#but those are incredibly rare

[timetravelingtoamess]

My only real "gripe" about bg3 is that enemies can hit downed characters?

Which, to my knowledge, really is not cool in the actual rules

#baldurs gate 3 #baldur's gate iii #like #i remember #being told that only certain characters #if their intelligence was high enough #like really high #20+ #they could tell if you were unconscious and not dead #but those are incredibly rare #dnd #dnd rules

[scienceoftheidiot]

Ok listen I like these posts about how AO3 kudos and hits don't mean much about the quality of your writing and I do stand by it

But it would make me roll my eyes a lot less if the people who made those posts didn't consider a fic with over 200 kudos (TWO. HUNDRED.) "not working" or "low engagement".

Low. Engagement. Two hundred people. Wtf.

Dudes ? I consider myself successful and I only have a couple of fics that are over 200 kudos. Those are the most important ones I've written, be it the one I'm currently writing or the one I have not managed to finish years ago and that is still receiving kudos (in another fandom. Never again. The guilt is still there. Yet I can't). Either way, I cherish each and every kudos I get. That means. Over 200 actual living people. Have read my stuff.

Like.

This is the same when I have like 3 or 4 or 20 kudos. That means actual real people have read and liked enough to click a button telling me so. Real people. Fuck, that's awesome.

Not even talking about comments because those have been keeping me actually up and functional these last three-four days (if you read this, thank you SO MUCH, I'll try to reply soon - and churn out a new chapter).

What I mean is : those posts are made by people who want to be nice and are, but honestly are lucky enough to write what most of a big big fandom wants, just as they say themselves. That also means they have their numbers incredibly mixed. They're disconnected from most of fic writers.

My most "working" fics have around 200 kudos and this is an INSANE number. Contrary to the people in these posts, I do not consider myself struggling to get views or kudos or comments because of these numbers - it's the total contrary (even if like all writers I crave them!!! I do!!!! The dopamine surge!!! How people underline their fave parts of the chapter!!! DID I MAKE THEM CRY). I'm actually baffled that my fics and especially the one that I'm currently writing are getting so many people to click on them, given how old the fandom is and what I write about.

I'm not saying be happy with what you got if you want to be famous or anything. Just. Put some perspective behind the numbers.

Two. Hundred. Actual. Real. Living. Individuals.

Is a HELL of a lot.

#i also play musiv guys. i know how it feels to have 200 people in front of you at once looking at you perform #it's very rare. i also know what it feels to have 1000 people. it happened once. you don't see most of them but the energy is incredible #however the energy can still be insane when you play in a bar with 20 drunk randos singing along - and those are my fave times #perspective dudes #please

[shmreduplication]

i think if you plan on revolutionizing an industry you shouldn't be surprised that you attract people who want to work for you who also revolutionize other things like team structure. And then if you do hire them to revolutionize the team structure you should, you know, let them do the thing you hired them to do

and if you work at a science company then you should be swayed by data

#not to be like 'problems that would be solved if everyone involved had basic knowledge of computer programming' but uh. yeah #if you have an output that needs to be used in multiple locations and it takes 50 lines of code to generate that output #then it's incredibly wasteful and clunky to rewrite that code every time you need to generate the output #instead just make a new function that's like 'call_50line_output' and set it to equal the 50 lines of code and then use that instead #that way you only have to write the 50 lines once which reduces errors and the time it takes to run all the code together! #then the entire process becomes simpler faster cheaper!!!! #and then if the code needs to be edited again you can edit it in just that one spot instead of in every location that it's called #if you never or rarely repeat code i can see the benefits of not doing this but you should never get so comfortable with your coding style #that you resist change! especially if all your specialized code has similar inputs then it makes sense that they would require a lot of the #same outputs such as from those 50 lines! #especially if you never fucking open up your computer and LOOK AT YOUR FUCKING CODE GDI!!!!!!!! #anyway I hate all the higher ups at my company

[ghcstcd]

I'm so glad the "big, safe, and soft" vibes are coming across for Omega :')

#He can be incredibly dangerous and merciless when called to #but that's rare. in fact Omega would say that the younger him would default to that #but as he's grown and aged so has his appreciation and love for those living around him #for life... #I got a lot of feelings about Omega and his character :')

[a-s-levynn]

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#i'm so incredibly tired #i just.. i don't know.. #it is one of those rare days for me when i just want to cry while someone hugs me tight but neither is an option #everything is so not okay and i just want to fall apart a little bit but i can't because there is no one to catch the pieces #i don't.. i just don't know.. #i'm tired

