I would have never believed we would see resisting arrest with unrelated bystanders interfering at a large scale. If arrests can't be done without a riot, we are all fucked.

Traditions are solutions to problems we forgot we had.

RT @Verizon: Save on iPhone 15. No trade-in required

Never "fact check" introverts. They don't just say things. They've read, researched, reflected, and watched an 8 hour documentary twice before they even open their mouth. Your facts come from Instagram reels. They've been to the deepest darkest rabbit holes. We're not the same.

Girls don't abandon the men they love. They leave the ones they were using or didn't respect. That's all the closure you need. Move on, brother.

europe really had us all fooled from 1946-2008. seemed like the whole continent was or shortly would be part of the big boys club. turns out everything to the south or east of vienna is just latin america with SPQR on the ruins.

Narcissists operate from a place of deep insecurity masked by arrogance, manipulation and a need for control. They often seek out people who are empathetic, kind, and self reflective because those traits make you more likely to excuse their bad behavior and doubt your own perception. Overt time, they slowly chip away at your confidence and reality. They gaslight you and turn situations around and make everything feel like it’s your fault. This can lead to confusion, shame and isolation. You start to believe that if you were just a little better, quieter, more loving or more patient, that they would finally treat you the way you deserve. But that moment never comes.

telling yourself it's not that hard and the task magically becomes really easy

“Oh he’s stupid, he cheated on a beautiful woman for trash.” Nah. He’s not stupid. 
You just don’t get that a man chooses where he feels wanted. Not for beauty.
Not for money.
Not for status. But where he feels desired. 
And you never gave him that.

At the end of the day, if someone really cares about you, they care about how their actions impact you and make you feel. Thats all you need to know about ppl if you want them in your life.

The Autistic/ADHD urge to sing (internally and/or externally) lyrics that match what someone has just said, because: your brain instinctively connects words with corresponding lyrics; and you know the lyrics to so many songs.

PSA If you think a person is "overreacting" to something, it's because you're making incorrect assumptions about what they're experiencing. 99.9% of the time, a person's strong emotional reaction to something is perfectly appropriate... you're just not seeing the full picture.

I feel soo disgusted when someone turns out to be a huge waste of my time. Like why did I even let you in my life in the first place.

Ever feel lost in your emotions, acting against your heart's true desires? Chasing false escapes like new relationships or "self-care" while denying deeper flaws. Dreams unravel. Emotional mastery crumbles. This blind spot fuels chaos, upending lives. Are you avoiding the brutal honesty your heart needs to break free?

Some people will never reach out and speak to you again because they lack the amount of maturity to cope with the fact that they did you wrong and you didn’t deserve it. Since they lack accountability they will create a made up narrative about you so they don’t feel about themselves.

Narcissists and manipulators can sometimes appear more dominant—but this is a false impression. Their tactics aren’t signs of intelligence or superiority; they’re just unrestrained. While honest, compassionate people work within the bounds of truth, integrity, and emotional responsibility, aiming to create something real and productive, narcissists exploit those very principles to gain control. It’s not that they’re playing the game better—they’re simply flipping the board when they start to lose. Their "advantage" comes from a willingness to destroy what others are trying to build. Imagine a fine artist who’s spent years mastering their craft, carefully working on a painting with focus, discipline, and heart. Then someone barges in, covered in mud, and stomps all over the canvas. The artist is stunned—not because the intruder is stronger or more skilled, but because they’re not dedicating their life to responding to mud stomping. The artist came to create, to focus on fine moral work; the intruder came to destroy. And in that moment, the narcissist portrays themselves as the dominant “competitor“. In social dynamics, the narcissist’s low-brow manipulation tactics are not as obvious as this analogy portrays. But that’s the dynamic between honest, moral people of integrity and narcissists. It’s not a contest of equals. One is dedicated to meaning and growth. The other is just kicking mud.

AI often leaves its users like Tantalus, grasping for potential that stays just out of reach because real impact depends on human judgment and expertise, both often in short supply.

Sometimes the people who are “closest” to us can be unconsciously committed to misunderstanding us. This can stem from their assumptions, projections, unconscious biases, unhealed wounds, or lingering resentment over past mistakes we’ve long since outgrown and made amends for…

for someone to make an active decision to never speak to you again, and they deeply care/ love you that tells you A LOT. they're aware they have to go through a grieving process over that decision to remove you and still pick that over having you in their life??? speaks volumes.