the thing is you can’t write good poetry if you’re insecure about being the “writing my feelings / with line breaks” girl. fear of being perceived in such and such a way by strangers is a barrier to sincerity and more likely to result in limp-dicked cliche-ridden slop
Karen Horney has been my biggest influence in psychology.
She explained why “nice guys” burn out, why some become tyrants, and why others vanish into isolation. All of it comes from the same root. A quick guide 🧵
hiding your power level is often a maladaptive mechanism acquired by being raised by unsupportive caregivers and/or environments
you learn to hide your power to get attachment needs met, yet the people you attract this way could never accept you in full display
the prophecy
"There is no future" is a position that to me is as fascistic as anything the Nazis could imagine. It justifies fear, control, violence. It follows the stupid and ahistorical position that the human condition is unchanging and static. It strives for nothing and imagines nothing.
i'm definitely not faceblind, my facespace library is way bigger than my namespace library and i usually recognize the faces of people i've seen before. What i am unlikely to remember even after they tell me 4-5 times are their names unless the names are very unique.
!! WARNING !!
AN [OBJECT/IDEA/ENEMY] IS APPROACHING AT FULL THROTTLE
ACCORDING TO THE DATA, IT IS IDENTIFIED AS "SCP-9000"
THEME: [STRUCTURES/CONSTRUCTS/PATTERNS]
ARRIVAL TIME: IMMINENT
ANALYSIS: NO REFUGE
scpwiki.com/scp9000contest…
without any prior exposure to these ideas, your typical person had none of the memetic antibodies needed to withstand the ragebait
the right has become ascendant because it’s takeover has been more complete. boomers and legacy institutions still control the left
fin
Both right and left really working their asses off nonstop to make up random definitions of "transhumanism" that aren't the morphological freedom to alter your body as you wish.
The common man's worth (free labour, spare parts), the common man's liberty (to do as he is told, and nothing else). This statement not only spits in the face of common people, but of all humanity.