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˗ˏˋ 🌊 ࿐࿔ R ₊ S QOTD ⸝⸝⸝ #14
₊˚⊹ — Do you believe all humans deserve equal chances (at all points in their life) to change (for the better or worse)?
I would like to elaborate on this one, but it’s tricky. Maybe this would work better as an open ended question.
For those who say yes, I ask, for you, that does apply to criminals, right? Even the worst of them? And does your view change depending on remorse or guilt that these people feel?
For those who say no, I ask, what about you? At your lowest, do you feel the same way? That that person, the one doing terribly (for whatever reason it may be) doesn’t deserve to get better? And if you, in this case, say no, you DO deserve to get better: why not those around you? —
I doubt this will be answered the way I intend, so I may re write it later… >_<
As always, thank you to those of you who answer!! ^_^
ive left this question in my inbox for a while, and each time i come back to it i mull over it for a bit. my feelings on this topic are complex, and i wanna make my answer as concise as i can.
i believe if a person shows genuine remorse and takes steps towards righting their wrong (be that through atonement, acts of charity work, moving towards being a better person, etc.) there is definitely space to allow them a second chance. however, this second chance differs depending on context and who is giving it. is it society as a whole? is it the victim? the victim's family? is it themself?
conversely, i do believe there are some crimes undeserving of a second chance. the ones that come to mind are sexual offences, knapping, and acts of genocide, as they are the most heinous crimes to me and lack any form of rationalization.
s+r qotd yes or no answer (for once!)
i firstly, specifically ask that you answer with either yes or no. your answer will mean much less to me if you don't follow that rule and we all know how much you guys care about how much you mean to me! (kidding, it actually won't because i love you all. but follow my rules man. comment on ur post or something)
can you personally understand why exactly (this is a stupid question, just a warning) i would want to change my banner even though it's "valuable" to some extent?
can you see that it's hard to both support "well, it has no value, actually. if having a cute theme would make ME happier then who cares?" as well as "but a theme shouldn't define happiness to any extent, nor should it define your being to any extent, which, like, you sort of think it does. plus, it makes you like sort of unique; the same as your username and everything else about you that you refuse to change."
do you empathize (possibly within yourself) the struggle of online existence as you have to choose between constantly fleeting personalities and perspectives on yourself (that you probably don't even know because you are possibly the ONLY ONE who cares) that other have, vs the (likely futile) attempt to stay consistent just to prove to, again, possibly no one, that you can DO it and the fact you are unique and you is good?
so, once again, can you see how this is a conflict for me? or, can you see this in yourself? do i sound absolutely insane? feel free to answer ALL of these with yes or no.
also YES i DO know that almost every 'coherent' sentence that leaves my mouth or comes from my keyboard makes close to no sense and is vague, easy to misunderstand, generally useless, and results in people feeling like: "???" as a human emotion!!!!!! i'm aware unfortunately it has no cure so my bad guys
Does the stereotypical “procrastination until last second THEN finish everything well done” adhd thing ever just not work for you guys? Does it ever? Just not kick in?? So you just never do it????
how do you recover from sending an all ask that NOBODY answers. genuinely doesn't that make you reconsider life. not saying it SHOULD because it SHOULDNT but i just would literally die if no one answered something i posted HELP ME?
on social media at least you know they might not have seen it but on here...??? you literally have a LIST of people who you KNOW saw it and then you can see them IGNORE IT HELP ME
hi sorry let me re word that. do any of you have a fear that like someone online who you probably don't even know is gonna stalk you or something? not in an egotistic way, like a genuine just "wow! anyone can find me right now. and know things about me. that's... so scary!" and if so does that change how you act. i may as well js do a qotd atp but i'm curious. less so irl genuinely but more so online; are you sitting around waiting for someone to say "hey... was this you?" and it WAS?
qotd do you like any characters that are very underrated or not appreciated commonly in the fandom for the media they're from?
i just spent like 3 hours looking for Arlan merch. everyone hates him i guess i should just die
/ apologies for the intrusive self centred question (but I’m sending it nonetheless, obviously…) /
Do you guys? Picture people as more than their pfp. Does that include me. A few of you have seen my face as idrc who does and doesn’t, but I keep getting told it’s not what people expected. So if you were to, what… would you expect?
It’s so awkward sending asks about oneself. How do you guys do this
qotd :
do you like playing games in multiplayer or do you prefer to play games on your own?
if you do like multiplayer, what's your favorite video game to play with friends !!
˗ˏˋ 🌊 ࿐࿔ R ⁺ S QOTD ⸝⸝⸝ #11
₊˚⊹ — How comfortable are you making friends on here?
By “friends”, to clear up my definition here, I mean the kind of person you would trust with your face, your city, the kind of person you can comfortably shit talk to, the kind of person who knows you.
So, is that kinda person someone you could comfortably meet on here?
I suppose you might not see why I would treat “here” (retrospring) differently from any other ‘social media’; I feel as though not many address just how temporary people on here can be. Not to say you don’t realize it, or think about it, but it just isn’t something I personally see talked about often.
On here, you can change your username at any point. As well as profile picture, banner, display name, and bio. That’s not too uncommon, or anything, though.
Theres no dms on here. If someone were to change their profile, you couldn’t fact check who it was through messages.
If someone were to delete their posts and questions, there would be two things left to identify them as their previous profile: you may see them change their theme/profile, or your following status (like, if they’re blocked or something).
So, if you don’t mind making friends on here, do you have any personal feelings or comments about how little things last on here? —
Additionally: whats ur fav three matching colours
PS: Follow My boyf @ifyanasty >_<
Do you guys think someone complaining about not doing work while clearly not doing it is annoying, or wrong of them? if you saw someone who you knew a) complains about work a lot and b) you never see them do work, would you dislike them for it? just curious
I think it's time that I do a generic easy to answer QOTD rather than whatever I usually do:
˗ˏˋ 💿 ࿐࿔ G ⁺ B QOTD ⸝⸝⸝ #1
(Generic & Basic Question of The Day)
Do you guys uhhhh enjoy like Living your Life everyday?
As well,
Do you always feel a sense of being crushed (or Impending Doom) by all that there is to See, Learn, and Do in such little time? Yes or No.
(A set of Yes Or no, since there's Two Questions.)
i dont say i enjoy it but i also dont hate it. its like ive settled on how life is but im not in a position where i can take on anything else to change my life at the moment (im working on learning to drive, getting into school, paperwork for top surgery, plus a few other things so my plate is very full).
i sometimes get the sense of dread when it comes to all there is to see, learn, and do in the time i have.
12TH MARCH - QOTD
what are some headcanons you have about your favourite characters?
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