i hate when none of you are online. stop having lives and come be pathetic with me

having online friends is just “i made food does anyone want some” “i’m gonna fight ur dad” “remember that time you made a typo a year ago that we Still remind you of daily” “i know your deepest trauma but not your last name” “here are the random plants i associate you with” “good morning at 9pm” “goodnight at 7am” “my dog says hi” “LMAO NERD. keep talking about obscure anime tho i’m interested” “hey i know you’re asleep right now but this meme made me think of you” “if we were irls we’d Totally be dating by now” “one day when we live together....” “dude i bet i can jump higher than you let’s have a contest Right Now” “i don’t know what this weird school rivalry you have is but i support you!!!!!!” “getting in the car Right Now to give you a hug” “if i eat lunch while you eat dinner it’s basically like we’re eating together” “i am holding your hand as we speak” “i am kissing you on the forehead right now” “here let me braid your hair for you” “i love you” “i love you” “i love you”

How to teach yourself linguistics online for free

Wish you were enrolled in an intro linguistics class this semester? Starting a linguistics major and looking for extra help? Trying to figure out whether you should study linguistics and what comes after?  Whether you’re just trying to grasp the basics of linguistics or you’re trying to construct a full online linguistics course, here’s a comprehensive list of free linguistics websites, podcasts, videos, blogs, and other resources from around the internet: 

Linguistics Podcasts

Specific episodes:

Podcasts in general:

Linguistics Videos

Modular topics:

Structured video series like an online course:  

Blog posts

General

Further linguistics resources about specific areas, such as sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, language acquisition (first/second), historical linguistics, neurolinguistics, prescriptivism. 

Phonetics & Phonology

Morphology & Syntax

Semantics & Pragmatics

Teaching linguistics

Academic/career advice

Languages

Further link roundups

This list not enough? Try these further masterposts: 

If your linguistics education has recently been disrupted or moved online, or if you’re just stuck at home and looking for something to keep your mind occupied, try this list of linguistics teaching and self-teaching resources. 

Cool!

Y’know, for all the flaws in the 90s Everyone Online Is A Predator Never Say Anything model, it was infinitely safer for kids than the current “your online friends are completely safe and trustworthy, but outsiders are inherently suspicious” model.

Still waiting for the “Most people are basically honest, but people who want to hurt you are really good at pretending to be friendly, so be open and kind but careful” model to take hold.

Same

Once I did go back to an online community that died, like ten years later, and it turned out like one or two old friends randomly logged in too within like a month and we all just wished each other well like ships passing in the night and like damn the internet really connects us, y'know? Even with piles and piles of human garbage who are vocal online, there are so many good people in the world and sometimes a relative stranger on the other side of the world thinks fondly of the times you shared and gently says to the universe, “treat them well because they were good in times when I really needed good people”. And that’s what community is, finding belonging and connectedness in a vast and often frustrating world. It does break my heart knowing that people who built up a good community for themselves on this website will be affected by a policy that doesn’t address larger problems and in some cases, directly hurts the type of community they built. This site will survive but that doesn’t mean certain spaces occupied by these pockets of community will. So I’m going to say gently to the universe for you “may you always find the good people you need”.

This is beautiful. Thank you 💖

Accurate!

Queer culture is being yourself online before you can be yourself anywhere else

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