“If you played Pokémon video games
extensively as a kid, there’s a good chance that a specific region of
your brain gets fired up when you see the characters now. In a recent study, researchers from Stanford University showed test subjects hundreds of Pokémon characters. As you might expect, the brains of longtime Pokémon
fans responded more than those unfamiliar with the game. But what’s
more surprising is that, in all of the fans, a specific brain fold
responded, an area just behind the ears, called the occipitotemporal
sulcus.“
I see Skuntank and dopamine fills my brain
I love this article because it suggests that I have a specific part of my brain dedicated to remembering and appreciating pokemon. Like this obsession has physically manifested on my brain
tolkien: all the war and death in lotr has nothing to do with the war i was in
tolkien: just like how all the morals/good vs evil/everything my characters believe have nothing to do with my morals/beliefs/religion
tolkien: and that character that comes back from the dead has nothing to do with my religion which is based on someone coming back from the dead and uses coming back from the dead as metaphor literally constantly so don’t get any ideas
tolkien: and none of those giant evil spiders have anything to do with the tarantula that bit me either
clive staples: jirt youre literally so stupid
tolkien:
clive:
tolkien: that really slow grumpy tree who takes forever to get to the point or make up his mind is definitely you though
meanwhile, clive staples: Every Single Thing In This Book Including The Talking Lion Is From My Actual Life
I’m sorry but seeing y'all call CS Lewis “Clive Staples” is weirder than any of the magic or furry Jesus in either series
That account, along with his whole campaign, is the work of three teenagers.
From the article:
“These young students contacted me a week ago asking would I run for president and I responded to them saying, ‘Do you realize how old I am?’” Gravel told The Washington Post. “I’ll be 89 years old in May, so it’s preposterous to think that I could serve as president.”
It took some convincing, but Gravel was ultimately persuaded by a three-page strategy memo that the students drafted and their assurance that they would handle all of the day-to-day work of the campaign. Their ultimate goal wasn’t to win the election but rather to qualify him for the Democratic debates, so that he could use that platform to “issue a critique of American militarism, plutocracy, and inaction on climate,” as his newly-created website states.
“These people weren’t just whistling Dixie,” Gravel said. “They were well-grounded.”
Managing the campaign are David Oks, 17, and Henry Williams, 18. Elijah Emery, 18, handles the finances.
Incredible…
hand clasp meme: 18 year olds, 88 year old, issuing acerbic critiques of American imperialism and war crimes
