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Does everyone draw n in casual clothes with a pink shirt? Like I feel like atp the whole Fandom has agreed he loves pink haha
what are people's ACTUAL thoughts on gollum/smeagol bc his backstory is so sad BUT the first part of lotr 3 was ICKYYYY
Little brush practice I made! Hope you like it :)
Ok so I’m going to actually start posting stuff in here instead of just reblogging crap. Sorry and Thank You.
Dad Talks. EP. 1 | Ethical Economics AKA Humanity vs. Capitalism
The Context - Discussion with friend over text
Friend : We still put money before people.
Me : But as humanity grows we’re more knowledgeable now, and we’ll catch people and hold them accountable for it.
Friend : Literally the opposite has happened.
Me : I refuse to give up on the good of humanity.
Friend : Oh, Humanity is good. Capitalism is evil.
The Discussion with Dad - Also over text, and prompted by me presenting the above discussion and my thoughts on it.
Me : Greed is evil, economy is a neutral entity that is wielded. It is one man’s greed that sours it.
Well this poses an interesting question.
Can a concept, which due to the nature of human history, is created by man be neutral? If it is created by humans, who are intrinsically biased and lean forwards either positive or negative questions, then can it truly be neutral?
Can I claim that something man made is neutral when I proclaim man is good but inherently fallible?
Dad : Sounds like you are doing fine. You pose the more interesting question. Capitalism, and even the idea of economics, are man-made creations. But not necessarily in the way a building or an invention is, or.a book or painting.
Economics comes from the idea that humans require, or desire, certain things to survive, and take action to acquire those things. As the types and numbers of things fluctuate, as well as how many humans and there are and how those things are produced, certain patterns of behavior emerge that seem to be driven by the numerous variable. Hence we study economics as a sort of science - it seems to operate under certain principles that can be deduced by observation and testing. It’s sort of like anthropology or sociology, we are trying to understand how humans have developed or how they will respond.
Me : So in considering it’s study being a science, can we presume we should be neutral in judging its patterns and more so directing moral judgements on those who use the properties of economics to act?
Dad : Capitalism is at, its heart, a theory of economics. One might even say it is the most basic and fundamental theory of how economics works. But it makes assumptions about how people respond to their economic stimuli and their motives. The primary assumption is that people will act to maximize their things. (Keep in mind that I am not an economist and that there is a great deal of literature on this topic - it has been studied a lot.)
There are other theories that predict that people and societies react differently. Capitalism tends to be more individualistic. Socialism and communism more focused on the wellness of the group.
Me : So does capitalism assume greed or does capitalism encourage greed?
Dad : I think you can approach any of those theories with a certain neutrality; the theories themselves are neither good nor evil. How people apply those theories can be approached from an ethical standpoint.
Me : Fair.
Dad : Does capitalism assume greed or encourage greed? Interesting question. Probably both, but even greed might not be the right word.
Then the question is what is the word that capitalism works off of.
Well, the question overall is interesting because in economics it is difficult to separate economic theory from an economic system. That is precisely because humans are involved. It is a bit like Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle or Schrodinger’s Cat - you can’t know the outcome or state of the system unless you act to measure it, but your act of measuring it determines the state of the system.
In economics, how one believes the system works depends partly on how one believes humans act or should act, and humans can work in different ways.
Me : Damn.
This leaves me and my friend very much at odds because I believe we think inherently differently on the way humans work. I think we both find humans to be naturally good, but I more easily overlook the times human do bad to embrace the times human do good while they are the reverse.
I will lean towards capitalism because I like the individualistic approach while still having great faith that more times than not humans will do good.
Dad : You will find there are several different version of capitalism as an economic and political ideology.
Me : But my friend leans towards socialism because they have seen too many times that humanity can be bad and the system abused, so an economic plan for the welfare of all appeals more to them because they believe the opportunity for bad is inherently tempting.
