Sylvaine's Glen

In the classic novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Scrooge is greatly and negatively affected by the death of his beloved sister Fan, which in turn costs him his romantic love, Belle. Arguably, Fan’s death was more integral to Scrooge’s character arc, as her death taught him to be hard and cruel, while losing Belle was more a symptom of his character development/devolution. Yet film adaptations almost always choose to exclude Fan in favor of spotlighting Scrooge’s failed romance, thus reflecting Western society’s tendency to place romantic love on a pedestal as the “highest” or “truest” form of love at the expense of all other kinds of love. In this essay I will

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love when ppl defend the aggressive monetization of the internet with "what, do you just expect it to be free and them not make a profit???" like. yeah that would be really nice actually i would love that:)! thanks for asking

Also like. It used to be like that. I think some people forget we had a relatively ad-free internet.

Not only was the internet mostly ad-free, but online ads were almost always presumed to be scams. We would specifically install pop-up blockers because we were so distrusting of ads. Even if they weren't straight up malware, we didn't want people trying to get our money and our data (which is the point of legitimate ads). When did we stop caring?

Happy birthday to AO3 🎂🎉

YOOOOOOO

I think it's cute how so many art movements are simply called "new art" to differentiate "not like the old stuff". Contemporary dance. New wave fashion. Pop (literally popular) music. Art Nouveau. Modernism. Postmodernism. Even terms starting with neo- (neo-classicism, neo-expressionism) all are just saying NEW ART. And yet all of these things are now distinctive styles of the past. It's kind of beautiful how humanity never stops outgrowing itself. Art is a state of matter that refuses to sit still, old as soon as it is new, original upon its thousandth performance, new forever so long as there is someone who has not yet seen it, and old the second the artist picks up their instrument again.

New new NEW art (14)(THIS ONE!).docx

this may sound radical but "some addicts are violent and unlikeable" can coexist with such ideas as "it's bad to act like all addicts are violent and/or unlikeable" and "even the violent addicts deserve access to a full range of options for addiction management, including harm reduction"

Not every weird little freak gets the love and admiration they deserve

If you are a weird little freak, thank you for what you do

Putting the term "male gaze" on top of the fridge until everyone remembers that it refers to a cinematographic trend and not the act of looking at things while being a man

Now that I've been out of leftist spaces for a while, I find their obsession with ideological purity deeply sad. Always on the offensive, terrified to enjoy anything in case it's "problematic" - what a fucking miserable way to live.

Questions I think to myself a lot when confronted with certain kinds of Online Posting:

Elon is recruiting randos from Twitter to compete for the chance to work themselves to death figuring out how to take away your welfare.

Nothing says efficiency like creating a whole ass new department with two co-chairs.

my holiday season plans:

and of course, presumably, a drunkard's grave.

I love how this was from a time where apparently cocaine was in the middle of these things

Cocaine was a step on the way to ginger ale.

Poisonous Plants in Winter

By the time winter comes, many plants lose their leaves and flowers, but there are still evergreen or winter flowering plants that can cause problems for your pet.

Mistletoe and Holly are seasonal favourites, which are often brought into people’s homes or gardens over the festive period. They can pose hazards to your pets, especially if the berries are eaten – so remember to keep them out of paws’ reach!

Some plants, such as amaryllis, can grow indoors as well as outdoors at this time of year, so don’t forget to check our list if you’re thinking of bringing a new plant into your house.

Plants to avoid:

it's like the cultural christianity of leftism is showing no matter it being chock full of atheists

trad christian antisemitism: jews killed g*d and so are ungodly

socialist antisemitism: ((zionists)) sabotage the Glorious Revolution and so are antirevolutionary