Fun fact! Having a job every day is actually a fairly new thing.
In olden times, people had daily chores and other things to do but their workload/ daily working hours was actually much lower than it is today. Even in farming communities.
The concept of working super hard every day actually comes from capitalism, which in turn comes from Puritanical ideology.
The Puritans believed in salvation through work and in no play.
Early capitalists adopted this ideology because it meant higher productivity and therefore more money if their factories were running near constantly.
The idea of needing to be continuously productive in order to be useful/ allowed things like food and shelter, is actually quite an insidious ideal that is deeply rooted in the American culture.
4 day work weeks have actually proven to be more productive than the 5 day week. But corporations won’t adopt it willingly because it means less of a stranglehold on their workers.
WARNING OP LOVES COCK THIS POST IS ABOUT COCK. ITS SO GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL ❤️ GOOD MORNING TO PENISES EVERYWHERE
I spun more of what’s on the distaff–im starting to get a feel for how to draft from this. Decided to pull of a sample to see how it turned out–its quite worsted ! I dunno why but I was completely expecting a woolen yarn from this. Makes sense though, the fibers are pretty aligned the whole time.
Still a problem with tons of lumps and bumps though. The prep is the issue–I willowed it first and it wouldn’t draft for shit, so I layered it onto a blending board after that and now it’s much better, but still very inconsistent. Next I’ll try processing on hand cards first. I wonder how wool is supposed to be processed for a distaff–surely not how I’m doing it ?
This is the only way I want to read about fibrecraft now oh no
You heard it folks, our fibre art posts must contain penises now, especially trans penises.
@callmebliss sorry, need to commit to the bit and get you a crotch rocket for shawl display purposes.
All fiber art is changing apparent form while maintains a core heart of the material to achieve something beautiful
this isn’t the usual thing I’d share on my stupid nerd blog, but this is SO important.
I was nearly crushed in a crowd like this once. It was terrifying because you have NO control over the panicking mass of humans around you. you are just at the mercy of all this chaotic force. this is a real thing that can happen very suddenly! it did happen in the news recently!
My situation was, the olympics was happening in my city, I was on my way home from school, and a crowd of people suddenly flooded into the street around me. in seconds it went from, busy-city-street-crowded, to, wtf I can’t even move crowded.
I was so pressed against the backpack of the man in front of me, my feet lifted off the ground a moment. People were climbing lamp posts, signs, bus shelters, trees, everything to get up out of it. it was like the street became an ocean of people, and all the people’s survival instincts were making them dumber. everyone was yelling. no one knew how to solve it.
police, fire fighters and medics saved us by breaking the locks on the inside of the mall we were trapped next to. a huge group flooded into the building, releasing a bit of the pressure on the people outside. I was in that group that got in.
We were trapped in the mall awhile. Because the olympics was on, they had big screens in a few sitting areas of the mall that would normally be showing the games. but now the coverage was focused on this crowd surge. They showed a helicopter shot of the building we were now in, totally surrounded by colorful dots. a solid mass of humans with no space between.
I know someone was partially trampled and needed medics, because I saw that, but i don’t know the statistics on who else was hurt, hopefully no one killed!
I don’t know if these methods can definitely save you, but they might give you a better chance. so watch and share!
Sharing to my own stupid nerd blog for the same reason, this is SO IMPORTANT. Human crushes are one of the most unexpected ways to die. People go out to a show or a sports game, and make it there, but they never come back.
Other strategies include staying away from large obstacles (like fences) that you could get crushed against, and doing your best to stay above the crowd. Try to climb onto something if you can.
And also — not to get nitpicky with deadly tragedies, but they’re called “human crushes,” not “stampedes.” It’s an important difference in description and also in respect. The deaths usually happen because the victims are pinned together in a tight space, they can’t breathe (as in the video) and they suffocate. “Stampede” doesn’t convey what actually happened to those people. The crush that happened in Seoul recently wasn’t because people “stampeded,” it was because they couldn’t move at all and they suffocated. But calling it a “stampede,” you’d think it was the people themselves that ran over each other, like wild animals. It’s disrespectful and untrue.
Horrifyingly, the victims of many human crushes have been blamed for their own deaths, which are usually purely accidental or due to criminal mismanagement from authorities. If you’re in a mental place to read about tragedies and police corruption, check out the Hillsborough Disaster, in which 97 people died due to the incompetence of the police, who then blamed everything on the victims: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_disaster
Couple other notes about the boxer pose:
Keep your elbows close to your ribs and your hands about eye-level, close to the sides of your face. Helps prevent accidentally elbowing someone else in the teeth, protects your face.
Tuck your chin down as far as you can. Keep your mouth shut. Don’t want to bite your tongue or take an accidental uppercut from someone else panicking.
If you’re with friends, stand shoulder to shoulder or back to back. Linking arms or holding hands can easily throw you both off balance.
If you see someone else go down and want to help them, and they can’t get up again, especially if they are elderly or a kid, lay beside them. Use the pose that the guy in the video showed, face to face. Use the curve of your body and arms to help them protect their head.
You aren’t Superman. You can’t protect them by crouching over them. Two people are a larger obstacle, and may be easier to avoid. If others fall on top of you though, two people is a larger surface area to spread the weight.
fuck it, i never ever do those “reblog for X, this one really works!” posts, but this one doesn’t have any of that BS, this is just straight up wishing us good things; and then the comment doesn’t even say any of that either. Zero claims on this post, all positive vibes
May you end this week feeling ever more certain of a future you’ll love
May you end this week feeling ever more certain of a future you’ll love
Americans have American privilege. Even if you don’t want it! Even if thinking about that fact makes you feel uncomfortable! Even if you’re in an oppressed group (or more than one) in America!
If you’re an American citizen that comes with a mind-blowingly large amount of privilege with respect to most other countries on Earth.
Just because American SJ activists don’t talk about this (because it makes them uncomfortable) doesn’t mean it isn’t true.
I know SEVERAL afab nonbinary people who, as soon as they came out as nonbinary - immediately began dressing in ridiculous hyper-femme outfits they never would have worn before. A lot of people see this and say shit like “Theyfab” or say they are only nonbinary for attention. After all, look how femme they are.
But to me, this makes perfect sense. When you are forced into the category of “woman” against your will, femininity is a chore. It’s a job that you have. As soon as you say no, I’m not a woman, suddenly femininity isn’t your job anymore. It’s not a requirement. It’s just a fun hobby you can get into. Or a little treat sometimes.
Restaurants stay in business either by having dedicated regulars or by attracting new customers. Large restaurant chains rely on coordinated ad campaigns to create expectations and unified experiences. These are independent of the quality of the food.
If a restaurant survives without clear ways to attract new customers (especially in a manner that might repulse customers such as lacking extras or aesthetics) then it is evidence that the food itself must be the reason the restaurant survives. This is not a guarantee, but if combined with good reviews, one can take this as a good sign of quality.
These kinds of restaurants are common in cities, but aren’t easy for tourists to find.
