Babs But Personal

the commodification of friendship is the most annoying thing to come out of the internet in ages. like actually i love to break this to you but you're supposed to help your friends move even if it's hard work. or stay up with them when they're sad even if you're gonna lose sleep. you're supposed to listen to their fears and sorrows even if it means your own mind takes on a little bit of that weight. that's how you know that you care. they will drive you to the airport and then you will make them soup when they're sick. you're supposed to make small sacrifices for them and they are supposed to do that for you. and there's actually gonna be rough patches for both of you where the balance will be uneven and you will still be friends and it will not be unhealthy and they will not be abusive. life is not meant to be an endless prioritization of our own comfort if it was we would literally never get anywhere ever. jesus.

If you're wondering why there's so much resistance to the idea of a 4-day work week, or why automation hasn't actually led to people working less like it was supposed to...

What are you reading rn, why are you reading it, and what format are you reading it in (physical book, ereader, on your phone etc)

the rainbow is a well-known symbol of gay pride that originated in the late 1970s in san francisco, when the gay community promised to never again destroy the earth by flood

Normalize apologizing to children.

People really forgot that Sam Jackson was a Black Panther

I reblogged this without saying anything earlier, but damn it’s so refreshing to see a celebrity that doesn’t feel the need to appeal to literal fascists.

u used to be able to put a dvd in your computer. and then u could watch it

“you should be at the club” Brother I should literally be sent to the seaside for my health

"we live in an uncaring universe." sorry the special planet full of beauty and animals and food literally growing out of the ground isnt good enough for you. i guess

It isn’t an uncaring universe, it’s always just a minuscule minority of uncaring people

"we live in an uncaring universe." sorry the special planet full of beauty and animals and food literally growing out of the ground isnt good enough for you. i guess

"I'm not giving them a cookie for doing the bare fucking minimum!" But have you considered the power in encouraging the behavior you want via positive reinforcement? Do you actually want people to change, or do you want them to stay the same because you'd rather keep complaining about them forever?