#you shouldn’t be okay with any of this

[tariah23]

I knew there was gonna be someone jumping on that CR post and going on about how “I’ve done the math and have concluded that $100 isn’t even that bad for an annual service fee-“

#the fact is #even if it’s annual that is still a lot of money to waste on a streaming platform #you have to take into account that you are not going to even be using the service all that much anyway as well #like unless you’re one of those people who can find the time to binge anime multiple times a week for a whole year and don’t mind then #whatver (even though you could just as easily pirate the shit. anime is one of the most accessible media forms in the world) #I accidentally got $40 bucks taken out of my account for pixiv because I forgot to cancel my free trial on time #and I needed that $40 man #the thought of spending $100’s of bucks on something that you could easily find on Google for free within seconds is #ridiculous to me personally #rambling #you can’t ‘well actually’ this kind of shit #outside of purchasing physical DVDs and so on #I remember the time when piracy was pretty much one of the only ways to watch anime back in the day #it’s just…. we’ve gotten to a point where there are people who don’t think it’s that big of a deal and that is what’s so upsetting to me #you shouldn’t be okay with any of this #these companies are getting over on people who don’t know any better or care enough

[shepscapades]

I had some old doodles of how this happened that I never got to post, but some better ideas for an updated post-deviancy etho design plagued me and I finally got to make it into another comic :]

It’s worth noting that bdubs isn’t very fond of etho/androids until a while after his deviancy, due to a number of… er. Complications; this is the first of many “… Okay, maybe he ain’t so bad,” moments.

Part 1 (You are Here!)

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

#hermitcraft dbh au #dbhc #hermitcraft #bdubs #etho #ethoslab #i won’t tag the ship since this isn’t shippy hehe #bdoubleo fanart #bdoubleo100 #etho fanart #OUGH I love how this came out I hope you all enjoy :] #art escapades #and for your information no I won’t think about how the first emotion etho feels is fear #taps my pointer on the chalkboard #and if you’ll notice he has creeper blood on his sword so he definitely hit it once before it exploded #so uh. he was too late #it’s okay it shouldn’t leave any lasting trauma #dbhc bdubs #dbhc art #dbhc etho

[leopardom]

so the verdict is that Bojan is shit at playing instruments of any kind

#the way he gets offended when Jan says you shouldn’t play instruments in order to have soft hands #like OKAY MATE WE GET IT #also we’ve seen you playing instruments #(of any kind) #joker out #nace jordan #jan peteh #bojan cvjetićanin

[working-dreamer]

It’s wild how shipping culture has changed so drastically over time on the internet.

In the old days people shipped characters who either had only one line of dialogue with each other, never even met, or not even from the same piece of media. It was the wild west and sure some ships were uncomfortable but people had the mindset to just block the tag and stay away from ships they didn’t enjoy.

Nowadays? It’s more like people have to clarify that their ship isn’t canon compliant, character adjacent, and story irrelevant otherwise they get a flood of comments saying “but this character isn’t like this in canon” and some people legitimately get angry if you’re not following the canon.

Like- shipping and fandom culture from what I understand it is about engaging with media in a way that caters to you. And if you don’t like a ship or show just… block the relevant tags and don’t engage in the ships? The internet isn’t supposed to cater to us- we have to cater ourselves to our internet environment. And no matter how many times people may harass others over a fandom or ship they don’t like, those ships are not gonna disappear.

The internet has just been getting worse when people have decided to place morality in their opinions by saying things like “if you enjoy the ship then you support (insert horrible thing here that’s usually completely unrelated to the ship itself)” when it used to be “eh, not my thing” and people just moved on.

And for the record this isn’t about a specific ship or anything- just an observation of how fandom has evolved (and regressed) over the years and I find it fascinating from a sociological perspective cause we still don’t know how having the internet from birth affects the development of kids and how that affects how they interact with others- isn’t that scary?

I know that’s slightly unrelated but the way people engage in media has been changing over they years and that also involves fandom and the maturity level thereof in the internet space and someone smarter than me could probably write a whole thesis paper about fandom culture and how the internet has hindered the social development of people and how that affects community specifically from a fandom lens.

