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A few extra zoomed in reaction gifs from episodes 1 and 2
#hazbin hotel#Alastor#hazbin hotel alastor#Husk#Husker#hazbin hotel husker#hazbin hotel husk#season 1#1x1#1x2#queue#kelsonius op
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'But there was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer.'
Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning
#recovered from the draft pile#man's search for meaning#viktor e. frankl#viktor frankl#emotions#queue#kelsonius op
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Tree roots following the pattern of concrete footpaths
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What I find really interesting about Dungeon Meshi is how it explores the role of humans/humanoids in an ecosystem and what is okay to consume.
Take the kelpie for example. Senshi is attached to the kelpie that frequently joins him while he's fishing, even naming her. Marcille also thinks it's cute and supports the idea of Senshi riding it. After that doesn't turn out well Senshi apologises while delivering the killing blow, appearing remorseful. Nevertheless, he himself sets out to salvage usable ingredients from the now deceased kelpie and even Marcille uses some of its fat for soap.
That is an example of exactly the type of relationship I think humans should have with livestock animals. I'm mostly vegan (occasional exceptions made for fish and eggs) both because of the environmental and animal rights issues with large scale livestock farming/the meat industry. However, I very much support a harmonious approach shown by indigenous peoples and small scale farming for example. Where, similar to Senshi and the kelpie, the animal lives a good life and is loved by its keepers until it is killed and all its parts are utilised.
There is also something to be said about people's involvement in the slaughter of animals so they respect the origin of their favourite products, like Marcille with the soap, since that is likely one of the reasons people currently consume animal products in such copious amounts. I regrettably didn't save the post in my drafts, but I saw someone on here talk about how far removed we are in the west from the origin of our meat products and how absurd it is that people are disgusted by a fish served with its head for example.
Meanwhile, Laios and Chilchuck are arguing over whether it's okay to eat a fish-man since it resembles a humanoid. Laios naturally wants to eat everything but Chilchuck has reservations when it comes to humanoids. This comes up in later episodes as well, where the rest of the crew appears to have fewer reservations since the creatures are being killed in self-defense and they're now seeing the utility of not letting resources go to waste.
Now I wonder if they'll take it as far as cannibalism, but humanoids are already a close metaphor. In any case, it is a great way to showcase how the arbitrary values we attribute to different species influences what we consider to be acceptable food, even though it's all just meat. I mean, I could never slaughter a cat for example but somehow would be fine with eating human flesh...
#honerable mention for Senshi's comments to never exhaust a food source#episode 7#dungeon meshi#delicious in dungeon#Senshi#Marcille#Laios#Chilchuck#utility#veganism#vegetarianism#livestock#meat industry#cannibalism#long post#ecosystem#queue#kelsonius op
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-22/food-plant-solutions-malnutrition-farming-edible-plants/12580732
https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World
This guy is my new hero. I LOVE learning about native food plants that just grow everywhere without human help.
The database is a little clunky to use (especially on a phone), but still loads of excellent information.
#whilst we're on the topic of eating plants (see my previous rb)#solarpunk#hopepunk#dungeon meshi#delicious in dungeon#rb#queue
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3 seconds into dungeon meshi and they’re already living my dream. i love eating things I ought not in unfamiliar ecosystems
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yknow i never noticed the sheer rareness of images having ids or alt text on this website until i started adding alt text to my art (and trying to remember to add it to any images i post in general, especially text screenshots) and that makes me kinda sad
#I still want to look into a more elaborate guide saved in my drafts#but for now this is a great way to get started on making this site more accessible#image description in alt#image id#accessibility#visual impairment#rb#queue
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Story time!
One time when I was still relatively healthy and studying in the south of the country, I bought a nice second hand table for only €2. The transaction platform (marktplaats) indicated that the seller was within a kilometer of me and the table's surface was 75x75cm, so I figured I could pick up the table myself...
Two important things were not as I anticipated. First, the distance to the seller was at least 3km but I was used to walking a lot so I didn't mind. Second, the table was not the super light material I expected of a small Ikea table. Lifting the table at the seller's address though, I figured I could handle it.
I was sort of right I guess, with a face red from exertion and sweating everywhere I made my way back home carrying the table. One of the heavy metal (🤘) legs rested on my shoulder as I held the table by the edges of its topside in front of me.
Walking along busy streets I felt my muscles getting numb a little over halfway back and figured I needed a break. Luckily there was a public bench at an intersection there, unfortunately it was right in front of a café that had a terrace full of people thanks to the great summer weather.
Of course I was a bit embarrassed sitting down on the bench, panting, setting down the table next to me on the sidewalk. But I figured none of these people knew me and we likely wouldn't ever meet again. Also, this was a student city right before the start of the semester so I probably wasn't the only person moving in without a car.
In the end no one bothered interacting with me apart from the stares, so when I recovered a bit I picked up my table and set off again. Now if you've ever pushed your muscles to the point of utter exhaustion you know pusing on from there gets harder and harder until you literally can't go on no matter how long your break is.
