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#cat

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i still can't get over the sheer AUDACITY of iroh going to ba sing se. like did it work? yes. but ONLY because the dai li was too busy following around some bald kid looking for his dog to notice him

#atla

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email is short for evil mail

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Are You Getting Queerbaited Or Are You Being Misled By Your Internet Echo Chamber

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M-M-Magiiiiiiiic~ I should do more of those, they were fun to draw.

Maybe Caduceus

#cr

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sorry i was so weird but you invoked a topic i am incapable of being normal about

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wait- how do you make money on yt when ppl use adblockers ? i was always advised to turn my adblockers off when visiting a smaller creator's yt page bc, if the ads don't load, the person i'm watching "doesn't get paid." do you know if that's true ?

like, when i watch twitch, i'm forced to watch ads bc the ads help the streamers (i have 3 adblockers on at all times lmao). is it not the same w/ yt?

Well, I mean, basically for me it's like this:

I hate ads, they are a horrible part of the YouTube user experience, they are intrusive and annoying, and I block them all the time myself. It would be hypocritical in the extreme to demand that other people sit through them.

If someone wants to support my work, I would much rather they donate a single dollar directly and ad-block all my videos forever, rather than have them sit through the literal thousands of ads they would have to watch to generate equivalent revenue for me.

Ad revenue only works at the scale of thousands and tens of thousands; any one person blocking my ads literally does not make any kind of difference. I earn a fraction of a fraction of a cent off of your view, at the cost of entire minutes of your finite time on Earth. I think that's a shitty bargain, I don't want my work to waste people's time just to make money for fucking Google, that idea makes me feel pretty bad.

I don't think I've ever spoken to a YouTuber who would not much, much rather make their money off direct support from the audience than from ads, we only rely on ad revenue because we're stuck in the same capitalist hellhole everyone else is and we've got bills to pay.

So: If there's a YouTuber whose work you enjoy, donate a single dollar to them directly through Patreon or ko-fi, or buy a single t-shirt or mug from their merch store, and then ad-block on literally a thousand of their videos with the clear conscience that you've done more to support them than ad revenue ever will.

#psa

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How we feeling about canon Disney princess Kaveh?

great, it was funny and cute seeing him attract more and more foxes and help them 🥹 disney princess kaveh fr

#genshin

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Jester is having the worst Applebee’s Solstice right now

Instagram//Kofi

#cr #crc3

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Love me the violent bois 

Instagram//Kofi

#crc3

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Ep52 really was pure distilled chaos

Instagram//Kofi

#crc3 #cr spoilers #asdfgh

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So, thinking through a bunch of things that we know about the cosmology of Exandria and how it relates to Ludinus' grand plan:

Commonly accepted myth in Exandria is that the pantheon arrived together to Exandria from elsewhere in the universe. They were young and formless, though had individuality.

They created the peoples of Exandria, who in turn gave the gods form and name and purpose by shaping them through worship.

Per the Kryn's beliefs, the Luxon arrived from elsewhere in the universe and came to Exandria first. They gave life to the world, and from that chaos sprung their first children, the Primordials.

The Luxon wanted to guide the Primordials so that they may learn about themselves, which would in turn help Luxon understand their own purpose.

This sounds very similar if not the same as what is commonly understood about the gods who arrived later.

The Primordials fought and killed one another, and their souls were lost to the dark. The Luxon, confused but determined to understand, decided to create a period of learning and created the Luxon beacons from themselves. Those bound to the Light would be reincarnated in a cycle, so that they may learn, self-reflect, and better themselves over eons until they matured enough to reassemble the beacons and the Luxon.

Ludinus is certain that Predathos poses no threat to Exandria because it only feeds on divinity. This is a massive, key step in this plan, that Predathos will not eat Exandria, just the gods.

Ludinus appears to not consider the Luxon beacons to be something divine, despite the belief that they are fragments of the Luxon, as he needed a celestial (Vax) to make his lens from.

Creating the Luxon beacons was so exhausting that the Luxon went to sleep—within the core of the world.

If the Luxon is of the same stuff as the gods of the pantheon, as suggested by similarities in their early lives, and Predathos eats the gods of the pantheon... it has to go through Exandria to get to the nearest qualifying divinity.

Uh, Ludinus may have miscalculated a crucial step in this plan and created a massive problem born of (unsurprisingly) his biases.

#cr #crc3 #cr spoilers #cr meta #oh #um #UHHHH

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Essek: I’ve been dropping him the most insanely obvious hints for like a year now. No response.

Caleb: Wow. He sounds stupid.

Essek: But he's not. He's really smart actually. Just dense.

Caleb: Maybe you need to be more obvious? Like, I don’t know… “Hey! I love you!”

