#front of them... not this.

[girldraki]

this is insane

[beaft]

can anyone tell me why i enter the grocery store a normal person and emerge as some sort of vile ravening monster

[10001gecs]

i think there’s something to be said about how the gig economy makes things ostensibly more convenient but also worse. and not just like, doordash guys take too long to get to you so your food is cold. but because the business model is centered around a million people doing work without any familiarity with what theyre doing and decentralized from the businesses they’re working with, you get service that’s being reinvented from scratch every time it’s purchased.

it happens all the time that I’ll order an uber and when they pick me up, they’ll just stop in the middle of the street with their hazards on, making me dodge traffic to get to them and pissing off the cars around them. and then I’ll get in the car and chat with the driver and find out they’re actually from two counties over and they’ve never driven here before, so they don’t know where parking is or whether they’re heading to a wide open parking lot or a busy downtown. and then you start to realize that they’re not being a dick, they’re just given as little information as possible every time they pick up a ride so they have to just guess how and where to pick up a passenger. and since they’re paid by ride, they’re incentivized to pick you up as fast as possible. and all the people who cared about finding a safe place to pick you up quit the app or stopped doing that so all you’re left with is the pissed off cockroach motherfuckers.

and then you see that this happens with every fucking app. doordash sucks because you pay 8 million dollars for delivery and you still have to hike half a mile to find the guy because he got lost in your apartment complex. Instacart sucks because the guy picking your groceries couldn’t care less about getting ripe fruit and replaces your heavy cream with shaving cream. customer support for all this sucks because the guy helping you can’t do anything more than offer you $5 credit, beg for your forgiveness, and hope you get out of the queue fast enough for him to go to the bathroom. because all of them aren’t given enough time to do a good job or enough money to care.

and every time a gig worker makes the experience suck for you, it’s a rational decision. they’re evaluating the money they’re being paid and if it’s worth getting paid less to do a good job, and correctly deciding that it isn’t. so you can’t even get mad, because you’d do it too. and so the company manages to pass on its race to the bottom to its lowest-paid employees.

[yellowwwcrayon]

Them:

[iminrage]

the batkids are strong in their own rights. they're used to protecting their friends and loved ones. they are the protective one in their teams.

however, whenever Bruce is around, all of a sudden they became kittens held by the mother. all those protective instincts? gone. they are now with their father and their job is to duck or satay away or run to safety when instructed. jumping in front of harm's way? that's dad's job. them's the rules.

[egophiliac]

don't think I'm not still obsessing over 7-12

[jq37]

You gotta hand it to Fig. All of the Bad Kids were given foils this season and they got to decide how much they wanted to engage with that part of the plot. Gorgug only interacted with Mary Ann in passing despite them both being on the Owlbears. Fabian noped out of chatting up Ivy once she crossed a line with Mazey. Riz was so busy that he truly had no time to engage with Kipperlilly even though she's obsessed with him. Kristen interacted a bit with Buddy but spent way more time verbally sparring with Kipperlilly. And Adaine was somewhat interested in Oisin but never overtly acted on it.

But Fig?

She's in Ruben's WALLS. She's in his DREAMS. She's faking her alter emo's death. She's got the Fantasy FBI after her. She's SO SO tiny. No one is doing it like Fig's doing it.

[feuqueerfire]

I finally binged Only Friends the past couple of days and I'm so upset at the ending for Boston, why did he get such a sad ending while everybody else got strangely happy endings? The shot of him sitting alone in that random street as he's lost his friends and Nick makes me want to cry.

[tomboxed]

knight to k6

[hinamie]

I'll rip in hands and teeth and take a bite

[stemmmm]

the scene people keep screaming about from chapter 5 of theseus' guide

[luckylsoer]

“Much more efficient than dragging my eyes down there” — Senna

Also, Happy New Year y’all :D

[gabelew]

scanning the horizon

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

*drifting off to sleep by clamping my eyes shut, humming a tune, and aggressively envisioning the mouthwatering theoretical timeline wherein a Murderbot Diaries Television Adaptation stars a cunty queer not-blonde actor portraying the nonbinary titular character*

[chloesimaginationthings]

Why did Charlie Emily say all that in fnaf UCN

[thefuzzzz]

Bruce, without acknowledging his or his kid’s mental illnesses, unintentionally gives them helpful coping mechanisms that stick with them for the rest of their lives.

Dick is pushing himself too hard and blaming himself for something that wasn’t his fault? “Hey, Chum, I hurt my leg the other day and am taking a rest day. You should keep me company.” Now, when Dick realizes he’s being unreasonable with himself, he sits on the couch and watches his dad’s favorite tv shows while reevaluating his expectations.

Jason is struggling to contain some big emotions that come out as violence? “Oh man, there sure are a lot of weeds in the garden. Alfred would appreciate some help pulling them out.” You bet your ASS Jason’s front yards/garden boxes are always manicured to perfection.

Tim won’t come out of his room and just sits at his computer all day? “Sorry, kiddo! Wi-fi’s out. The record player in the library still works and Alfred just laid out some of you favorite books and treats in there.” Now Tim reads and listens to classical music to ground himself.

Damian’s having a hard time regulating his emotions and feels like nobody understands or takes him seriously? “Alfred found a kitten in the backyard. Go hang out with it before we take it to the shelter.” Now Damian tells animals his big scary thoughts before working up to courage to tell other people.

Now if only Bruce would apply some of these coping mechanisms to himself…