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I remember walking down the street and seeing a sign protesting George W. Bush’s war on Iraq, so I think that.

I don't know about a news story, but my first "political" memory was something about the torture memos

please wear sunscreen!!! I've seen "fuck the beauty industrial complex" posts about complicated skincare regimens and am 100% with them except sometimes they mention sunscreen and no. no. absolutely not. sunscreen is a wonderful supportive friend who wants to keep you safe, and you should let her do it. throw out all your other cosmetics and skincare products if you want, but keep your sunscreen. and if you're not wearing sunscreen, start wearing it!!!! this is not about terror of aging, this is not about every tiny imperfection our fucked-up culture has made you feel insecure about, this is about protecting yourself from skin cancer. wear the damn sunscreen.

partially-managed mental illness is so fucking funny i'll be sitting around doing my job and suddenly think "wow i hate myself" and immediately get confused because, like, that's not TRUE! i love myself so much. who are you to talk to me like that

Coca Cola flavored Oreos taste like if you could eat clipart

I think they add an important element of randomness to the environment. My father in law bought 6 or 7 boxes of the Selena Gomez Oreos so he could set a Selena Gomez Oreo alarm to go off mid workday and then say to his coworkers, "Oh, my Selena Gomez Oreo alarm is going off!" and unearth from his locker his 6 or 7 boxes of Selena Gomez Oreos so he and his coworkers could distribute them around the neonatal ICU ward where they work. He said it livened up an otherwise extremely dreary day.

Here's the thing: these are simply marketing tactics of predatory capitalism. Kraft manages to sell cheap, adulterated, imitation food at max profits despite the slop of it all because they've engineered an addictive consumer experience from the time you walk into the aisle space they've bought up in the market to the hyperpalatable product that never truly fills you up like real food would. The plethora of options, including the rotating, strange or niche, is by design there to flood you with a false sense of choice and empowerment. Anything to draw attention, engagement, and sales. In the age of social media taste testing and viral trends, they don't even need to try as hard anymore! Consumers promote the products for free. Kind of like this post. Anyways a wall full of a dozen options of slop is not freedom. It's a scary indication to the contrary. Well-studied psychological tactics of powerful and destructive companies such as these need to put us on higher alert.

AWWHHHH CUTIE EVERRRRRR