seems like i'm approaching that mythical part of my life where people's perception of me is the vibe i want to project
brought on by lines like "you seem the kind of person to be covered in tattoos" and "i found an antique glass bottle that says POISON on it and thought of you"
god everybody is so anti-solidarity now. they want their pain to be unique and without comparison as if that makes their suffering special and virtuous. we are all so much more alike than we are different. it’s no wonder there’s a loneliness crisis, what an isolating way to live.
oh curses, i tripped and accidentally unsheathed the cursed blade of kissing each other sloppy style again! ahhh goddesses damn it all, and we just put it back in its sheathe too! *applying chapstick* well i guess lets get this over with if we must
I'm glad the internet is being totally chill about playing as a woman in God of War, someone they can't relate to.
Which is odd because Kratos, a god with muscles and the ability to speak to women, is also something they can't relate to.
half man is a tragedy not for what happened to them, but for what they could have been. their ideal futures would shine through occasionally only to fail to come to fruition due to their own hang ups. btw basically everyone around them loved them unconditionally. it’s just them.
"We must, then, avoid the 'Babel syndrome,' namely the idolatry of profit that sacrifices the weak, a uniformity that neutralizes differences, and the pretense that a single language — even a digital one — can translate everything, including the mystery of the person, into data and performance."