Essek: I guess you’re right. Hey Caleb, I love you.

Caleb: See! Just say that!

Essek: Holy fucking shit.

Caleb: If that flies over his head then, sorry Essek, but he's too dumb for you.

Essek: Caleb-

#cr #shadowgast

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All I know is they’re married

#cr #shadowgast

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Tourist Destinations Of The Outer Planes

Mechanus: How dare you suggest there would be anything novel or unique in Mechanus?! To cog jail with you!

Arcadia: Like those normal towns with "world best fish and chips" except they're scrupulously fact checked. "Home of Arcadia's 3826th best B&B according to multiple double-blind studies (citations available on request)"

Mount Celestia: Pure and ineffable spiritual bliss in the face of the divine and, after that, a pretty decent pizza shop where you can get a t-shirt with your face when you learnt the true name of God.

Bytopia: Bytopia is the embodiment of the concept of "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" and also the domain of the gnome deities, so if you've ever wanted to see the Great Wheel's only 24/7 prank youtuber live show where all the pranks revolve around how millennials need to spend less on avocado toast, you're in luck! If not, may I recommend the abyssal layer where snakes drink your eyes as a pleasant reprieve?

Elysium: Just a rabbit sat on a rock but because you're in Elysuim it's the best thing you've ever seen. You autodelete all memories of your wedding and children's birth and suchlike for being shit in comparison.

The Beastlands: Who's the best dog in the world? Who is it? This isn't a rhetorical question, there's an objective answer. You can see him for the low price of four acorns and a fancy rock.

Arborea: Don't be fooled by the signs! The natives of Arborea spend their time playing and dancing so they have things like open plan offices and tax return help-desks as vacation spots. Instead ask where the boring parts of Arborea are to be given directions to the firework waterslide music concert video game dance party.

Ysgard: Monuments to epic deeds literally everywhere. So many monuments they start sounding sarcastic. If you successfully get to your hotel room they erect a 15ft statue commemorating it.

Limbo: "Look, you had to be there. Literally, what I saw existed beyond the capacity of human words to describe and I weep tadpoles when I try to recall it in any detail"

Pandemonium: Great acoustic guitar scene. Well, we assume they're good. If nothing else, you have to admire their perseverance.

The Abyss: Go on Demogorgan's tour of all infinity layers! The most fucked up shit you've ever seen or your spinal column back guaranteed!

Carceri: Be in the audience at History's Greatest Monster, where the most evil people in history compete for the crown! If you're lucky, you might get an autograph before they're hurled back into their eternal prisons once more!

Hades: Fuck you.

Gehenna: Tourist traps, in the sense of big holes you fall in and have to give a deamon all your money before it will let you out.

The Nine Hells: The Nine Hells are a wonderful place to visit, with a wide varieties of eateries, vistas and attractions that you should visit before you die! I am not writing this under duress and you should not send help to

Acheron: One extremely dangerous theme park. It's cheap and there are few queues but be aware that sometimes the god of orcs will show up and use whatever ride you're on as a bludgeoning weapon. Overall nice atmosphere, 4 stars.

The Outlands: Alas, I'm pretty sure there's absolutely nowhere worth visiting in the outlands. Sorry guys.

#dnd

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Genuinely though, we all joke about bad things constantly happening to Fjord every time he goes out onto the ocean, but the resilience it shows that he’s like, “No, this is temporary, this is my home and nothing is going to change that.”

#cr

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Ashton’s talk with Pâté was so great. It showed how afraid they are of losing Laudna to Delilah (which, given what they saw in Shadow Whitestone, is very valid) and how much he’s avoiding actually talking to her about it.

It would seem strange that Ashton, who is arguably closest to Laudna outside of Imogen, is avoiding checking in with her. But more likely than not, she’s a reminder of the guilt he feels.

Because Ashton left. He talked about everyone always leaving him behind, and when things got bad, he ran. Just like he said he would.

But Laudna stayed.

Laudna, who has all the strength and fortitude of a wet paper towel. She stayed and she fought and she fell. She died protecting the others.

And maybe, just maybe, if Ashton had stayed, they could have been the one to take the hit. Because he can handle it, should have handled it.

And now all they can do is be glad she’s back and shoulder the guilt of her death. That’s why Ashton buys the potions. That’s why he put himself between her and Chetney during the fight. That’s why he threatened Pâté with bloody death if it turns out he’s secretly Delilah.

And it’s why Ashton hasn’t really sat down with Laudna to see how she’s actually doing. Because she’s not doing great, and Ashton, who has seen through all her smoke and mirrors, knows that.

But they’re just not quite there, not yet.

#crc3