maria

Social media has made us so eager to “show and tell” but there is beauty in privacy. Everything isn’t meant to be on display. It’s perfectly fine to keep some things for you.

This is a good point BUT i think if you are someone who is trying to create a hight trust society that starts with trusting others yourself

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

there r two ppl arguing on my post and theyve been at it for like 6+ replies now and i just blocked the one i disagreed with so the other person automatically wins the argument now

like fandom concepts of “media literacy” have conditioned a very specific form of reading where there is now a singular “point” of any work and the only task of any interpreter is to figure out what that is and then attack anyone they perceive to have failed in this task as “media illiterate” or its correlates. the political implications of said “point”? not a thing the media literate must concern themselves with. discussing the craft - questions of structure, aesthetics, etc. - with which that point is conveyed? a detriment to being “media literate” to even consider such a thing. multivalent meaning and contradictory readings and productive tensions and alternate analytical lenses? what the hell are those

having your favorite character be a minor character is like being a proud mother at a school play and cheering every time your kid comes on stage even though they’re playin the part of tree #3