#different dollar amount

[inkskinned]

the thing is there's like, a point of oversaturation for everything, and it's why so many things get dropped after a few minutes. and we act like millennials or gen z kids "have short attention spans" but... that's not quite it. it's more like - we did like it. you just ruined it.

capitalism sees product A having moderate success, and then everything has to come out with their "own version" of product A (which is often exactly the same). and they dump extreme amounts of money and environmental waste into each horrible simulacrum they trot out each season.

now it's not just tiktokkers making videos; it's that instagram and even fucking tumblr both think you want live feeds and video-first programming. and it helps them, because videos are easier to sneak native ads into. the books coming out all have to have 78 buzzwords in them for SEO, or otherwise they don't get published. they are making a live-action remake of moana. i haven't googled it, but there's probably another marvel or starwars something coming out, no matter when you're reading this post.

and we are like "hi, this clone of project A completely misses the point of the original. it is soulless and colorless and miserable." and the company nods and says "yes totally. here is a different clone, but special." and we look at clone 2 and we say "nope, this one is still flat and bad, y'all" and they're like "no, totally, we hear you," and then they make another clone but this time it's, like, a joyless prequel. and by the time they've successfully rolled out "clone 89", the market is incredibly oversaturated, and the consumer is blamed because the company isn't turning a profit.

and like - take even something digital like the tumblr "live streaming" function i just mentioned. that has to take up server space and some amount of carbon footprint; just so this brokenass blue hellsite can roll out a feature that literally none of its userbase actually wants. the thing that's the kicker here: even something that doesn't have a physical production plant still impacts the environment.

and it all just feels like it's rolling out of control because like, you watch companies pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into a remake of a remake of something nobody wants anymore and you're like, not able to afford eggs anymore. and you tell the company that really what you want is a good story about survival and they say "okay so you mean a YA white protagonist has some kind of 'spicy' love triangle" and you're like - hey man i think you're misunderstanding the point of storytelling but they've already printed 76 versions of "city of blood and magic" and "queen of diamond rule" and spent literally millions of dollars on the movie "Candy Crush Killer: Coming to Eat You".

it's like being stuck in a room with a clown that keeps telling the same joke over and over but it's worse every time. and that would be fine but he keeps fucking charging you 6.99. and you keep being like "no, i know it made me laugh the first time, but that's because it was different and new" and the clown is just aggressively sitting there saying "well! plenty of people like my jokes! the reason you're bored of this is because maybe there's something wrong with you!"

#this was much longer i had to cut it down for legibility #but i do want to say i am aware this post doesnt touch on human rights violations as a result of fast fashion #that is because it deserves its own post with a completely different tone #i am an environmental educator #so that's what i know the most about. it wouldn't be appropriate of me to mention off-hand the real and legitimate suffering #that people are going through #without doing my research and providing real ways to help #this is a vent post about a thing i'm watching happen; not a call to action. it would be INCREDIBLY demeaning #to all those affected by the fast fashion industry to pretend that a post like this could speak to their suffering #unfortunately one of the horrible things about latestage capitalism as an activist is that SO many things are linked to this #and i WANT to talk about all of them but it would be a book in its own right. in fact there ARE books about each level of this #and i encourage you to seek them out and read them!!! i am not an expert on that i am just a person on tumblr doing my favorite activity #(complaining) #and it's like - this is the individual versus the industry problem again right because im blaming myself #for being an expert on environmental disaster (which is fucking important) but not knowing EVERYTHING about fast fashion #i'm blaming myself for not covering the many layers of this incredibly complicated problem im pointing out #rather than being like. yeah so actually the fault here lies with the billion dollar industries actually. #my failure to be able to condense an incredibly immense problem that is BOOK-LENGTH into a single text post that i post for free #is not in ANY fucking way the same amount of harm as. you know. the ACTUAL COMPANIES doing this ACTUAL THING for ACTUAL MONEY. #anyway im gonna go donate money while i'm thinking about it. maybe you can too. we can both just agree - well i fuckin tried didn't i #which is more than their CEOs can say

