I think the etymology of the word vice is interesting in the experience of having them. Yes there's the surface layer, vices in workshops clamp things a vice clamps you, but past that vices the tools are made to hold things. When used properly they can position a workpiece to be worked on and improved but when used incorrectly often by someone inexperienced can damage or destroy the workpiece.
You can misuse a tool, girl you've been on construction sites no shit, what's my point in this?
Think of any vice you want and most cases there's an ethical and healthy way of doing it. When done properly and in moderation some of these vices can be big cultural or interpersonal rituals. It's when these things are done, often in inexperience, poorly to the damage of oneself and others.
My point is this, don't fret if you do a "harmful" behavior now and then. So long as all involved are able to agree and agree to it willingly, go for it. Just don't overdo it, don't do it once so hard it takes everything down with you and don't let it become such a part of your life it eclipses everything else.
At the end of the day, life is just a mosaic of experiences. The good, the bad, the healthy, and the dirty all paint the whole.
One of the big differences is that Miku and other vocaloids aren't trying to sound like something else. They are Miku (or whatever other vocaloid). In the same way that getting your icon's guitar pedal and playing a guitar doesn't mean you're stealing their identity or music unless you play their stuff and call it your own.
Why are people so lax about AI voices, it's honestly way scarier to me than AI art
we go through this every hurricane season but the way people will find any excuse to point the finger at the victims of natural disasters and say cruel shit like "fuck around and find out" like it's not horrifying having to leave behind your home and all your belongings and potentially your pets with the full knowledge that there might not be anything to come back to after... ignoring that there are people that don't have a car or the money to evacuate, ignoring disabled people who have no way to get out, ignoring people that can't find places for their pets to shelter, ignoring people that have medical equipment that can't be moved or replaced, etc... and even if someone stays behind solely because they want to, they still don't deserve to suffer.
as someone who worked extensively in disaster response previously, it is not easy to "just" evacuate, and the relief that comes afterwards is intentionally difficult to obtain. and already the forces that be are trying to spin this narrative that the victims are at fault, to put the blame on them so that if (probably when) people are forced to resort to looting (because the aid never comes) everyone will nod and agree that they're all bad people and deserved it... rather than acknowledging the fact that there was no attempt to make the evacuation accessible and safe for everyone, no guarantee that aid will be waiting for them when they return to a home that has been swept away... no empathy for the fact that these people's entire lives are potentially destroyed with no safety net to catch them.
waltuh, you can't kill the moon spirit waltuh
the whole world depends on that balance waltuh
We should've known Gee's character was trans in the mv when they refused to swim tbh
ILLI'S GRIPPERS ARE OUT GUYS
AHH I LOVE HER SO MUCH
I...tried to make a meme and got carried away and made A Thing that is like partially unfinished because i spent like 3 hours on it and then got tired.
I think this is mostly scientifically accurate but truth be told, there seems to be relatively little research on succession in regards to lawns specifically (as opposed to like, pastures). I am not exaggerating how bad they are for biodiversity though—recent research has referred to them as "ecological deserts."
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It hit last night, the realization
The fact that this isn't some cruel joke
A nightmare I can wake up from
The Hitler salutes, stealing from his playbook
Being on the receiving end is our reality now
I'm terrified now, how could you not?
Last time a major country pulled this it ended in millions
Only a world war could stop them
Will it take that again?
They rip themselves apart, I tell myself
It's true on a long enough timeline
They either kill themselves or each other
But will I live that long?
I don't know
And that's the scariest part
Alice - She/Her - I just reblog stuff I find interesting and some of my own musings. - Moonshine and cups are on the table we just vibin
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