• i wish people would take oversaturation of advertisements more seriously as an actual issue. you complain about them and people think you're being overzealous about a mere annoyance. no. this is a legitimate aesthetic, mental health, physical health, social, environmental, political, and "everything else under the fucking sun" concern.

  • i think a big part of expanding your intellectual curiosity and trying to learn new things about the world is to abandon the shame of not knowing things. don't blame "the US school system" (which US school system????), don't blame your teachers, don't blame society, but embrace the fact that you are going to be learning new things constantly, throughout your life. practice saying "i really need to read about that" or "does anyone know of any good sources to learn about xyz?" or "hold on i gotta go check wikipedia/a world map/the dictionary/the news." every single day, there will be something you don't know already. that something doesn't have to be embarrassing. instead it can be an opportunity to learn something new