Just- for your sanity younger internet children: it’s not worth harassing others over something as trivial as ‘it’s not canon that this character kisses another character.’ Just find ships you like. Block ships you don’t. And just enjoy your time doing what you like!

You can’t control the internet but you can nurture your little corner of it.

#shipping #canon ship #non canon ships #reader x character #self ship #I get so tired of seeing shipping posts and the comments or reply tweets are nothing but ‘but this isn’t canon tho!!!’ #sonny when I was your age we shipped characters who never even met in canon! #even with ships I don’t like- I get exhausted seeing people get bombarded by fourteen year olds who haven’t developed critical thinking yet #every day I agree more that people under 18 shouldn’t have access to the internet #this can also apply to people who act like ‘if you dont reblog or boost this post (insert social issue here) then you’re a bad person!!’ #like… no #you don’t have to apply moriality to a stinkin’ reblog button! #sure informing people is important but you don’t have to take the responsibility of the world’s issues #we’re all doing the best we can and you don’t have to prove your morality to be a good person #it’s okay to not engage with those kinds of posts if it makes you uncomfortable- that doesn’t affect your morality in any way #For example: ​I’m never gonna reblog gory posts showing battle zones #does that mean I support war? absolutely not! #I’m just protecting my mental health! and you need to as well #the internet is yours to make it how you want and if you want it to be an escape from the horrors of the world that’s okay #protect your happiness fam

[katasstrophy]

okay but what if the only reason rin and sae are (forced against their will) to be (somewhat) civil with each other in their adult years is because their gfs are ride or die besties that would rather leave their (petty) asses than compromise their friendship

#i’m genuinely losing my shit over this rn LMFAO LIKE. i know their character are more complex than that okay i know it hurts me let me cope #with the rin light novel snippets with self indulgent humor okay let me make myself giggle bc NAUR listen. THE POTENTIAL ZKSJBDBDJX #theyre like ‘baby pls u can have any other best friend in the world it shouldn’t be hard to find a new one right’ and ur on the floor #(i lied this is mostly rin PLLSSS he’s so dramatic i will die) #you threaten to break up with him like semi seriously to knock him off his bullshit and he shits his pants has nightmares about it for weeks #TRIES TO BREAK UP SAE AND UR BESTIE PPLLSSSS then he gets text from sae like ‘two can play that game’ i cant #theyre so down bad horrendously for you both it makes them ill they’ll endure your stupid double dates that threaten to end in violence #at any second sjshsndkd they totally shit talk each other once back home im crying okay ted talk over but yeah comedy GOLD #sae >:( #rin loml <3 #—bllk.thoughts! #blue lock x reader #itoshi sae x reader #itoshi rin x reader

[vogelmeister]

been feeling mixed on some of my friends recently

#i love them but im gonna explain #i don’t want this to boil over like the twins did #but one of my friends i feel so cast off sometimes #i get it bc shes full time adult job employed now #in healthcare no less #but im just getting fully annoyed at her lack of availability and it makes me sad #im getting even sadder actually bc she also always seems to have time to hang with her uni friends whuch hurts #like im like okay i know you have this from 6-7 so how about we meet for dinner at 7:30 bc i wanna see you casually and she says no #and i think i really need to talk to her bc it makes me sad and then i feel slapped in the face #even on nights out we always have to go home early. which my friend basically said: #i think in future if you wanna go home you can but others shouldn’t have to too #bc my other friend got so sad she was forced to come back early and i was like yea i would have liked to have sat at manly with yall #bc i feel we don’t do this any more #i honestly think it’s better to just let her figure it out and go #i don’t want me to sweep so much shit under the rug until i despise her #bc i know this isn’t her fault i just wish she would let loose or make an effort #my other situation is my childhood best friend #i love her a lot she’s amazing. but but but. sometimes i feel she can be too protective of me. #it comes from a place of knowing me for so long #and i do trust her opinions on people who i surround myself with bc she fucking hated those twins #but sometimes i feel she has been treating me differently since my neurodivergence diagnosis #even with a certain high school friend she held this dislike even when i said she was not like the twins #bc she was hanging out with the twins at the 21st #like this girl was also having her issues with the twins and was the person in the firing line of the breakup #even when i was in nl she was so worried about me and its nice to have her have my back #bc after that guy kissed me directly on the lips she suddenly became concerned about ppl taking advantage of me #and its like to me great she cares but also i did in fact learn from it #but she gets super defensive when ppl take advantage of me and i just wanna her to step back #i just feel sometimes i don’t need her feeling like she needs to protect me or that i need to hang neurodivergence up like a flag #idk its a lot. thank u for listening

