#what is crypto?

[cognitiveinequality]

So... a bunch of NFT grifters threw a party in Hong Kong this weekend and reportedly a bunch of attendees are now at risk of permanent eyesight damage because the promoters used unsafe lighting, and people are going to the ER...

[marzipanandminutiae]

man I wish there were a more nuanced way to talk about dress history’s darker sides without like.

making people feel guilty for thinking the clothes were pretty.

to be clear, I don’t mean this in the Conservative Pundit sense where literally any criticism of white/cis/straight/male privilege and its negative effects on society makes them cry about being Laden With Unfair Guilt(TM). I mean like...I don’t know. this Gotcha attitude I see sometimes that’s like

“think this dress is pretty? well IT CAME FROM A HORRIFIC SYSTEM SO THINK AGAIN, BOZO! BET YOU DON’T LIKE IT SO MUCH NOW HUH???”

obviously we should talk about the horrific systems (many many of them) in the past. if a garment was made from fibers processed by enslaved people, and sewn by teenage seamstresses making a pittance, that needs to be discussed

but I feel as if it would help to contextualize that with like

“who makes the majority of our clothing today? what conditions do they work in? what difficulties prevent us from simply opting out of having our clothes produced this way? who sets trends, and do people outside their social echelon also enjoy those trends?”

so that people get that they should be thinking about the past and how its legacy impacts us today, rather than tearing themselves up for Finding The Early 19th Century Cotton Evening Gown Pretty

there is no unproblematic period to enjoy clothing from, including the one we live in now. and it’s not productive to rip people a new one for Bad Fashion Preferences. to me, it’s the same as claiming that someone supports sweatshop labor because they said a Shein dress was cute once

[glassblossomsthunderstorm]

Brennan Lee Mulligan my beloved

[rickybaby]

Daniel addressing the negative reaction to his team’s new name

[kimmiessimmies]

Reconnect (13/29)

“So... Talk to me... What’s going on? I’m very worried about you, James...” Sadie said softly.

He shook his head, “I don’t even really know... I don’t think I have the words...” “Please try?” Sadie asked. “Just say what’s on your mind. It’s me... You can trust me... And it might help...”

James took a deep breath, “It’s just... I feel... Overwhelmed, I guess. I’m feeling a lot of things that confuse me greatly, and I don’t really know what to do with it all. Do I act on it? Do I ignore it? What good will it do?"

"And my inner voice is being loud. So. Fucking. Loud. Screaming at me about how I’m not good enough and I have a disorder. I don’t. I think. Part of me knows that, but the voice is loud and very convincing...”

[dilatorywriting]

If you ever feel stupid or unworthy of your aspirations, please know that I am going to be a literal doctor. And today when we were driving to a farm call the vet I was with handed me her lunch bag, which I assumed was just a plain ol' bag she was passing off to me because I looked carsick off my ass. And which I immediately barfed into. With her lunch still inside. And after realizing, then went "oh my god I'm so sorry" and went to hand it back to her.

If someone like me can have a license to do surgery and handle illicit drugs, you can do anything

[odinsblog]

Elon Musk has a long and very well documented history of publicly peddling antisemitism and repeatedly endorsing + amplifying white nationalists on his crusty platform …

👉🏿 https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/elon-musks-disturbing-truth/676019/

[doyouknowthisjewishcharacter]

Do you know this Jewish character?

[lunityviruz]

Caustic is the type to put a gas trap in front of crypto while he’s on his drone that has a sticky note attached that says “pay attention to your surroundings idiot”

[would-probably-be-called-a-tehm]

…do they hear themselves

[faithisland]

thurgikal is clearly a terf and should be blocked.

[jellypawss]

This is a real thing that happened and it’s the funniest fucking thing.

[kaitcake1289]

the fact that mythic quest went from an episode that was literally about a writer fearing that one day AI would be able to replace him and that that day was today and the ending of that ep was him smashing the fuck out of that air conditioner to condoning crypto bullshit will never fail to disappoint me

[cactusringed]

I've posted abt it a lot I know but it's surreal to be presented w an og French ytber - not an og French mcyt but just a random fucking big ytber - in a big smp alongside people like quackity and be told abt funny things he said or be told that he has cool fanarts it feels so wrong. It's not even the same as og etho fans seeing sexy etho fanart bc at least he was always an mcyt. It's like, idk, I always use the avgn as an example because he's an og big ytber that's kind of fallen off the face of the earth and it fits for Antoine Daniel, it's just crazy, he's from a different era, what is he doing here, what do you mean he's part of a media that has a modern fandom. Take him out of there

[critterishere]

I’m mentally well I promise, I’m doing alright😅😅😅😅