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You owe loyalty to those below you on the social hierarchy and those around you. Not to those above you. Quit thinking you owe something to your boss, your college, your state institutions etc.

(Unless of course, we're speaking of personal ties. Things get complicated there.)

Just because your actions are understandable does not mean they are justifiable.

Stop being nice to people. It is detrimental to you and those around you. It is meant to make you stand by unreasonable social rules and traditions.

Be kind instead.

Cynicism stopped being cool at 2012. Since then we are all unabashedly loving and enjoying things. You don't have to enjoy what the other person is enjoying but you attempt to look cooler than everyone else makes you look like a wet towel. Stop. For your own sake.

The older I grow, the more I get convinced that I will never admire a character more than Elizabeth Bennet.

Daal Chawal is the most superior rice dish of all the rice dishes I have tried.

People can offer your kindness and comfort and apologies. They cannot in any way, shape or form offer you healing. You heal yourself. The closure you are looking for will only happen when you work for it.

Good people make bad choices. It is what they do in the aftermath of those decisions that seperates them from bad people.

Kill the idea that the world does not owe anyone kindness. It does. You do.

Chicken is the most flavourless protein available to man. Stop paying upwards of 1K on it at fancy restaurants.

Cancel culture isn't real. Stop whining about it.

People should express more affection towards their partners. It's not cringe or awkward. It's sweet. All of us have grown in a loveless society. We should celebrate people loving each other and expressing it.

Progress will always be slow and will happen over a long period of time. The work for it should always be radical and urgent.

"Feminist ally" men shouldn't be allowed to criticize women for internalized misogyny. That is our job. We will do it. You should focus on your own kind.

Parents do not know what they are doing, specially with their first child. They are just as lost and confused as all of us are when thrown into an unknown challenge. Which is why, both the child and the parent should be kinder to each other.

A relationship exists between two people. Getting a third or a fourth or a fifth person to do your communication work for you when the going gets tough will only damage it further.

I regret my past activities on this app that made all of you think I will have 61 strongly held opinions on the tip of my tongue on a random saturday.

There is a deep settled hatred in my heart for luxury brands. They are a scam and should not exist.

Stop telling people to "reach out" to you on social media in case they are feeling sad or depressed. I know you mean well but a) do not make a promise you will be unable to keep and b) People will not reach out this way.

*You* reach out. Pick up your phone and check on people.

Listen to well meaning criticism of those around you. You should also know when to stop listening.

Our cricketers should not have PR around them to make them more acceptable to bougie sensibilities. They need to be trained to make sure they don't make massive fuck ups and the world does not exploit them. But their experiences and authenticity should be cherished.

I know it's been more than a year and no one cares about it anymore. But everyone should read the books to know how absolutely, truly remarkable Jaime Lannister is. Specially in the seige of riverrun and how he is the only one holding the King's Landing shitshow together.

And Jon Snow is actually the most radical leader in the Westeros. Finding alliances where none are possible. Changing centuries long decisions based on new outlook. Ready to listen and constantly question what he has been taught.

And Samwell Tarly who is not a comic relief. Who is soft and offers care to the abused because he knows what abuse feels like. So smart, his political maneuvering makes a disgraced Jon Lord Commander over Janos Slynt who was backed by Tywin fkn Lannister's wealth.

Fuck D&D

I am getting tired of this.

Washing dishes over laundry any fucking day.

Savoury > Sweet

Oreos were never good enough to be forced into every dessert as a commercial ploy. Destroys the already existing dessert instead. Everyone should have stopped after Mcflurry.

Good female friendships can be the most wholesome aspect of adult life. Destroy the idea that men make better friends than women.

Society ensures that female friendships become unsustainable. Your movement is restricted. Your autonomy is restricted. Your access to public places is restricted. You are expected to make friends among husband's social circle.

Fight for your female friendships.

Snape sucks. That is not even an opinion anymore. Just fact.

Vanilla receives unnecessary hate. Cookies and cream is where you should focus your anger on.

Some people like bounty. And some people like pineapple on pizza. You need to stop pretending you care as much as you pretend on social media.

Nation states should be abolished.

Your personal has to be political. But that does not mean you judge personal ties on textbook definitions of political correctness. Unlearning and relearning is a process and you need to offer love to those around you when they are on that path. However, establish boundaries.

Healing should be collective.

You can stay in my mentions while saying repulsive things. I will mute you.

Your one mention of Djokovic being better than Federer will get an instant block.

This is not an opinion. This is just a thing I do and I thought you should know about it.

Stop placing the Hijab at the center of feminism debates. There are far too many nuances and factors involved for this to be an oppressed vs oppressor vs liberation debate.

I am also exhausted of female bodies becoming topics of intellectial masturbation.

Stop dismissing Pakistani dramas based on your assumptions. There is good work being produced worthy of serious engagement and critique. The Pakistani drama is a powerful medium that can only improve if it is conversed with.

All of us should forever be grateful to the black intellectual tradition for all the liberating work it has done.

People should give each other flowers more often.

However, do not pluck flowers from public gardens. There is someone working very hard on them.

Please stop with your "do not give children on the street food/money etc or they will never learn how to work hard" nonsensical takes.

You did not work hard as a child to be fed twice a day either.

Corruption is not the disease. It is the symptom.

Stop wasting your energy on defending your privilege. Start utilizing it.

Your pain does not exist outside of the "normal" you. It is not a blip. It is as much you as all the good stuff about you. Work to harness it.