It worries me that I may only find capitalism appealing because I think I myself will work well in it, or perhaps that is my privilege that leads me to favor capitalism.
Dad : Humans are involved in all of these systems. There are no robots or divine forces that will be kind to everyone if only we let them.
Socialism relies on good governance to work. It can be as poorly applied as capitalism.
Me : True.
Dad : Capitalism often maximizes freedom of the individual, which allows individuals to flourish more than other systems, but also allows individuals fail more than other systems. It can also lead to unhealthy balances of power or wealth that can twist the system into actually being intrinsically unfair. This is likely because capitalism is a near perfect theory in an ‘unbounded’ system (resources and people and space are limitless), but when applied more practically to the bounded systems we actually live in it needs some regulation and constraint. (My own personal theory - might be complete B.S.)
Me : Don’t sell yourself too short, it’s the observation of peers that make a theory sound.
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Quote of the Day : From the Classic Doctor Who Series, in the final episode of the Castrovalva.
The Master, to the people he has created - “You do not have the will to do it.”
The People he made, responds with - “You may have made us, Man of Evil, but we are free.”
*Proceeds to swing on a chandelier and break both the Masters machine and plan.*
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Food and more reading for thought : https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/economics/
19th September 2017
The life of an adolescent has hit me, I literally am stressed out. I turned 15 this year and it already sucks I cannot longer get anything for half its’ price. Finished my cringe-worthy middle school era and passed entrance exams. Starting freshman year feels weird. I always looked up to those upper-class students wishing, I could be just like them, finally being a grown up. Now literally all I want is to stay young forever. It’s crazy how the older you get, life actually starts to hit you in the face.
Skipping classes and running late from before has come to an end in this chapter of my life. I'm officially a high schooler, somehow cool and terrifying thing to say at the same time. So far it's been nice. I met new people, made a couple of dope friends, went into a new environment, adapted to few changes and had let go of my old habits. I'm not expecting freshman year to be easy, but hopefully, I'll pass.
The first week went okay and all. Spent so much money on textbooks, it was very painful to spend money on education, but not food and coffee. Had to finish some administrative stuff, had my first coffee with a friend which seemed like I didn't go to one in god knows how long, got lost multiple times, booked a flight to Paris and well doing wild shit.
The second week went by fast. We went on an adaptation course, basically mostly accurately translated to English. It was our class and all-boys mechanics class. It meant to bond us and get to know each other, the usual when you got a bunch of new kids and you want them to socialize. I met a cute boy, who gifted me acutely patterned wristband from Marocca. Not gonna lie, I do stalk him every now and then If we don't pass the same classroom, so I can sneak peek at him. Overall I'm excited, horrified, but glad I found such a fine bunch of people. Well, let’s see if ya girl gonna survive her first year of high school.
I'll be posting every now and then, spill out my thoughts and worries.</3 Also, I'm new at this, so it's gonna be a process for me write longer entries and I do jump from one thing to another LOL, it's gonna get better, hopefully.
I'm so done with all the fake friends. When all they do is talk about other friends with you and how amazing they are. Don't they realize I'm not as strong as them? It hurts more than it should Do they talk about me with their other friends? No. They don't. I'm nothing compared to them
Blew out the candles but I still don’t see you.
the longer i don’t see you, the more the bitter bite soothes my tongue. i’ll spike the coffee if it helps the day pass by.
ummm here’s a little something, idk if you’d call it a poem but oh welll
wrong place, wrong time
it happened quite fast
i didn’t really mind though
until it came to an end
an end i didn’t want
and i’m truly not mad
in fact i feel so selfish
because although you’re not ready
there just isn’t anyone else for me
how can i forget the calls and the facetimes
our first date, you wanted to meet my dad probably just to wind him up
i hope you keep the keyring i gave you
i can’t stop glancing at my phone
just in case you call or message
but i know that won’t happen
so for now, i’ll just miss you
When your shaving cream does the thing.
Scumbag shaving cream.
Spilled Thoughts
...I’m tired.
