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actually fuck it im posting all my favorite daft punk images this is my blog ill cope how i want

I changed my mind: I am going to post my analysis of “Epilogue”, because you people seem like you could use some positivity.

(copy-pasted from a message, so it’s maybe a little disjointed. apologies)

it’s That Scene™ from Electroma. Thomas’ gone—but Guy-Man played a role in it. So, that = they’re done as a band, but it was a mutual (and maybe difficult) decision, one made among *friends*. that’s why it had to be Thomas’ death specifically—Guy-Man’s death was solo; Thomas’ was collaborative. then, we get Guy-Man walking away to “Touch”. as @madlyfluffy pointed out, something important happens (or, rather, doesn’t)—Guy-Man doesn’t die. to me, this choice indicates that while DP may be no more, that doesn’t mean *Thomas and Guy-Man* are done—as friends, as a collaborative unit, whatever. 

and it’s *vital* to note how “Touch” was used. the video doesn’t end with Paul William’s devastating final verse. it’s a new mix (!!!), repeating the chorus to the end. love never ends—and love is the answer, and love is home. there’s no pain or acrimony here. there’s only love and acceptance. 

on that note, there’s the “1993–2021” card. the fact that they’ve got their hands together shows they’ve gone together in unity. (aside: Idk if you saw, but Warren Fu, who designed the card, said DP worked on it *together* with him. again, I have no reason to believe there’s any ill will here. just acceptance of finality.)

(something that came to me after writing the message: Daft Punk’s final piece could very well have been that mix of “Touch”. they went out on a note of love.)

Died and came back to cry :(

Motherboard by Daft Punk is just retrofuturism elevator music

Happy Bi visibility day :)

:0 thank you @cloudpearls-studyworld ily

Imma use my “Century Shindig” playlist lmao

1. Crabbuckit ~ Good Lovelies

2. Lone Digger ~ Caravan Palace

3. Clap Your Hands ~ Parov Stelar

4. Fear & Delight ~ The Correspondants

5. Speakeasy ~ Alex Ernst

Tagging; @kickyoass101 @praisetheaxolotl @roguerinzler have fun you guys :)

playlist tag

I was tagged by @jeonchemstudy , thank you daphne💕

Put on any of your playlists on shuffle and list the first five songs.

playlist: Türkçe (legit means turkish, this is where I’ve all of my turkish songs regardless of genre and hey people have been asking me about turkish songs)

Teoman, İstanbul’da Sonbahar

Candan Erçetin, Yalvarırım

Duman, Yürek

Sena Şener, Sevmemeliyiz

MFÖ, Sarı Laleler

I tag: @thxnderclouds @divinity-study @bbstudies @bright-goals @philology-studies

Do you ever feel bad for SCP-2165?

The issue with SCP-2165 is that while it is a pitiful creature, you must ask yourself what type of crime would result in you literally being erased from existience.

And there’s the follow up,

How far would you go to be remembered again?

Find them and drag them through the mud

Find these men, they actually laid hands on kids

Okay Midas is aight

A recent response to a white Jew who struggles to understand systemic racism and conflates it with antisemitism.

Hi there xxx- student rabbi here.  I think the thing that xxx is saying is that it is important for us to take a step back here and listen to Black folks, Indigenous Folks, and People of Color.  And especially as Jews, I think that we need to especially listen to Jews of Color who sit at the crossroads of antisemitism and racism in our country. A lot of what I’ve written below is what I’ve learned from my colleagues and friends who are Jews of Color.

You are right in that often a lot of white Ashkenazi Jews came to this country at a point after the end of slavery, and you are right in that we still face antisemitism (on both sides of the political aisle) in this country today.  In my studies of antisemitism, I’ve learned that it is a systemic issue.  Across the board, people do not realize (or rather, understand) that the stereotypes that they have of Jews in their head are bad.  And this leads non-Jews to make bad choices in how they vote, in how they interact with Jews, in how they speak about inter-Jewish related issues, how they speak about Israel, etc.  It’s a systemic issue in that people and this emboldens non-Jews who use their words, their power, and violence to hurt Jews.

Racism is also a systemic issue.  Although it is true that many white Jews came to the United States before slavery, and it is also true that many of us have historically worked very hard in ending racism (I look right to that moment you are referencing when Rabbis Heschel and Eisendrath marched with Dr King in Selma), it does not mean that we are immune to the systemic issue of racism in our country.  When many of us white Jews came to the US, we entered into a country that was built on stolen land of Native Americans and built on the backs of slaves stolen from Africa.  This created a particular system in this country where lighter skinned people have more privilege than darker skinned people.  And unfortunately,  every part of our nation has been built on this notion– from our school systems, text books, economics, to the places where people live.  It makes me very sad.

This does not disclose the real danger that Jews in this country face due to systemic antisemitism, but its worth noting here that racism and antisemitism are two different systemic issues.  Being that they are two different systems of oppression, it is possible to experience antisemitism and have privilege over other people because of the color my skin.

As a Jew, I look right to our tradition for guidance.  In Parshat Berishit, we learn that human beings are created Betzelem Elohim- in the Image of God.  Later on in the parsha, we learn that we are also created Afar Mi-HaAdama, from the Dirt of the Earth.  The rabbis speak about this juxtaposition- about how we are both simultaneously stardust– dirty, from the dust of the earth and also made in the Shadow of Elohim, the Image of God.  I great Hasidic rebbe once likened this to how we understand ourselves and other humans.  It’s important to listen to others- to hear them out and understand them, because they too were created in the Image of God.  And hey, you’re also a pile of dirt too.  I bring this midrash to you because it helps me to have humility and guidance in this challenging moment that we live in.  It reminds me to listen, it reminds me that each of us have a story to tell, and it reminds me to have a lot of self compassion.

‘To protect and serve … Does everyone feel protected? Does everyone feel served? Or do some people feel unsure, insecure, and unnerved?’

— IN-Q latest poem demands to be heard

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Every url that reblog’s will be written in a book and shown to my homophobic dad. 

Hey I haven’t been active bc Idk what to post so recommendations would be wonderful, thank you

Guys I lost my eyes I mayyyyy be panicking

this isn’t funny

THEORY TIME

okay so if you’ve seen the clip, this is from the VERY first Sanders sides video, right?

Logan mentions procrastination as being one of his flaws

Patton mentions selfishness being another

And Roman mentions him not being very adventurous

Now, I know you guys are thinking what I’m thinking, but let’s bring more to the table, about ALL of these:

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We know Roman is referring to Anxiety, which is his hinderance when it comes to performing his function by fear tactic and, well, anxiety towards certain activities and opportunities.

Then you’ve got Patton, who’s obviously referring to Deceit, who’s main appearances are trying to get Thomas to perform something selfish or considered to be such by Patton, hindering Patton’s function.

Then you’ve got Logan, who mentions a side of Thomas that’s more so assumed than they are represented: his lazy side.

//If I wanted to go off more on this tangent, Logan does call all of these things flaws like Thomas called Janus a flaw to his face in SvS redux (Putting Others First) and I’m totally not salty about that one//

//can I also say that every single episode could be interpreted to reflect on something already mentioned in the first episode— but that’s just food for thought//

(I’d also like to say that Remus is rarely, if at all mentioned prior to his episode, but his text will be green regardless)

If we’re to take this episode by episode, the first one obviously covered (although not completely extensive)

(All the colors stand for who is HINTED at the most, not who was present, although sometimes overlapping)

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In Way Too Adult, Patton literally insinuates by the first minute that Thomas is lazy, by laying claim of his complaints that he cannot cook, and his lack of attempts at doing so, fueling the idea that OJ (the orange side, as I’ll use from here on out) is Laziness/sloth/procrastination.

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Taking on Anxiety: we literally get Virgil. And, oddly enough, he comes up a lot like Remus does. He shows up “uninvited.” Anyway, he really does put on the “I’m really enjoying your suffering” type of deal in the episode and by Gd I missed it that differentiates him from the other sides. As we learn later, he’s a ‘dark side’ yadda yadda.

