This was absolutely my take when I saw it was a thing.
But here’s the beautiful additional side effect, and why I think it invokes a rage/ discomfort etc for the people it’s directed at.
In refusing to argue, in dismissing the point you are actually saying, “This is not a legitimate opinion that is worth engaging with”
It is removing the platform and the audience and the engagement that these people are used to.
This is EXACTLY why you don’t debate anti-science creationists. It’s why you don’t debate anti-vaxxers. It’s why you especially don’t debate Nazis.
When you engage and debate you actually do send the message that the argument is worth engaging with, that it is being heard and you are providing an audience and often drawing more people into the debate creating a larger circle.
When you signal that not only do you disagree but that the point isn’t even worth engaging with… well… they lose all that.
do y’all remember before direct messages tumblr had a dumbass ask limit of 10 per hour and communication was impossible until they introduced dumbass fan mail and we were basically sending telegraphs back in forth trying to communicate those were…dark times
Do y'all remember when they finally gave us direct messages and instead of doing it normally, they gave it to a few people at a time and we had to infect each other with it like a virus
some of y'all didnt grow up as the person nobody has a crush on and it really shows
some of yall never have to deal with the constant doubt in your own ability to be loved to the point where you get second hand embarrassment at the idea of someone being in love with you and finding you attractive because you’ve been diagnosed with ugly and cringy your whole life and it really shows
some of you were never the kid people dared/bet other people to ask out/hug/talk to at all because it would be funny and therefore can’t trust that anyone who wants that for real has genuine intentions and it shows
Some of you never tried to imagine being asked out and then turning them down in your own imagination because they couldnt REALLY be asking YOU out of all people.
the switch from ‘a girl worth fighting for’ to coming upon the decimated village in mulan is THE MOST kick-in-the-teeth mood change IN ALL OF CINEMA
That scene shift did more for our generation’s understanding of the horror of war in ten seconds than Game of Thrones did in eight seasons, and it did it without showing us a single dead body.
Remember when they subtly but clearly told us a little girl had been murdered?
It’s almost like you actually don’t need to depict graphic murder, rape, and torture to elicit a serious and emotional response from your audience.
Cinderella getting her dress violently ripped off still gives me chills watching it.
Carry a fork with you. If someone tries to rob you, pull the fork out of your pocket and say “thank you, Lord for this meal I’m about to have” and charge at them with the fork
scientists: how do we stop the very infectious and damaging tobacco mosaic virus from spreading????
farmhands: dip ur hands and equipment in Milk™️ before touching them
scientists: ????wait how does that work
farmhands:
Basically all nightshades are vulnerable to the tobacco mosaic, right? So as a home gardener, washing my hands and tools in milk before handling tomatoes stops it? I have never heard of this! Does it need to be whole milk or will it work with any milk? Would it work with lactose free milk?
WAIT WAIT WAIT WHAT
I need to look into this.
farmer, looking at his crops: “he need some
milk”
Farmers, especially older folks who’ve been doing things a long time in the same way, know a lot of wild tricks like this, but most won’t tell you unless they like or trust you. For example, I learned every weird little tip I know about raising chickens from some old (60-70+) guys who’d been raising chickens their whole lives, after taking care of communal chicken barns for 3 county fairs or so.
Basically what I’m trying to say is that much like wizards, elderly farmers will exchange powerful magic in return for manual labor.
This is 100% true also the best way to sterilize hand tools is to dunk them in everclear and set them on fire
That time of night as an adult where you’re desperately tired and want to sleep but you also don’t want to give up the day yet bc there’s stuff you wanna do. I’m calling it the toddler hour
This post came into my bedroom and punched me in the face
