See also, "We're in a drought; conserve water!" Meanwhile, bottled water companies and golf courses for rich folk empty the aquifers.
A brief moment of rationality from the bird place.
Tumblr makes sense to me bc if i see something i like i get excited and hit the button to show other people and theres no weird unspoken social conventions my autistic brain doesnt understand. I can literally sit here and reblog 150 niche shitposts about harvest mice in an hour just bc they make me happy and i dont have to explain myself to anyone and i'll actually *gain* followers instead of just being called weird and downvoted or whatever its so cool
"An old professor of mine had this great thing. He said "On the level of individuals and civilization, personality predates ideology." Meaning that before you were a fascist, you were a bully and an asshole." -Brennan Lee Mulligan in conversation with Amy Vorpahl, Adventuring Academy S1E2
WHAT THE ENTIRE FUCK
"On April 17, 2025, Ibrahim shared moving messages about his terrifying experience after surviving an Israeli shooting attack while on the beach with his friendsβ"the little ones," he called themβwho did not survive. He says he lives in a constant state of fear and has lost his home, his school, and the places he loved to spend time.
He has been displaced several times and lost many relatives in bombings. Adding to the pain, his parents suffer from health problems due to the lack of proper care, which is beyond the capacity of any child to bear.
Prices in Gaza are extremely high for everything: food, medicine, and even evacuation are expensive. Ibrahim dreams of completing his studies, but this dream is now threatened.
If you can help, your donation can help save his family and help them survive until the borders open and they can leave."
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Brennan "unionize your workers" lee mulligan briefly breaking character to tell vic that they can get in trouble for firing without cause
It feels taboo as a childfree person to admit this but I actually do have concerns about who is going to take care of me when I'm old. The elder care system in our nation relies A LOT on the unpaid care labor of adult children. I just don't think that's a good reason to have kids.
"But you'll have more money!" does not completely put this to rest for me. Neither does "Buy care insurance!" Even if I can afford direct personal care, who is going to advocate for me to get it? Who is going to navigate bureaucracy for me when I'm 80?
"If you do have kids, there's no GUARANTEE that they'll take care of you when your old!" That's true, but doesn't solve my problem.
I think childfree people get very defensive about this question because its used as a kind of "gotcha!" against us, but I actually do not feel we can afford to be in denial about this reality. Based on current trends of more people in their 30s stating they intend to be permanently childfree, we are going to see a huge wave of childfree adults hitting the eldercare system at once in a few decades. Childfree people in their 30s should be advocating around eldercare NOW.