don’t judge

I'm so perpetually charmed by the material conditions that result in "spooky" human experiences around here and the fact that they all HAVE explanations that are more interesting than "a spooky supernatural poor person did it" and people IGNORE those explanations just to be like, Goosebumps about it makes me so mad. its COOL to learn why sound travels weirdly in the hollers! its fun to learn about how specific landscapes produce specific experiences! I almost feel like the usamerican tendency to be like "there has to be an Outside Explanation" when presented with location-specific phenomena is a result of our flattening of places/the land into one monolithic concept of "outdoors" in our heads. naw. outdoors is different in different locations. there are location specific experiences that people will have or not have based on the material conditions of the location. because places are different.

when discussing the comparative merits of crafts and why or why not they were used at various times in history, it is VITAL to remember that we didn't put wheels on suitcases until the 1970s. Sometimes a technique would be great, but you just haven't thought of it. If you haven't invented knitting it doesn't matter how knitting compares to weaving. You cannot choose a method you do not know. Tools and techniques have to be thought of before they can be used. I am saying this several ways in the hopes of being understood. Everything has to be invented. If it hasn't been invented, it won't be on your list of options for things to use.

ultimately though I think children get too much blame for being the source of nonsense online. mind you there was an era of this website where people in their 30s and 40s with their own kids were full-time dedicated to 'ace discourse' on their blogs

sometimes i find a fic that could be so good if the author would just like use spellcheck and grammar check one single time and standardize their spelling and every time this happens i feel like i’m a time traveller finding the best basketball player that has ever lived but they are an 8 year old child in mesopotamia. please come with me. please. i can show you the way. you can change the world if you let me show you the way….

i hope spamton-chan's daily life keeps updating every week until the earth crumbles to pieces

middle aged white guy who says not being able to carry a gun on him at all times makes him dysphoric