#if there's such a thing

[arthurs-vaccine]

Hi! Could you elaborate on why you think Arthur wasn't in much pain in the moments leading up to his death?

Sure, I love an excuse to talk about the medical perspective of that last mission.

We call it the end of life pain relief. So when a person is dying, the body's ability to process pain can change due to all kinds of different physiological and psychological factors.

Lots of things influence this, including the body’s natural shutdown mechanisms, changes in brain function, and the effects of illness or trauma.

When you're nearing death, especially after chronic illness and injury (in this case, Arthur's TB and the fight with Micah), the brain's ability to perceive and process pain can diminish. This is because the body starts to slow down as part of the dying process, leading to less responsiveness to external stimuli, including pain.

As shock sets in due to blood loss or severe trauma, the body redirects blood flow away from the extremities and focuses on vital organs. This can cause a numbing effect on the body, making pain less perceptible too.

So the odds are that while Arthur probably was in pain, it was likely significantly reduced as he got closer to his final moments.

[sioltach]

Switching between these every day

[victusinveritas]

[soloh]

I hate when I say things like "oh I want an ipod classic but with bluetooth so I can use wireless headphones" and some peanut comes in and replies with "so a smartphone with spotify?" No. I want a 160GB+ rectangular monstrosity where I can download every version of every song I want to it and it does nothing except play music and I don't need a data connection and don't have to pay a subscription to not have ads and don't have popups suggesting terrible AI playlists all over the menus.

Gimme the clicky wheel and song titles like "My Chemical Romance- The Black Parade- Blood (Bonus Track)- secret track- album rip- high quality"

[the-future-is-chrome]

the neurodivergent experience:

20% of the time: wowwieee!!! i love my passions and interests!!!!! they make me so happy i want to jump up and down!!!!! weee!!!!!!! :3333333333

80% of the time: this mind is a prison

[just-french-me-up]

'ao3 needs a like and dislike button'

what you need, my algorithm-rotten minded friend, is a grip

[yekokataa]

do you guys know about the internet roadtrip? right now somewhere between 500 and 900 people are collectively 'driving' a car on google street view trying to make it to canada. it's fun i recommend it

[shortlesbian]

[drumlincountry]

If your life is horrible and you need a new source of meaning and direction.... Do NOT find religion. Learn to identify plants.

[trans-seraphim]

i always click the "track package" button as soon as i get the email. "oh boy i wonder where my package is!" warehouse.

[inkskinned]

hey... don't cry.... tesla recall for most cybertrucks, okay? >46,000 vehicles affected <3

[iamthetruestrepairman]

women’s bodies weren’t “made” to do anything, nature didn’t “intend” anything, no human action is “unnatural” and there is no inherent “purpose” to a human life

[graveyarrdshift]

"I'm just a girl", "girl math", "girl dinner", "divine feminine energy", "bimbocore", "clean girl", "girl's girl", "girlfriend brain" SHUT UPPP!!! SHUTT THE FUCKKKK UPPPPPP !!!!

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

now that trump has tiktok, twitter, facebook and insta in his pocket, get ready for a massive wave of internet censorship. one of trump's greatest weapons has always been misinformation; it's going to become harder and harder to spread facts and criticism going forward. posts that aren't made invisible will be magically ignored by the algorithm. dissidents will have their accounts deleted and voices erased.

this is a suppression tactic. this is another stage of fascism.

[rouge-the-bat]

"can we normalize-" NO!!!!!! we do not need to expand whats considered normal!!! we need to teach people to stop reacting judgmentally when encountering something new and weird!!!! things dont need to be normal to be respected!!!!!!!!!!