[jewishbarbies]

“Adam Levine cheating on his wife of a decade, the mother of his now 3 children, is disgusting and he should be held accountable because men shouldn’t think they can get away with this behavior.” and “Sumner knew he was married with children, had a relationship with him for a year, then only brought it up when his wife posted a pregnancy announcement months later & didn’t express any remorse at all, so she should be held accountable.” are two conversations that can and should coexist

#g talks #adam levine #this is getting ridiculous #women are saying she shouldn’t be getting ANY negativity #because he’s a celebrity #despite the evidence on her tiktok that she knew and made digs at his wife #WHILE SHE WAS HIS MISTRESS #and her not giving a flying shot about his wife and kids #like no susan #it’s not very girlboss of you to put women against other women by sleeping with another woman’s husband is it #mine #/mobile #/okay to reblog

[persephoneflouwers]

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#hello everyone how are you? #I hope everything is doing alright! from my part I can say life is treating me well lately #and I feel very light and okay #I am here mainly to get things straight #I saw an anon going around some other blogs talking about me #saying I am an hater and I shouldn’t be writing larry fics #I think this is the same anon that I blocked some weeks ago #because they told me I should not use Harry for clout (????) #and I want to say only one thing because I don’t care of defending myself on this website anymore and that is #it’s not clout and it’s not easy #being a (new) writer here is not easy because people don’t care what you do and there is definitely not clout around me #im not using harry to gain anything #if anything I am constantly questioning whether I am somehow good at writing silly stories and putting myself out there for people’s judg #*judgement. and I promise you it’s not always nice #especially when this place doesn’t like people who you don’t always agree with #especially when you are blocked by half of this side of fandom (larries because I had said something in the past that they didn’t like) #louies because im a larrie ergo I hate louis (???) and harries because i dont care about Harry as much as they do #so no I am not ashamed of writing and I am not ashamed of writing giving my characters #(that rarely have anything to do with H/L irl) thei #their names and physical features #and honestly people like you anon should definitely stop to play this stupid game of fandom police #deciding who can read what and who can write what #because this actions only affect new writers in the way that #they will be alienated. they will feel alienated #and this whatever this fandom is shouldn’t be about that #ever. you don’t know what people go through every fucking day #you definetely dont know how this sort of silencing mission you have going on #will affect people on the internet and their mental health #stop defending the imaginary people you think H/L are and start treating people in this fandom as actual human beings #and since you probably would like to know this: I am not currently working on any project because i am fucking scared of reaction like this

[littledreamling]

As someone who has a lot of pride, I can speak with authority in saying that there’s probably a lot Dream just… doesn’t know how to do, simply because he would see it as undignified to lower himself to learning. For example: ballroom dancing. Yes, it’s an adorable headcanon that Dream and Hob dance together after making up in the quiet of Hob’s flat or under the stars of the Dreaming, but I can honestly say (as someone who is learning how to ballroom dance myself), dancing isn’t a talent, it’s a skill. And it’s not easy. Unless Dream was created knowing how to dance, he would’ve had to have gone through the humiliation of messing up (a lot) (no really, A LOT) to actually learn how to dance well, and I don’t necessarily think he would’ve done that. I’m not sure his pride would let him admit that he doesn’t know how to do something, so he would just never learn how to do it.

