if the leaked text of the Iran deal is real, it’s a hysterical end to this whole saga. bomb a country for a few months, fail regime change, then agree to all of their terms because they successfully checkmated the entire world economy

like 6 months ago it was unfathomable that a potential outcome of a war with Iran is “cease hostilities, drop all sanctions, send Iran $300 billion in cash, and muzzle Israel” barely a few months in. there’s no other conclusion I can draw from this other than that there is an global existential threat the severity of which we may not know the full scope of

...I think the severe oil shortage is the global existential threat

yes that’s. what i was referring to.

"there’s no other conclusion I can draw from this other than that there is an global existential threat the severity of which we may not know the full scope of" made it sound to me like you thought there was something sexier going on

well, yes. both of those are correct. I turned it over in my head for way longer than I would like to spend on tumblr posts and could not find an elegant way to word it, but I believe there are oil shortage downstream-effect projections that have not been disclosed publicly, that are more worrisome than what the average person is aware of, going beyond “pain at the pump”. nothing concrete to base this on, just gut feeling. obviously oil is used for transportation and energy production, and a rerun of the 1970s energy crises would be bad, but a sudden global reduction of fertilizer production might have ripple effects for years. not to mention all the things helium is needed for. that’s what comes to mind when I see the US folding to such a degree on almost every single term just to get the Strait back online as soon as possible.

if the leaked text of the Iran deal is real, it’s a hysterical end to this whole saga. bomb a country for a few months, fail regime change, then agree to all of their terms because they successfully checkmated the entire world economy

like 6 months ago it was unfathomable that a potential outcome of a war with Iran is “cease hostilities, drop all sanctions, send Iran $300 billion in cash, and muzzle Israel” barely a few months in. there’s no other conclusion I can draw from this other than that there is an global existential threat the severity of which we may not know the full scope of

...I think the severe oil shortage is the global existential threat

yes that’s. what i was referring to.

if the leaked text of the Iran deal is real, it’s a hysterical end to this whole saga. bomb a country for a few months, fail regime change, then agree to all of their terms because they successfully checkmated the entire world economy

like 6 months ago it was unfathomable that a potential outcome of a war with Iran is “cease hostilities, drop all sanctions, send Iran $300 billion in cash, and muzzle Israel” barely a few months in. there’s no other conclusion I can draw from this other than that there is an global existential threat the severity of which we may not know the full scope of

unfortunately the basic fit of "black longsleeve + black chinos + leather boots + maybe belt/coat" is as closed to solved fashion as it gets

still caring about internet friends you lost touch with years ago is so embarrassing. yeah i had a deam we met up irl recently. the last time we spoke was maybe 7-8 years ago. i still wear the laces we randomly decided was a sign of our friendship. i dont know what any of your socials are or if youre even active on any. sometimes i see someones art resemble yours and i wonder for hours. do you still go by that name you chose? whenever i see it i wonder if its you. we couldve passed each other in this vastness a thousand times and not have a clue.

we were lonely kids having fun together. do you remember?