Anyway, the first person that Thomas summons to combat his anxiety is Roman— not Logan to logic his way out, not Patton to make him feel better, but Roman— and from the episode, to hope and wish him away.

So, it’s clear from this episode onward in the series that Roman and Virgil are tied just like Patton and Janus from Can Lying be good, but we’ll get there.

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A New Year of Lying to Myself: this episode originally started off with Patton telling Thomas about all the responsibilities he has been procrastinating, hinting again at its existence— but mostly becomes a gigantic hint at Deceit, coming namely from the side with the most experience with the guy— Virgil.

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Dark Side of Disney is namely just solidifying the relationship between Roman and Virgil (with the hint at Deceit with “lying and deceiving their way right into the castle and getting the princess,” which, we all can agree was deliberate word choice. As well as the next scene where they debate the Fox and the Hound, Virgil arguing that society in the film is absolute sh*t (excuse my language), just as Deceit later argues in SvS. And, the lawyer thing with the Little Mermaid, but that might be a stretch lol.

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IM IN A DISNEY SHOW: it’s just the sides fanboying and we love it

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Mind vs. Heart: Logan and Patton going at it, the only potential hints being at Deceit for Thomas’ overall lack of self care and prioritization of other people, covered in SvS Redux— with oddly enough Logan arguing to prioritize Thomas, then others. This video was like an introduction to the entirety that was Deceit’s character arc. Huh.

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Alone on Valentines Day: starts off clean with Virgil telling Patton not to lie to Thomas, but overall Virgil has the most influence over the conversation. Anxiety existed within Thomas whether he was there or not. He got to state his opinions and ended up making a point and helping Thomas, making this episode more so about his contributions. (And the small build of Roman and Virgil’s relationship—)

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Losing my Motivation: literally, and I quote; “I DONT KNOW, LOGIC! I KNOW IT DEFIES..... Logic. I’m just a textbook procrastinator!” If that isn’t OJ I don’t know what is. And, Logan is the one to call him out. Logan goes on to say that procrastination is not the cause, it is the effect, which could be implying that OJ as a side is the result of the others leaving or being introduced to Thomas. It’s even in the title.

There is the small bit of “I’m not ALWAYS the bad guy” Virgil angst but that’s not the point—

There’s also the knife thing and Roman using a nickname used as an insult which reminds me of Remus but I digress.

There’s ALSO the snake hint that Logan mentions as a paradox but I’m just taking stabs at anything at this point

Anyway, Logan (awww this was his name reveal) really does work on the issue addressed in this video— by developing a life management system to create a more productive and healthy Thomas, which, he ends up rementioning in SvS.

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Q&A: Logan and Roman both for strike just a little Anxiety to Patton by telling him to not screw up, but that’s not the most important thing in this. Anxiety does show up, and is invitied to stay! :D

We learn Roman is attempting self love we know how that turns out, a few other small factoids about the sides, and funny stuff we all really enjoyed, but other than that, there is little— aside from:

Thomas made two individual references to getting to know the sides better in this episode, including learning their names and “hopefully we get to learn a little bit more about them in videos to come!” Which could refer to their individual traits, their issues, or potential relationships (siblings, dark sides, etc)

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Am I Original?: we are introduced to the idea of Full Creative Control, which, with the introduction of Remus, could mean A.) he was deprived of power in this episode, or B.) we have the potential to see it come out in Remus, or has already come out due to Thomas being out of sorts, giving Remus all the power he needed, with Deceit’s help.

Also Roman angst

(I highlighted this green based on the theory— there isn’t much that has to do with non-introduced sides in this video ngl)

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My NEGATIVE Thinking: Small Batman reference, and Deceit ends up making one as well in Embarrassing Phases, but again little connection. Anxiety takes a primary role in this, while Logan ‘dukes’ him out in a debate-like setting. (Overall I’ll give it to Virgil as it is more of an argument as to who holds more ground in the situation, but there are references all around)

In the video, Logan covers Cognitive Distortions, describing Virgil’s input as “Bad Imagination,” which could be a reference to Remus, but again, a bit of a stretch. (We’re also introduced to the idea the Creativity can be, physically and metaphorically, bruised, taking Roman out for the video, implying that Remus could as well be bruised to an extent, so angst writers do what you will with that information)

Productivity was covered in the second question, in which Logan was GOING to answer fully, before Virgil called out his answer to be unclear, asking him to answer honestly multiple times over, distorting the conversation and Virgil taking control. Logan also mentioned Virgil’s ’Silver tongue,’ a trait primarily attributed to Deceit and Virgil hissing but that’s beside the point.

