#corporate site

[kirby-the-gorb]

#kirby #daily kirby #my art #digital #hal laboratory #nintendo #so like aliexpress used to have a terrible reputation in terms of like quality and truth in advertising and such right #but like. amazon and etsy are swamped with bootleggers and dropshippers now too #so I figured like. can't be any worse right? #besides I know how to double check descriptions and measurements and examine images critically #I've shopped shady sites before like back when banggood was the only place to get those cute diy miniature kits #(now you can get them at regular craft store chains which is Wild to me) #but I have never opened aliexpress because everyone was always just like 'Never Go There' #(but then again these days folks are doing massive temu hauls left and right) #(so clearly norms have changed even if common perception of aliexpress has not) #I open it up and I immediately find the rug I spent an entire day hunting for unsuccessfully earlier in the month. #and a ton of incredible bootleg kirbs. #and a style of hair clip I've been hunting for for *years*. #soooo I spent the entire day in a pastel fugue lol #(I have not spent any money yet but I'm probably gonna) #(so like I can't confirm that you're not gonna get scammed or whatever just like. use common sense.) #(don't trust sale prices read descriptions/reviews when available and try to avoid work stolen from independent artists) #(that's usually gonna be on printed stuff like phone cases and posters) #(and tbh I have no qualms with stolen official art as long as the quality is as advertised) #(but there's a big difference between stealing from Multinational Corporation and stealing from Some Guy) #anyway done rambling now <3

[owainigo]

general life update

I will hold onto this account until I die especially in the face of other social media imploding so don’t worry about me abandoning tumblr (in fact I use my personal one quite often even if it’s just for reblogs) I just have a full time job now as I said in previous ask and what not but I’m going to try to be more responsive to asks and get on those requests. Because tumblr was my og art space and you guys are the real ones . So yeah feel free to send me whatever asks at this point if you want I have a hard time responding to compliments cause I’m shy (honestly most of my activity can be explained by I’m shy) but I appreciate all the support ❤️ This is me and you all btw

The other place where you can find my secrets is obviously my patreon otherwise stick around ….

#tumblr is where I feel most comfortable in general cause Twitter and instagram kinda feel really corporate lol but whateva… #no hate to people from those accounts reading this btw I have beef with the sites not my precious followers

[satanicdollx]

ngl the lack of motivation due to lack of tips/subscriptions on spicy sites is real. I mean I know everyone's been more or less struggling and you don't owe me anything per se but still, I post free content here AND free previews on f@nsly pretty regularly. It's a job just like any other job, I'm pretty sure you'd hate going to work and not being paid at the end of the day right? Well that's like 70-80% of the time for me. So again, if you enjoy my content and you can afford to tip even $5 please consider supporting me (and sex workers in general).

#like I wanna be 100% honest with you because I also want you to see the reality of it all #and ofc you can sub to my spicy sites for only $10/month if you wanna see all my content #(come on it's cheaper than Netflix and at least I'm not a greedy corporation 🫠) #nyx.txt

[azuremist]

I feel like who mock crab day are doing so in a way that (purposefully or accidentally, I can’t tell) misses the point.

As your local anti-capitalist, who will be participating in crab day:

Nobody thinks that tumblr is going to reverse all of the bad changes to its site if we do this. Nobody thinks that this site is without its awful shit (see: flagging queer content as mature). Nobody is seeing a corporation as our friend.

But here are the simple facts:

Tumblr is in debt

Websites can’t function without income

If we can’t buy products from tumblr, we will become the product, in that tumblr will sell more of our data

Tumblr is a product, and if you enjoy a product, you should give its creator(s) money so that the product you enjoy can continue to be provided (that’s generally how capitalism works)

The thing motivating most of the bad changes to tumblr is profit, and gaining new users

I don’t think anyone thinks that we’ll get tumblr completely out of debt, or anything like that. But it IS an attempt to show that tumblr doesn’t have to become like every other social media to be profitable.

It’s a call for tumblr staff to work with its existing userbase, rather than try and find a new userbase with all of these shitty changes. Like, they SEE that the existing userbase is against giving them money. Do you think that’ll make them listen to what we want? No! So they’re trying to get new users; ones who make actually be profitable! Because, even if you don’t like it, we DO live in a world where you have to be profitable if you want to keep a product you like alive.

Staff is at least somewhat aware of the userbase’s current discussions. They know (for example) how goddamn bad we want NSFW content back. They know about Goncharov, they know about the site being called a “hellsite”, they knew about the great Reddit migration. This effort has the possibility to be noticed by the higher-ups, and it obviously isn’t going to fix the site, but it might do something, and that’s more that we can say for just posting to our blogs about how much the new changes suck.

Not to mention that, generally speaking, staying afloat comes first for corporations. There is a very low chance that tumblr staff will address any of the actual issues (like porn bots and queer content being auto-flagged) while it’s still in the red. If it becomes financially stable, then it is possible (not certain, but possible) that staff may be able to put more resources into fixing the stuff we actually care about.

So, like… With crabs being chosen because they’re the cheapest item available (making participating in crab day as non-consequential as getting a candy bar), why not give it a try?

#hellsite tag #current events #crab day #azure does a thing #i feel like a lot of folks are letting their anti-capitalist views cloud the fact Yes Corporations Need To Generate Profit To Stay Alive #and generally speaking it’s agreed upon that this is the most tolerable social media site #so like. 2+2=4 #long post

[st4rstudent]

I think almost everyone's aware now but for anyone who isn't; TTCC has moved wikis.

The new wiki (please do use it) is Here !

There is also an extension to help remove fandom wikis from search results which is linked Here! There is also another extension Here that links to other independent wikis.

You can also find the reddit post about the move Here.

#toontown #toontown corporate clash #ttcc #corporate clash #wiki stuff. I've seen other people talking about it but I hadn't seen mentions of extensions #So I figured I'd put this here. #also unfortunately vandalizing the wiki will NOT remove it due to the policy. it's mentioned in the reddit post #i also did vandalize it at first because a) funny and b) I thought the wiki would just be removed or cleared but it wont #So please make sure to check out the new wiki and use it for further reference. also try not to visit the old wiki even if it's checking #for new funnies. it just continues traction to the site #i would suggest bookmarking the new one or something thats what i did (thumbs up #as someone else said the vandalism will die down soon so its not the end of the world but also just make sure to use the new site yaayyy!! #wiki

[beans-beneath-moonlight]

WHEEZES

#literally started sobbing from laughing so hard at these what the fuck #who made these and why #why do the babies have toe beans?? why is Chuuya crying??? #idk if these are technically official or not but they were on several different sites #including aliexpress and ebay so I'm pretty sure they're mass produced #I promise I'm not making fun of people's etsy projects or anything. only corporate stuff #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd chuuya #bsd dazai #bsd akutagawa #bsd atsushi #bsd ranpo #original post #id in alt text

[kipcube]

wow im here now anyways hi high roller fans .

#toontown #toontown corporate clash #ttcc #high roller #self ship #f/o #finally made a new tumblr after 5 billion year #excited to use this site more LOL a lot better than twitter lmao #pleez be nice to me i havent use tumblr in a while.....

[genericpuff]

i've been working on writing up a post for my main project fanbase to let them know what the plan is for my return to Time Gate and what I wanna do going forward in 2024

it was a whole ass essay as most of my posts are

but honestly i think a lot of my feelings can simply be summed up as:

#my goal for 2024 is to catch up all my other sites with the current updates so i can finally leave this shit app #so p much just comic fury global comix and tumblr maybe #and then real life interactions and markets because those have literally been so much better for my comic than WT ever has #i'm coming for you WT #just like i did to tapas #i'm done with posting my comics to what's essentially just social media #corporate apps can suck my dick #going back to BASICS y'all #webtoon #webtoon sucks #fuck webtoon

[unashamedly-enthusiastic]

Absolutely devastated that the Instagram algorithm has assigned me "interested in PowerPoint and Word tutorials" and the fact that it is correct

#the mortifying ordeal of being known #But by an algorithm #Devastating #I made such a funky ppt the other day #And I had to say #“I learned it on Instagram” #The site that used to be my friends dinners #And then strangers dogs #And now office tips #😭😭😭 #Corporate life

[flintmgr]

High roller... cogs ink profile! which she would never even have but let me have fun okay

#ttcc #toontown corporate clash #high roller #mine #This is for my site BTW #Lalala

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

farewell youtube... it was a Time...

#lmaooo it has entirely stopped loading for me #what a corrupt fucking site #'oh youre using firefox? adblockers? fuck you' #yeah okay. Sure. im not compromising so uhhh Bite Me! #sad i wont get to watch my favorite videos or creators' stuff #but uhhhhh i can live without it! and apparently i Will! #unless ublock gets a step ahead of YT again. fuckin Bye i guess #absolutely unprompted #im more amused than mad #rolling my eyes more than getting legitimately upset yk yk #we love to see sites and corporations shooting themselves in the leg

[grainthief]

a machine must behave as a machine

#for the like. 2. lobcorp fans on this web site. #lobotomy corporation #eyestrain #my art

[darkwood-sleddog]

This is me @everybody taking staff’s words with goodwill after like 12? Years on this goddamn website:

#tumblr #back to your regularly scheduled dog sledding posts soon I swear #not only should you follow the staff blog to keep up to date with their bullshit #you should never take what they say at face value lmao trust. me. #they are still a corporation trying to make money off of what we do for fun here #also tho: tumblr’s user base is smaller than a lot of other social medias #and despite differences in many circles #we have a pretty coherhant culture #we have power in numbers that other social media sites don’t have #just. fyi. for in the future I’m sure