And the same goes for a lot of “human” things because he doesn’t spend enough time in the Waking to be able to learn by watching (and yeah, maybe he’d learn by watching in people’s dreams, but dreams are never very reliable in terms of realism and accuracy to real human customs, so maybe he actually learned wrong). Idk I just think it would be an interesting concept to see be explored in fics, especially since Hob is the main catalyst of disarming Dream’s debilitating sense of pride

#I just want Dream to be absolutely clueless about some things #he might act like a know-it-all but I can confidently say (from experience) that it’s usually a defensive tactic #the ‘this is beneath me’ attitude usually stems from being unable to admit that you don’t know how to do it so you won’t even try #Dream really just needs someone to reassure him that he doesn’t need to know everything and that it’s okay to mess up #especially with little things #like dancing #he needs a safe place to explore and learn everything he always wanted to but couldn’t because of his pride #and I think Hob could be that safe place if he let him be #if Dream could lower his walls enough to let him in and trust him with seeing all of Dream even his shortcomings #(perceived or otherwise) #because to Dream not knowing how to do something would definitely be perceived as a shortcoming #he’s a king for god’s sake #in his mind he should know how to do everything #he shouldn’t have to learn or ask for help #but he does and Hob’s there to let him know that he’s not any weaker for it #I’m so soft for them #they’re in love your honor #the sandman #sandman netflix #dream of the endless #morpheus #dream #hob gadling #dreamling

[lesbiansanemi]

I maybe potentially (most likely) have covid but my job is being so fucking cagey about if I’m going to be on the receiving end of disciplinary action for not coming in because of it. I have multiple symptoms of it and was in close contact for an extended period of time with two people who have tested positive for it. I went to get an official test from an urgent care place (because I was told I need proof for my job), and was told it would be up to 48 hours until I get results and until then I needed to self isolate and then obviously continue if the test is positive. They wrote me a note saying to excuse me from my job which I emailed to them. But they keep emailing me like “well the cdc says isolation is no longer necessary so…. If you don’t have a fever you’re supposed to come in” and now I’m so paranoid that I’m going to get write ups for not coming in despite having a literal doctor’s note telling me not to because all covid protections have been so thoroughly axed and it’s treated like any “normal” illness (though this shouldn’t be okay for ANY illness, not just covid) and if you don’t have sick time (which most places don’t supply at all, or if they do, it’s a dismal amount) you have to come in or experience the consequences and I’m just 🙃🙃🙃 so anxious about it and also I fucking hate this country for putting MILLIONS of people in this position where they have to choose between not going work but risking being fired and losing their livelihoods which leads to SO many risks if you have no safety net (and most people don’t) OR going in because you just don’t have a choice but you’re miserable and actively spreading highly infectious diseases to multiple other people. I truly don’t understand how there are people who look at this system and act like it’s fine

#I’m lucky enough that my job won’t straight up fire me #I’ll likely get a write up I think but I’ve never had one before and we’re so chronically understaffed that I won’t be fired #it’s still nerve wracking though… #and I know most people don’t even have THAT much of a safety net #I just straight up don’t understand how jobs can straight up be like ‘we don’t care that you have a doctor’s note come in anyways or we’re #writing you up’ like how is that fucking legal #because it’s America and all we care about is profit and controlling everything about a person’s life I know that #but still #not to mention the classism of the fact that most ppl can’t even get doctor’s notes anyways #that in of itself is a privilege #but Jesus fucking Christ #like I’m not going in tomorrow cuz I’m waiting on test results and healthcare professionals have told me to isolate #but the fact that I’m in this position at all is insidious #jobs should just be like ‘okay! got it! see you when the isolation period is over and/or you’ve been cleared by a doctor’ #the fact that it’s ANY other response is deeply evil imo #never mind my health like I’ll be fine I’m a mostly healthy person #but everyone I could potentially infect that could then experience LIFE ALTERING or maybe even ending consequences???? #I know it’s been said before but the flippant disregard for human life is so…. #like I said I genuinely think it’s cartoonishly evil that it works this way #and if you try and argue against it or point out it shouldn’t be this way you’re just some crazy lazy commie or whatever #lord #kaz rambles

[area51-escapee]

YOU hate booktok books because you can’t conceptualize what a fantasy is and think these readers need therapy and professional help for enjoying dark topics in explicit material even though it takes exactly .2 seconds to understand the difference between something that is interesting and exciting in fiction and something that would be deeply unpleasant in real life. I hate booktok books because they all feel like overhyped copy and pastes of one another, the amount of bigotry that goes unchecked in these stories is astounding, and I also get tired of this attitude that if something isn’t 🔥spicy🔥 it’s boring and not worth reading. We are not the same.

