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On how a video game about fucking a bear interrupted furry discourse
People don’t realize the absolute comedy that just went through Furry social media.
See, feral smut (i.e. smut of four-legged characters who otherwise satisfy the Harkness test) has always been a contentious subject in the furry fandom, due to how easily it leads to unwarranted real-life accusations of zoophilia. It’s an annoying bit of discourse that has been rearing its head every other year since the modern fandom began four decades ago.
Which, you know, pretty rich, coming from the fandom where a pretty large percentage readily admit to having had some form of sexual awakening over the TLK and MLP:FiM franchises.
And anyway, that discourse was exactly what was going on last week. People getting harassed on Twitter, as an extension of the whole “groomer” moral panic. A lot of fandom relative newcomers parroting arguments right out of the Burned Furs movement (a late 1990s/early 2000s movement dedicated to “purifying” the furry fandom from “perversion” and “degeneracy”).
And then, just as the discourse was at its most heated, Baldur’s Gate 3 entered the chat.
Suddenly, everyone was talking about the game that will let you fuck a bear. Yes, a bear, as in Ursus arctos. A Druid shapeshifted into a bear, to be fair (again: the Harkness test), but a bear nonetheless.
And mainstream media erupted with reports that the game’s sales skyrocketed based on that scene alone.
And the discourse suddenly screeched to a hilariously embarrassed halt.
10/10 comedic timing, no notes.
BLLK MATCHUP EXCHANGE WITH @tigreblvnc
I pair you with.....
😈SHIDOU RYUSEI 😈
Before you sent me your doc, I’ve checked out your 'about me' and had Reo or Yukimiya as a potential candidate in mind, but once I looked through your doc it didn't take me long to know that Shidou is the one
I think he’s perfect for you, and you’re perfect for him ;)
The way you both met is very random, I don’t think he has parents, he just spawned into Earth one day, and eventually spawning into your life
‘Dislike being bored’ - not to worry, with Shidou you will never experience boredom, he’s an unpredictable guy who’ll always keep you on your toes.
Every moment you share together - whether it’s something more lowkey or something more spontaneous - will sure be an interesting one
‘Blunt and sometimes bossy’ - this is low-key Sae lol
Shidou is also rather blunt so he’ll appreciate your honesty and straight-forwardness
I don’t think he minds being bossed around, maybe even enjoys it, but don’t think he won’t bite back because he will :(
‘I love to dig an interesting subject in depth’ - I realized you both have the same favorite movie (according to egoist bible), so I can see you both engaging in an in-depth discussion about the it, sharing each of your own interpretations and perspective on its complexities
Which can lead to further discussions on other thought-provoking films or such.
Needless to say, those conversations are bound to be unique and may even let you see things in a new light
‘Dislike slow drivers’ - don’t worry, he hates them too. You both will have road rage whenever you guys are stuck with a slow driver in front of you.
It doesn’t matter if he’s the one driving or not, he WILL honk the horn
Speaking of which I don’t think you should let him drive...
...Or maybe do, the thrill of the ride will be very intense
‘Dislike people who don’t consider your efforts or qualities’ - You see how he is when Rin downplayed Isagi’s goal during the third selection, he’ll appreciate anything that is beautiful :)
‘Likes meeting new, funny or interesting people’ - with how Shidou is, he’ll definitely attract attention towards himself, so if you are with him you’ll probably gonna encounter all different types of people
Since you can speak French, he’ll probably ask you to be his translator if he ever meets with Charles again after the NEL, allowing you to meet a new, funny, very interesting individual
I don’t think your cat will like him sry :(
Maybe your cat will warm up to him eventually, but who knows how long that’ll take 💀💀
He loves the little things you do for him, like cooking him meat as a celebratory meal after dominating the field, giving him a new roll of toilet paper if he ever runs out since he takes a dump before a game for luck, handing him his clothes after he’s done being naked on the balcony…
Shidou can be very touchy to those he likes, but he respects boundaries and won’t do anything you’re uncomfortable with
Have fun with him, get that dopamine running, aw yeah that’s the stuff
A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight.
Today is my first day on ADHD meds and they gave me a really small dosage for now but OH MY GOD it’s so amazing.
Like I was in class and we had to watch other people’s presentations and instead of zoning out for an hour I like, payed attention? and I just sat down during the break and just did my homework? like what? and it wasn’t even due until Friday? I didn’t think i could do that
rocking forward and backward in the fetal position because I will never find half as much dopamine in real life as I do from my eldritch horror podcasts.
Baby, you're like lightning in a bottle // I can't let you go now that I've got it // And all I need is to be struck by your electric love Love this song by BØRNS. It has an older quality to the production and his voice, and it gives it a cool vintage feel when listening to it, which works great. I love his voice in it as well and how it meshes with the music.
