#its kinda just capitalism

[sophie-baybey]

Tumblr is going to become far worse over the next couple years leaning further into targeted ads, gathering user information, and generally no longer doing the Only Things This Site Does Right, and I would like to firmly predict that all of the blame will be put on the influx of twitter refugees, instead of the plain truth that tumblr has been shifting its goals for a long time now (banner ads, leaning into and owning the "hellsite" reputation, selling merch of old tumblr memes, experimenting with ads that cover a quarter of your screen while you scroll (although those are thankfully gone now)).

The tumblr staff have shown they finally understand their community, and as the website's reputation heals, shareholders and suits are going to push for more and more money to be squeezed out of this place. This path was set in motion long ago, and I'm going to be real grumpy when the blame all gets pushed aside to just point fingers at the twitter people.

#been here since 2012 #i know the lay of the land #what is tumblr blaze and premium other than their own versions of twitter blue? #this isnt doomsaying btw this is just the direction things have been going #no social media will ever be perfect #some obviously far worse than others #but ex twitter users arent gonna be the reason this place gets worse #its kinda just capitalism

[capn-o-my-soul]

okie i made an art but there is some context to it

so my sister was studying in the haunted theology building on her college campus because it was open and it had rooms to study in . and since it is a theology building lots of people who like catholicism go in there. so my sister finishes working on her paper or whatever and it's like 2 am and she sees a piece of paper in the hallway that says "what is your favorite saint?" with a bunch of names of catholic saints that people like that they put on there. so my sister (an atheist) makes up a fake saint name (st. chadwick the bold) and writes it on the paper.

however, since it was darkish and lateish she accidentally wrote "bold" in a way that it could be misinterpreted as "bald"

now the next day she's having a movie night with friends and tells them about it and one of them draws a very reverent, very bald monk-saint on a whiteboard . and then they make a prayer to st. chadwick the b[o/a]ld

and then when she told me about it this weekend i thought i could use it as a chance for calligraphy / gothic graphic design practice so i made this

behold

#ok some notes abt its imperfections: #yeag i made the capital s in Saint too weird (i didn't like it at first then tried to fix it then failed) #and it's kinda blank (i wasn't sure what else to put) #and it's kinda smudged #and i didn't erase the drafting lines because i thought it would further smudge the ink because i didn't want to wait for it to dry #because my sister had to leave soon and get back to campus #and also the B at the beginning of the “prayer” is very weirdly colored and designed i should have chosen a better color and design #calligraphy #art #saints #oh also #i was writing the dies irae with my calligraphy pen and i accidentally imprinted some letters into my finger with ink #so if you see some really light smudged letters in between the lines that is because i put my finger there and accidntally stamped those #letters into the paper #but yea it's really bad i just wanted to share it with somebody

[greededling]

the watcher discourse is missing the point.... it's just kind of a dick move

#its not that deep. #like the people saying its evil capitalism or defending them for making a business decision........ it's just kinda stupid of them #so we're mad and petty abt it #watcher #ghost files

[strawglicks]

i dont understand all the "why dont they just quit if they dont like the job?" takes in the TTCC community. have you ever worked a job once in ur life

#its fine if its kids saying it bc they dont get it #but i see ADULTS say this like gurl #you cant just decide u dont like ur job and get up and leave #its not that easy LMAO #in a world of capitalism like cogs inc #they kinda need money to live. unfortunately #toontown #ttcc #toontown corporate clash #words i say

[breastmaster64]

catching up on slmccl's qsmp shit is so fun bc like. you can tell that he actually enjoys this server.

#stfulee.txt #slimecicle #probably not the best idea to talk in tags but #its v refreshing to see him actually enjoy being in a server even if he's still not the most active #afaik he's been in 5 servers and he's only been ACTIVE active in 2 of them #**6 servers i am dumb. anw. #< 2 being smpl and qsmp #d smp he rlly only came on to fuck around a couple times and then after that he only came on to do lore for q #epicsmp immediately died off bc (as fun as it was for a bit) it was obv just a ploy to try and capitalize off the minecraft hype of d smp #theres technically smp earth but tbh it occupies the same space in my brain that smpl does. #and osmp was already kinda inactive as is so like. didnt expect much from that. #maybe this is parasocial idk

[queer-pagan-witch]

One day I will learn, that just because the bottle is low, does not mean I need to finish off the bottle.