[alullinchaos]

wait off topic if I change Cinder's semblance for my rwby canon-adjacent au.... would this be controversial editing to warn people that the tags are novel length but that i love them and also @graythegreyt pls read them when u have a chance

#wick lore #i have asked myself this question with almost every character but for cinder i was thinking abt her dustweave (?) clothing #dustweave. dust infused. something like that #her v1 outfit that has the design on the sleeves that lights up when she sends out fire. that's her using fire dust that's in the cloth #but as far as i know this is a detail that literally never comes up again like we never see anyone else with clothing like this #so i asked myself. what if that was her semblance instead. that she had the ability to sew dust into cloth #how hard would it be for the girl modelled after cinderella to know that her semblance required her to do domestic labor to be used #thus explaining why it doesn't show up in later volumes because once she gets the maiden powers she thinks she doesn't need it #idk i think making her semblance be 'she can heat stuff up' and thus making her semblance indistinguishable from maiden powers #for the entirety of the series. is a bit of a waste. bc semblances say a lot about characters right #i know there's a point to be made about like. it manifested as that at that time because cinder has always been angry etc etc #but wouldn't it hurt from a different narrative angle. to have her semblance be dustweaving. when she doesn't have any money #no money to buy dust with but a semblance that makes her a skilled and incredibly rare craftsperson but can she bear to sell her skills #when they've been used against her for so long? when all she's known is hard work and grit and sweat? when it's probably dangerous? #anyway i think im about to hit the limit for tags but. lmfao. the possibilities!!! also the association between handsewing and the HOME! #something she's always wanted but never had. a safe place to sit by a fire that she doesn't have to tend and do her work... #also like the possible tension with mercury bc she's wishing her semblance was more offensive + merc's like BE GRATEFUL YOU HAVE ONE??? #i headcanon that mercury has a semblance though. that he has silver eyes and his dad took those from him by making him hate the world #...anyway #goodnight

[themidnightcircusshow]

Every new thing I learn about James Somerton's process just drives home how he almost (but really doesn't) knows what he's doing. Yes, of course you use the sources you read as a jumping off point. Of course you copy and paste the important sections into your outline document so you can reread them. That's why you put them in quotation marks.

#James Somerton #honesty time: I totally believe he did this by accident #his entire problem is that he writes like a fandom account with bad takes #his anecdotal evidence that Todd in the Shadows spent a two hour video trying to find sources for? #they're all fandom drama taken out of their cultural context #(yes fandom counts as a subculture and therefore has specific context) #and all of it gets attributed to straight white women coz everyone knows shippers are all straight and cis women /s #he simultaneously treats his videos like bad fandom meta and Documentaries of Great Importance and those just do not mesh #it's part of why his videos were so unbearable if you actually knew what he was talking about #he learned how to make a youtube video essay. He did not learn how to write or study any of his chosen subject matter #I think that's also why he was not expecting to be called out the way he has because I suspect he probably thought everyone wrote this way #a lot of old video essayists especially the Chez Apocalypse bunch were very good at not broadcasting just how much went into their videos #so their style that has now become the norm feels incredibly off the cuff but is heavily researched #but also they are using that research to support their own hypotheses and ideas as you are supposed to #so I wonder if when he got called out he just brushed it off because surely he just writes the same way everyone writes #(and hey fandom posts are rarely cited because they assume everyone knows what they are talking about) #it almost makes me feel sorry for him but all I can think about is how catstrophically bad he is at this job #oh and for everyone wondering: I've found the best way to research is to put quotes in quotation marks #paraphrasing in either different punctuating or a different colour #and your own personal thoughts based on the source in something different again #all with the correct citations for your preferred style #this makes sure you have everything cited so when you put it all together you can do it easily without having to go back through it all #and prevents this from happening #(tbh I'm kinda sad I'm not still teaching. This would have been a perfect meme for how to do your damn citations week)

[aurosoul]

officially at the Big Anxiety stage of career success. wondering when this stops being as bad 😔

#incessant meowing #personal #i understand that at a certain point it becomes inevitable to start running into people who will try to hurt your feelings #just by sheer numbers of how visibility works in an art career #but i feel so severely unequipped to process these things #i’m in therapy again getting help with this but it’s tough right now #and don’t worry 99% of people are so wonderful and lovely and i appreciate you all #and the hateful comments are still incredibly rare #i just feel really silly and over sensitive for still being affected by death wish/insult comments #somehow i feel like other people shrug those off really easily but i’m struggling #and i need to get better at dealing with this because i’m trans and i’m only getting MORE visibility #it’s such a double edged sword because on one hand this is supposed to be every artist’s dream come true #and it is! i’m so grateful for my work #but i am also extremely scared all the time #and it’s starting to take a significant toll on my health

