Xenobiology

Languages tend to peak at their word for butterfly. Never seen 2 that are the same, either. Papillon. Mariposa. Borboleta. Fluture. Vlinder. Schmetterling. Pillangó. Babochka. Farfalla. Sommerfugl. Perhonen. Farasha. Titali. Chōchō. Nabi. Húdié. Buom buom. Great job guys, i really mean it.

I don't do "art studies," i draw "wrong" until I get an epiphany from god

my notifications are once again devolving into a spirited debate about the ethics of actions that could potentially make someone uncomfortable, and at risk of sounding like someone about to get a lot of irate anons I think we're frankly giving way too to much moral weight to hypothetical discomfort

the thing about discomfort is that it's an extremely nebulous category that can be triggered by virtually anything and that's far too broad a category to have any inherent moral quality to it. like. my mom was mad uncomfortable when I stopped shaving. that didn't mean I was doing violence against my mom it just meant she needed to get over herself. many such cases it must be said.

I love the idea that even if we account for there being a language barrier, she would probably be pretty quick to recognise what this is. There's labels she can't read written in letters she doesn't recognise, in languages she has never heard, but they're next to artefacts on display, so clearly this is a museum! And she would know why you wanted to show this to her. That you knew that she she would love to see it.

I actually do think it’s better for abusers and abusive characters to realize the harm their past actions caused and seek to do better than be literally or metaphorically executed for their crimes

Something about how society cares more about punishing the wicked than about making the world a better place, and how many people really struggle to shake that.

Everybody say "thank you south america" for the humble potato

I am pleased by people messaging me telling me that after adding a carb or protein to their snacks or meals they feel more satisfied all day. Yes, my plan is working. People are getting through their days with less hangry.

someone could probably say something pretty about fossils, constellations, and stars in the sky

I rly like the idea of those touch screen flip phones bc I have small rodent hands but none of them have a fucking headphone jack. "just use Bluetooth" die. "get a usb-c adaptor" Die.

we've replaced all our ports with gigantic gluttonous ai software you can't opt out of. will you thank us yet

It would kill half the 19-25 year olds online to realize "I can't help it I have trauma" is one of THE quintessential abuser excuses

ig to add some of my own thoughts to this rather than just taking someone else's words: you can always help it. your behavior is not unchangeable, your trauma is not insurmountable. it's gonna suck and you're gonna hate it and people are gonna get upset at you but like. that's just part of growing up tbh. you gotta learn to deal with all that shit too.