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Biggest failing of the internet is that in order to be vibing with my friends I have to actually be talking to them. I socialize like a cat I just show affection by sitting next to you. Ily but sometimes I have Nothing to say. Not a damn thing going on in my head
I don't want to "have" a "conversation" I want to peel an orange and share it with you
This is the most truest and realest thing I’ve ever seen said on the internet
fuck the met gala and everyone attending the met gala and everyone watching the met gala
fuck the world when a freak show is more important than A WHOLE POPULATION BEING MASSACRED AND DESTROYED
not going to be conspiratorial, going to state some facts.
israel launched an attack on rafah during the superbowl. the met gala just happened and israel has taken control of the rafah crossing. the eurovision is happening this week (7th to 11th) - that screenshot is from an ad for the israeli eurovision song. before blocking the ad, i was getting it several times a day. many of you may not be european so aren't seeing it, but the israeli govt is doing some serious promo for this song (i haven't gotten any ads for Any Other Countries' songs - not even my own).
not only has eurovision failed to ban israel from competing, it will also be a major distraction for europe this weekend.
boycott eurovision, all eyes on rafah
"The Capitol vs District 12 in real time. Hunger Games in real time with the worlds elite obsessing over vanity, materialism, wealth and fame with total disregard to Gaza genocide" from Craving Palestine, 07/May/2024:
i want 60 thousand votes by next thursday
i watch baseball for the side quests
throwback to 2021 when the exact same player started doing this extended water bottle bincoculars sight gag in the dugout
this is the same guy who also made himself a fruit cocktail midgame. he is The manic pixie dream girl
baseball is actually not a sport it’s just a documentary of human nature and how we battle boredom. the stuff these teams get up to while they’re waiting their turn.
and it’s hilarious when they pull pranks on each other, like attaching things to other people’s caps:
or the beloved hot foot prank:
or when they decided to put a guy’s pants over his head and make it seem like he was walking on his hands:
or when they opposing pitchers took turns playing tic tac toe every time they got on the mound:
i take back everything bad i've ever said about baseball these boys can fucking Post
I didn't even care about the result, the questions here are just delightful
idk who needs to hear this but when your english teacher asks you to explain why an author chose to use a specific metaphor or literary device, it’s not because you won’t be able to function in real-world society without the essential knowledge of gatsby’s green light or whatever, it’s because that process develops your abilities to parse a text for meaning and fill in gaps in information by yourself, and if you’re wondering what happens when you DON’T develop an adult level of reading comprehension, look no further than the dizzying array of examples right here on tumblr dot com
this post went from 600 to 2400 notes in the time it took me to write 3 emails. i’m already terrified for what’s going to happen in there
k but also, as an addendum, the reason we study literary analysis is because everything an author writes has meaning, whether it was intentional or not, and their biases and agendas are often reflected in their choice of language and literary devices and so forth! and that ties directly into being able to identify, for example, the racist and antisemitic dogwhistles often employed by the right wing, or the subconscious word choices that can unintentionally illustrate someone’s bias or blind spot. LANGUAGE HAS WEIGHT AND MEANING! the way we communicate is a reflection of our inner selves, and that’s true regardless of whether it’s a short story or a novel or a blog post or a tweet. instead of taking a piece of writing at face value and stopping there, assuming that there is no deeper meaning or thought behind the words on the page, ask yourself these two questions instead:
1. what is the author trying to say? 2. what does the author maybe not realize they’re saying?
because the most interesting reading of any piece of literature, imho, usually occupies the space in between those questions.
Also, sometimes it has hidden meaning relating to how art was funded. For example, Dickens never met an adjective he didn’t like because he was paid by the word. Dumas included long and pointless dialogue because he was paid by the line. Even stuff that was purposely included for dumbass reasons can teach us about the world the author lived in.
