#for fun and profit or whatever

[briars-by-any-other-name]

I think people should summon Constance into their secret bases always, actually.

#for fun and profit or whatever #ic #dash comm

[thisbluespirit]

It's Unconventional Courtship time again!

It's the fanfic fest where you pick a romance novel summary and then kill it with fic write a fic based from it. (Actual romantic content or not entirely up to you.)

Check out the Dreamwidth community at the link above for all the details. Any fandom welcome. You don't need a Dreamwidth account to sign up. There's also an AO3 Collection if you post there.

#unconventionalcourtship #fandom #fests #reblog to promote #it's a really good fun fic fest #pick an ot-whatever #choose a summary #the comm has loads AND a random generator stocked full of them #or you can source your own as you please #write. profit. etc. #sign up and choose a day to post #(also the comm has the template so you can make your own ot+ banners which is always fun)

[plushiehamuko]

everyone should make cringe and self-indulgent ocs to interact with their blorbos forever. btw

#squishy talks too much #post from a girl who has nothing but that for like 2 days and is no better on the 3rd #sometimes you just need to take your favorite bideo game (or whatever else i'm a bideo game guy) #AND PUT some fuckin. GUY in it #for fun. and profit

[marlynnofmany]

After seeing yet another piece of media where the bad guys lure out the good guys by being public bullies (because everyone knows that a hero will always break cover to rescue someone), I would like to see it go a different way.

I want to see a villain threaten an innocent, and instead of the expected hero bursting onto the scene, they get a different villain.

Because sometimes villainy is about being pure evil, and other times it’s just about doing whatever you want, with no one to stop you.

And sometimes what you want is to obliterate the person being evil to an innocent.

#morally gray characters #for fun and profit #this is a subtweet about the Obi-Wan show btw #is subtweet the right word? #what's the tumblr equivalent? #ah whatever it's late and I need sleep #and I also need to see someone beholden to no laws do good things just because they feel like it #it shouldn't be a difficult concept #none of this black and white nonsense #chaotic neutral ftw #villains #heroes and villains #writing prompts

[pandaemoanium]

thank you old gamefaqs walkthroughs i love you old gamefaqs walkthroughs

#they should stop compiling guides and resources on messy discord servers or whatever and go back to good ol days #the ascii art often found in the old walkthroughs and guides are charming and they're imo a lot cleaner. #it's a lot easier to find exactly what section of the guide you need atm with the little search codes often found in each chapter #they were so full of personality; full of commentary made by the writers and their personal tips and tidbits that were very interesting #as someone who plays a lot of retro games i'm so happy that i get to reference these pieces of history so often whenever i need help #i have so much respect for the people who spent hours upon hours researching their games and meticulously writing it all down #just for the fun of it. for the sake of helping others that are struggling. #there was no profit to be gained from all that hard work. just the fact that someone else might have an easier time #and hopefully get to enjoy the game as much as the person writing the walkthrough #idk man i'm getting pretty emotional just thinking about all those people. do they know how much they've done for people all over the world #personal

[littlemisslol-fic]

Have you seen that weird ass Anti-Varigo post saying they have a 10 year age gap?

The guy who posted it also ships Nimona and Ballister and has donkey porn on their blog

Seen em around, but all of those blogs are the same person, so I just kinda block on sight. Varigo doesn't have the age gap they claim though, I'm sure Kay and Anna just hadn't finished the redesigns before spitballing some fun concept art. There's no way they'd commit to full redesigns as the first thing they'd do for a comic pitch, that'd be ridiculous.

As for the rest if it, uh. Not to yuck another person's yum, but uh. Yikes.

#anyways the best thing to do is to ignore them #theyve been here since like 2021 man the best thing is to just not engage #whatever their deal is it runs on attention so they dont bother with me lol #i block for fun and profit

[zevranunderstander]

ok yall some of you are a bit out of your mind i think like. yeah, barbie is a fun, enjoyable movie about womanhood that is pretty well done and really funny. however nothing this movie said at any point is even remotely revolutionary or very new or super bold and daring and i am not saying it has to be but some of you are kind of pretending like this movie reinvented feminism

#myposts #barbie #like sorry but that speech america ferrera gives thats like #'you have to be skinny but not too skinny you have to be a boss but not bossy' etc #was so chewn out i was kinda staring in awe of how they really put that in the movie as a hugely emotional point in the story #because like. this is such an overdone thing every even remotely liberal female comedian has done a bit about #and that was in every teenie girl show about growing up and thats overdone for even commercials at this point lmao #like i really liked this movie u guys but just because a movie is fun and for girls and about some girl power stuff #doesnt mean its like... groundbreaking in literally any way? #saw one person that was like 'im so mad at one of my friends who said its just corporate bullshit' #ok like idk how to tell u this but this is still also a huge ad for buying barbies idk how to tell u this #if you are defending the barbie ip and its legacy and whatever. the ad worked on u! congrats! #like you can enjoy a movie AND aknowledge that its made with profit in mind lmao

