C'est La Vie

All that does is let other people…who may hate you and want you dead…decide your future for you.

No one gives a shit if you didn’t vote as a protest. It accomplished nothing except to further the interests of the people who hate me and folks like me. Not voting isn’t powerful; it’s rejecting a civic duty that people fought and died for and saying ‘well I don’t care.’

Lol, no, that’s not how it works! Instead, the people who do vote–the ones with easy access and/or a monetary incentive to vote– get to decide who’s going into office even though they’re not an accurate representation of the people overall.

 If you and five of your friends don’t vote, all six of you are worth less than Jeff Bezos getting paid a trillion dollars a second while voting.

When you think about it, one of the main reasons our generation is so well known for being down and depressed is because of how exposed we are to the real world.

We humans know more about the world now; about how messed up it is, and how things aren’t the way our parents said they would be. Every two seconds, there’s a new headline about an escaped convict, a car accident, or a devestating earthquake or something.

And I, for one, think that every day shouldn’t be this much of a downer. People should have a chance to forget about all the chaos unfolding in the world, even if only for a few moments. 

Recently, I discovered a group of people who do exactly that. 

Calling themselves the “Scarlet Streak”, this small group of individuals works on inspiring other people to showcase their talents, and reminding them that they’re special. They showcase photography, artwork, edited videos, poems, and even qoutes that people submit to them on their insta, site, and even their E-magazine. 

Their second issue is coming out soon themed “home”, and I personally think it’d be a great oppertunity to show the world what you can do, and maybe even find some people who connect with the way you see the world. 

https://www.scarletstreak.com/

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Guys, I’m not kidding.

Suicide-baiting, cyberharassmemt, cyberstalking, death/rape threats, and hate speech are illegal in all 50 states as well as Australia and the UK.

Some places include school suspension or expels. Some even include jail time for multiple years.

And yes, they can find someone by username or IP alone.

Also, yes. There are methods of catching someone’s IP. Even under a VPN.

So.

Next time you get hit with anon hate?

Casually remind them you can very easily take this to the next level. And they can earn jail time while you lay back in your chair, having saved yourself and everyone else from a violent criminal.

Your online actions have real life consequences.

Make sure they learn that.

(Just in case there’s a “the police wouldn’t do that” - Yes. They absolutely would.

Or a “I can handle it.” No. That person will continue to harass others as well. And one of them may not be as strong as you. So do it for them and everyone else.

Or a “It’s not that severe.” Yes. It is. People have died because of this. It really is that severe.)