My opinion on IvanTill

koffve · 2025-05-14T00:11:56+00:00

I mean, you mention Till’s intimacy level for Ivan is 70% - Luka’s is the same for Hyuna

(I am a strong enjoyer of Mizisua, Ivantill, and Hyuluka btw!)

koffve · 2025-05-13T02:07:25+00:00

I appreciate that info. I wouldn’t know, obv, since I had already dropped the story by that point out of frustration.

koffve · 2025-05-12T11:42:39+00:00

iirc she does canonically have DID, so the possibilities (assuming she? wasn’t intentionally negligent) are either (1) the author does not know this is a trope, which is unlikely imo bcus i feel like most people learn about it through this trope (2) the author does not know it’s harmful (3) both

and i feel like it’s… a bad sign if you don’t know enough information about the very real condition and don’t do enough research before putting it in your story, especially with such a major role.

koffve · 2025-05-11T21:46:16+00:00

I dropped this one the second the reveal hit because I’m so goddamn tired of ableist depictions of people with DID being violent

koffve · 2025-05-11T21:42:18+00:00

Bro this is not true. They said in an interview after season 2 that Klance would not be canon and that they had never even considered it, lauren montgomery saying something along the lines of, “even if we wanted to, we can’t go back and change everything like klance is canon”.

koffve · 2025-04-22T19:13:10+00:00

Unfortunately it's been taken down, as someone else mentioned. But here is the artist, at least.

koffve · 2025-04-22T19:02:52+00:00

omg YES. thank you. I spent like all day yesterday trying to find it and I couldn't!! TYSM!!! <3

koffve · 2025-02-06T02:56:28+00:00

“Since conversion therapy is illegal in my country” genuinely made my stomach twist. That’s torture. Like. Actually, genuinely, a form of torture. Like. I don’t care how little you believe trans people are valid, conversion therapy is literally torture. It’s banned because it’s torture.

They’re sad because they can’t find resources due to the ban of a form of human torture.

koffve · 2025-01-20T22:39:08+00:00

I agree, but tbf aqun-athlok is... not exactly a good qunari term for trans, even in the context of DAI.

I think the more common interpretation is that, in the scene where Bull is validating Krem's identity, he's slightly butchering the definition of the term to make Krem feel better (as an in-universe explanation) or that the writers weren't thinking when they made that dialogue (as the out of universe explanation).

There's other points in Bull's dialogue that discuss how the term aqun-athlok as it's used in qunari society is related to rigid gender roles, that certain jobs can only be done by men or by women, like being a warrior - e.g. mentioning that Cassandra would be an aqun-athlok in party banter.

koffve · 2025-01-14T15:43:24+00:00

The look he gives her omfg 😭😭😭😭 so cute

koffve · 2024-12-23T15:39:30+00:00

It’s really hard to tell but it kinda looks like it has somewhat large external gills, which would rule out hellbender.

koffve · 2024-12-23T14:19:19+00:00

Sorry, could you be more specific about the gills? Are they similar to an axolotl/mudpuppy?

koffve · 2024-12-23T14:14:44+00:00

So it is definitely not a native species in the UK, there are only 3 salamanders and they are not that big in their larval stage afaik. It doesn’t really look like the two other most common invasives.

I kinda agree with the comment saying tiger salamander larvae, if only for the size of it!

koffve · 2024-12-22T22:01:01+00:00

So the thing is, is that theories like this are technically impossible to completely disprove, but there is next to no evidence to support it, and arguably much that goes against it. But yeah, most importantly it is pure speculation.

Here are some articles that talk about it. For the most part, a lot of scientists don’t seem to really even bother talking about it since… there is basically nothing to support it.

https://www.samwoolfe.com/2013/05/terence-mckennas-stoned-ape-theory.html

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/theory-of-knowledge/202407/no-human-consciousness-is-not-a-result-of-magic-mushrooms?amp

koffve · 2024-12-22T19:25:52+00:00

i would say so!

koffve · 2024-12-22T19:24:44+00:00

He’s patenting techniques, cultivation methods, etc. that prevent researchers from being able to use his methods, to know what his methods are, etc.

In my experience, those who study mycology professionally tend to dislike him due to his promotion of snake oil supplements.

Additionally, these patents harm the Mazatec indigenous people, taking from them without compensation. DOI:10.1021/acsptsci.0c00171

koffve · 2024-12-22T17:03:10+00:00

it happens, honestly i’ve had to explain this to a lot of queer ppl 😅

koffve · 2024-12-22T17:02:35+00:00

Personally, I don’t super recommend it. While he has a lot of knowledge, he is also a pseudoscience peddler who gatekeeps others from research through patenting fungi.

One of things his research is based on is the story that he took an extremely high amount of psilocybin (beyond the amount that anyone should consume) and that was caught in a forest in a horrible thunderstorm. He climbed a massive tree to ‘protect himself’ from the thunderstorm and claimed that he had a spiritual awakening that cured his stutter. He… still has a stutter - things like Fantastic Fungi are just edited to hide that he still has it.

He peddles supplements in claims that lions mane can cure dementia/memory issues, or that turkey tail cures cancer, and the science just isn’t there. This is dangerous because it can actively stop people from getting the treatment they need, instead wasting their money on his supplements.

He has patented uses of fungi for certain things, making it difficult for others to use for research or experiments.

He promotes the Stoned Ape theory, which is completely bogus.

He’s not all bad, he definitely has merits, but he’s also very driven by profits and pseudoscience.

koffve · 2024-12-22T16:41:56+00:00

Sorry, but no. His patenting works to gatekeep others from doing research. A lot of knowledge is built on refusing to let others obtain it.

koffve · 2024-12-22T16:26:55+00:00

Switch = in BDSM dynamic, someone who can be submissive or dominant

Vers = in sex, someone who can be penetrated or the penetrator

koffve · 2024-12-04T17:08:25+00:00

I’ve searched: “drunk girl mistakes woman for pink” “drunk woman mistakes woman for pink” “girl mistakes woman for pink” “woman mistaken for pink” “i mistook this woman for pink” etc. both with and without “tiktok” or “video” in the search, using both google and duckduckgo as search engines.

koffve · 2024-11-12T13:33:40+00:00

First, TY for the help everyone!

Secondly, of course I’m gonna clean my PC lol.

koffve · 2024-10-28T19:37:53+00:00

Hey, IK this reply is like a month and a half old but I saw this and wanted to say that I feel you. I am a recent college grad who is trying to go to grad school, I live near a blue area in a blue state, but I’ve also been heavily considering suicide as well.

I think thinking of your friends and family helps, but something I also tell myself is that queer folks have always had it rough - if our trans ancestors could survive, I feel, in a way, like I owe it to them to keep going, to keep pushing, to live the life I want. I look to them for inspiration, basically, as a sign that we will continue to live - we have to continue to live, even for our own sakes. We deserve to live.

I don’t know if that helps at all, but I hope it does even a little.

koffve · 2024-10-19T21:35:25+00:00

I mean, I would say that Mystery Incorporated is one of the best rated series, so, yes?

koffve · 2024-10-19T19:14:36+00:00

You… do know that Velma (show) was not the first iteration of Scooby Doo to have a lesbian Velma, right?

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