Adult ProTip, from a security professional: If a kid tells you, "My parents are gonna kill me / kick my ass / kick me out" for something relatively minor, don't respond with shit like "Really? ;) that sounds a little extreme, don't you think sweetie?" because that shit really does happen.

Instead, respond as though whatever threat they are afraid of is fully valid, and offer whatever you can do to help- ask if they believe they are in danger of being hurt in any way, and work accordingly.

If they're overreacting, they'll usually realize and dial it back, self-correct and begin thinking a bit more rationally.

If they're not overreacting, and the danger is real, then they'll need a level-headed adult in their corner, not another condescending authority figure who doesn't believe them.

thank you so much for saying this in such an elequent way. Because this is how I've been approaching working with kids in general.

But older adults around me always criticise me for taking what kids say at face value and you know taking them seriously. I've always thought it was bad to not do that, but I didn't have the words to explain why as I've always been met with the notion that kids exaggerate or just don't know what they're saying. Which I also don't believe

“oh no we’re all doomed by the narrative” maybe you are. i’m the narrative’s favourite.

update: turns out this is not a good thing for me

this shit is so Jeff the fucked up

Critics are Jeff the raving for this one

tumblr staff have...

• allowed false flags of 100% sfw posts made by transfem users (and blacklisted trans-adjacent tags)
• taken away basic accessibility features in an effort to tiktok-ify tumblr
• pushed tumblr live, a feature users actively dislike which is mostly unused and overrun by spambots, that also collects all of your data
• allowed ads that can literally kill people via flashing / strobing lights, even if the person had it filtered, despite user complaints, with the ceo even saying people with epilepsy should "just buy ad free" in response to concern over potential death or serious injury from such ads

STOP GIVING THEM MONEY! stop trying to make crab day or whatever else happen. paying for stuff from the shop is rewarding them for ignoring the userbase continuously and doing things the majority don't want, even if the things they're doing and allowing can cause actual deaths. staff shouldn't be praised and get profit for ignoring their users in exchange for trying to turn tumblr into twitter 2 ft. tiktok. at this point i don't even care for "staff are people 🥺 be nice" arguments, because even when people are being very polite in feedback, they're perfectly fine ignoring it in exchange for implementing changes nobody wants or asked for, all because new users may like it more (and forget anyone who's used the site for years, apparently).

leave bad reviews. don't buy things from the shop. send feedback, even if they never reply. email them and @ the staff, send asks to the wip blog. don't just blindly buy into "we need to support the site, buy xyz shop product", they don't deserve more money for giving a worse product.

Pirate all your favorite shows, movies, and games while you still have the chance.

#it's barely even piracy at this point #it's archiving #keeping those tags because YEAH #when there’s no other way to enjoy media they don’t get to call it pirating

via @nooby-banana

the doctor class is my hex manic

oh man. oh golly. oh lord oh geez oh man i sure fucked up my skyrim so badly

LUIGI THIS ISNT WEED

Bro this shits so goood. Aauughh agguuuhh my stomy

My stoned ass didn’t even realize this was my own post and I was freaked out thinking someone took a picture of my snacks