Movie and dinner is a safe first date option. Even if your date is boring you will have the movie to talk about at dinner.

I am of the opinion that people need to stop liking the original tweet in this thread.

Shahrukh Khan is pretty fkn phenomenal. It is what it is.

Milan Kundera is a sexist, racist jerk whose work, as a brown woman, I feel is extremely overrated.

You are allowed to be bad at something you enjoy doing. Don't give up on things that make you happy because of some inherent belief that we should only indulge in activities we are good at.

I love when people laugh so hard they start snorting.

I haven't had silver spoon in a VERY long time and I miss it.

Tarantino movies feel like an intellectual flex. Which is fine. The artist can make art for himself. And I see the value of engaging with it. I just don't enjoy it. Thus, rarely ever look forward to it.

Also. Tarantino the person creeps me out.

I honestly do not know what to do with all these opinions that I have.

Your anger should always be harnessed through the ethic of love.

Take conversations with children seriously. Mostly because a) it helps them with confidence and b) they still do not have all the words yet but they have a lot of emotions so it requires more effort to understand what they are trying to communicate to you.

Which reminds me, stop mocking children for their imaginations. You are the poorer one here.

Also do not make jokes at the child's expense at which people around you laugh. You might think it is harmless and you are laughing at the child's cuteness, it delivers a hit on the child's self esteem.

Atif > Arijit

Children are capable of immense kindness and immense cruelty based on what they are taught. If you have access to a child, always teach them kindness in little moments. They are still learning.

I see some of you are taking some of this seriously and I just want to warn you I am 25 and I like to believe people are stupid at 25.

Not being exposed to, and thus getting invested in, anime as a child is certainly amongst my regrets.

I am slightly resentful of all my memon friends for never bringing me any home made khao suey.

Been guilty of doing this but now I've learnt: Toddlers and infants are whole individual human beings. If they are crying on the plane/bus/train, stop throwing the parents a stinkeye. They are far more distressed than you are. Offer to help.

Expect more from men. That is the only way to make them better.

Always enjoyed Urdu poetry more than English poetry.

Do not understand modern poetry.

I love people who are nerdy about the things they enjoy. I might not always understand their references but they always make for good company.

Compromises are important in any relationship. But there is a difference between regular compromises and regular sacrifices.

People who love you should not feel the need to cut you short to make themselves feel big.

Evaluate your relationships. Know that difference.

Offer what you can sustain. Do not overestimate your capacity in your excitement. That is detrimental to all parties.

There is nothing good about being the smartest person in the room. There is a lot of pressure and people are waiting on you to fail. Stop trying to be that.

As far as the professional field goes, under promise and over deliver.

It is okay to not derive meaning and happiness from your day job. Pursue other interests.

However, you're also there for 8 hours a day, 5-6 days a week. Make sure it is not killing you. Seek help, if it is.

Thread has become more condescending advice than opinion so I think you should question why have you come this far.

Star Wars is space soap opera that everyone is very invested in. And that's fine.

I hate when people call me liberal. Hurts my soul. Please don't.

If you play the Devil's Advocate, I feel like you need to do some soul searching regarding when you became the kind of person who wants to defend the devil.

Every STEM major should have to sit through humanities and social science training.

So should every business major. However, I think it's too late for them now. Either they are sensitive to those around them or not. It's too late to salvage them.

If the country France was a person, he would be the billionaire, white dude who is frequently in the news for philanthropy and investment in the arts but is running a human trade circuit in his dungeon.

I REALLY THINK PEOPLE SHOULD STOP LIKING THE ORIGINAL TWEET I WON'T EVEN MAKE THE NUMBER OF LIKES ON IT

Humour should punch upwards not downwards. This is not even an opinion. This is just a thing that should... happen. It doesn't. And we end up in a freedom of speech/snowflake conversation every few months.

If your punchlines come from the easiest target, you're a bad comedian.

Friends going through a break up and friends freshly in love can get very annoying, very quickly. Be there for them anyway. Human emotions can get tricky.

I really want crispy beef noodles. I have wanted them for over a month now. I also want coffee-banana bread.

There are things I have never actually had. But in my head they taste amazing.

I don't have time for people who mock romcoms.

Add to that, 27 Dresses is delightful.

However, I always prefer good bollywood romcoms over good wilaayati romcoms.

God bless Jab We Met.

Also romcoms should focus less on the com and more on the rom. The recent Hollywood ones have started doing that again which is nice.

Haven't seen PS I Still Love You. But To All The Boys was very enjoyable.

Also Crazy Rich Asians.

Do not find toilet humour funny. Some people do. That's fine.

It feels like that by the time daughters are old enough to understand their mothers, it is already too late. But I believe it is not. For your own sake and your mother, fight. With her. With everyone. Make her hear you through the noise.

I have discovered in myself a love for scented candles. They make me feel better.

Fuck nationalism. Unless it's a cricket match. Then, I hashtag bleed green.

If you haven't read Zadie Smith, you should.

McCrispy > Zinger

I will sucker punch you through the screen if, at any point in the future, you use tweets from this thread as reference for hypocricy based on something I tweet later in life.

I have very little patience for people rigid in their ways unable to understand that opinions evolve.

I love Edward Said a lot.

I have said it before, I will say it again, blueberry seeping into coffee in the kaybees mix icecream makes for the best icecream flavour.

Salted caramel was a work of genius.

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