Dying 23 Year Old Flop

how are westerners so thoroughly programmed that even when you see the violence of your empire, you parrot the same lies used to sell that violence. "bombing a school is wrong but the iranian people should be freed from the regime—" "abducting a president is wrong but the venezuelan people should be freed from the regime—" "starving people with sanctions is wrong but the cuban people should be freed from the regime —" the western people need to be freed from the regimes that brainwashed you, and I mean that

my corner store guy is a 50 year old man who's my best friend in the world and recently he was like "you're too pretty to be single I have some nephews you should meet. very handsome!" and I was like "a niece might be more up my alley" and he just got more excited and said "ah even better! I was overselling my nephews but my nieces are very beautiful"

i love how you expect most characters to go "s-stop or i'll call my big brother !!" and there then there's lucas sinclair : "stop now or i'll call my little sister" and everyone just starts shaking

also joyce byers gentle parenting every child she comes into contact with is sending me. “delightful derek” she’s so freaking cute.

Imagine being Jonathan Byers, you're quarantined in the town that hates you, sleeping on a couch in your estranged girlfriend's family basement, every day you wake up and Steve Harrington decides to have a competition for your girlfriend's attention, your mom is solely focused on your brother, your brother is mad you didn't set the alarm even though he's 15, the only adult giving you advice is the middle aged conspiracy theorist who owns the bunker you lost your virginity in, and also it's the apocalypse.