Grab Bag Goodies

Once you start noticing how the incapacity to handle discomfort affects how people live their lives it's actually pretty shocking how it ruins pretty much every conceivable aspect of existence. Interpersonal relationships, romantic and platonic. Career and education opportunities. Your politics Your willingness to go anywhere. The kind of food you eat. The kind of art you expose yourself to and your ability to read it. It's never just one thing, it touches everything, and once you notice it it's like suddenly being able to see germs or something. Just this horrific catastrophe people look at you askance for screaming about. As I grow older and see what became of my friends and peers who could not learn to handle discomfort, the more I'm like. This is a genuine societal issue

Why is it easier and more comfortable to sit in a position that actively damages my joints than it is to just sit with okay posture. Why does my body crave its own destruction

you can post on tumblr even when you're trying to take a break from social media it literally doesn't count. it's like pepsi max, or pescatarianism

My 2 cents, because it's my personal experience... I don't think I really ever actively look for fics to read on Ao3 or anywhere else they could be. They kind of just... fall into my lap. Like, people share them on discord or on tumblr and that's how I find things to read. And I do the same thing I do at the book store: I read the description and if it sounds interesting, I'll read it (or save it for later by adding to my many, many open browser tabs, which is more often what I do these days). I don't even think to look at stats, it just doesn't occur to me.