[butchdykekondraki]

not to get sappy about a fnaf fangame that nobody really pays attention to anymore but im gonna be so totally honest dsaf is genuinely a game that fucking destroys me everytime i play it . ive been into it since it came out and its just been a comfort game that entire time. it's really well-made and there was a lot of thought and effort put into it and you can tell that super easily once you actually take a look at the game. it's genuinely helped me thru some pretty dark times in my life and overall that game has helped me get 10x more comfortable rambling about my interests on here than any post about how you shouldn't feel shame for being cringe has ever done. all in all dsafs really good and you should play it ok?? ok :-)

#[ren] #incredibly rare post where im not being dorky woah who woulda guessed #it feels silly to say it but dsaf has unironically helped me get more comfortable with myself. which is stupid but it is what it is!! #dsaf has a really special place in my heart because of that . i love those games to death despite how stupid they are #okay rant over . everyone play dsaf RIGHT NOW its all on gamejolt FOR FREE and its REALLY GOOD #ALSO IF YOU LIKE DIALTOWN AND/OR FNAF YOU'D LIKE IT I THINK. PLEASE PLAY DSAF IM FUCKING BEGGING YOU #obligatory dsaf tag #<- how could i almost forget my wife obligatory dsaf tag

[sysig]

Just take things at your own pace, there’s no need to rush (Patreon)

#Doodles #SCII #Helix #ZEX #Dexter Favin #Mostly spacefillers but I like them <3 Continuation! #Following up on the Dex and ZEX kiss and then Dex runs away scenario lol - one of those rare times that Dex hopes he drops it #He's not dropping it! Time to talk about this! Goes about it too excitedly and overstimulates him poor thing <3 #Don't turn his head suddenly! Don't shout! Don't expect him to remember all at once! Goodness me #One step forward two steps back #The middle one lol I was thinking about tools that might help ZEX feel more comfortable engaging with the world around him #I was thinking he'd enjoy an iPad or similar device - though Helix was published before the first iPad came out! :0 Hmm hmm #But anyway - that he'd enjoy a touch screen and getting to use one with his hands :) Either playing tactical games or just looking up facts #Gets one of those 3D solar system model apps and zooms in and out - very distressed when it doesn't go farther than Pluto :( #I've also been thinking about ZEX's ability to read I keep going back and forth on it I can't decide ahhh #He loves humans but would he have studied English specifically?? It's pretty different from VUK ZIX #Does the Captain speak English? Have any of the human languages survived in the same form that we currently speak??? #But he's also incredibly intelligent and interested in humans - weeb equivalence of learning Japanese to read untranslated manga lol #I can't deciiiidee urrggghhh #The rest are age comparisons haha #Dexter was probably at least of legal employment age when he started working for the Vyers when Max was 16 if I remember right? #Unless Dex was one of those family-employment situations of like - when rich people have caretakers that are close to their child's age? #Is that still a thing lol hired playmates #And then ''At least 10 years younger'' might be a slightly high estimate lol but ZEX is definitely older than DAX #Odd to be put in such a young body! Oddly feels more out of shape than his VUX body (lol) #With how much he's gone through even without literally being older he's definitely ages years in such a short time #Especially to be younger than his DAX-equivalent that'd have to feel weird #Has difficulty saying ''me'' when referring to the body he's in :( #Just one more oddity of this human experience

[guckies]

Been seeing all the discussion about Tubbo being Em’s parents and…. 😬

It’s like we get a girl egg with all moms and it’s now feels like people are saying “she needs a dad!!” because a male is treating her like family…

I’m all for Tubbo being family to Empanada but being her dad?? It feels a lot like there are some misogynistic undertones there. Like family is not just parents it can be literally anything, same way Pepito has Foolish being grandma. Tubbo can have the same and be family in some way to Em.

But it’s like we have an all girl family but because the egg is interacting with others, people are inserting the males into it(the parent dynamic). Which just reads wrong when a majority of the island is male relationships and prominent male families where the girls are mainly just aunts to the children.

Have your headcannons but don’t try to insert them into the canon with your posts especially when a majority of the server relationships are male prominent.