[anxiously-sidequesting]

#inspired when i saw an ad on youtube for wizard101 #where it said “come play for free and explore 16 different worlds!!!” and i was like okay thats a fucking lie #you cant even get all the way through the FIRST world #personally i think its stupid and inconvenient to have to pay to play the MAIN QUESTLINE #for the people who dont have time to grind the set amount of time you pay for membership or those who dont have money #you either pay for a year and are pressured to do as much as you can before time runs out #or you're stuck doing nothing. there's very little you can do without membership #like the main selling point of the game is so you can finish the story. thats what we download the game for in the first place #it gives you the impression that the priority here is your money and not the consumer's enjoyment and comfort #like there are plenty of games who make the entire game free and still are well off #we pay like 40-50 dollars on bundles and even more than that on crowns. that should be more than enough #there are other games where if you dont have membership it barely affects your gameplay experience overall #or games that have no membership function but still can make decent money #imo having to pay to just actually play the game doesnt make it free. like yeah you can do other stuff like fish and duel each other- #and thats it. you walk around the commons and talk ig #thats like the biggest reason i dropped the game its just wayy too expensive and inconvenient to play it #wizard101 #w101 #wiz101 #polls

[jhsharman]

Age Before Beauty

What is the "toss" sound anyways? Is it the noise of wind?

The jagged lightning-ish lines atop the box is weird.

Cigar Store Indian out. Teddy bear in. I find the sparks around Barry's hair in the third panel just kinda confusing -- like, it would just signify a cowlick.

After Betty's war against this box, Veronica gets hers in the end. A laugh track gets added, and gets turned way up.

#Archie Comics #Betty Cooper #Veronica Lodge #Juggead #Archie Andrews #Reggie Mantle #Pop Tate #Bunny ears #Antique #Cartoon effects #Laughter #Dan Decarlo #1961 #'cigar store Indian' #The penultimate ups an amount from twenty to sixty dollars but a different price remains the same

[vaxxman]

I've been reading the emesis blue screenplay whenever I have a bit of free time, and it's so interesting to see the small changes they've made to some scenes.

But also, the knowledge that Fritz was supposed to have visions of being mistreated in prison in that one scene when he has a panic attack at scout's house makes me go hhhhhh

#60 seconds till mission begins rambles #If you can afford it; go support Fortress Films on patreon if you want access to the screenplay too; it's just 2 dollars a month #Honestly the script does clear up a lot of things not because the movie is confusing but because I am bad at listening to dialogues and #having all conversations spelt out with descriptions of the smaller details that are happening in the scene is super helpful #like who is seeing what in the corner of their eyes or what is in the black suitcase at the end when we see it open or #that one scene when soldier is talking to the police officers over radio to find out about who stole the black hearse and where it's headed #I didn't realise the guy who goes “roll down the window; I can't see your face” is the same guy who does the muffled screams 2 seconds late #there's a surprising amount of smaller scenes that were omitted which would have changed the feeling of some scenes a lot #It's only implied in the movie but Fritz puts Scout into the coffin after he's killed; that's actually described in the screenplay but #Instead of having a solemn moment about it the screenplay has him HURL scout into the coffin and then proceed to FIGHT for his life alksjdh #Screenplay Fritz is a different flavour of Fight and Flight and he has some more nightmares; let the man REST for a second #Ok no more spoilers; go read it yourself >:)

[sergeifyodorov]

saw someone predicting jts next contract 9m aav... girl you know nothing he's getting 7.5 at most

#john tavares is an OLD ASS BITCH!!!! plus the leafs have negotiating power (jt won't want to move his 3+ kids) #he won't want to leave AND he'll be 34-35 and bc of that there will be a pretty significant drop in contract dollars... #more than 2 mill that's for sure FJSJJDJSKJDJDJ #i feel like ppl are overestimating the effects of mitchs n willy's raises... #mitch will get paid basically the same amount he is on this contract. willy will get paid about the same as mitch is now #jt will get paid about the difference between willy's current contract and his new one. #total raise is just. auston's raise. #(I THINK....)

