getting to know high charisma people is a disappointing process
you establish this strong rapport with someone quickly and it’s special to you. then you realise that they have this connection with everyone and it’s just like any other interaction for them
you can’t even be mad
i have this theory that you should let your other pets see your dead pet’s body so they *get it* and don’t sit on the windowsill waiting for friend to come home
unfortunately moving apologetically is bad for your health.
chronically restrict your movements and you unlearn embodiment. you forget how to inhabit your own body comfortably
people have strong ideas about how you’re entitled to move based on how good looking they think you are
they will punish you if they think you’re out of line
you’re a lurker but you’ve decided you want followers
- have a pfp, a bio, original tweets and a header image
- reply to cool people you like
- don’t be completely illegible (it’s tempting)
bonus
- use words that signal you understand ingroup ideas
for those who keep chickens, how long did it take you to stop naming them? for us it was probably after our second brood was born, so a couple of years. chickens come and go. real farmers know
i read this book about parenting explosive children (it was incredible) and the main insight i got from it is that “unpredictable” difficult children are generally reacting to about 8–12 problems that come up again and again
i think this may be true for adults too
@BootsPlatypus
parties, courses, college. it’s possible you’ve met charismatic people who are more measured/selective in the intensity of their attention. this may even look bitchy, mean or cold
Baguette Most Overrated Breadstuff?
• stale after six hours
• delicious crust tears up your gums mercilessly
• hard to pull apart with your hands
• uninspiring when sliced
• fluffy interior is flattened when you spread stuff on it
• too much textural contrast
will anyone admit how dumb darvo is?
if you’ve been falsely accused, of course you’ll deny it, “attacking” the accuser by claiming they are the perpetrator (of false accusation) and you the victim
k this is a sincerepoast
when i’m depressed or overwhelmed i get… not nonverbal, but communication – at the level of forming sentences, making sense of what people are saying and following the string of conversation – becomes challenging
i’d been in a cocoon of self abandonment for so long. i woke up from it one day this summer but still every day i have to wake up from it anew… every moment, i have to keep pressing down on the It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way button
@The_Squirrel__
@QasimRashid
@SouthwestAir
Impactful ethical consumerism requires a properly competitive market, which airlines are shielded from, in large part because of inadequate government protection of consumer interests
is it possible that any diet change encourages weight loss because it takes time for your system to become at efficient at extracting calories from a particular diet
i’ve been too happy lately to channel the poasting spirit, i’ve retreated to the familiar comfort of mostly-retweeting once more
how does one post regularly while happy?
a probation officer once told me that the single thing all her problem cases had in common was that they don't ever check their mail
i think about that a lot because i immediately recognized the kind of person she was talking about. their lives are usually a mess
take a painting class!!! colour is fascinating and you learn so much by carefully studying a single image and reproducing it “pixel by pixel”
you’ll never see the same again.
low hanging fruit for life enjoyment
i’ve met three portland based tpot-adjacent people in the last two weeks – each in a different context – who aren’t linked up with the in person scene. it’s SICK
this is god’s bounteous land
@Oduehtak3664
@noampomsky
I assumed it’s an artistic choice? I find it kinda cool… you just get the vibe of each post and the content is just an overwhelming, contradictory, incongruous and out of context stream of real people’s thoughts and experiences
idk if this is deranged but i’ve been thinking of making a gc for expressing my big feelings when i feel the need for emotional support but am too overwhelmed to figure out who to bring them to. the fear / guilt of burdening a specific person often paralyses me
i really feel like i’m doing various mental equivalents of this all the time, like totally clueless about the nature of the situation, no idea what’s happening at all
i live on the seventh floor and lately decided to only take the stairs FoR mY hEaLtH
there’s an evil little contrarian imp in me that’s loving this, like THINK of those pitiable liftcels! they don’t even know they could be getting FREE exercise. witness the stairmaxxèd QUEEN!!
You people in tpot are legit so sweet. I had an awesome day at the unofficial Portland tpot meetup and everyone is so nice and thoughtful and I appreciate y'all fr
My sister hired some Amish guys to tear down an old shed the size of a small cabin and build a new one and she said they got there at 7:30 in the morning, had the old shed torn down and hauled away by 9:30, and the new shed completely built by 11:30 lol
i spend seven hours in desperate, feverish conversation with you trying to explain my life philosophy. finally, i get up, slip this sheet across the table and walk out of your life forever
what’s your open?
i find his takes trigger me. i don’t follow him. but i like the plurality of voices in the conversation. he seems like a genuine person with a useful perspective