At first Netflix said, come write for us. We’ll save your cancelled shows and write about whatever niche story you want. Our algorithm says people will watch it!
Then a few years later they said, regardless of our promises or contract obligations we are cancelling shows after two seasons without telling anyone. Turns out no matter how loved a show is, we get less subscriptions after the second season.
How many subscriptions did we bring you? Netflix won’t say.
So writers started writing two season shows. Just give us two seasons, Netflix. Like you promised.
Then Netflix said, oops sorry! Turns out your show didn’t premiere at #1 and the views in the first day weren’t what we wanted so we’re cancelling your second season.
What were the numbers? How many people watched our show? Netflix doesn’t say.
Then, they did something extra special. They started taking shows and splitting their first season into two halves. Inside Job was not two seasons. It was one season split in half.
Oops! Sorry! The second half of your first season didn’t do as well as the first half, so now your show is cancelled!
Why? How many people? How much money? These companies are making cash hand over fist and they refuse to tell people the truth: people loved your show. Loved it. But some corpo exec wanted an infinite money making machine. Do you know how long shows are in production for before you watch them? Years. Like, 5+, even 10+ years. And Netflix gives it less than a week before they decide whether you’re getting cancelled.
Saying “let people have fun” is an automatic self-inflicted L. You need to develop the buddha nature of an only child, the ability to take your ball and go home. I shouldnt be capable of ruining your fun. You give me too much power. Im in the computer, i shouldnt even exist to you. Just kill me in your head and move on
The whole point of writing fascist characters as human beings is that real fascists are also human beings. If you think of fascists as somehow less than human you are falling into the trap of letting their mentality frame your worldview, thus legitimizing their course of action!
When you start looking at fascists as subhuman the debate becomes ‘which group is actually subhuman and which is being unfairly maligned?’ And personally I’m not fucking comfortable with that question being on the table ever.
It’s always tempting to write fascists (and humiliate irl fascists), who lean so far out of the window to call themseles master race, by pointing out how very much they are not the master race. How they were ugly. Inbred. Weaklings. Sexually impotent. Genetically deficient. Should not be allowed to procreate. Subhuman…
And before you know it, you have accepted their most fundamental premise, that this all was a struggle in a genetic hierarchy, and that “genetic trash” was a valid category and subject of discussion.
Ideally, you want the opposite to happen, they get so discouraged they say, oh shit, in that case, since I lose by those rules, maybe the whole master race thing was not the best plan for me.
But in practice, they love this shit, and have enough garbage pseudoscience to last them forever.
It’s the same with penis jokes against sexist men, people. Hurts innocent people by association and embraces entirely the wrong framework.
EXACTLY. You cannot debate fascists using their ideological framework because at the end of the day their framework is ‘whatever justifies my actions.’
one thing that’s also important to remember about committed white supremacists is it isn’t just that they think the white race is superior. you certainly see that in arguments about western culture and the way white supremacists talk about black people in particular, but the thing that ultimately galvanizes white supremacists to act is the idea that the white race is in decline. that decline comes from miscegenation, from the proliferation of “bad genes,” and from cultural and political decay (i.e. decadence and degeneracy.) all of these factors, according to this ideology, make the white race weak, dependent, and docile enough that (((THE JEWS))) can solidify their domination of the entire world and breed the white race that opposes them out of existence
white supremacy isn’t just a fact, it’s an aspiration and a thing that has to be maintained in the face of competition. that’s why eugenics and the subjugation of women are so important to nazis. they want to purge their society of impurities and undesirables in order to create the Best White Race Possible. if you point out that they’re not there yet, that doesn’t contradict their ideology at all. if anything, once they’re done laughing in your face, it’ll only motivate them further
I needed this drag. Let’s change guys and not look back
working out your brain is a must!!
• hydrate it by drinking lots of water
• eat dark chocolate and blueberries and walnuts and salmon and other foods high in antioxidants!!
• play little brain games on your phone; I like wordconenct! anything that makes you think!
• read books. It’s simple but necessary. Even better - join a book club, or read with a friend, so you can have discussions after. This will improve your reading comprehension.
• do puzzles - it doesnt have to be sudoku, I love playing Beat Saber on the Oculus Rift because it makes my brain have to match colorful patterns to physical movements very quickly!
• learn a new dance - even a tik tok trendy dance. Learning new dance moves are proven to strengthen synapses!!
• go bird watching, or foraging, or anything outdoors that requires you to explore pattern recognition and visual searching
• watch a movie with the intent of analysis - this is best done with a cinephile friend!! talk about tropes and symbolism and character growth
• cross stitch, or sew, or do anything that requires matching nimble hand movements to patterns
• play or learn an instrument!
• develop a consistent sleep schedule (or as close to consistent as you can get!)
• when eating, try to identify the ingredients and flavors you’re perceiving!
I hope this helps :)
I like how this went from me feeling like “hm why is this attacking me 🤨” at first, but feeling grateful seeing an added guide on a genuine expansion on a “ how to” work out the brain. This genuinely helps a bunch. People find solace in doing activities that get them through life by doing said activities of phone/tv or if that’s all they’ve ever known in their life to get them through things + etc tho. However, this was very impt to point out. Slowly beginning incorporating things to work the brain in ones own time.
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