28, he/him. Animation graduate. PS5/PC player. All the passions for art but none of the motivation. I just wanna make stuff people will like.
ENM/Polyamorous
@gruesomegf There's things I want to do and see. I want to live for any reason I can think of. I've done so much work to never allow my dread to take over me. I can't bear the thought of someone I know finding me in whatever state I leave myself in.
According to psychology, the urge to immediately fix a partner’s or friend’s distress instead of just sitting with them in it isn't empathy; it is your own low frustration tolerance. When someone you love is hurting, and you instantly jump into problem-solving mode, offering unsolicited advice or trying to find a silver lining, you are often trying to soothe your own secondary anxiety. You aren't rescuing them from their pain; you are rescuing yourself from the discomfort of witnessing a vulnerability you don't know how to hold.
BREAKING: Ken Paxton’s own lawyer just endorsed James Talarico:
“I defended Ken Paxton for years in the impeachment trial and in state criminal cases. But in my view, I think Ken has lost sight of his core mission, which is to represent the people of Texas.
And unlike Ken, I believe that you, James, believe in unity over division and that you know how to assemble not only Democrats but Independents and Republicans and we need that right now.
We need unity, we don't need any more division and that's why I'm supporting you.”
@kaitduffy In high school, a friend of mine told these guys to shut up during a film. They were silent the rest of the movie and then picked a fight with him after leaving.
Medallion's humming... that can only mean one thing! It's time to announce The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past! ⚔️
This brand new expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will take you to the Path with Geralt of Rivia once more. It’s being co-developed with @Fools_Theory and is coming to PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 in 2027. Stay tuned for more information in late summer. ⏰
let's break this down, because this really lays the strategy bare.
1) lumping in "pro-transgender" with terror threats, evoking words like Jihadi and ISIS, very unsubtly equating these things that have nothing to do with one another, to subconsciously affix it to things you fear.
2) once again using their neverending posthumous martyrdom of Charlie Kirk to make whatever the fuck statement they want.
3) insinuating that Charlie's killer's "pro-transgender" beliefs are to blame for what he did, tying it to a string of supposed violent left wing extremist attacks, furthering the agenda that leftism itself is a terrorist group, and to be pro-transgender is to be violent and a threat to society (how many shooters have been right wing btw?)
4) the term "pro-transgender" itself is layered in many ways. saying this makes it appear as though being trans is a belief system rather than an identity, and belief systems are easier to make into threats. and while it implies that being pro-transgender is something violent and scary, it also plants the idea that "wow if people who SUPPORT the trans 'ideology' are bad, imagine how bad actual trans people must be" without actually having to say "trans people are evil."
5) strategically not saying "we want to eradicate trans people" but instead saying "we want to eradicate all scary things that threaten our lives, and btw trans people are that"
it doesn't get much more blatant than this. it really doesn't. and i hope everyone can see this for what it is.
I have spent the last 3 days painfully sitting through Charlie Kirk debates. Here are my conclusions:
He was a political grifter pandering to his MAGA base for personal and monetary gain.
He purposely chose divisive topics to maintain relavence.
His videos were manipulated, only showing arguments where Kirk was succesful
When facing actual intellectuals or prepared students, Kirk's arguments were repeatedly crushed, exposing Kirk for the uneducated buffoon that he was.
Kirk was highly succesful against random, unprepared, and often emotional university students, who often didn't have any debating experience, or the media experience he had.
Kirk was a predatory oppurtunist who prioritized entertainment value over genuine intellectual value.
Kirk operated as a sophisticated political grifter who successfully monetized cultural resentment and political division.
His dramatic personal enrichment, calculated message evolution, strategic provocation, and opportunistic positioning all point to someone who prioritized personal gain over genuine conviction
His ability to extract millions from donors while living in luxury estates represents a classic grifter model - exploiting the genuine concerns and grievances of his audience for personal enrichment while offering them little substantive improvement to their actual circumstances.