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The people who are like "why are you wishing death on these billionaires?!" are not understanding what is going on. It's one thing to wish death on people and it's another thing to have no sympathy for people who died in a situation they were cautioned heavily to not do.

I don't want anyone to die, to be truthful; but here are the facts:

  • That sub is 2 miles down in the ocean where the pressure is immense and the temperature is unbearable.
  • The Titanic wreckage is literally 111 years old. The Titanic is wasting away and any slight jarring on her will cause her to collapse in that space. This is not new news.
  • The safest way to experience the Titanic's wreckage is looking through archives OR going to the museum. I know it would be astounding to look at in person, but... no.
  • Most importantly, the wreckage is also a graveyard. People's bones disintegrated because of the pressure and salinity of the water, but the shoes, that were treated with tannic acid, remain. Anybody with common sense knows that you don't go an disturb and desecrate graveyards. You just don't.

So, no... I feel zero sympathy for those people who should've just been told "no" more often in their life.

{EDIT: The 19 year old is the only one to get sympathy from me. Suleman deserved better. That's it}

The Signs as Pretty English Words

Aries:ย scintilla (n) - a tiny spark Taurus: serenity (n) - the state of being untroubled, peaceful Gemini: ebullience (n) - bubbling enthusiasmย  Cancer: limerence (n) - the state of being infatuated with another person Leo: lilt (v) - to move musicallyย  Virgo: eloquence (n) - the art of using language in an apt, fluent way Libra: equanimity (n) - mental calmness, composure, evenness of temper Scorpio: surreptitious (adj) - kept secret Sagittarius: hiraeth (n) - a homesickness for a home you canโ€™t return to, or that never was Capricorn: petrichor (n) - the smell of earth after rain Aquarius: renaissance (n) - rebirth Pisces: ethereal (adj) - extremely delicate, light, not of this world

if there is anyone that likes me, dear god tell me, do not hold it in. even if i say no, pls rmbr how absolutely brave you are for confessing bb

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i think there is no worse feeling than being surrounded by many and still feeling left alone because only a few will understand you in a way that makes you seen

Dear early archaeologists,

Human remains are not your property. I am fully aware that the governments under which you attained the excavation material did not exercise their right to stop you from removing said remains.

However, any desecration of the individualโ€™s remains, (such as some who have permanently arranged them in a manner for display like pouring resin over the remains, retained their bones for purposes other than scientific analysis, or any purposeful ignorance of the direct wishes of their modern ancestors) is proof of not only your unnecessary abandonment of the personhood of these ancient peoples, your disregard for those who are simply unlike you in any manner, and, finally, your carelessness for their culture in which you seem to have forgotten you have dedicated your time and likely quite a lot of your own money to.

Human remains as well as the material culture of these people is not yours to deserve, obtain, or hoard.

I understand that what you did was legal. In your eyes, it may have even been the most moral thing to do to preserve a personโ€™s memory. However, there is no excuse to permit such irreversible behavior. Archaeology is a destructive science. You must understand that your worldview is not the collective goal of the world.

Remember the humanity of those from whom you seek to learn.

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did i talk too much? did i talk too little? did i laugh too much? did i laugh too little? did i overshared too much? was i kind enough? did i listen good enough to them? did i ask the right questions? did i embarrassed myself? did i show enough interest? did i notice all hidden signs of their emotional state? did i make them feel bad? did i interrupt them? did i make them feel good about themselves? did i leave them better than iโ€™ve found them?

This painful clench of your heart is brought to you today by Lewis...not unexpectedly.

โ€œIn each of my friends there is something that only some other friend can fully bring out. By myself I am not large enough to call the whole man into activity; I want other lights than my own to show all his facets. Now that Charles is dead, I shall never again see Ronaldโ€™s reaction to a specifically Caroline joke. Far from having more of Ronald, having him โ€˜to myselfโ€™ now that Charles is away, I have less of Ronald. Hence true Friendship is the least jealous of loves. Two friends delight to be joined by a third, and three by a fourth, if only the newcomer is qualified to become a real friend. They can then say, as the blessed souls say in Dante, โ€˜Here comes one who will augment our loves.โ€™โ€

โ€”C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves