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Just make it exist first, you can make it good later

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why bother caring about the environment when 1. It’s so obviously a lost cause and 2. There’s definitely going to be a nuclear war?

And what are you doing about it Anon? Learn about ecological restoration or get out of my way.

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Remember "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" ? I feel like there's been a distancing from the "reduce" and "reuse" part and a favoritism towards "recycle" by corporate American.

Capitalism can still thrive with recycling in the mix. You buy Plastic Thing 1, throw it away after one use, and they take that and recycle it into Plastic Thing 2 and sell it back to you. All while continuing to harm the environment.

Reusing puts a damper on things. They can't sell you Plastic Thing 2 when you're still using Plastic Thing 1. Plastic forks, for example- there is literally no reason why you can't reuse plastic forks more than once (aside from maybe microplastics, but it's too late for that)

Reducing is the one everyone wants to ignore. Just don't buy Plastic Thing 1. You don't need Plastic Thing 1. Pick up a set of metal forks and use those for years. Convenience is killing the planet

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This may seem like a very “well duh” post but i do think it’s important to be clear that when trump claims he intends to “deport” U.S. citizens that that is definitionally not deportation. Deportation specifically refers to the civil process of removal a foreign noncitizen to the country where they hold citizenship. Deportation is also, in most cases, a legal punishment in itself and will not result in the deportee being jailed upon arrival to their country of citizenship. Removing US citizens from the US and placing them in jails in countries that they have no citizenship claim to is commonly referred to as “disappearing,” “kidnapping,” or “trafficking” and discussions around trump’s desire to remove US citizens from the country should refer to it as such

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IMPORTANT EXCERPT FROM A BOOK FOR ANYBODY IN THE U.S. CELEBRATING OUR “FREEDOM” TODAY. RE-EVALUATE WHO IN THIS COUNTRY REALLY HAS TRUE FREEDOM, AND THOSE WHO ACTUALLY DONT. WE MUST RESTRUCTURE OUR COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTS FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF EVERYBODY!

From: The Spine of The World, book 12 in the Legend of Drizzt Forgotten Realms series

I have lived in many societies, from Menzoberranzan of the drow, to Blingdenstone of the deep gnomes, to Ten-Towns ruled as the most common human settlements, to the barbarian tribes and their own curious ways, to Mithral Hall of the Clan Battlehammer dwarves. I have lived aboard ship, another type of society altogether. All of these places have different customs and mores, all of them have varied government structures, social forces, churches, and societies.

Which is the superior system? You would hear many arguments concerning this, mostly based on prosperity, or god-given right, or simple destiny. For the drow, it is simply a religious matter—they structure their society to the desires of the chaotic Spider Queen, then wage war constantly to change the particulars of that structure, though not the structure itself. For the deep gnomes, it is a matter of paying homage and due respect to the elders of their race, accepting the wisdom of those who have lived for so many years. In the human settlement of Ten-Towns, leadership comes from popularity, while the barbarians choose their chieftains purely on physical prowess. For the dwarves, rulership is a matter of bloodline. Bruenor became king because his father was king, and his father’s father before him, and his father’s father’s father before him.

I measure the superiority of any society in a different manner, based completely on individual freedom. Of all the places I have lived, I favor Mithral Hall, but that, I understand, is a matter of Bruenor’s wisdom in allowing his flock their freedom, and not because of the dwarven political structure. Bruenor is not an active king. He serves as spokesman for the clan in matters of politic, as commander in matters martial, and as mediator in disputes among his subjects, but only when so asked. Bruenor remains fiercely independent and grants that joy to those of Clan Battlehammer.

I have heard of many queens and kings, matron mothers and clerics, who justify rulership and absolve themselves of any ills by claiming that the commoners who serve them are in need of guidance. This might be true in many long-standing societies, but if it is, that is only because so many generations of conditioning have stolen something essential from the heart and soul of the subjects, because many generations of subordination have robbed the common folk of confidence in determining their own way. All of the governing systems share the trait of stealing freedom from the individual, of forcing certain conditions upon the lives of each citizen in the name of “community.”

That concept, “community,” is one that I hold dear, and surely, the individuals within any such grouping must sacrifice and accept certain displeasures in the name of the common good to make any community thrive. How much stronger might that community be if those sacrifices came from the heart of each citizen and not from the edicts of the elders, matron mothers, kings, or queens?

Freedom is the key to it all. The freedom to stay or leave, to work in harmony with others or to choose a more individual course. The freedom to help in the larger issues or to abstain. The freedom to build a good life or to live in squalor. The freedom to try anything, or merely to do nothing.

Few would dispute the desire for freedom. Everyone I have ever met desires free will, or thinks he does. How curious then, that so many refuse to accept the inverse cost of freedom: responsibility.