[unsanctitude]

cadents just using her as a model for bw style i wanna offer on comms!

#i think basically the 2 types ill offer is Colored or B/W^ #now im like. deciding whether or not i wanna sell just fullbodies or headshots and halfbodies as well #it takes me nearly the same amount of time and effort to do a headshot as a fullbody #(and fullbodies are more fun. and i need the practice) #so youll have to prepare the price difference between them to be like. 3 or 5 dollars lol #at least at first. if i get quicker at headshots i may lower the price #my art #cadence #cotn #cotnd #crypt of the necrodancer #bw #ok. still postponing opening until im done making at least 1 oc. im excited to share. soon ^_^

[lyriumsings]

nah but like it’s so funny watching overwatch fall apart as someone who was there at launch and the like Peak of the game. Like do i love the game? yes. do i love the foundation and the possibility it had for all the characters and storylines? absolutely! am i glad it’s user base is turning on the game review bombing the shit out of it and straight up not playing it anymore bc of the increasingly ridiculous and predatory money grubbing tactics? fuck yeah.

#like is my inner child a bit bummed? yeah #but i’ll buy baldurs gate 3 times over if it sets a new gaming precedent tbh #bc the shit overwatch pulled was insane #i know the games are very different but the point remains the same #overwatch doesn’t give a fuck about its players and it shows and they’re doing nothing #to fix comp matchmaking or to make wanting to get skins etc desirable again #lyriumsings txt #like i wanted that one lifeweaver voiceline #where he goes ‘sigh’ #only to find out it’s behind a like 10-15?? dollar paywall #bundled with what amounts to a lifeweaver revolve #recolor* #like that’s fucking insane #not to mention the ten dollar orisa EMOTE from like a week ago #TEN DOLLARS?? the same amount as a SEASON PASS?? bc it has a fucking dog in it??? #get fucked #i hope the game dies #overwatch #overwatch 2

[girlfriendsofthegalaxy]

i think it would be nice to, just once, have the luxury of saying “nope! going back to bed now!” and simply not dealing with anything

#tire’s completely flat! #medication that used to cost six dollars now costs forty nine! #i have to wash every dish in my house bc my sister and i have radically different ideas of what is a clean dish! #i have four days of regular life shit to catch up on! #and if i don’t do these things they will not get done!!! #also still in a significant amount of pain but out #out of Percocet! #will i be washing every dish in my house today? no #but it is infuriating to have to wash something before i use it esp when im still very wobbly #not doing well folks!!!!!!

[dsgustng]

If u mock people who can't drive for whatever reason ur just a piece of shit I'm sorry

#literally everyone i know including myself cant drive because of disability #also cars are so fucking expensive #i seen people say 'with the amount you soend on ubers you could just buy a car' okay how an i supposed to get to work in the meantime #like i dont just have thousands of dollars all at once #spending a cumulative anount of money throughout the year is a lot different than one major purchase #no i cant just ride a bike either again im disabled and cant reliably transport myself to work everyday #especially in winter

[katnissgirlsmakedo]

spending 3 dollars on a beverage from a vending machine because your water in your water bottle is warm now and that grosses you out but you can't leave until after 3:30 because you have to meet someone but you're THIRSTY and you didn't even know what you wanted so you chose this vitamin water tea dragonfruit bullshit thing and it was 3 entire dollars. and it tastes just ok.

#i'm gonna drink it of course but why was it 3 dollars when every other beverage i've ever gotten at a vending machine on this campus has #been 2.50...... yes i'm hung up on 50 cents the economy is in shambles. ok fine it's just 50 cents i'm just used to seeing a 2 as the dolla #amount and my brain was conceptualzing it as a bigger difference than it is #but still the economy is in shambles. beverages should be 1 dollar even #beth.txt

[dteamain]

everyone calm down since im already lowkey leaking the dnf sextape i'll leak the dnf snaps for you to 🙏

#also fyi i know you think they don't make a lot of money from snap but it's more so that sponsors look at your projected view count #and assign a value on that to decided the sponsorship amount #so if any of them currently have lower than expect veiwcounts on ANY platform it automatically lowers the amount a sponsor could pay you #and if you get a lower amount of views than expected they will take that money back #so it's more than them wanting a couple more clicks on snap to make a couple more dollars #the difference in view count can cost you thousands of dollars

[luckysliceofbread]

I just looked at my old sketchbooks and got severe whiplash

If anyone ever says I’m naturally gifted I’m showing them the power puff girls art I drew when I was 8. That or my old undertale art.

