one of the smartest people I know (academically, socially and career-wise) has an uncanny ability to hyper focus on what needs to be done while ignoring unimportant details. I once asked him who the governor of California was and he had no idea.
You guys don’t understand how insane fantasy is 😭
Someone really sat down and created an entire world from their imagination. Whole continents. Histories. Languages. Magic.
I love fantasy so much.
after spending all my teenage years in rebellion against everything that my parents told me, i now find myself paradoxically agreeing with almost everything i grew up rejecting
- yes, i should know how to cook. no, not for a man
- i go to sleep early, wake up early, voluntarily?!
- exercise is good for you (insane)
- junk food is bad for you (insane)
- i don’t drink or smoke, terrible use of my free will
- spending money ≠ happiness (sucks)
- i actually don’t like most men now, in spite of being boy crazy from 13-19
- i probably do want to get married, that too by 27, after years of arguing that i won’t get married & if i do it won’t be before 30
& so many more
crazy how ultimately you realise that some social constructs exist for a reason & maybe the narrative around them is wrong but the message is pretty sound