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I talk about being drawn to art/music that takes in the repressed of the social, and that might sound like it means dark, violent art specifically, but that is not the case. There is joyous music that knows darkness, and "happy" music shaped against repression of darkness.
i have profound love for everyone committed to anti-rape movements despite the discouragement of living in a world where we remain constantly jammed up in basic definitional debate about what rape is and where consequences for that rape remain essentially a theoretical construct
I'm not sure that most cc people understand that the public basically thinks the idea that the covid pandemic isn't over is a conspiracy. Because to them, you're going against every trusted authority they know of and the social norm, which makes you "crazy".
IMO it’s better to ask a “silly” question than assume you know everything. It’s also OKAY to ask regular humans a question and not always just a search engine or AI.
It's great how vocal people have been about loving Mexico, Mexican culture, and Mexican people following the world cup, but it's important to be equally vocal about protecting Mexican lives against ICE terrorizing our communities, kidnapping and murdering. Demand consequences
We’ve reached a point where "Entry Level" jobs require 3-5 years of experience, a Master’s degree, and the soul of your firstborn, all for the privilege of making slightly more than a Target cashier.
You know beyond the fact that you shouldn't want a rapist holding power because rape is a deeply evil action you also shouldn't want a rapist in power because it shows a tendency to exploit vulnerable people which is ya know the opposite of what most people want from a politician
I used to be a book seller.
I used to read books for a living.
There is nothing inherently sacred about paper.
Terrible things get published everyday.
Literacy can only take us so far.
It’s important that we listen to each other.
It’s important that we hold each other up.
never sat right with me how "the power of friendship" is generally seen as this infantile deus ex machina trope i feel ppl are under underappreciating the strength of genuine human connection
i stg you guys are so fucking quick to blame regular ass people for not being able to find good jobs and not the huge corporations that exploit us. ive met people with bachelors and masters degrees who cant find jobs. entry lvl is 3-5 yrs of experience. it's fucking impossible
A number of people in STEM don’t like to hear this. But every society needs to have a healthy number of its educated adults in the humanities. And funded to a good extent too.