Not physically, but in an emotional way...
I feel like I hide too much...
From friends,
From family,
From everyone...
...I’m tired of this mask...
When can I take it off?...
Why is kindness such a rarity?
Who made it abnormal to treat another human as if they actually are a living, breathing being?
What caused us to retreat so far into ourselves that we don’t notice the pain around us?
When did we become like this?
...and how can we change it?
Just sent this absolutely random text to my friend because why not???
"Dude most days I just feel like a pile of moss and stars all bundled up in feeling nerves and it's awful because moss and stars can't think, but I as a bundle of feeling nerves CAN think, so then I start thinking about my artist persona (that doesnt exists). And my minecraft skin being literally me, but not really because I can't draw it. And then I have to be like "it's just a skin that you created for a game" but it AINT THAT SIMPLE-"
And I stopped there.
But I do really often feel like a pile of moss and stars bundled in a bunch of nerves. That might just be how being human is sometimes. Associating with the woods and the skies and then the things that make you feel. Might have to draw that one day! (A bunch of moss and stars shoved into a silhouette of a person. Goodnight folks🌟🌱
a thought
what if omegaverse scents were based off of where your ancestors lived, and omegaverse ancestors developed their own regional scents based off the plants and smells around them?
like imagine an omega that had such an elusive scent and that people's thoughts of them varied so much, ranging from sweet to some people saying that they smelled like a dumpster, regardless of the omega's emotions at the time.
what if they felt insecure about their scent and used scent blockers to hide it because of how much people tended to hate it and find it confusing.
then they took a trip to southeast asia and learned that they smelled like durian and that their great-grandma was indonesian.
Blue by Billie Eilish is Touya Todoroki's song.
"Colder than your father's eyes, he never learned to sympathize, with anyone."
This line could honestly go for Touya or Enji in the aspect of never sympathizing with anyone.
"You were born reaching for your mother's hands, victim of your father's plans, to rule the world."
"Too afraid to step out side, paranoid and petrified, of what you've heard."
It explains him so well. And these lines:
"I don't blame you, but I can't change you."
This one reflects the understanding that the rest of the family may have towards Touya's actions that were based on his father, such as getting away from the house in general.
"I don't hate you, but we can't save you."
Could symbolize the relationship between him and his siblings, or even Rei. The song itself is very well written, and the melody and pitiful tone in which the lines are sung at would push even further into the idea that this song explains him well.
Thing I said to my friend but I think more people need to hear it :
"I think we all have to remember that we share this world with one another. The world doesn't belong to anyone of us, individual or organisation. We are merely living here and we should treat the world and every creature that lives in it with respect."
I think this reigns true, especially now with all of the cruelty in the world. People always think about power and how they can influence as many people as possible to do their bidding. I think this is the wrong way to think. No one, not even the most powerful people, own the world and I don't think anyone should. The world has always been ours to share and care for.
Let's keep it that way and continue to respect one another and the world we live in.
thinking of changing up my tumblr aesthetic, like my banner and pfp... hmmm and maybe a new intro too bc im obviously not the same as i was last year
idk... i'll probably do it later.
if my things do change, dw, it's still me :)
GAY. something fishy is going on here..
I need to be sedated at once
Oh god. My daily reminder that I’m depressed.
Why is it so hard sometimes to be able to get noticed on this platform? I make different content and I rarely see any likes or comments...
Random Twst thoughts~
Just counted all current existing cards for the hell of it. Lilia, Rook, Floyd, and Jack all have 18 cards. They have the most cards out of all the other characters, with Sebek about to join their card count when his birthday hits.
Just a random thought
Day: March 12, 2024
okay but
I was listening to rio Romeo for the thousandth time because I have a problem and
am I the only one that just realized that Butch 4 Butch is supposed to be sung as a duet? like
and now I can't unhear it 😭😭
also expect a 15 paragraph essay tomorrow of me overanalyzing every detail in ghostfuckers