tyler jackson

Foreigner, artist, fotog, working on my obituary

[tyler jackson @TylerJackson]

Funny to me the art scene in the US will gladly show you gapping gay buttholes but violent imagery is completely off the table

[Holy Violence @holy_violence_]

The Bombing of Master Handan is a ritual done every year in conjunction with the Lantern Festival in Taiwan. Male community members voluntarily take on the role of Master Handan and endure barrages of fireworks from a lifted sedan chair in order to bring luck and prosperity to the community.

What fascinates me about this and similar events that I attend is that they clearly function as ritualized ‘coming of age’ ceremonies or rites of passage.

The pattern I often observe is male (mostly) community members facing dangerous or painful situations willingly in order to secure protection, blessing, or prosperity for themselves and their community. Younger members assist the participants until they are old enough and the elders determine who is ready and coordinate the event.

Our ancestors who created many of our rituals understood, conscious or subconsciously, that rites of passage are necessary to move individuals through stages of life in a way that is psychologically and socially recognized.

While we may think they’ve all disappeared, and in some cases they have to our detriment, there are still some around but aren’t explicitly labeled as such. Maybe it’s getting a drivers license, going to collage or hunting.

Does your community have any rites of passage?

[tyler jackson @TylerJackson]

The goal in learning any art form is to get to the point where you can produce what your imagination dictates

[tyler jackson @TylerJackson]

In the future we will be given ai compute tokens and your wealth will depend on how strategically you use it

[tyler jackson @TylerJackson]

beach
#120mm

[tyler jackson @TylerJackson]

@TMobileHelp "We recommend not using our service and using wifi instead" what are you talking about

[tyler jackson @TylerJackson]

@TMobileHelp I pay double my bill to use while traveling for work, right before my flight you're canceling my ability to use the pass for the next 12 months

I dont want a speech on your policy, was already on the phone for an hour with your overseas help center who told me to go fk myself

[tyler jackson @TylerJackson]

@TMobileHelp I pay tons in international data passes and still you're screwing me right before my flight, i don't know what im going to do

[tyler jackson @TylerJackson]

@TMobileHelp Straight lies, this black balls my account for 12 months

[tyler jackson @TylerJackson]

@TMobileHelp Yea they said since i've traveled too much they are bricking my phone

[tyler jackson @TylerJackson]

@nottjmiller Ciabatta shut yo mouf

[tyler jackson @TylerJackson]

"Tyler, how's it going?"
Me:

[tyler jackson @TylerJackson]

@EndWokeness The retired have time to protest
...and need to get their steps in

[tyler jackson @TylerJackson]

This is what 75% of the dudes in local metal bands looked like growing up

[tyler jackson @TylerJackson]

These are the toilets in the Chinese office I've been working from
The food has been giving me explosive diarrhea
So many new pairs of socks

[tyler jackson @TylerJackson]

A hot HR person is like a bug zapper

[tyler jackson @TylerJackson]

I love trees. Shade in the sun. Cover from rain. Cleans the air. Food grows on them. Syrup comes out. Homes for animals. Can make nearly anything out of them including heat. The best

[tyler jackson @TylerJackson]

@wolfofx I had a camera store apologize profusely in an email that they had damaged my negatives when scanning. I feared the worst.

When i arrived the damage was only on an edge and only noticeable if pointed out.

When I said it's no big deal they bowed multiple times and thanked me.

[tyler jackson @TylerJackson]

Odd to me that the same people who are in mosh pits are the same with risky face piercings

[tyler jackson @TylerJackson]

Stupid people are mean
This is because they lack the mental faculty to see things from another's point of view