treasonousoracle

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
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reasonsforhope

““The Great Pacific Garbage Patch can now be cleaned,” announced Dutch entrepreneur Boyan Slat, the wonderkid inventor who’s spent a decade inventing systems for waterborne litter collection.

Recent tests on his Ocean Cleanup rig called System 002, invented to tackle the 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic pollution, were a success, leading Slat to predict that most of the oceanic garbage patches could be removed by 2040.

Intersections of ocean currents have created the massive floating islands of plastic trash—five slow-moving whirlpools that pull litter from thousands of miles away into a single radius.

The largest one sits between California and Hawaii, and 27-year-old Slat has been designing and testing his systems out there, launching from San Francisco since 2013.

GNN has reported on his original design for the floating device, but his engineering team improved upon it. System 002, nicknamed “Jenny,” successfully netted 9,000 kilograms, or around 20,000 pounds in its first trial.

It’s carbon-neutral, able to capture microplastics as small as 1 millimeter in diameter, and was designed to pose absolutely no threat to wildlife thanks to its wide capture area, slow motion, alerts, and camera monitors that allow operators to spy any overly-curious marine life…

Slat estimates ten Jennies could clean half the garbage patch in five years, and if 10 Jennies were deployed to the five major ocean gyres, then 90% of all floating plastic could be removed by 2040.” -via Good News Network, 10/19/21

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incomingalbatross

Okay, so:

  1. Merry and Pippin knew Frodo was leaving the Shire as soon as he knew it himself (and Sam told them at least SOME of the Big Conversation about the Ring).
  2. Gandalf stayed at Bag End for over two months after that conversation.
  3. Merry and Pippin were presumably in and out of Bag End pretty regularly during that time, since Frodo is their best friend and Gandalf’s presence would only be an added reason to visit.
  4. While they very justly make fun of Frodo for saying things like “Shall I ever see this valley again, I wonder,” OUT LOUD, in the PRESENCE OF OTHERS, Merry and Pippin are… also not masters of subtlety.
  5. Gandalf literally has supernatural people-reading powers.

Given all of the above facts:

What are the odds that Gandalf caught on to their “conspiracy” within the first couple weeks and just… said nothing? Because I feel like there’s definitely a non-zero chance that that’s what happened.

incomingalbatross

Gandalf, having just put the pieces together: “Oh. Oh joy. A Brandybuck and a Took (and a Bolger) have found out part of THE most dangerous secret in Middle-Earth. This is a good start.

“…On the other hand, they are literally motivated PURELY by the desire to stick close to and take care of Frodo. And it’s not like he’s likely to ASK them, or anyone, for the help and support he needs.

“On second thought… I think I can let this slide for now, right? We’ll see where we are in September.”

incomingalbatross

Frodo: *murmurs something to himself about how ‘this may be my last strawberry season in the Shire’*

Merry and Pippin: *roll their eyes at each other behind his back*

Gandalf: *quietly facepalms behind THEIR backs*

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kerink

i know we're all sick of self-care being a marketing tactic now, but i don't think a lot of us have any other concept of self-care beyond what companies have tried to sell us, so i thought i'd share my favorite self-care hand out

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brought to you by how mad i just got at a Target ad

brosser-les-dents

Going to tack brushing your teeth onto this. But this just looks like a fantastic and clear tool to help you actually care for yourself.

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turnpikeghosts

here’s why vine was and will always be superior to tiktok you can’t really spread a lot of misinfo in 6 seconds you had to go viral on the strength of your humor and not on the allure of insane conspiracy theories or MRA talking points it’s why vines legacy will be shit like “back at it at krispy kreme” and not the downfall of democracy

la-rubinita

To be clear I am not denying that vines was superior.

But if you think tiktok is the downfall of democracy you're either not paying attention or on the WRONG side of tiktok. There are tons of people over there dedicated to making sure the masses have access to accurate information, exposing corruption, and organizing against fascism. Tiktok is not the problem. For every bad actor there's a good one and as we like to say here at the tumblr dot com: curate your experience.

turnpikeghosts

Reading comprehension quiz (unit 2):

  1. Please summarize the argument of original post in your own words. Is the main point of the post about democracy, or something else? What other issues might the the author be trying to address?
  2. Define hyperbole. Why might the author deploy this rhetorical device here? What features of Tumblr may have encouraged this style of post?
  3. How can algorithms disincentivize or prevent users from fully controlling their experience on social media platforms such as TikTok? How might the architecture of these platforms —including longer-form video options — facilitate radicalization or fringe beliefs? (See Becker, A. (2021, August 24). On TikTok, misogyny and white supremacy slip through 'enforcement gap'. PBS. Retrieved April 23, 2023, from https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/on-tiktok-misogyny-and-white-supremacy-slip-through-enforcement-gap; Keith, M. (n.d.). From transphobia to Ted Kaczynski: How TikTok's algorithm enables far-right self-radicalization. Business Insider. Retrieved April 23, 2023, from https://www.businessinsider.com/transphobia-ted-kaczynski-tiktok-algorithm-right-wing-self-radicalization-2021-11; O’Connor, C. (n.d.). Hatescape: An In-Depth Analysis of Extremism and Hate Speech on TikTok. Retrieved April 23, 2023, from https://www.politico.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/24/ISD-TikTok-Hatescape-Report-August-2021.pdf).