that's showbiz, baby!

one thing i wanna say though is data centers being built in rural areas is environmental racism + classism so when i see ppl bitching about locals bitching about data centers im like oh it’s literally because it’s not your backyard being demolished and your air not being polluted and your waterways not being ran dry and your soundscapes not being raised to unhealthy decibels ….

Not to mention that these smaller communities straight up do not have the infrastructure to support these things being forced on them. A small town near here has one going up, that the residents tried to stop, because the damn thing will use more water and more power than the entire town itself. The electric company already announced their first rate hike and the center isn't even operating yet.

All these tourists having a great time at the World Cup isn't surprising b/c the first rule of America is that this place rules if you have money to blow and it's a nightmare if you don't. The prohibitively high cost of attending the World Cup filtered out all the ppl who don't have money so all the people who actually made it to the U.S. are basically guaranteed to have fun

America hates the broke and woke and so every rich chud from abroad who comes over here goes home singing our praises. Tale as old as time.

It’s extremely fucked up that some ppl try to make you feel stupid and immature for hoping for a better world. You say you want world peace and mfs think you need a pacifier; dawg, I just don’t want ppl dying from violence. This idea that ppl simply must die as casualties of war is misanthropic to say the least.

Well, are you?. We’re waiting.

There’s a lot to be umami about these days.

I forgot, somehow, how much of America is paved (and mostly empty most of the time), especially near stadiums. Thanks for doing the research!

some interesting connections being drawn between the concept of a “good” man and a “soft” man that suggests it’s difficult to conceptualize a “good” man who is cranky, cantankerous, ornery, stand-offish, and still a decent person, similar to how difficult it is for some people to picture a “good” woman who’s a bit of a mean cunt.

sometimes I think you’re all just grooming each other to be spineless fawning service animals instead of figuring out how to actually show up as an equal and a comrade.

people love a cranky loner with a heart of gold in fiction but because real people don't helpfully demonstrate the identifying character tropes they won't extend them the patience and curiosity necessary to find out who they are beyond the unprepossessing exterior

Ill block you I'll block your mom I'll block your grandpa I'll block your neighbor I'll block your neighbor's dog I'll block the cashier at the store down the street I'll block the local librarian I'll block the prime minister of ireland I'll block your aunt and nieces and nephews I'll block my own aunts nieces and nephews I'll block everybody

I don't know who needs to hear it but quit listening to pop psychology. Your friends showing you appreciation isn't lovebombing and someone disagreeing with you isn't instantly gaslighting, you're not a "real" adult only at 25 and someone just asking about your day isn't looking to emotionally manipulate you. Toss that shit out of your brain, it'll make you see threats in everything and make you miserable