#I am a hater through and through and mostly through the booktube community #I LOVE hearing slander on booktok books and authors #but people are forever like. appalled and horrified and disgusted that. adult women have fantasies #like bro I think this book is shit too. I don’t think the 34 year old office worker reading this wants an ACTUAL man to act like that #but fictional fantasies are fine because it’s not actually going to harm her #I specify women because I see this kind of thing most used against women reading these books #like people act like they’re stupid and brainless and saying they WANT to be abused #do you. do you know what a fantasy is #or a common one I hear is #‘what if a CHILD read this??? this would seriously damage a young girl!!!!!’ #and the book in question is full of hardcore smut between grown adults by a grown adult for grown adults #like I was a teenager once I know we read shit we shouldn’t have #but as an adult author it is not my job to monitor other people’s children #and to be clear on that last point I don’t think there is anything wrong with reading purely for entertainment and enjoyment #and if you need smut in your fiction to enjoy it that’s fine #but I hate that it has to be a selling point in everything #I don’t care about these characters enough I’m not reading any smut of them #I read one (1) extreme horror book that had been hyped up by booktok people #it was okay. #there were some things in it I liked #some things I didn’t #but people were making it out to be the most disturbing and gruesome thing ever #and while I would by no means suggest it to anybody who isn’t comfortable with the subject matter #as someone who expected horrible and gruesome it was just. okay #it felt like a case of people being extra shocked and appalled #because they forget that main character does not equal Good Guy #so I didn’t find his actions particularly shocking. I just thought he sucked akdjahdkdk

[literaila]

hi, i want to start writing stories, and i admire your work, and i have a few questions if you don't mind, have you always been good at writing, do you write something everyday and how did you feel confident enough to start posting your work?

have i always been good at writing? no. absolutely not. i have always written things (evidence: the 1k novel i wrote in third grade about a dolphin adopted by a lobster which lacked quotation marks) if that’s what you’re asking.

writing, like all things, only truly improves with practice (and reading, absorbing information is no joke). sometimes i read things i wrote in the last year and have to sit and question myself for a good hour on exactly what i was thinking. my first work on tumblr was god awful, but i can admire it from afar because it got me where i am.

i personally think i lack the natural affinity for writing because i struggled in school and couldn’t really read until i was 10, but you’ll find your niche and it’ll work out.

do i write something everyday? ummm unfortunately no. i certainly think about writing every day, but typically i write 2-3 times a week during a good writing period. though! i wish i was disciplined enough to write something everyday because if would probably make writing a lot easier and less strenuous for me

(take that with a grain of salt though because i have a terrible attention span and can’t sit still for periods longer than 10 minutes. recently i’ve been writing when we’re slow at work, if that means anything to you)

how did i feel confident enough to start posting my work? simply put, i didn’t. i still don’t most days. writing is an entirely debilitating experience in my opinion and it sucks! i hate it! it makes me feel like walking on a thousand legos!

but if you’re feeling nervous about posting something, i encourage you to just do it. don’t worry about what others will think. when i posted my first story (on here, don’t ask about the eras before) i didn’t really like it, but my readers did. and that made it worth it to keep posting more. if you’ve got an idea that you’re passionate about, go for it! no one’s going to write it like you will.

honestly, i try not to take my writing too seriously (and i do a terrible job, obviously) because it’s supposed to be an escape from all of the terrible things about the world. so i’ll keep pretending it is an escape (wink wink). so, write whatever story you want, and post it on every platform across the earth. someone, like me, will love it.

#wow i’m awful #sorry but i have so many thoughts on so many things (and am terribly long winded) #but i loooooooove thinking about all of my terrible little stories #every time i post something i’m like ‘okay so choose a new career path’ #and then i don’t #:) #also i work solely for validation from others (i’m an attention seeker) so i have to post my writing or i will never ever finish anything #or i have to work out of spite #whichever comes first #when i’m working on something and no one likes it i give up! which is a bad way to live and you shouldn’t do that #actually don’t take any of my advice #i just realized i don’t know what i’m doing

[lifblogs]

Anyway, if you see someone on my post about sciatica saying to sleep on your stomach, multiple physical therapists and medical articles disagree, especially if you have herniated discs. If you want to take medical advice from someone on tumblr, even about my sciatic nerve glide post, please look into it and speak with a professional.