#qsmp neg #qsmp discourse #just can we not have something for the girls?? also it feels even more weird when you do say that and people say well Tubbo’s gay anyway- #which how does that have anything to do with it??? like all for being strong family as in tio or smth like that #but pushing the hc of a gay dad in an all girl family feels like it has undertones i dont want to unpack rn #im not going to stop yall from having your headcanons but like take a step back and look at what the situation is and then think #also this literally happened when jaiden and roier were treating tilin and flippa like their children some people weren’t happy but not - #many weren’t watching multiple streams at the time so they’re wasn’t many complaining but its happened before #also happened a bit when bagi became richas mom #the only difference with those relationships where that the eggs choose and agreeds for them to be their parents #also it’s like yes we would love to see her parents log in more but literally they are all busy people and weren’t always incredibly active- #on the server apart from bagi which is smth the admins probably should have thought about if the new eggs were going to be taken care of #yes let em have her family and her lore but also let us have our female mums rep bc there is so little of it in qsmp #but calm down about em lore bc yall think its the most important thing out there when a whole losd of the eggs rarely have lore esp old eggs

[nartml]

I realize that my hatred for THW may look a bit disproportionate to many people, casual fans and non fans alike.

I... don't particularly care. I'm far too attached to this franchise to be chill.

#i'm actually an incredibly chill person #im the very laid back-easy going-rarely ever stressed type of person #and i most definitely try my hardest to avoid absolutes #but there are. well. exceptions to most things and people #i'm no different #and this is js one of those things i physically can't be chill about #i love it too much #my anti thw agenda #thw salt #im too attached #to this cast and franchise to be able to be chill #this ending was horrible and my babies all deserved so much better #httyd thw #httyd the hidden world

[henryhina]

ALSO??? this girl at my work asked what pronouns were and I'm not totally out as trans masc to people so I just generally tell them "any work" and she immediately started telling me how annoying nonbinary/trans people are when they get defensive about pronouns and I was just like ?????? As far as you know I am a nonbinary person. Why are you complaining to me about nonbinary people when you are under the impression I am a nonbinary person?????????? What is wrong with you???

#also she was talking about those very very rare people who get defensive about pronouns when they haven't made it clear to people #and i tried to be like “those people are incredibly rare and not a voice for trans people” #and she wants like “OH I'VE MET PLENTY OF THEM” #sure you have. im sure you have. i totally believe you right now

[malhare]

I really loathe how empathy and sensitivity are so often viewed as naivety and weakness. I went through that whole nihilistic apathetic bullshit and let me tell you, trying to remain kind and tenderhearted is a lot stronger and braver

#It's one of those days where Im incredibly upset and angry about how I was treated as a child :) :) #My third grade teacher mocked me for crying in front of the entire class. Who the fuck does that? I was very rarely bullied by peers #but adults treated me so awfully. For such harmless things #I was such a crybaby and I was treated so terribly for it that I learned to put up a cold uncaring front at an incredibly young age #But that tender soft core never went away. Never. My best friend in hs called me a cactus because of it - thorny exterior soft interior #malhare.txt

[neatokeanosocks]

autism hungry. feed it the composer of the disney channel theme alex lasarenko

#i succumbed and watched that defunctland and WOW it was awesome!!! #his endless search really felt relatable #i do that! i search like that when i really need an answer too!! its like that!!!! #he went above and beyond attaining interviews. damn i wish i could interview people so i could finally get straight answers for things #and that breakthrough where he realized he had to find whoever released those bloopers? MUAH!!!! #and YOOOOO THAT REVEAL AT THE END. WE WERE LISTENING THE WHOLE TIME #CLDSBVFHSJDBAS:KSBAJCBHLJDVBH:ADOIWGRHB:NN"F: #i think i need to watch defunctland more often #defunctland #disney channel's theme: a history mystery #kevin perjurer #alex lasarenko #hhbomberguy's tommy tallarico callout was interesting but i kinda felt bored looking at him talking with rare clips and images interspersed #defunctland had me INVESTED. INCREDIBLE visuals holy shit. #dont get me wrong the tommy thing was also a pretty good deep dive i fed to the autism :P

[ride-a-dromedary]

Wyll's mom's name apparently being Francesca, Francesca of the High Forest...didn't know there were so many Italians in Faerûn.

#BG3 Musing #there's pizza in BG - there be italians here lol #for the record this is a joke and i'm italian canadian so francesca/o is incredibly common #i was very surprised when they used the same name twice - and especially francesca twice #literally just because they so rarely break the one steve limit ahaha #for those who don't know wyll's mom's name is suggested in this description of ulder's longsword #i don't *really* hold it in canon regard (because i'm still convinced it's Aurora) but if i had a nickel for every time a slight impotrtant #character was named francesca i'd have two nickels...which isn't a lot but weird that it happened twice