got told at lunch "you feel like Tumblr Incarnate" and i had to tell them i've been here for 13 years and counting. i was here three years before dashcon happened. i saw the mishapocalypse. i survived the gigapause. i've been here longer than the shoelaces post. i've been here since it was hipsters versus fandom and i played both sides extensively by overdoing the sepia filters on everything and making my own flashing galaxy gif edits for my fandom posts. i'm every tumblr. it's all in me

Oh ancient one what wisdom do you hold?

• 99% of callout posts are bullshit and just petty personal drama someone is escalating to get even on a grudge. do not engage with these, do not freelance as a cop
• DNIs do not work. accept this. internalize that people you don't like will see your posts and engage with them. this is unavoidable and the sooner you make peace with it the freer your mind will be. block the freaks and don't sweat the small stuff
• building a tight knit circle of fellow weirdos who vibe with your particular quirks and taste is infinitely more rewarding and sustainable than chasing the biggest numbers
• don't respond to bad-faith arguments or bad takes; just block people, blacklist tags, filter post content, and move on. don't feed the trolls (or the bigots)
• don't hate-follow
• don't tag your hate (ex. if you're posting about how much you hate a ship, don't tag it as that ship, etc.)
• don't feel obligated to keep following someone who posts stuff that upsets/depresses/angers/bores you just because you know them really well, or because you're mutuals, or because you used to like what they post. following is nothing personal and neither is unfollowing
• op doesn't know you; avoid parasocial relationships
• don't pick fights or reblog posts just to disagree/argue
• spread joy and positivity in your circles
• disable anonymous asks

ALT

Today's xkcd is going to be another hit with the boat crowd. [x]

As a former Boat Autistic I was just skimming over this and got all the way to "Bunkbed Rig" before I realized

Why are there like 5 daily chores where if you skip them for 2 days your life becomes a time based psychological thriller after

every ICE agent could die right now and they'd all deserve it

you and me baby we wear nothing but flannel

so let's do it like they do on the cw channel

My parents taught me to go to the bathroom to calm down if I was feeling overwhelmed which was good advice for an autistic child but now i have some trouble leaving bathrooms. They're such a perfect safe space. No one is allowed to bother you. It's like the womb

i have no other choice but to go on

Sammin'

the back of my DRAGULA