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Materialisms of the Month

Materialisms of the Month

Some things that have kept me from spiralling into the stratosphere this summer

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Jul 31, 2021
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I haven’t done a media/product/consumables roundup yet, which is dumb, because I love objects and because consuming dumb stuff is my favorite way to blur the edges of self care and self harm.

And wow, I want care and harm. As a depressive perfectionist, I’ve always assumed that burnout is something that only successful, industrious people get. Apparentl…

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