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september affirmations

- things are working out for me - patience is a developable skill - embrace change - i will bring lunch to work and actually eat said lunch instead of buying lunch - i will make coffee at home instead of buying coffee out - i will make the appointments i need to make (scariest)

@abbyscrabbypatty

Sep 1, 2024

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september affirmations

- I am a talented and capable professional - I am good at regrouping and course correcting when things don’t go as planned - I love my friends and they love me - I will go to the beach once more this summer - It is ok that I am reading less than I would prefer—it will come back to me when I am less busy - I have a normal amount of bugs in my apartment - My cat is not mad at me

@cilantro

Aug 30, 2024

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September Affirmations

- I can confidently start and finish the hobbies I take on this fall - I won’t overspend on seasonally appropriate decor and fashion - I will not give in to corporate marketing tactics - I will maintain a normal level of extraversion and NOT hermit up the second I feel a slight breeze - I am capable of feeling love without falling for someone - I am going to stay single this year just like I said I would so I can focus on myself - My life is beautiful because I have worked hard to make it so

@weird

Sep 1, 2024

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thinking of u guys as my neighbors

liking ur rec = saying hi when we go to get our morning papers from the end of our driveways (picture me doing so tony soprano style)

@deardoveswings

Aug 12, 2024

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ChatGPT

started writing this a few hours ago when i first saw this ask, then decided against posting but i've since changed my mind. there really is no justification for it outside of entitlement. even from a selfish lens, there's no long term benefit to its usage. it harms the world and culture in more ways than one. a.) the water and energy usage that isn't a secret at this point. "no ethical consumption under capitalism" yadda yadda and yeah corporations are extremely culpable in the state of the environment but there really is no need for chatgpt and the planet is already too delicate at the moment. b.) the exploitation of workers in the global south. this program is not just a computer figuring it all out, there are in fact humans behind it. it reminds me of the acceptance of fast fashion and how people have the tendency to divorce the idea of the garment worker from the garment they wear when all clothing is handmade in some way, shape or form. you need hands to man a sewing machine, you need human eyes to moderate content. also, content moderation can be a thankless job with psychological repercussions. c.) the erosion of social skills, humanity and media literacy...this one is very personal. like, you have a cushy email job but can't write an email? you need a computer and a worker in kenya to get paid a dollar an hour to figure out a daily routine for you? i've seen the program churn out blatantly incorrect information. fine tuning a prompt or chat or whatever to give you the exact (possibly incorrect) answer you need isn't really that much less work than sharpening your research skills by cracking open a dictionary or using boolean search keys in google. again, the main issue with this kind of stuff is the entitlement to convenience, with no thought towards the repercussions within and outside of us. we are losing major recipes (critical thinking and media literacy) here, people! i probably did an iffy job are coherently articulating my thoughts here but i am in fact, human. and that’s the beauty of it all.

@deardoveswings

Oct 1, 2024

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oil painting :)

i don’t work w oils often, mainly tempera, collage, and digital but this is the one i'm still most proud of as of late bc it’s way bigger (18x24) than i'm used to working <3

@deardoveswings

Oct 14, 2024

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