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anyway in the hopes that i can save just one person from living the horror of my 20s: if you have a friend that seems a little too invested in callouts i hope you can get out of there safely

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weird 13 y.o. girl has gotta be like one of the best character archetypes of all time

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im getting really fucking sick of all this “it gets better!” bullshit. im going to have depression for the rest of my life. it’s not going to “””get better””” fuck you

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As corporate media bows to Trump, public broadcasting has never been more important to our democracy. If radio stations and TV affiliates close, millions will lose access to critical news and education programs. It's up to us now to support our local public broadcasting stations. Trump is trying to control not just what we do, but what we know. Be warned. [Cartoon by Joe Wos]

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the linguistic shift from "avatar" or "icon" to "pfp" is bad actually. bring back the implications of ritual significance. cowards.

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An art fight attack of the selkie Muirín for @enjoliquej!

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I'm trying to imagine the whole "gacha game are Good Actually because the gacha business model enables narrative structures that wouldn't work in conventional games" thing applied to literally any other similarly predatory monetisation scheme. I want to see the story that can only be told through the medium of battle royale lootboxes.

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I see this same guy, on this same perch, every time I go to this park. I'm not convinced his feet aren't just glued there. Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Ontario, Canada

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i swear to god chatgbt "therapy" is going to be my actual breaking point

"god forbid people need 24/7 access to therapy to-"

THAT'S NOT THERAPY

THAT IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO TELL YOU WHAT IT THINKS YOU WANT TO HEAR

IT CANNOT PROVIDE YOU WITH THERAPY

*UNEARTHLY SCREECH OF DESPAIR*

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✹ mourning dove ✹

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pulitzer prize winning newspapers be like "can fish feel anything? we just don't know. anyway, should chatgpt be granted legal personhood?"

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Oh!

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do you ever think about dead versions of yourself that are fossilized in someone else's mind

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(Sound on.) Bonus clip today: Penguins navigating stairs.

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don't forget to tear apart and overanalyze every detail of that entirely positive social interaction you just had that initially made you feel good but now you're not so sure ok love you

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