Several breaks and contemplation of emergency solutions later (did I have money for a taxi large enough to fit a table? no, I did not), a good samaritan offered to help. I was at the bottom of the hill I lived on at this point, so I gratefully accepted her help for the final stretch. We talked about what brought her to the Netherlands, and it was such an interesting and eye-opening conversation.
The woman was probably in her 30s, and came here from a country in Eastern Europe. From a faulty blood transfusion, she'd gotten infected with HIV but there was no compensation from the hospital or insurance and she couldn't afford treatment. Knowing the healthcare situation was different in Western Europe she came here. After arrival, she said, they started treatment pretty fast and now she lives here on disability benefits.
This was the first time I met a foreigner on Dutch benefits. Often it is a right-wing talking point that all of our problems™ are caused by foreigners like her coming to the Netherlands for 'a better life'. In her home country she probably would've died from a treatable condition caused by human error. That definitively killed any xenophobia that might've still been lingering somewhere in the dark parts of my mind. As long as our problems™ aren't of the same severity as theirs there is no reason to close the borders to those in need.
After the uphill walk, I thanked the woman profusely and we went our separate ways. The memory of publicly torturing myself with a table will stay with me for a long time, but I'm grateful for the experience of meeting this stranger. Today I figured I should look up the actual weight of the table, since it's still sold at Ikea, and the offending construct is a total of 15.45kg. Being as disabled as I currently am, it is now also a fond memory of my former strength.
If you read all of this, I hope you take away the lesson that healthcare shouldn't be a privilege and that you shouldn't try to move furniture across town by yourself on foot.
#I don't even know how to tag this#story time#table#embarrassing#good samaritan#hiv#aids#chronic illness#disability#disability support#healthcare#human rights#marktplaats#second hand#queue#kelsonius op
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It is actually way better for 100 addicts to get their fix on pain pills than a single person in pain go without. I call this the "Torture is bad" principle. You should be able to get the good stuff forever after a single doctor's visit. If you're worried about addicts fund rehab centers and needle exchanges instead of torturing people.
#this essay is very welcome to me#learned some new stuff#and the real life examples were really helpful#I will ALWAYS support the kind option#rather that everyone in need is provided for in addition to (hypothetical) fraudsters#than treating everyone as a fraud causing misery and literal deaths#torture is bad principle#human rights#addiction#drugs#adderral#speed#meth#heroin#fentanyl#disability rights#rb#queue
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#screenshotting this to send to privileged ppl having difficulty moving on from centrism for this reason#human rights#equality#activism#oppression#queue#rb
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#YES!#this change in minset has completely transformed how I look at other's aspirations#although I can't blame the average person for not getting over the indoctrination#anyone's career plans to climb the ladder just seem sad now#capitalism#capitalism bad#late stage capitalism#oppression#exploitation#indoctrination#grindset more like grindsad#rb#queue
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A.I. photos are flooding social media and contributing to an Internet where we can't believe what we see. Spotting A.I. 📷s is an important media literacy skill.
None of us have time to research every image we see. We just need people to notice BEFORE THEY LIKE OR SHARE that an image might be fake. If unsure, check it or don't share.
I've started drawing some comics explaining the basic of AI spot-checking and media literacy in the age of disinformation. Follow along here or on my Twitter.
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Bro, you ok? Bro, humans aren’t separate from the ecosystems around us. We’re a part of them, bro. Bro, we’re never going to have absolutely zero effect on ecosystems, because we live here, bro. Bro, I never said it had to be a bad effect. We don’t have to immediately be perfect either, bro, sometimes doing what you can is what you can, and its way better than nothing. Bro what do you mean humans are a plague. You’re starting to sound a bit like an ecofascist, bro… Bro?
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#should be mandatory reading for literally everyone#but especially government officials#great way to debunk the ecofascist 'humans are parasites' argument#human rights#equality#hopepunk#solarpunk#socialism#climate action#rb
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they should invent a cogwheel whose spokes fit perfectly between the nooks of my spine so that u can roll it down my back and perfectly rip my spine out of my body with the ease similar to opening a sardine can lid
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After the Watcher announcement I'm catching up on all the video's I've missed, which is why this is completely off-season but I had to make a quick gif of this Shane moment:
'because ghosts aren't um... real'
#glad they're going independent actually#their content deserves better than youtube censorship *cough* I mean sponsorship#if I ever get disability benefits I might subscribe#watcher entertainment#Shane Madej#too many spirits#christmas#gif#ghosts aren't real#shaniac#kelsonius op
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'There's nothing particularly special about this day, no reason it deserves to be memorialized, but life isn't all about the big moments. In fact, life is mostly what happens in-between, and the sun shines on those days, too.'
A. C. Wise, A Catalogue of Sunlight at the End of the World
#read it in#sunvault: stories of solarpunk and eco-speculation#one of my favourite short stories in the book#the protagonist laments the romantic love he lost but writes the story out of something like familial love#speaks to my aroace soul#solarpunk#hopepunk#positivity#A.C. Wise#a catalogue of sunlight at the end of the world#kelsonius op#quote
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