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It is truly weird to live in a time where "Companies should make a profit based on the difference between what people are willing to pay for their product and the cost of the time and resources needed to make it" feels like radical socialist thinking.

Extracts from "What is apartheid?" by Nadine Gordimer, published in HOLIDAY in 1959; republished in LIVING IN HOPE AND HISTORY: NOTES FROM OUR CENTURY (1999) and also in TELLING TIMES: WRITING AND LIVING 1950-2008 (2010) "Hundreds of thousands of white South Africans are concerned only with holding on to white privilege. They believe that they would rather die holding on to it than give up the smallest part; and I believe they would. They cannot imagine a life that would be neither their life, nor the black man's life, but another life altogether. How can they imagine freedom, who for years have had to be so vigilant to keep it only to themselves?"

"[S]uch is apartheid that, like many whites, many blacks cannot imagine a life that would be neither a black man's life or a white man's life."
▫️Nadine Gordimer, 1959

Historical heartburn, anyone? Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose . . .

Same. Just an immediate loss in interest.

Mods are asleep post brassicas

“That’s one gone!”, says a dad to me as he drops his son at nursery. “One more to go!” he says, pointing at his daughter sitting in the car. “Just need to get rid of the wife, and I’m sorted!“ he laughs, expecting me to laugh too, but to his surprise I smash him about the head with a ceremonial mace

I know this isn't applicable to everyone's situation, and yes, people can hurt you, but they can also heal you. Choose the direction of your effort, but don't refuse it outright.

And if those people love you, they will likely support you right back through your difficulties (which could be happening at the same time as theirs). All too often, withdrawing is something depression is telling you to do, and it's a filthy liar.

I think a lot of the (rightful) pushback is against giving too much of yourself to people who greatly harm you, just because of a sense of obligation. It shouldn't be about opting out of all sacrifice, unpleasant feelings or situations that result from supporting the people you love.

But if you want a good relationship with someone, you have to be open to giving and receiving freely, not only protecting yourself.

So, my therapist explained it like, you don't owe these things to anyone – this is a gift you give to them, so give it intentionally and in the right spirit.

Stuff like “you shouldn’t feel guilty canceling plans” morphed into something closer to “you should feel good canceling plans.” Stuff like “you should be able to cut toxic people out of your life” edged closer to “find reasons to see people as toxic enough to cut out of your life.”

Job occupations, from an 1881 census. Every one of these sounds like something a sorely provoked Captain Haddock would should at someone in times of heavy stress.

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

damn. hoping it at least signifies something

Please, may nobody ever describe me as 'adding value' 😭

edited comic panel. Batman is breaking a lump-with-handle cow tool over his knee and saying "this is the tool of the cow. we do not understand it. we will not use it."

it's not FOR us

Friday at last…

When I did mine, it was my incredibly shitty short-term memory that did me in for the listening comprehension.

The most experienced and accomplished women in the world are condescended to and belittled by the most inconsequential men you've never heard of (and will never) on a daily basis.

Many scholars have connected this text with other things. But the connection I am going to make in this paper will shock you

These movements globally are at root a refusal to hear the word “no”. There can be no external restrictions. No planetary chemistry may interfere with profit, no law may block executive power. Thus the platform.

Normally we drink ‘a cup of tea’. It only turns into ‘a nice cup of tea’ following some exertion eg shopping or mild contretemps/disappointing news/ etc.

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

Instead of competing for limited resources, other humanities disciplines should accept that they are all essentially branches of literary criticism

Strong laaaady

In the older ones, I didn't like how a lot of the 'girl' cross-set armour combinations just meant you had nothing on in the waist/crotch, and not in a pretty way

Coming back to MH Rise, I still love how they stopped gender-locking armour. You now get two looks for each piece of armour, and so many fashion choices!

Not to suggest that writers need Nerd Qualifications to be able to do what they are good at doing, though! Let them cook

Dengeki Faminico Gamer surveyed ~2,900 readers about what games they'd "eternal sunshine" to forget, and enjoy like it's the first time. 🧠 We've covered 9/10 titles on this great list (but this editor does recommend 'em all!👍).

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Nice! And if she played TTRPGs, she probably already understood what a game story needed in a practical sense.