Per Aspra ad Astra

Getting a lot of reblogs saying "undescribed" and "no image ID" etc, so please be aware that I did add alt text shortly after posting (it was a pain to copy on my phone so I did it on my desktop), but by then, it had already been reblogged by a couple of big blogs, so this alt-texted version is languishing, please do reblog it!

having anti punitive justice morals sucks because you want to say "man that guy sucks he should get hit with hammers until he dies" but you also want to make it clear you don't think anyone should be put in charge of the 'hit people with hammers until they die" machine.

Human bodies are so weird like the upper half consists of every single vital organ and the lower half is legs

Being critical of your interests is sooooo fun when you have the critic gene & then you sound kind of insane to the average tv watcher when you're like "this is my favorite show, It's Racist" & then you try to clarify what you mean & get that [Speech (legendary) - FAILURE] "the racism is really interesting though"

[Speech (legendary) - SUCCESS] I find the sociopolitical context of pulpy old sci-fi born circa the civil rights movement really fascinating to analyze especially when it was progressive for its time but still reveals the writers' unexamined biases in the subtext

saw someone including "Mandate of Heaven" as one of those christian terms tumblr likes to use to sound profound. which i get where you're coming from but t☝️hat one is chinese

This is the one where the main character saves the goddess of gals, right? I need to read more of that one. But. Gender bend into a gal/gyaru? Twist my arm.

the way one piece fans talk about their manga you would think it was actually good or at least interesting

idk if this is an usamerican thing or not but it always blows my mind as a small european country resident that yall have many names and types of apples???? what do you mean its not just red yellow or green??? why is it so complicated??? who is granny smith????

'whats your favorite apple' 'red' 'no i mean like what type' '??????' actual conversatiom i've had with a mutual from usa

the world is so big and beautiful

Not the first time this criticism has been raised of that site but it’s mad how on art fight if people even have a character who’s a woman like 80% of the time her bio is just ‘she’s amazing and cool and strong and wonderful’ and if you say the word ‘personality’ or ‘character flaw’ they take you out back and they kill you. they kill you

Yes of course I have a female character. and yes she has a story, it’s that she is wonderful and kind and supportive and strong-willed and perfect and everyone loves and looks up to her and she’s friends with everyone, although she’s quirky and ~weird~ too! how much do I develop my male characters in comparison? well. haha. it’s. that would be. [LUNGES FOR GUN]

it really is crazy how there are so many influencers with millions of followers i have never heard of in my life

every day someone is like ‘have you heard about the situation with johnny youtube?’ and i go. pardon. who the hell is that

The Dark Site Finder map lets you get a good sense of where near you might be good for stargazing.

Bolivians are 4 weeks into a general strike which has seen them shut down highways across the country, with union members manning the barricades. And now workers have seized control of an oil field in Santa Cruz, shutting down production. if you're wondering why 24 hour strikes and week long consumer boycotts don't achieve anything, it's because they don't put any actual pressure on capital. the Bolivians are showing us how to inflict sustained losses on business. it's still a long way from taking political control out of the hands of capitalists and putting into the workers, but it's how you actually operate if you want to win concessions. in fact, their state has already offered concessions but the workers and peasants are demanding more