#they got soooo touchy about it too #like wtf #also i have little faith in er docs #an er doc is not an orthopedic or a physical therapist #so they really shouldn’t listen to them #and their explanation makes zero sense #also please stop talking down to me #on my own fucking posts #i’ve been to more orthopedics #and done more physical therapy than they have #clearly if their best source is one er trip #okay then #also you don’t know my #problems #how about you don’t just assume #that i don’t have any?

[dix-rose]

I just want to make it clear that you can like an artist and still criticize their actions

#stupid shit #I’ve been thinking a lot about Miss swift #and yes I know she doesn’t think about me so let’s get that out of the way #but I’ve been thinking a lot about her #and I’m willing to admit that there was a time in my life where I would defend anything that she would do #and it’s embarrassing #because I was an adult at the time #and it was at a time where I felt like everything in my life was crumbling she was just. the first source of comfort #I guess like it felt like it was owed #but I’m glad I’ve come to my senses and realized that nobody is a perfect human being #and putting someone on a pedestal is wrong #and there are PLENTY of things that she has done wrong in her life #not gonna name the entire list but I want to highlight the carbon emissions #it’s okay to say! hey!!! that’s wrong!!! she shouldn’t do that!!! #it doesn’t make you any less of a fan! #it’s actually kinda refreshing in a way #like a weight off your shoulders when you step back and realize that you can still like the art and criticize the wrongdoings #and saying that doesn’t mean you hate her #you can still accept that she cares about certain things and people #or that you respect her for the passion she puts in her work #I think I’m just trying to say it’s okay to not agree with everything your favorite artist does

[ziracona]

I can’t believe I see people arguing about ‘if the boyfriend in Midsommar deserved to die for cheating or not’ and I finally watch the movie and said ‘cheating’ is by a man being pressured by a whole village of cultists while so roofied he thinks his food is breathing

#some of you fundamentally choose to misunderstand how consent works the second it’s about a man #like he wasn’t a good person but not for that and not one who deserved THAT #this wasn’t a great movie is my review. like it’s creepy but so is any cult? it’s okay I guess but tbh the opening 15 minutes were the best #it’s just not really about anything except I guess why people are suceltible to cults ? and like yeah I knew that I like more substance #weirdly it’s only the second most disturbing sex scene I e seen in a horror movie #more weird than anything else #this may seem harsh to some viewers but I think everyone still alive at the end of that movie should die #i shouldn’t be surprised it wasn’t good when I’ve had so many friends say so and one was Tyler who likes almost anything horror #tf word was auto mistaking susceptible for even up there

[knowlesian]

i get why “this character has never done anything wrong, ever in their lives” is a fandom joke, but i feel like when it hits a point where people very seriously say that their favored antagonist made no mistakes it’s perhaps hit a dial it back, remember it’s a joke point

#like it’s obvious i’m thinking about one or two characters in particular but it’s not NOTa general issue #not even with antagonists happens with any kind of character tbqh #but it’s particularly glaring when you have people out here arguing for moral relativity so hard they lose the plot #its… okay that your blorbo did something wrong #like to say the quiet part loud starting to develop a flinch response to this re: the gremlinman #i see people argue things like oh he’s done nothing wrong (i’m not joking) over and over #its okay! let your blorbo have made a mistake #its fine you can still like them i swear #but like. not loving seeing people calcify the joke into being like “no here’s why they had to be cruel and they don’t need to change” #i keep seeing the idea that izzy shouldn’t need to grow or change people should justbe nicer and coddle him #because you see it’s their fault he acts like this #if they were better at their jobs or patted his wee head he wouldn’t have to be like this you see #and it’s like…for a million reasons no #i am still on the same train i’ve always been: i’d like to see an izzy redemption arc #if only for the sake of the world and the people who will have to be around him in the future #and saying he somehow doesn’t need to change is. weird. #everybody on this show did! even the characters who were pretty close to already self-actualized had growing to do! #so why oh why would izzy be the only exception #just. think about this stuff maybe #and like. to be blunt if you’re white and saying izzy didn’t do anything all that bad i am particularly sideeying #because it happens a lot and it’s like really? nothing? he didn’t make a single mistake? #if you say so… basically.