welp, ruth bader ginsburg died.

putting that right up front so I don't subject anyone else to what I'm about to complain about, which is that I'm so sick of finding out about shit like this via Takes™.

I'm 7 hours ahead of EST and my first inkling that something bad happened overnight came in the form of people scolding others for despairposting and saying we're all fucked and whatever.

literally the first *several* posts I run into related to what happened, before I reach any that actually *say* what happened, are basically

“don’t you dare give up, we’re not doomed but we will be and it’ll be all your fault if you give up, it’s time to rally, it’s time to fight back,” etc.

jesus fuck give us a SECOND? we’ve been rallying harder and harder and harder all fucking year.

I woke up and found out about this via someone basically saying I need to be over it already.

pardon this unproductive grumbling. I’m not mad at anyone. *someone* needs to say “hey, saying we’re all doomed is going to stress out people who are stressed enough already.”

it was just kind of a kick in the goodge to wake up to everyone else several steps ahead in reacting, and seemingly saying there's no more time to grieve or feel hopeless and we have to rally NOW NOW NOW and meanwhile I had no idea what had happened and hadn’t even sat up in bed yet.

of course, the people saying all that had probably endured several hours that felt like years of wailing and gnashing of teeth. so I understand, I think. still, maybe give people like, 12 hours to wail it out?

anyway. I dunno. it’s not like I wasn’t warned. maybe next time I see that many CWs with that many minus signs I’ll remember to go check the news before I open any of them.