having cash is like having secret money. like whos gonna find out i’m buying tacos with this crisp $20 bill??? not my bank account, that’s for sure
That’s literally why the government wants to stop it
Defend cash. The existence of a cash economy is so so necessary for the survival of every population that the government wants to kill. Homeless people, sex workers, undocumented people, addicts. They all need cash to survive.
America lifted all boats with high tax rates and investment in infrastructure/education.
Look at the 40s, 50s, 60s,and 70s.
Tax policy created/expanded the middle class.
opossumofanxiety asked:
I need to write an essay for school but I'm terrified that it won't be very good and this fear is ultimately preventing me from doing the assignment. Any advice?
neil-gaiman answered:
If you don’t do it it won’t be done. So you have to pretend you are someone who can do it and start the essay. Then you have to pretend you are someone who knows what they are doing and finish it. Then you have to pretend you are someone who has never seen the essay before and you need to read it with new eyes and revise anything that needs improving.
As a teacher, I will tell you what I tell my students.
1: If you're afraid of writing a bad essay, don't be. Everyone writes a few stinkers.
2: There is almost no chance of you writing the worst essay your teacher has ever seen.
3: It is literally your teacher's job to help turn bad writers into good writers. If they just complain about a bad essay without helping you get better, they're the one who sucks, not you.
4: All first drafts are hot stinky dog poop. All of them. This is why the gods give us red pens and second drafts.
5: We would rather see a bad essay than no essay. Most of us actually love bad essays, because it shows us exactly where you need help and exactly what we need to do.
6: This goes for all art forms, really, but you might find that what you think is "bad writing" just turns into "your writing style."
7: Pretend that your subject matter is way cooler than it is (I know how interesting essay topics aren't.) and infodump as if you were rambling to your best friend. You can fix grammar later.
8: Good luck, we believe in you! 👍👍👍
adhd is so funny it's like being possessed but with myself
me, desperately: can we please get something done?!
my inner demon, who is also me: IF YOU LIKE PIÑA COLADA
Ah, a classic.
In 1960, SAG and WGA struck to force management to adapt to the new technology of television. Without that strike and the agreement it birthed, residual use payments would not exist.
My parents stole nearly all of my salary from my entire childhood. My Star Trek residuals were all I had, and they kept me afloat for two decades while I rebuilt my life. I have healthcare and a pension because of my union. The AMPTP billionaires want to take all that security away so they can give CEOs even more grotesque wealth at the expense of the people who make our industry run.
To give some sense of what is at stake: There are actors who star in massively successful, profitable, critically acclaimed shows that are all on streaming services. You see them all the time. They are famous, A-list celebrities. Nearly all of those actors don't earn enough to qualify for health insurance, because the studios forced them to accept a buyout for all their residuals (decade of reuse, at the least) that is less than I earned for one week on TNG. And I was the lowest paid cast member in 1988. They want to do this while studio profits and CEO compensation are at historic highs.
I mean, if not now, when? And I haven't even touched on AI and working conditions.
We must fight for the future of our industry in the face of changing technology, the same way our elders did in 1960. So today, my Spacemom and I went to the place where it started for us, way back when, to do just that.
I see all your support. It means so much. Thank you.
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It's important to me that everyone understands that if you've got an autistic friend who periodically sends you pictures/videos/whatever of your Thing, because they know you're into it... They love you.
Now don't get me wrong, It may not necessarily be romantic love, they might not want to run off to a little farm in Montana where you'll be married forever and raise little sheeps...
But they definitely love you. And they're so happy when they spot a post about X and go "ooh, my friend likes X! I'll send it to them!".
Because they love you and want you to be happy.
Happiness is stored in the 3am discord DM of a link to a Tumblr post of a cute raccoon
Neurotypical people might do this too for the same reason, but I can't speak for them. I don't understand how they work.
Let's just look at Alice. Okay? The world needs more Alice.
So let's look at her.
I think people should look at Alice some more.
I am ace and aro. These are things I have come to accept about myself. Two years ago my brother got married, and everyone gave him wedding presents. Which, yeah is the thing to do. My nana used her credit card point to get my brother and his wife a boatload of stuff for their new life together , a vaccum, dish sets, a T.V. etc. Which I was happy about. But my nana is still getting them “the life starter set.”
I moved out on my own four years ago, but got none of that stuff. And here is the kicker don’t think I will ever get any of that because I am aromantic and am not ever going to be in a relationship, so I am never “going to start my life.”
Our whole society is formed around romantic attachments, and it sucks because even people who don’t have kids, or who don’t believe in marriage are still seen as starting their life, but I will never have that. Almost every form of media shows people getting together, and portrays the people who don’t have someone as dad and incomplete, and I am tired of this bullshit.
You can have a life without a relationship.
insanedeathwish asked:
Hi Mr. Gaiman, I'm not sure if you'll read this in time but I thought I'd try anyways. I'm not sure how familiar you are with US government and bills, but there's one that Congress is looking to pass that is only bad news.
It's called KOSA (Kids Online Safety Act) and the basis is that it's censorship and for people to use social media sites they will have to upload their government ID or drivers license to shows that they are over 18.
It gives the government unprecedented control over the internet. I'm sure you can see the consequences of this as it would endanger kids trying to escape unsafe environments, identify theft would skyrocket because all of this sensitive data can be accessed easily, this bill would also allow parents of minors to see everything the kid does online which is obviously not good and can be deadly for the child.
This bill would also affect people globally since any company from the US would have to Comply or be sued, so this isn't just a problem for people in the US.
Also fun fact! Tumblr is a US company.
I thought I'd try reaching out to you since you can reach more people than I can and I really admire you. With that being said, sorry if I made your day worse with this news.
I just feel like not enough people know about it. I've also included 2 links, one is a petition to stop KOSA which you can sign even if you're not in the US or are a minor. The other is a link to Bad Internet Bills, which provides more information on KOSA and other bad internet bills. The second link provides much more information, so you can understand it better. Also sorry if the links don't work, Tumblr didn't want them to be links.
I hope you have a wonderful day or night or whatever time you're reading this. Also how are doing? And do you have any advice on editing a piece of writing? For context I'm used to writing shorter pieces but I wrote a long one and I'm editing it but I'm not sure how to go about it since it's a long piece for me and I get stressed every time I try to edit it.
P.S. - Please ignore my bad grammar and sentence structure.
neil-gaiman answered:
Thank you for the information.
every moment of every day i am thinking about this tiktok
Lumpfish come in a variety of shapes and colors.
[He scoops up the fish, it spits water and he turns it toward the camera]
This one is stumpy and green. Very beautiful, very powerful.
[He picks up another fish and turns it toward the camera]
This is what a normal lumpfish looks like. It is more elongated, but still a vibrant blue color. Very beautiful, very powerful.
[He picks up another fish and turns it toward the camera]
This is one of the stumpiest ones we have. Its hump is very high. It is very stumpy, but yet very beautiful, and very powerful.
[He pans over a lot of fish, all looking up at the camera]
My fish army is ever growing, and soon I will over throw the world. Very beautiful, very powerful.
because of this tiktok, i frequently murmur "very beautiful, very powerful" at myself, and i cannot recommend it enough.
My fish army is ever growing, and soon I will overthrow the world
