socialization

"good friends dont need to want the same things in life

but they should hope the other finds whatever it is that they're looking for

and be invested in their path towards finding it

thats the bit. the punchline is support your friends"

{art by loudandsmart}

socializing, digital, mental health

"when someone disagrees with you online and demands you prove your point to their satisfaction by writing a complete and logically sound defense including citations, you can save a lot of time by not doing that

bro, i've known you for twelve seconds and enjoyed none of them, im not taking homework assignments from you

[...]

you dont actually have to participate in intellectual discourse any time some fucko on the internet tells you to"

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donations, activism, riots, digital

"a mutual aid tip"

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society, basic rights

"stealing food is against the law"

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chronic illness, mental health

"1. your suffering cant end until you stop identifying with it"

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socialization, compassion

"when w. h. auden said "evil is unspectacular and always human" and ursula k. leguin said "this is the great treason of the artist: a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain" [...]

you can think of different ways to murder people, but you can do that at age five. but you have to be an adult to consciously, deliberately be good - and that's complicated"

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autism, neurodivergengy, socializing, bullying

"y'all be like i would never bully somebody for being autistic"

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identity, labels

"people say phase like impermanence means insignificance"

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mental health, socialization

"mental health
just like oxygen masks, secure your own before attempting to assist others"

self compassion, mental health

"You are not a machine, you are more like a garden.

You need a little different things on different days, a little sun today, a little less water tomorrow.
You have fallow and fruitful seasons.
It is not a design flaw, it is wiser than perpetual sameness.

What does your garden need today?
-Joy Clarkson, TheMindsJournal"

mental health, body, self compassion

"friendly reminder
doing your best does not mean working yourself to the point of a mental breakdown
[...]
do not ignore pain, its no longer your best at that point"

body, self compassion

"ugh! why am i so ugly?

you're not ugly, dude! you're just not your type!"

self compassion, impostor syndrome

"my life has been so much better ever since i traded my impostor syndrome"

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neurodivergency, chronic illness, invisible problems

"why is it so hard for you?
just do it like i did."

abuse, society

"dont fight hate with hate is an example of subtle gaslighting"

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boundaries, mental health, self compassion

"you dont have to earn the right to eat,

or the right to rest,

the right to take care of yourself,

or the right to set boundaries."

{art by: crazyheadcomics}

lgbt, body, binding

"alright, im only gonna say this once"

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fascism, socialization, nazis

"i'll always support the rights of nazis. a list of nazi rights follows:
·death"