[torgawl]

unpopular opinion but a ship being queer coded doesn't make it compelling

#the dynamic between the characters‚ on another hand‚ does! #sometimes ships from certain media are carried by 'queer coding' instead of being relevant because of the actual relationship #that‚ to me‚ means very little #what does it matter if their colours compliment each other or that their names are intended to hint at something if the relationship in #the story fails to portray anything romance-like or their dynamic is just poorly written? #i could go on a tangent here because this is coming from me wanting to rant about a specific genshin ship but i will shut up #i just want to be a hater #i don't even hate the ship itself it's the fans who take scenes out of context and depth from the characters to make the narrative fit #also the constant idea in fandoms that friendships/platonic relationships can't have depth or be the reason someone cares deeply for #somebody else. or even the idea platonic feelings can't be complicated. #i think it's also hard for me to swallow every genshin ship because it's obvious they use queer coding without compromise as a way to #profit with both the staights and the lgbts but whatever #yes i am aware of the censorship but i'm also aware they're a multi-millionaire company that keeps repeating the same 'formula' #for marketing everytime new characters are released... and it works. #genshin will never be as gay as actual gay media from gay creators and i think people have a hard time grasping that #a bit unrelated to my original point but also not really because i do think it influences the way people interact with the story #i'm not trying to say people can't have fun by the way 😂 #this all started because i dislike a popular ship and that makes you feel like you're somehow missing a few screws #how come i'm the only right person here 🤣 (joking)

[queenhawke]

got my sniper rifle trained on rob mcelhenney in case this whole metaverse storyline leads to anything but the revelation that the entire premise of the metaverse is a vacuous lie told by capitalist tech billionaires who are only out to extract more data and wealth from people

#(in minecraft parody satire) #mythic quest #the ONLY valid metaverse-adjacent stuff is whatever the hell is going on in vrchat #furries and anime avatars? yes #actual communities of people who come together to create fun stuff for no profit? yes #meanwhile facebook still can't even do fucking legs #also the whole nft storyline is a) wildly dated #and b) you cannot tell me rachel would be pro nfts #she has watched the dan olson video #she knows about the pollution #and the fact that it's all scams all the way down #man i want to enjoy this season but they are making it an uphill battle

[sexyleon]

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#ai #long post #I fucking hate it I hate everything about it #‘technological advancement’ ‘super cool’ ‘whatever other fucking excuse’ no I fucking despise it I don’t care #literally the internet and art and humanities has already been so fucking watered down and fucked by capitalism #all of our media is fucking shit because of profit margins and execs who don’t give a shit about creative integrity #ai is the final nail in that coffin #ai is taking away from ALL FORMS OF CREATIVITY #and ai is making it impossible for artists to make a living or even just have fun with their art because guess what?????? #a single picture of ur shit gets posted online it’s going to be scraped by Ai to use without ur consent and with no compensation to you #fuck ai art #fuck ai everything #plz no sexyleon

[panb1mbo]

bro i love being a birth worker who luvs abortion. if i got pregnant rn? it's not about it being a girl or a boy. it's a-borted. this is not a spicy take either but some ppl think it is and i love seeing their reactions

#i do like arguing for fun sometimes but mainly i only do it for profit or conflict resolution #a spicy take is that i don't think u can be a birth worker who doesn't fuck with abortion w/o higher chances of harming ur community #doesn't mean u have to do abortion work or you can't have personal reasons to not want one whatever #but birth workers who can't advocate for safe abortion access for all i am speaking abt/at u like i said idc

[cordialsilence]

One of the benefits of having purchased a long charger is that I don’t have to hang off my bed folded at a 90 degree angle when my phone’s battery is low but on the flip side it’s almost 3am and I lay here comfortable and unfolded with my phone on low power mode at 17% and charging I can’t help feeling like it enables my screen addiction a bit

#ok that’s all #sleepy time now #probably not though #because #hashtag crippling addiction that nobody talks about because almost everyone has the same addiction #and a LOT of money is made off of said addiction #oh also when anyone under 40 tries to talk about said addiction we get shamed and told it’s our fault #when I’m reality hundreds of companies with trillions of dollars and nearly spend countless resources to keep us addicted #and everyone is like vaguely aware #cough cough #the algorithm #and people over 40 just pretend they’re not addicted because they’ve convinced themselves that it only affects young people #and kids today are growing up with screens basically from brith #and not knowing life without screens #so their/our addictions are guaranteed since grown ass adults can’t not get addicted to social media and screens and whatever #any technology is useful yes #and social media can and has been fun #but the harm it causes is profitable so no one will stop it #thanks for coming to my Ted talk enjoy being slaves to social media as much as you can #- a kid with an addiction #(which would be sad if it was like drugs or cigarettes)