An ideal community would work well because the individual members would accept their responsibility toward the welfare of each other and to the community as a whole, not because they are commanded to do so, but because they understand and accept the benefits of such choices. For there are, indeed, consequences to every choice we make, to everything we do or choose not to do. Those consequences are not so obvious, I fear. The selfish man might think himself gaining, but in times when that person most needs his friends, they likely will not be there, and in the end, in the legacy the selfish person leaves behind, he will not be remembered fondly if at all. The selfish person’s greed might bring material luxuries, but cannot bring the true joys, the intangible pleasures of love.

So it is with the hateful person, the slothful person, the envious person, the thief and the thug, the drunkard and the gossip. Freedom allows each the right to choose the life before him, but freedom demands that the person accept the responsibility for those choices, good and bad.

I have often heard tales of those who believed they were about to die replaying the events of their lives, even long past occurrences buried deep within their memories. In the end, I believe, in those moments of this existence, before the mysteries of what may come next, we are given the blessing, or curse, to review our choices, to see them bared before our consciousness, without the confusion of the trappings of day-to-day living, without blurring justifications or the potential for empty promises to make amends. How many priests, I wonder, would include this most naked moment in their descriptions of heaven and hell?

-Drizzt Do’Urden

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Ask yourself: what’s good about this moment right now? Is the sun out? Can you hear birds? Are you drinking coffee? Can you smell freshly cut grass? Is your bed soft and warm? These little things are oh so precious and yet seem so arbitrary.

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those ads for ai integration on phones are so funny bc it seems like they cant. come up with that many use cases that arent already on a phone? "ask gemini to give you recipes when youre cooking!" "use our AI assistant to find the perfect gift for your girlfriend" yeah or i could just like. google it. you've spent millions on a slightly fancier version of an alexa. good job man.

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“Peace”

Ignoring the negatives and injustices around you is no way to find peace. To know that I could be doing something, saying something, voting for something that matters, and not doing so would bring me no peace even if I gave up the news and social media forever. That’s no way of living, to know that every action I make could negatively affect myself and others. I MUST inform myself as a diligent member of this fucked up society to ensure I know exactly what dangers and injustices exist at all times, to know what’s going on in my government and with MY tax money, and keep up to date with the weather and natural disasters. If you DONT do these things you’re asking to be blindsided by your ignorance and THAT is something I will never do.

DO NOT ask me as a black, gay, sexually assaulted woman to just “turn off the news” in order to find some fucked up version of personal peace. There will never be peace on this planet until everyone is cared for, until no nukes or bombs remain active, and until animals are given rights. I can ignore the newsfeeds all I want, it won’t prevent me from seeing these injustices with my own two eyes. That won’t bring me peace. You know what brings me peace?? Fighting for something I believe in. BELIEVING that everyone and every living being has a RIGHT TO A FULL AND HAPPY LIFE. If I’m not constantly fighting for these things to my fullest then I AM JUST LETTING THE CYCLE PERPETUATE ITSELF.

And then what good am I? What sense of peace and justice can I EVER feel if I sit idly by and let the same systems and people hurt others who are just as innocent as me? I would be complacent, much like many older white people who have always had privilege, in allowing the cycle of suffering to continue. I am NOT a Boomer though. Nor am I Gen X. I despise BOTH these generations for letting things get this bad. For voting and existing against our own human interests. For ignoring the news because they have the privilege of being able to “not know”. For destroying the beautiful planet we walk on, that provides everything we need to us! For letting so many important species go extinct. For polluting our water and air. For your endless greed. For your failure to imagine a better life for your children.

I will NEVER forget your generations’ FAILURE to provide a safer, cleaner, better world for your offspring. You are all DERANGED for the way you’ve lived and behaved over the decades, and you should feel so fucking ashamed of yourselves. Now my generation, along with millennials and Gen alpha, will have to spend our adult lives cleaning up your disastrous FUCKUPS so we can maybe still have a livable and fair planet in the future. Thanks for fucking nothing, Old People.

-sP

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Your dislike or phobia for certain animals never outweights the animal's right to exist and live, i keep running into this behavior and i don't know why some folks never got to learn that. Who do you think you are

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tell me something soft

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nature has never been binary

gynandromorph stag beetle; an organism with both female & male characteristics 🩵🩷

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Lots of thoughts recently. Everything feels plastic.

I could go on and on about why all that AI "art" is bad. I could mention theft, lack of creativity, it's impact on the work field and environment, but countless people have already said all that. I wanted to touch on something that to me is the most utterly wrong about all of it.

Art is more than just something pretty to look at or listen to. It's therapeutic. It's a form of communication. A tool for human connection. It's a pure, human need.

Support real artists ☀️

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There is just something about space that is 👌✨ [from 2021]

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Window wings, fragile panes Shield me from the dark Warm me with your spark

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item found // artifact > Heart of Eros

pixel art experiments~