remainder of his life to Great White shark conservation. Sharks in reality are sea puppies who just bite things bc they’re curious. Great white sharks can form life-long friendships and lemon sharks absolutely love getting pets from divers. So much so that they get jealous when their favorite diver pets another shark! (I love lemon sharks sm😫!!!) Also there’s a small shark called a shy shark that just curls into a ball as a defense mechanism. They’re so cute😩

I can admit that I’m a little afraid of spiders (big ones at least) and I don’t wanna come near them or touch them. But I also would never wanna hurt them! Especially since they’re so vital to the ecosystem by consuming harmful bugs. Like lots of small animals, they only attack bc they’re scared. Lots of smaller spider species actually have been studied by zoologists and were found to have their own individual characteristics! (Ex. one spider hates light, the other doesn’t mind it, one eats prey immediately, the other waits a bit, etc. It’s so cool! They could legit have their own personalities!)

And don’t even get me started on what we did to rats! I understand they mostly likely started the Bubonic Plague and therefore, were associated with disease and uncleanliness. But what do you expect when they travel on merchant ships (which at the time, were horrendously filthy) and in the modern day, are found in big cities that are known for being filthy? That’s humans’ fault! Rats are just going where the food is (same for raccoons and foxes.) They’re actually very clean animals who groom themselves regularly. They also are extremely intelligent and need to be stimulated by having a friend with them since they can form lasting attachments very easily. I love rats so much and I would love to get a pet rat but they only live for 4-5 years so I know I wouldn’t be able to take the grief when they die so soon. There are SO many more animals I could talk about (and I might eventually) that we did so dirty. Sorry this was so long I just have so many thoughts and I love animals so much and I hate the way they’re treated. Not expecting anyone to really read this tbh I just needed to get my thoughts out. Basically, these sweet animals deserve so much better.

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I love this so much.

By @eniidraws

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accidentally typing "sire" instead of "sir"

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“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.”

— Ernest Hemingway