Basic Fucking Kindness

identity, labels "people say phase like impermanence means insignificance" #pending_transcription

autism, neurodivergengy, socializing, bullying "y'all be like i would never bully somebody for being autistic" #pending_transcription

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" #pending_transcription

chronic illness, mental health "1. your suffering cant end until you stop identifying with it" #pending_transcription

society, basic rights "stealing food is against the law" #pending_transcription

donations, activism, riots, digital "a mutual aid tip" #pending_transcription

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" #pending_transcription

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}

language, self compassion, socialization "thinking about how fiona's bit in the first shrek movie about how ogres are so ugly and unlovable, which is overheard by shrek, is the perfect example of how self-deprecation can really harm not only the people around you who love and care for you, but also people who share the same characteristics that youare mocking in yourself"

acab, racism, society "abolish slavery? sorry, but thats never going to happen" #pending_transcription

chronic illness, body, autism, invisible problems "people who are in pain dont always look like they're suffering. it’s especially common among chronic pain patients who’ve been ill for a long time, as well as autistic people. going slack and moving as little as possible, including the muscles of the face, is in fact a sensible reaction to intense pain: it conserves energy. someone who looks outwardly relaxed or bored may be screaming on the inside. if this is you, i just want you to know you deserve to be taken at your word when you say you’re in pain. you shouldn’t have to put on a fake grimace in order to give a convincing performance of what you’re actually going through. if you have never experienced it yourself, please pass on this information so more people will be aware."

self compassion "how to be an artist" #pending_transcription #hard_to_transcribe