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hard at work

jess farran

How to Save Your Own Life, Erica Jong

Sinister Wisdom #36: Notes for a Magazine; Surviving Psychiatric Assault & Creating Emotional Well-Being in Our Communities

“even fate picks its favorites” is such a raw fucking line so it’s no surprise that it comes from the cinematic masterpiece Megamind (2010)

feel like finstas and private stories have added a detrimental voyeuristic parasocial aspect to friendships

they create such an imbalanced relationship where one is the viewer who is responsible for making initial contact every time by sliding up or commenting in order to initiate an actual conversation rather than just mindlessly consuming the friend’s content throughout the day as if they’re entertainment and not someone you care about. and then on the flip side the person who is the one with the private story/finsta/whatever starts to enter a mindset where communicating directly with your friends isn’t really necessary and you just expect them to get updates from you through passively viewing your story. that’s a recipe for resentment, not a friendship

pictures like these always make me want to cry

The Girl on the Couch, Pang Xunqin, 1930

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Camila Bassi, On the Death Throes of Education: Erich Fromm’s Marxist Rallying Cry for a Healthy University

Ciara Johnson, Najiyah Imani, and Haddy Ndure by Sharif Hamza for Allure March 2020

Styled by Stephania Yepes for Paloma Wool