*sidles up to you at the bar* would you like to hear my wise aphorism
only if it’s actually wise. the last guy who asked me this had a pretty foolish aphorism tbh
oh… uhuh… *really should have prepared this ahead of time* never ignore… the melody of time… when your shoe’s untied?
*considers this aphorism sagely, sipping my horrible and bitter potion*
yes. there is wisdom in this. he whose shoes are untied must carefully mind the rhythm of his steps. bartender, another Wretched Potion, for my comrade here
I feel really ignorant now but I’ve only recently learned that J. Robert Oppenheimer was Jewish and I’m so disgusted with the discourse on tumblr and twitter now.
“Progressives”, start actually acknowledging and being against the genocide of Jewish people challenge.
“Sad white man tears” and it’s about a man who was living at the same time his people were being systematically exterminated and was only one generation away from being a Jew in Germany during the Shoah himself, how the fuck do you people live with yourselves?
Some of you wouldn’t give a shit that the Shoah happened if they had only murdered Jewish people and it shows.
Oh, it’s not just that. He was also terrified that Germany would develop the bomb first. He even knew one of the scientists (Heisenberg)who was working on the German project, and Germany had a head start.
You know how we all joke that writers should stop writing kids in the Chosen One roles because they’re kids and have no experience, etc., and how older people would actually kick ass in that kind of role?
Try telling someone 30-60 years old that they need to put down all of their commitments because they need to save the universe. If it were a book trilogy, the first book would just be the messenger trying to convince the Chosen One that saving the universe is more important than them losing their job for not showing up, their pets home alone, or the risk that their insurance won’t cover whatever injuries they may sustain.
Well, in fairness, Bilbo Baggins never did get all his furniture back.
Our marketing research shows people ages 18 to 29 prefer to gain unlimited power while people ages 30 to 50 prefer to be isekaied to a place where their only responsibility is to save the world, which represents a significant reduction in stress from their normal life.
“I was just trying to get home in time to make my rent payment this week and I accidentally slew the demon overlord and his nine armies in a week, I feel refreshed!” one commented.
honestly a lot of innocuous funny animal stuff (usually reposted vids and pictures) that makes the rounds here is straight up just posted by fash. like they might have an unremarkable blog but if you dig through their notes and see who’s chatting with them on their selfies and personal posts it’s always mask-off shit like. liberty-tradition88 and rhodesia4evr.
i don’t always notice but sometimes it’s from an OP with a username like traditionrespector or noticingthings or gunsandheritage and it’s like. guys. what are we even doing here. i know this is the not-looking-at-usernames website but still.
Uh, okay, this kind of sounds like every single tumblr user should be familiar with and check all usernames for potential dogwhistles as well as do a background check on every post they reblog?
Even if that was not the original intention behind it, that’s kind how it comes off.
me: [states an observation]
you: this makes me feel like you’re asking me to do chores. don’t you feel bad about making me feel like I’m being asked to do chores? I’m baby. can’t you see I’m baby? shame on you. I’m only a little baby.
just in case anyone missed this in the news or maybe not in the loop, Disney is currently refusing to meet with or acknowledge the newly formed animation production workers union that just voted to join IASTE and become an official part of TAG, the animators and animation artists guild
production workers across all studios are currently voting to be recognized for their hard work and invaluable skill at keeping these productions running, but studios are refusing to meet with them to let them negotiate deals or even exist
as someone who works in animation as a designer i know i wouldn’t be able to do my job at all without any of my production workers. they are the incredibly hard working people who oversee pretty much everything in animation. they make sure everything is running on time, that schedules are being followed, they have to know pretty much every single word of the scripts and beats from the storyboards to make sure nothing is missed, and most importantly, they make sure artists are being taken care of and not overworked. they really are the unsung heroes of the animation world
production workers are also by far the most exploited workers in animation currently. they make about a fraction of what artists make for just as much work put in, and currently have no agreement for health coverage or other benefits that artists protected by the union are guaranteed
BUT! there is some good news. right now there’s a petition on IATSE’s website that has over 80,000 signatures currently addressed to disney leadership to do the right thing and meet with this new union and recognized their vote to form. it still needs roughly 21,000 signatures and only takes a minute to sign! anyone with a zip or postal code can sign, meaning both US and Canadian residents can sign and help this union get the deal it deserves!!
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