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arrasafilha:

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themagicfarawayttree:

Psathyrella conopilus (dark cone psathyrella)

klmletitberaw:

Boletus zelleri - another one the size of my thumb :) (by Let It Be Raw)

Utterly gorgeous.

nientedal:

this is unfortunately true a lot of the time

i suppose you could make the point that we’re all assholes by someone’s definition

but we’re also mostly taxpayers by someone’s definition and so usually when someone describes themselves as a taxpayer, they’re trying to make a connection with you; they’re trying to build rapport with you, they’re trying to get you on their side or they’re trying to show that they’re on your side

trouble is, saying “i’m a taxpayer” gets people on the defensive.  ”taxpayer” is keyed through connotation and association to finance, money, payments, government, and redistribution of income—all of which can be thought of positively or negatively depending on who you are and what you believe.  it can also be keyed to privilege. so when you describe yourself as a “taxpayer” as a lead-in to some argument or other, it’s pretty much guaranteed that some of the people in your audience are going to resent you trying to relate to them on the grounds that you are both taxpayers when they believe one thing and you believe the opposite.  and so you will be labeled an asshole.

you will also be labeled an asshole because you will almost invariably be alienating the people who do not—for whatever reason—pay taxes, and implying they don’t get to have any opinions or any say in the issue because they aren’t contributing members of society

this is a stigma associated with people who pay no taxes, by the way, did you know that?  yeah, there are people who believe if you don’t pay taxes you have nothing to contribute to society at all

gee

what a bunch of assholes

what’s really funny is that someone in my tax class said something along these lines today; i don’t think that’s how he meant it but it’s what he said, and then five minutes later he freely admitted that he does not pay taxes yet

so what we get when we boil this down and let it simmer for a while is a cauldron of resentment in which taxpayers are assholes and non-taxpayers are drains on society and there’s no middle ground

and people ask me why i get so upset about finance

it’s not the finance that upsets me, it’s the people 

it’s the politicians and the media who foster and feed and nurture this great misunderstanding until even the students who are studying taxation start to believe it

seriously

what the fuck

Further, people who aren’t even citizens or employees effectively end up paying taxes on all the taxed products. So … if you aren’t a taxpayer … what exactly are you eating?

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Go, go Ganoderma !

Eat that log.

just-mach:

Pink Oyster Mushrooms look so delicate and beautiful

chroniclesofachemist:

Bahaha get with the times Frodo.

(Source: thebrittaoftimelines)

You … uh … wanna buy some mushrooms?

Also this guy’s work is AMAZING.