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oh god i’d heard about the “i won’t commission artists who undercharge for their art” post and now it’s making its rounds on my dash.

please understand that this concept does not actually help anyone. the sensible thing to do if an artist is undercharging is to tip them for what you think their work it worth, and be sure to let them know that. even if this doesn’t cause them to actually change their base prices, at least YOU’RE paying for what it’s worth, and THEY’RE getting business instead of nothing.

by essentially boycotting artists who are already unsure of the value of their own work (and are thus underpricing) you’re not sending any positive message. no one is going to up their commission prices when nobody is buying them. the only thing the artist gets out of it is that people don’t want to buy their art for some reason, and people who’s products aren’t selling aren’t going to say “oh i guess it was because i wasn’t charging enough, i’ll pump up the prices!”

if you want to support a commission artist, please do it by actually SUPPORTING THEM WITH COMMISSIONS rather than by choosing to take your business elsewhere because their prices were too low.

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it's the lack of casual closeness in long distance friendships that kills me. we can't take a walk together, down the road or in a park. can't window shop or run errands. we can't see each other's reactions as we make fun little small talk. that's all i want

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twitter historically sucks but man this is a banger of a tweet

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Crying over these lesbian cats

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He is Baby. Postcard from my collection, ca. 1900.

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Hey, guys? Make peace with yellow teeth. I'm so serious right now.

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this is canon fnaf lore. trust me.

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Sarah McEneaney - Ariel in the Studio, 2023 - Acrylic on panel

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Where's that post that's like "I can't buy expensive things like plane tickets on my phone, I have to use my laptop, big purchases are for the big screen"

Because apparently this is a literal actual thing that retailers hate cuz you think more before spending a lot of money, they want you to spend a lot without thinking about it so much

Source

Keep buying Big Things on the Big Screen, it's healthy for you financially to think before spending a lot of money!

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A general reminder—periodic cicadas pose no threat to anyone and their plant damage is limited to nipping off the ends of twigs. Please do not hose them with pesticide. They are slow and clumsy and confused and only want to make friends with other cicadas and eventually die of sexual exhaustion.

Yes, the screaming is a lot, but they’ve been extremely quiet neighbors for thirteen years, cut them some slack as they go through the most fraught time of their lives.

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isn't it funny that bloody mary was a sleepover horror story but now its an alcoholic drink. imagine in 12 years we have a new cocktail called the jeff the killer

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My ex partner got me thrown off hrt after she abandoned me and my wife so for a year I've been seeing my hrt gains from over 5 years of hrt slowly recede. I'm really exhausted of it, it feels horrible, and it might be contributing to my chronic pain. This pride I'd really like to get back on hrt and since they're screwing around with my insurance still I'm going to have to pay out of pocket one way or another. I'm setting the goal high because I really don't know what its going to end up costing. Please help a disabled trans woman not lose over half a decade worth of transition progress.

Cashapp: $cmder

Venmo: AGIEF

Paypal: [email protected]

Edit: got hard numbers, it's cheaper then expected

$267/$315 raised!! Almost there!

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this year while we all celebrate pride month and celebrate ourselves as well as those who came before us and paved the way for us to do so, we must also think of those in gaza, queer or not, who live every day under a brutal occupation and don’t have that same privilege. happy pride, and may we see a free palestine in this lifetime.