[asleepinawell]

the fuck did they do. why would you move the tags button. why would you put something else in its place so people click on the wrong thing every time. I hate change I'm dying blood is pouring out my eyes and ears this is the worst thing that has ever happened to me in my life etc etc ad nauseam

#the new lightbox viewer thing is even worse #they are sooooo determined to feed you recommended content to drive engagement #despite the fact the lack thereof is one of the reasons people actually like this site #which I think does not compute in corporate types #if twitter and tik tok clone then more money right? RIGHT????? formula is flawless #ahhhhh #also the click on header update is awful #not just because it's click on header #but because it takes you to the post not the place on their blog with the post #and you can no longer follow a reblog trail backwards #awful awful awful #hate stomp with hooves etc #the fuckening of tumblr #mp

[thedisablednaturalist]

People should get reimbursed for commute time

If it takes someone over an hour to get tk work, that should be part of their pay.

Many people have to commute long distances/through areas of slow traffic because they cannot afford to live closer to their workplace. This is also why work from home is a big thing.

If corporations want people to return to their offices, they need to make it appealing enough. I'm not going to fight through traffic for 2 hrs in my free time just to sit at a computer all day, when I could just stay home and don't waste that time.

Corporations would be forced to invest in local affordable housing, perhaps even affording housing credits. They would need to invest in local infrastructure (which in the US is falling to pieces) and improve public transport in their area (faster commute -> less cost to the company, less cars on road -> traffic moves faster, employees without cars would still be able to get to work). Also people would be less stressed and actually take the time to drive safely because they wouldn't feel the need to rush. It would make companies actually take an interest in how their workers get to work and investing in local communities.

I live sort of near DC. We have a HUGE amount of workers commuting into the city and its surrounding cities. Retail workers also have to commute to these cities and suburbs because they cannot afford to live in those areas. My boyfriend commutes an hour to his part time job at a kennel in a rich town. A lot of people live in the more affordable, lower income, far away areas in the nearby states because housing prices in my area are fucking insane. I knew someone who commuted 2+ hours to work and 2+ hours back. There are people who drive even more than that.

And where do these employees have to live? Food deserts. Crumbling infastructure. No parks, no walkability, no public transport, bare bones everything. Only the cities which only the few can afford have basic infrastructure. And even the people living there have to commute to OTHER even richer areas. There's a ton of places where housing developments have just been shoved and are surrounded by nothing but farms. There's nothing local to do, so everyone goes to the closest town and city. It's also why you see a lot of older towns have abandoned main streets. Why have your business cater to the 100 people who live there when you can be in a city with thousands?

There has been some recent interest in paid commute times. 1 2 especially with corporations trying to get workers to go back to the office. Personally, I love working in my office because having a separate space outside my home helps me keep work and home separate and allows me to focus easier since I'm not in "home mode". I don't have room for an office in my parents house so working from home kinda sucks rn even though it would help a lot since I'm disabled. But it is nice being physically near my coworkers, even if it gets annoying sometimes. Also many jobs involve fieldwork (like mine!) which can't be done remotely anyway!

There would be incentive for corporations to keep their employees close AND provide more remote work options for those living farther away. As well as matching pay to fit rent/housing prices in the area (or vice versa).

Also there needs to be something done about corporations having their entire workforce sourced from another country entirely, working for pennies. But that's an even more complicated situation that I don't have experience in.

#long post #its 6am rant time #its so much more sustainable to have people live and work in the same communities #so many resources are spent on commute #i like my drive because it gives me time to wake up and i like just sitting n focusing for a bit #but my commute is also pretty easy since I am going away from the city towards the lower income areas #on the other direction it is backed up completely most days #we drive a lot during work to bc we visit different restoration sites and we get paid for those driving times! #it all comes down to corporations not giving a shit about their employees lives #pls dont try n dox me there are a ton of areas near DC like mine #so its harder than you'd think #but yea ive seen some crazy fucking traffic and commute times #corporations should invest in their communities instead of acting like fucking parasites #remote work #return to office #commute #labor rights #id love if sustainable city experts n economists chimed in #sustainability #sustainable cities #local economy #community

[godslush]

I do think it's telling that Tumblr would force people to manually opt in to the boop campaign, preventing users from giving boops - IE reinforcing some positivity through a cute gesture - to people who might not be paying attention to the site for this specific, short interval of time...

...while at the same time auto-opting-in AI scraping and requiring people to manually opt out instead, thus trying to take advantage of people who've left and aren't paying attention to the site.

As cute as the boops are, it really does illustrate that the people running this site have their priorities for user enjoyment versus their own perceived profitability completely backwards.

#i'm really not a fan of what tumblr's become vs. what it was like before i left for twitter #and now that twitter's tanked and tumblr's only gotten worse it's really hard to muster the energy to be online #especially since sites like bluesky are so dead but at least it's dead without the looming threat of corporate malarkey #there are some people I really want to spam-boop!!!! so if they show up later they'll just see a wall of boops!! #but i can't right now because they're not terminally on this site which is perfectly valid and reasonable