[rinzi]

I keep seeing complaints about open world games but I don't think the problem is being open world so much as constantly trying to make bigger and bigger worlds when the story doesn't call for it which leads to inserting unnecessary filler

#also some narratives and gameplay styles work well with open worlds and others don't #but open world is being used like a marketing tool #like oh come play this game it's a huge sandbox you'll love it because you spent a lot of money on that other open world game last year #so they're just chasing a trend to try to gain more profit #so it ends up as a big map full of near -identical areas and enemies and quests that feels very repetitive to play through #but when a game really does work well with an open world format it's tons of fun #as are games that are thoughtfully structured and well made in general #unfortunately all forms of media seem to be full of people obsessed with figuring out what sells #instead of realizing that in most cases it's a well made product that people respond to more just it's subject or genre or whatever #i think the tags have gotten much longer than the post here #anyway. what I'm saying is. i love elden ring lmao

[rubenesque-as-fuck]

Well man I guess the next step is to figure out how to effectively set up an OnlyFans for myself

#i crave attention and affection #i want to be rewarded and praised for nice pictures of my butt #and since I can't imagine putting myself back into the dating pool yet (as if anyone would have me anyway) #then OF seems like a good option #i have a good backlog of photos #if people actually like them and there's a good response then that will give me a drive to do more #life of faye #showing my ass for fun and profit #and if nobody likes 'em then whatever

[lab-gr0wn-lambs]

Do you have a Redbubble or inprnt or anything??? I’d LOVE to buy stickers of your art

Aw thank you sm 🥺

I don't but you can probably find someone selling my art as stickers on redbubble anyway, I already have lmao

#it's always old doodles that I would never sell as a sticker #like yeah whatever steal my art and profit off of it but can you at least use my good art 😭 #asks #maybe I'll make some someday #could be fun

[antiarcticmonkeys]

This post is meant to spark discussion, not make people fight or to attack anyone, so please keep that in mind even if you don’t agree with everything I say. I’m not here to evangelize, just to give food for thought.

That being said, I’ve seen a lot of people recently propping up the “lesser of two evils” rhetoric on tumblr, and I am going to be honest: it very clearly comes from a place of fear. I understand, the political climate is frightening right now. But if we continue to approach the situation from a place of panic, prioritizing damage control, we are going to be slowly but surely overwhelmed by the amount of damage we are trying to control. We need to fight for overarching change.

Whether or not that change will come from the electoral system is debatable, but clearly voting is an exigent issue at the moment, so if you believe in that system and put your faith in it, I would urge you to consider voting for someone you don’t think is even a little bit evil. I’m not here to judge you if you’re not ready to do so this election cycle, because yes, I understand that actually getting a third-party candidate in the executive branch in 2024 is a long shot. But I really hope that if you truly want and believe in large-scale change, you have the ability to believe that even just the small change of electing a third party candidate is possible.

If you really agree that by-and-large, Democrat candidates are working against us (albeit less so than republicans), I would encourage you to work to make third-party candidates more viable instead of just accepting that you’re going to end up with a shitty politician either way.

There is plenty of time between now and the election after this one. If you want a non-evil candidate, I would urge you to do what you can to lay the groundwork for one now, so we don’t enter our next election cycle with the overwhelming sense that we have only two options and they both suck ass. The only thing standing between us and a third party win is the allure of habit and the work of organization. I would suggest you research candidates you actually like. Campaign for them, post about them, talk to your friends, family, and neighbors about them.

Every time the election cycle comes around again, we get thousands of new voters who aren’t in the habit of voting for the lesser of two evils, who may be ready for a non-evil candidate. There are many, many people who are dissatisfied with both parties. Electing a third-party candidate is not impossible, just difficult.

#even if third party doesn’t win the impact of talking about political issues and building community in your area will be a net positive #it’s something I’m trying to do more #a scary process but also one that can be fun and rewarding #start small and safe if you need to #maybe join a leftist group in your area or show up to a city council meeting #but please please do start instead of settling #we cannot afford to continue just reacting to human rights breaches as they arrive #or as they are most relevant to whatever marginalized group(s) we most identify with #we are all globally subject to vast systemic issues that the U.S. continues to perpetuate #we can’t afford to believe that people in power who do blantantly don’t care about Palestinians when it is profitable not to #will care about us when it ultimately becomes more profitable to allow us to die as well #I was voting blue no matter who last election cycle so I get it but it is so clearly not working #a blue president is in office rn and things are by and large just getting worse or being ignored