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Growing Up: Intro was about procrastination— and, what he has to accomplish as he gets older. They compare Thomas’ achievements to that of their friends, and how he hasn’t accomplished much, which could be a nod to his lack of productivity, I.e., OJ.

They accuse Patton of allowing the lack of Productivity, which, is odd because of the second video, which shows him being the leading force in eliminating laziness.

There’s the bit about Virgil saying Thomas looks like the ‘Man’ and that he wants to fight him, which could be a reference to his disliking of societal heiarchy, which could have been instilled in him by Deceit.

The Mind palace, might I add, could probably come into later use as more sides appear and are instituted into videos— but that’s just an Hypothesis. (And Patton’s name!)

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Making Some Changes: we’ve never really discussed on the idea that Patton gets confused, like, Chronically confused and emotional with excessive change— which may have come into play in more recent episodes that ever noticed.

Anyway, Virgil takes a stand in this episode as well— ‘siding’ (bu-dum tsss) with Patton on the issue of change which is a thing in Deceit’s playlist but I digress, saying that the lack of steady constants is stressing Thomas out, being away from his friends, which affects Virgil and Patton specifically.

Many single-central-column-wall breaks later and Virgil complains to Thomas as to why this doesn’t feel right, all the talk on Change, and Thomas closes up by saying he loves each of them just the way they are and later hating the way Remus and Janus are.

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Becoming a CARTOON: Patton says woopsie-doodles, something Deceit ends up saying in the bloopers for SvS but that irrelevant

Not really many references in this video— only Virgil being frustrated to be the Bad guy, which, was a good building block for the next video— Accepting Anxiety pt. 1

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A few last things: people who write the subtitles; stop adding excessive things— they contribute nothing and make it harder to read the dialogue.

I would like to personally thank @beautiful-doom for OJ as the name for the Orange side, which, I find hilarious and cannon until proven otherwise.

Okay! This is 15/30 of the videos, analyzed and gone over for hints. I’ll come to more of a conclusion after I’ve watched the other 15 and analyzed them for references and hints. Please, go over these and add anything I may have missed!

See you in Part 2 of this post!

Ennard because my noodle(2) needs love

I don’t wanna be greedy with this wonderful information, so imma show you guys the math to find Deceits cane height:

Based on these calculations, it seems like Janus’ cane is similar to a Shepherds cane.

Interesting.

These sorts of things are only thought in

The mind of a man who’s soul is truly rotten

sure people dont like me much thomas but thats only just cause im honest good and bad is all made up nonsense

OUP

Janus: Trauma? Oh, you mean the reason I’m fucking hilarious?

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Round 2???????

Uhhhhh I play oboe, I read a 700 hundred page book in a day, and I throw discus

Here’s some creepy shit for your leisure

To my followers: I’m sorry for the Sanders Sides spam i have no self control

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COOLIO HERE WE GO

1. I adore the Jekyll and Hyde Musical (Frank Wildhorn)

2. I plan to go into Archaeology

3. My favorite movies are Brave and Wall-E :)

anyway, how’s your days been? anything cool?

Juxtaposition with ur questions my friend— but they’ve been chill. Coolest thing that’s happened is I found a shakeable flashlight from Y2K soooooo

opinion on fangs?

I used to have them. 10/10 would recommend.

would you say that you are more of a dusk person or a midnight person?

As an insomniac, I find this question to be v e r y difficult.

Probs Midnight. It’s quiet and peaceful.

how many kittens are too many?

There are NEVER enough

We learned one thing from this playlist for sure:

Janus is certainly, definitely, absolutely not okay