mirta draws

after you read the poem “the woman dies” a lot of media makes you mad

I think that one of the most important things I ever learned in life was from The Science of Discworld, that the book called "lies to tell to small children". How many states of matter are there? School taught me three, but there's a whole bunch of them! They taught me that because I was seven, and the trio of solid, liquid, and gas, were concepts that a seven year old can understand, and it was enough to help me understand the world around me. Most seven year olds won't care about or understand fermoinic condensates, but they're important if you study, uh, something (physics I guess?) and once you're at the point they're relevant to you, you'll be taught them. So, how many genders are there? School taught me two, but the world taught me there's more. Society taught me sex and love is something between a man and a woman, but the world taught me it's nothing so limited. These lies to tell small children aren't always as harmless as the number of states of matter, and you're not always lied to for a good reason. You gotta stay on the lookout for the lies you've been told, and who had your best interests at heart while doing it. Next time you're ready to get all heated over somebody being WRONG on the INTERNET, it might be worth asking if, when you were a small child, somebody lied to you.

Discworld Heritage Post

It can go all the way down to the county level, which is kinda crazy.