oh, there's a paywall...

You join a new fandom and you become acquainted with a new flavor of moron you didn’t even know god could make

at some point you have to realize that you actually have to read to understand the nuance of anything. we as a society are obsessed with summarization, likely as a result of the speed demanded by capital. from headlines to social media (twitter being especially egregious with the character limit), people take in fragments of knowledge and run with them, twisting their meaning into a kaleidoscope that dilutes the message into nothing. yes, brevity is good, but sometimes the message, even when communicated with utmost brevity, requires a 300 page book. sorry.

person (non-practicing)

“Would you block someone just for disagreeing with you?” Pal, I’ll block someone for agreeing with me in the wrong tone of voice.

being muslim or brown or black with mental health issues is so grim rn bc you can be depressed and feeling like shit and if ppl ask why it's like well you see, it's the racism. sometimes it honestly feels like racism isn't an acceptable reason for feeling down, like it's never one of the reasons people think you can be depressed for. and they dunno what to do with it. we're just expected to get on with it or complain about a racist incident and then move on. and people only ever seem to engage with racism when it's an easy conversation with a racist person to mock, and never when it's more serious or threatening. like not sorry I'm not over how much they fucking hate us and I never will be

The fastest way to accomplish The Project is to cease being afraid of The Project. The Project cannot maim you. The Project cannot kill you. The Project is more afraid of you than you are of it. It is okay if The Project turns out differently from how it was in your head, and it is okay if it has flaws. You are capable of engaging with The Project.