Reposted by Cluelexander
It is okay to let people dislike things. It is also okay to let them vent their dislike in public and on social media. It is okay to dislike things without having a moral and political reason for doing so. I need you all to please stop tying your entire identities up in the things you consume.
![A screenshot of a thread of Tumblr posts, two by user scribeherself, and one by user vaguely-problematic.
June 16
people will say "they're only friends" and then show me two people who would crawl through broken glass to hear the other laugh once, two people who have memorized each other's coffee orders, fears, childhood stories, and emergency contacts. two people who would haunt each other's houses as ghosts. be serious.
June 17
Just an FYI--the original intention of this post was to challenge the way people say *only* friends, as though friendship is somehow lesser than other forms of love. As if being deeply known, cherished, and chosen by another person could ever be a small thing. Normalize profound platonic love. Some of the most fulfilling, transformative, and enduring relationships we will ever have are friendships.
July 7
[A screencap of a Twitter post from March 9, 2022 by The Night Vale Podcast that reads: Let's just be friends. Let's merely intertwine our lives, serving as support and fellow celebrant through the ups and downs of an entire human lifetime. Only that.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7ld42c24tsznfwfgrci3edac/bafkreifwykulincxkaspx4bhlsuvglnb3htfbh5s2tzvp3rju7yh3xwhym)