Nothing will prepare you for this

Now THIS is art!!!

official fish post

basically I accidentally listened to a song few years ago and it led to this

as a reminder, you, yes YOU, are not immune to conspiratorial thought patterns. or generally being manipulated or lied to

it does not matter how intelligent you are, how much schooling you’ve had, the life experience you’ve had, you are NOT immune to falling down a bad pipeline into alt right thinking. we’re in a high emotion environment right now with very suspicious stuff going on, and this is the perfect environment for people to accidentally get swept into conspiracies hate groups or just straight up cults.

please make sure you have verifiable sources for everything you share, make sure you know the warning signs of pipelines, and keep a good eye on yourself and your friends

for some personal examples

my mom has multiple bachelors and masters from various universities, including one in psychology. very smart woman. she now believes in bleach as medicine and antisemitic conspiracy theories

my grandma and grandpa are both registered democrats, grandma being a nurse and grandpa being extremely gifted in stem topics and top of his class in theology in college. you don’t even fucking want to know the shit they post onto facebook now

keep an eye on what you read right now and for the next four years

The thing about being clever is that it's easier for you to invent a believable story about why things are the way they are. Every scientist knows that you have to ask falsifiable questions about the world because it's so easy to come up with clever or non intuitive ideas that are, in fact, dead wrong.

Check your work. How would you know if you were wrong? How would you know if someone else was? What kinds of data would show you? What kind of data would be enough to change your mind?

Conspiracism is about emotions and narrative. Make sure that you peg the narrative of your understanding of the world to things that can be checked independently of your emotional state.

they should make clothes that are designed by people who are familiar with human anatomy & physiology

I must not kill myself killing myself is the myself killer . Dune

At a festival. Small child is lying on the ground nearby with a large rock on their chest yelling MORE WEIGHT!!! GIVE ME MORE WEIGHT!!!

wait hold on gotta look something up

oh no

Official Post of Massachusetts

Item: in the 1950s research was starting to suggest smoking cigarettes might be bad for you, so one company beefed up their filter with asbestos

[Loading screen tip] Inappropriate behaviour from online strangers will increase as more Americans log on. Keep track of time zones!

The oldest living dog is currently 24 years old, if you’re younger than 24, there are dogs that are older than you. The oldest living cat is currently 28 years old, if you’re younger than 28, there are cats that are older than you. The oldest living horse is 51 (possibly), if you’re younger than 51, there are horses that are older than you.

The point of this post? I don’t know. I find it comforting. If you’ve only lived a dog or cat or goldfish or horse lifespan then don’t compare yourself to the achievements of others who have lived a human lifespan.

The oldest living sea sponge is 10,000 years old. If you're younger than 10,000, there are sea sponges that are older than you.

tuck her in thursday

Victoria Semykina

Illustrations about 60-s in Baku city (the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan)

Something that I have noticed is I know almost nobody my age that goes to a food pantry. I know people who regularly run out of money for food and in general have to eat an unsuitable diet because that’s what they can afford and they still don’t go to a food bank, im not sure if it’s because they’re embarrassed or maybe if you didn’t grow up going you don’t know much about it but if you’re financially struggling I really recommend it. And look into other options for food assistance too like community fridges and gardens and other programs that can assist you, where I live Salvation Army pays for an allotted amount of grocery delivery for low income people every month, in the summer farmers take excess produce to the library to be taken by anyone who needs it, etc. There are a LOT of resources for free food that you can look into especially if you are literally not eating because of your financial situation

Btw if you have dietary restrictions you can often let them know and in many cases they’ll prioritize certain items for you

also please please please apply for food stamps! and you can still get them if you're employed (it'll just be less money per month than someone who's unemployed)