greek mythology was the first time i encounter the concept of fallible gods. growing up christian you’re told that god is all knowing all perfect yadda. the greeks were like nah they’re stupid and douchebags
my pet peeve with movies set in the antiquity/bronze age is that most directors refuse to treat mythology as an actual religion. those people didn’t believe they were sharing mythes, they actually believed their gods walker amongst them and influenced their lives.
I think a lot of people fail to understand that Greek gods were part of a living religion spanning thousands of years. People who worshipped them genuinely believed in them. Especially with mythical heroes. Odysseus would believe in the gods because his wife is daughter to one.
i truly can’t believe some of yalls only experience with fic before ao3 was wattpad, and not fanfic dot net or livejournal. i look at you a little differently
The reason these people can't find fics they like on ao3 is because they're used to every website/app they use having an algorithm that hand feeds them everything
can i be honest. i've always felt like wattpad was part of the problem bc of the formula that was preferred on there and thusly followed. that mindset carried into ao3 in a lot of harmful ways. people who primarily engaged w fic/fandom on https://t.co/mJGqsJOKpx, lj, tumblr, or +
Before #FIFA start pumping the propaganda tonight and telling us all how amazing this #WorldCup has been, let’s remember they oversaw:
- highest ticket prices ever and took a cut from resale sites.
- did nothing about Somalian referee and dozens of staff who were banned from entering the US for no legitimate reason.
- stood by as Iran were forced to train outside the US and travel in on match days.
- overturned red cards after phone calls with the president.
- Americanised the beautiful game with hydration (TV) breaks and 25 mins half time in the final
- guided Argentina through the tournament with less travel, VAR support and blatantly turning a blind due to their aggression and foul play.
Y’all really think it’s a coincidence that they’re pushing data centers, Meta glasses, and Flock cameras all at the same time? I know literacy rates are crashing, but come on.
Sony announced them killing off physical games with a tweet and a blog post like it was some regular Wednesday, expecting people will be mad for a bit and move on.
And now the backlash has gotten so big it’s being covered by mainstream news outlets.
DON’T LET UP, DON’T SHUT UP.
Junge Menschen erfahren gerade das sie trotz Einzahlung keine Rente mehr bekommen werden, bis 70 arbeiten sollen, mehr als die Hälfte ihres Einkommens abgenommen bekommen, auch die medizinische Versorgung fast wegfällt. Und dafür sollen sie freudig kriegstüchtig werden?
Informed consent matters.
You CAN reasonably expect when walking into a Walmart to shop that they have security cameras.
You CANNOT reasonably expect that your children are being filmed by a YouTuber and what is done with that footage.
He broke the law. He even admits it.