Kisses from your fav Angel (aka me)💗🎀
be addicted to real dopamine
be in the present and notice those little things you never saw before, but that have always been there
experience new exciting things that bring you joy
love people, listen to them and create meaningful connections
make art and don’t label it as “good” or “bad,” just let your soul be free
stop scrolling on social media and start turning pages of an interesting book
do mindfulness meditation and feel your body and mind calming down
move your body, no matter how as long as you’re enjoying
listen to music that matches the moment you’re in
eat nourishing food, feel your stomach full without discomfort
get a good night of sleep and feel yourself ready for another day
“ dopamine detox ,, and why you should delete all your social media right now
"just five more minutes" and then you end up scrolling on instagram or tiktok for hours. i know that feeling. even if you know rationally that focusing on the really important things ( such as studying, working, learning from books or whatever ) is much healthier for you and your future, you can't help it.
you know that start studying for the exam you have next week will benefit you much more in the long run, but you still prefer watching tiktoks and scrolling on instagram. you could say that is pretty obvious: one activity is easy, and doesn't require much effort, whereas the other one is difficult and implies that you are focused.
but it's actually like this? so then why some people manage to be consistent in studying, or working, or exercising? they simply just have more motivation than you? and how can you start having the same motivation as them?
to answer this question, we have to take a look to a very important molecule produced by our brain: dopamine.
dopamine is often considered a pleasure molecule, but it's a false belief. dopamine is actually the molecule that makes us desire things, and it's that desire that gives us the motivation to complete every kind of task. for example, your brain doesn't release dopamine while you're eating a cheesburger, it releases it while you're going to mcdonald's to buy it, because you anticipate that the food will make you feel good, even if it actually makes you feel worse.
to your brain, it doesn't matter if the high-dopamine-activity is damaging to you.
your brain organizes priorities based off how much dopamine is expecting to get:
if an activity releases too little dopamine, you won't have the motivation to accomplish it.
if an activity releases a lot of dopamine you'll be motivated to do it, and repeat it over and over
so, which activities releases dopamine? basically, any activity where you can get an immediate potential reward releases an high amount of dopamine. but if you know that there's not an immediate reward invoved ( such as in studying, where the reward is in the long run ) your brain will not expect to release much of it and you'll be less motivated to do that task.
nearly everything releases some amount of dopamine, even drinking water when you're thirsty, but the highest amount of it is released when you're getting a reward randomly, for example while playing on a slot machine. even if you loose money, you eventually expect to get a bigger reward.
therefore it is not so surprising that the most additive social networks ( tiktok, instagram, pinterest ) are designed as slot machines. you don't know what the next post or video will be, but you expect something great, so your brain releases a large amount of dopamine.
in today's society our brains are overloaded with stimuli that induce an unnatural production of dopamine ( scrolling on social media, playing video games, watching internet pornograhy, etc. ).
it's frightening that people don't know how harmful this lifestyle is: our bodies have a biological sistem called homeostasis, which means that our bodies keep the internal physical and chemical conditions at a balanced level, whenever an imbalance occurs, our bodies adapt to it, for example, when it's very hot our body temperature rises and we start sweating to cool down.
but homeostasis manifests through tolerance too. for example, someone who hardly ever drinks alchool will be tipsy after one beer, on the other hand, someone who drinks alchool on a regular basis will need two, three, four beers in order to get drunk, because their body has developed a tolerance to it. it's not much different with dopamine.
so if you get used to large amounts of dopamine, you won't be able to do the things that you did before, because they don't produce as much dopamine and it's more difficult to motivate yourself to do them. once your dopamine tolerance gets too high, you are no longer able to enjoy low dopamine activities.
as if you were a drug addict, there's only one way to get out of it: you have to perform a dopamine detox. you have to avoid all high dopamine activities in order to allow your body to adjust to a normal level of dopamine production and start finding motivation again in the things that improve your personal growth.
it's not easy, you will be nervous and frustrated, maybe you won't make it through a full day without social media, but day by day it will get better and better, and eventually you'll be able to appreciate small things again.
imagine that you're eating your favorite food - for example, chocolate cake - every single day. after a while, chocolate cake doesn't taste good as before, even if it's literally the same cake. on the other hand, if you eat it once a month, it will taste great, because it's not something you've gotten used to.
this is exactly what dopamine detox does. be safe guys, and start recovering now.
[ source: https://youtu.be/9QiE-M1LrZk ]
be addicted to real dopamine
be in the present and notice those little things you never saw before, but that have always been there
experience new exciting things that bring you joy
love people, listen to them and create meaningful connections
make art and don’t label it as “good” or “bad,” just let your soul be free
stop scrolling on social media and start turning pages of an interesting book
do mindfulness meditation and feel your body and mind calming down
move your body, no matter how as long as you’re enjoying
listen to music that matches the moment you’re in
eat nourishing food, feel your stomach full without discomfort
get a good night of sleep and feel yourself ready for another day
Tempered
And he drove clear across town for no other reason than that I wanted a hug.
God, please don't let me fuck this up.
hey hold the fuck on
you can't just say it again and make me feel the same way the dopamine only hits once
that's great i hope woman kiss me on the mojth (with tongue) for this one