polite nuissance

people on tiktok absolutely aghast to find out that that tradwife influencer nara smith and her mormon model husband are trumpers. like??? 1) the dude has BEEN a trump guy since 2016 I remember this because he was a popular fancast for characters in a particular fandom and he was promptly dropped like a hot potato for his political views and 2) even if you were not aware of that, she’s a fucking TRADWIFE INFLUENCER who is married to a WHITE MORMON GUY. like why are you surprised it’s literally like “fork found in kitchen” levels of exactly what one would expect

it fucking sucks how you can do all the therapy and self healing in the world and you still have to wake up living under a capitalist death cult that's killed community and crushes your soul

I'll still love fully and crawl to hope until my body gives out anyway I guess

If you're the person in your friend group who initiates conversations 90-100% of the time, it can feel tempting sometimes to just stop contacting people to see if they will reach out, and therefore if they actually like you or if you are inflicting yourself on them. The problem with this is there are multiple flaws that can't be overcome in this type of test, including the fact that if you always reach out and suddenly don't, people will assume you're busy rather than that you want them to reach out, or just the fact that some people genuinely enjoy your company but hate or are terrible at remembering to reach out. So basically don't immediately assume that silence always equals disinterest or disdain; that's your own hangups talking, not the people you care about.