February 2012
3 posts
Avoidance vs. Bravery
Despite humanity’s continued efforts, there is no emotion that goes unexperienced. A tik tok persists: seek pleasure, avoid pain; seek pleasure, avoid pain; seek pleasure, avoid pain. Without intervention, we are at the whim of chemicals and experiences—ineradicable by any flavor of obsession.
Fear is strong.
And “Don’t be afraid.” is an interesting phrase. It’s a lot like “Don’t be hungry.”...
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January 2012
13 posts
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I PROMISED I'D WRITE
In September or some such thing, I made a list of stuffs I’d write about by the end of the year. It’s December 31. STAND BACK HERE GOES:
1. We get tongue-tied when we’re nervous because of thwarted responses. Your brain is an asshole.
2. Suffering enables complementary extremes. Your brain is an asshole.
3. Priorities and ratings are dynamic; they’re distractions that...
December 2011
8 posts
After the Apocalypse (It's the After Apocalypse)
About six nights a week I dream about a post-apocalyptic world where I am tasked with getting humanity back on its feet. This alternate universe is robust and always internally consistent. It’s a compassion-focused egalitarian society. It’s not a utopia — it’s just a bunch of people managing themselves well.
The rules and universe haven’t changed once since I started...
October 2011
4 posts
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September 2011
3 posts
August 2011
7 posts
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"It Could Be Worse."
“It could be worse.” is my least favorite phrase.
You don’t hear it when someone’s body is in tip-top shape and they’re living in love and everything’s unfolding as best as it could around them. That’d be cool if you did because there’s an appreciation for the situation—but that’s not when you hear it.
You hear it when people feel anxious...
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July 2011
8 posts
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June 2011
11 posts
Dear Sister
Dear Sister,
By the time you read this, I’ll already be dead.
Because that is how long it takes to do tech support over text message. Please just FaceTime me or some shMMMMM WHAT YOU SAAAAAAYYYYYYYY
tumblinfeminist: A tip for all nice guys →
tumblinfeminist:
This tends to be a point of contention for straight/bisexual men who can’t imagine how it’s possible to meet, date, flirt with, and eventually become sexually intimate with a woman without ever touching her without her consent. The worry tends to be expressed as, “It won’t be sexy or smooth if I ask,” but that’s not true. Asking a woman, “May I take your arm?” or “May I kiss...