#you know good on little me #i need more sketchbooks now #i need to draw more of my special interests #fuck being cringe #i had so much fun just making my own shit with undertale #i found old designs for old ocs #i found ocs that evolved into newer ocs #i found cheap knock off dollar store stories that were a combination of multiple different pieces of fiction #and a crap ton of blank papers??? #i saw so much art #like ppg #there was fnaf #there was undertale and it’s mass amount of universes #minecraft was in some #a little bit of creepy pasta #my own magical girl series #heavily inspired vocaloid pieces #hell I made ROBLOX OCS #LIKE ACTUALLY #i love being cringe #i was so free #I’m going to do something about this newly obtained energy #i feel so young now omg #and kind of old #i #holy crap

[trans-zhongli]

i want archon outfits as much as the next guy but, it would be so fucking funny if they baited everyone with totally normal average outfits for the archons

#i would pay any amount of money for any zhongli outfit regardless #what if zhongli in a hanfu 👁👁 #what if venti in a different little german boy outfit. with a big rainbow lollipop in his hand #i would pay. thousands of dollars if they asked. for any kind of dragonli skin. imagine if there was a tail. ICONIC

[aquamarinebling]

obsessed with the Kirby anime English dub

#it feels like ghost stories but with some amount of limitations #the first few lines of spoken dialogue in ep1 are used to insult DDD #like . I genuinely am laughing at it #this silly little show with a budget of 3 dollars #also a big fan of the fact they just rocket Kirby into space 5 times an episode #it’s so much more entertaining than when I was little but for a different reason

[kawaiianimeredhead]

I've been in such an off and on garbage mood lately and I've been especially annoyed because it makes me want some retail therapy but that is not that practical or helpful

So I've been excitedly looking at the dollar general app all freaking week to plan out a trip with coupons and shit so I can go today and now it's finally here and I am so excited to get some fucking laundry detergent lmao

#the absolute most boring thing but i get to spend money And save $5 #i have had this list since like monday or tuesday and i worked it all out with a couple different coupons #and i have been checking it and making sure its all things i want #and then today/on saturdays they have $5 off $25 or more and my total price went down because it applied to the list i have #and i got So excited #i have no proper idea if im getting actual Good deals on these things #but the app is saying im saving $20 something dollars so i an Hype about it #i still bought some toys the other day so i havent been entirely controlling the want for things/to spend money #but i am curbing it a bit #and at least today im buying Practical things #so even if its not the best deals were still gonna be using the things? idk #anyways #the amount of stupid excitment shopping at DG has been is so much and so dumb lmao #i hate that the moment i was old enough to be making and spending adult money was like the moment my brain decided buying things and having #things felt really good and i should do that #i mean i absolutely still get excitment and joy at seeing my literally little things so at least i havent tossed them to the side on boredo #but this shit has gotten to $10 a thing and that has been so bad for me #financially lmao #dont mind me #tag rambles

[zenithpng]

hmmm i wanna do commissions but i have no idea how i'm supposed to price my stuff

#like i was thinking abt $12 per hour?? but that puts a full body/full colour at around 80 dollars and idk if anyone in the world wants to #pay some weird kid on the internet that amount of money #and like #lineart takes me wildly different amounts of time? #sometimes just an hour sometimes three #also i have literally no audience anywhere #i *could* go to twitter but... ew. #i'd do it for money tho lmaoo #plus i don't have a checking acct so like i would just be gathering money in cashapp #ugh this is stupid i want a job #jet's talking again