You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
I don't really understand the objection to trigger warnings
Like, it's nothing more than a simple courtesy
"Hey, if you can't handle [insert potential trigger here], you might wanna skip this post"
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
On an unrelated note, I really really hate all the preloaded crap that comes on smartphones nowadays
At least with the shovelware that comes on a new laptop you can uninstall it, but god forbid Samsung and/or Sprint give people that option
you know i think people love conformity, up until they run into a community of people with a completely unfamiliar set of standards and practices
then the knee-jerk response is ridicule
</armchair psychologist>
Because they are imprinted with hegemonic ideals in their youth and comply with them due to authoritarian personality traits or ignorance-induced fear of the Other.
Because they are imprinted with hegemonic ideals in their youth and comply with them due to authoritarian personalities traits or ignorance-induced fear of the Other.
</armchair_anarchist>
yes
yes, that thing you said
your armchair anarchy sounds a lot more informed than my armchair psychology
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Some of my family members have food allergies (not peanuts, though), so I can say from experience that "you can't hide from peanuts", while perhaps silly-sounding, is true.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
My mother is allergic to coconuts and sulfa drugs
My uncle is also allergic to coconuts
And my aunt is allergic to mushrooms
That's it, not counting the fact that pretty much all of my immediate family gets hayfever to some degree
i mean, i guess i associate conformism, and poking fun at people for being nerds or making bad fashion choices or liking the wrong things or whatever, with school bullies
i mean, i guess i associate conformism, and poking fun at people for being nerds or making bad fashion choices or liking the wrong things or whatever, with school bullies
that's probably an immature attitude to have
Not really, no. Favouring conformity over acceptance is not a very good attitude to have, and I honestly find it far less mature than total reservation of judgement in some respects.
Not really, no. Favouring conformity over acceptance is not a very good attitude to have, and I honestly find it far less mature than total reservation of judgement in some respects.
well, perhaps
on the other hand i feel i've often been far more tolerant than i should have been of people who were clearly trouble because i'm blind to things that set off alarm bells for a lot of people
it's gotten me into some pretty nasty situations IRL that with hindsight could have been easily avoided
maybe that's more to do with being naïve than being open-minded, but i think conformity comes with a set of built-in social defence mechanisms against ideas and people that are legitimately dangerous
Not really, no. Favouring conformity over acceptance is not a very good attitude to have, and I honestly find it far less mature than total reservation of judgement in some respects.
well, perhaps
on the other hand i feel i've often been far more tolerant than i should have been of people who were clearly trouble because i'm blind to things that set off alarm bells for a lot of people
it's gotten me into some pretty nasty situations IRL that with hindsight could have been easily avoided
maybe that's more to do with being naïve than being open-minded, but i think conformity comes with a set of built-in social defence mechanisms against ideas and people that are legitimately dangerous
that depends entirely on what you consider "legitimately dangerous".
to a lot of people, minorities are "legitimately dangerous". So are people not of the same religion as them.
So while it's true you might come to find you're less tolerant of people who could harm you, you'll probably end up pushing aside a lot of other people in the process.
Not really, no. Favouring conformity over acceptance is not a very good attitude to have, and I honestly find it far less mature than total reservation of judgement in some respects.
well, perhaps
on the other hand i feel i've often been far more tolerant than i should have been of people who were clearly trouble because i'm blind to things that set off alarm bells for a lot of people
it's gotten me into some pretty nasty situations IRL that with hindsight could have been easily avoided
maybe that's more to do with being naïve than being open-minded, but i think conformity comes with a set of built-in social defence mechanisms against ideas and people that are legitimately dangerous
That's not a job for conformity, but for personal standards and ethics. You shouldn't be letting other people draw your lines for you.
that depends entirely on what you consider "legitimately dangerous".
to a lot of people, minorities are "legitimately dangerous". So are people not of the same religion as them.
So while it's true you might come to find you're less tolerant of people who could harm you, you'll probably end up pushing aside a lot of other people in the process.
for the record i have no intention of prejudicing myself against minorities or people with different religious views
didn't really think i needed to clarify that but whatever
i'm talking, on the one hand, about people on the TVT forums who i gave the benefit of the doubt to despite them being blatant creeps and bigots, as eventually became obvious
and on the other hand, to people IRL who turned out to be dangerous and i was the only one too dense to realize it
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But every once in a while I see someone who just kinda rejects the concept outright and that confuses me
i guess the same mentality that causes people to ridicule most of what happens on tumblr
then the knee-jerk response is ridicule
</armchair psychologist>
'you can't hide from peanuts' was about the stupidest thing i could have said there
it gets really hot really fast, and often crashes when i try to play YouTube videos
yes
yes, that thing you said
your armchair anarchy sounds a lot more informed than my armchair psychology
you're damn right I hide from them
my dad is allergic to strawberries
afaik i am not allergic to anything
YNTKT
but every time a famous eccentric is accused or convicted of paedophilia or something similarly dreadful i wonder if i'm wrong to think this
that's probably an immature attitude to have
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
...
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
since they really do actively come after you
well, perhaps
on the other hand i feel i've often been far more tolerant than i should have been of people who were clearly trouble because i'm blind to things that set off alarm bells for a lot of people
it's gotten me into some pretty nasty situations IRL that with hindsight could have been easily avoided
maybe that's more to do with being naïve than being open-minded, but i think conformity comes with a set of built-in social defence mechanisms against ideas and people that are legitimately dangerous
to a lot of people, minorities are "legitimately dangerous". So are people not of the same religion as them.
So while it's true you might come to find you're less tolerant of people who could harm you, you'll probably end up pushing aside a lot of other people in the process.
i didn't think it was a bad post
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
didn't really think i needed to clarify that but whatever
i'm talking, on the one hand, about people on the TVT forums who i gave the benefit of the doubt to despite them being blatant creeps and bigots, as eventually became obvious
and on the other hand, to people IRL who turned out to be dangerous and i was the only one too dense to realize it