Winsome • she/her • 24
my side i use as a main. filled with memes, my current hyperfixarions, and occasionally actual original posts.
original tag: winsome’s wailings
tumblr oldheads like me typically get annoyed when seeing these types of posts, but, purely for the purpose of letting these fuckers know that they’re not want accepted here:
GUYS!!! I’M A WELL-KNOWN TERRORIST PROPAGANDA ACCOUNT!!!! 💗💕💝💘💖
Well played Merriam-Webster.
“There is artificial intelligence, and there is actual intelligence” 🎤🫳
She has looked out for us for generations, now it’s time to look out for her. Donate if you can: fundly.com/missmajor
Sometimes people think they're dealing with a Torment Nexus but what they actually have is a Jumanji. And sometimes people think something's a Jumanji but oops it's a Torment Nexus.
Now. Sometimes you have a third thing- you'll have yourself a Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. And buddy, I can't help you there.
So a Torment Nexus is something that is either a metaphor for a larger societal problem (e.g. The Platform, The Long Walk) or a social issue/trend taken to an exaggerated extreme (e.g. The Purge), with a lot of shades of grey in between (e.g. Squid Game). If it isn't about a larger societal issue/trend/structure it isn't a Torment Nexus.
A Jumanji can be dangerous and high-stakes (to the characters), but it doesn't need to have a metaphor or lesson, it can easily just be a "Would this be fucked up or what?" situation (e.g. a lotta Goosebumps stories). If there IS a lesson/metaphor, it will be on a smaller scale like psychological issues (e.g. Magnus Archives), family/relationship issues (e.g. Zathura), or about a specific topic (e.g. Magic School Bus). Large-scale social issues may be present (after all, Everything Is Political), but they take a definite backseat.
Now. A Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory is a trap based around morality and vices. These can be cultural, religious, or bonkers bullshit like "children shouldn't chew gum." There is generally not discussion or criticism of this morality system. Regardless of the morality system used, if it's not a trap, it's not a Chocolate Factory.
My heart goes out to everyone effected by ice especially our local Chicago community
Why the fuck the American Gestapo have fucking helicopters in goddam Chicago I hate this country so much
Sure AI might poison the lands around us, contribute to mass psychosis, raise our energy costs, steal all of our art and intellectual property without repercussion, exploit workforces in poor countries, give execs reasons to fire you, and ultimately widen the wealth gap, but at least we'll have a little guy on our phones telling us things a google search already could've!
The reason you hate when someone tells you to do something you were already going to do is because you had an opportunity to display responsibility but they needed it to be obedience. So now you feel you're being perceived as lazy and deferential instead of considerate and independent. Btw
i don't give a fuck if your kid has the attention span of a moth-- if you let them blast music or shows from their ipads on public transportation you need to go to hell
“oh well my son won’t behave without a distraction” i cannot put into words how much i’d rather hear a toddler crying than a seven minute long baby shark remix with verses like “take a selfie, doo do, doo doo doo doo” at full volume