#imma be so fuckin hungover tomorrow #someone should kiss me #and i moght be either asexual or aromantic or both which like woo thats funny to only me for so many trauma reasons #i love #im so drunk #i too drunk #i stated typing thos at 12:30 #imma smoke pot after i post this #if your reqding my tags hi i love you. why are you reading this though like im a schizo bipolar depreased trans girl im unhinged in the tags #i need to stop drinking by myself #if think im an alcoholic as well if it wasnt for the fact that i can genuinely stop when ever i want but idkmaybe that changes? #at this point im just typing to annoy myself cause i think its funny to annoy other people and itd be hypothetical to not annoy myself #im ramblimg in the tags and honestly its your fault for still reading this #trans thought time #i wish i was born with a pussy but i do like having a cock and there is a possibility im genderfluid and fuck me that sucks if true #like how do you transition if your genderfluid? like i kinda want a cock and pussy and i know thats an actual option #but is it the right option? #i hate being trans but not knowing what kinda trans maybe ill hit where im at with my gender and just say tranny #cause i already say faggot for my sexuality instead of anything specific maybe i should just say tranny #this is probably what a therapist is for but idk if i can justify paying for this instead of saving money to buy a hoise #america sucks #capitalism sucks #love is such a bullshit thing #how can i be in love with some ane be in love with someone. being in love is nothing but selfish but also you have to be selfish for youryou #like i know that doesn't make sense sense but it makes sense to me and i also know its wrong #maybe i should give up and spend money on a therapist #i love my freinds and would sacrifice myself for them literally #12:51 and i have one more short tag to add #i hope you didnt read this far cause even in a drunk state this tag is embarrassing and im sorry you know me irl im sorry this is rambly+ugh #but if you dead read all the tags <3 i love yoh and would die for you

[proserpine-in-phases]

I hate how every job says they're looking for a person like this because I am none of those things? Where are the jobs willing to pay top dollar for an unmotivated unprofessional cold unpersonable non starter who is disorganized and pays very little attention to detail?

#also i wish my guidance counselor in high school had sat me down and said dont go to college without a career plan #instead of what he did do which was tell me my grades are so good i absolutely should go to college #wish he had said at least make sure you get an aa in like accounting or something to fall back on #am i bitter about never finding a job that uses my degree that wouldnt also include needing grad school? #kinda #capitalism makes fools of us all #crap #its shut down week at the ethanol plant that does nothing with my english or fine art degrees #and also nothing with my 15 years of retail and customer service experience either lmao #i fucking hate shut down so much it is inevitable i start thinking of quitting even tho i am making more money than i have in my life #how fucking insane is it that jobs that require a masters degree will pay 15 an hour and yet this job that requires a ged at most starts at #like 25 and this plant actually starts low judging by what other plants are offering like damn #every job ive ever had needed no degree at all how much farther ahead would i be if id just gone straight to work? #like i fucking loved the college experience but it didnt do a fucking thing for me other than saddle me with life crushing debt

[yarrowleef]

ok but WHY did that roblox game put an apostrophe in the middle of the cats names anyway??? who's idea was that. why an apostrophe of all things. it looks so awkward!!!!

this is easily my most unreasonable pet peeve--unreasonable for just how annoyed it makes me when I see the new wave of fans using it out in the wild even though I know in my heart it super does not matter

#never thought id miss when people would just put a space or extra capitalization between the names #at least the space i'd kinda understand #yarrow speaks #i promise i do not actually care if u do this #i mean the annoying 11 year old in my heart who obsessively corrected people for misspelling wc names/terms back in 5th grade cares #but they are toxic!!!! and i am repeating to myself that i do not care bc i should not its fine

[storm-of-feathers]

why is it impossible to like things without someone screeching ab how it's a capitalism ploy like no shit sherlock we live in a society

#i think the vegas sphere is neat #like i think a big screen ball is kinda cool and theyve done some cool effects w it so far #whyyyyyy is it impossible to say that without people screeching about how its going to plastered in ads #and how its a monument to capitalism #like yes no shit but maybe im just also impresssed by the engineering and scale of the big ball damn

[max-nolastname]

flint: i kill people because i have a deep rage in my heart and soul over the injustices committed by colonial empires; this stems from personal lived experiences of having everything ive worked so hard for taken away from me by said empire because im a queer man with little socio-economic capital. somehow, this act of colonial violence is not only valid in the eyes of western civilization but celebrated and by god i hate them for it

us:

#after 2.05 it really was like nah let him do it #walrus crew: its wrong to kill your crewmates as our captain :// #flint: have you considered the facts? #walrus crew: which are? #flint: okay so-- #flints glassdoor reviews are like: -1/10 you will probably die there are no benefits other than being fucking swag. #the boss sucks and what sucks most is that he's kinda right #also white bs fandom has the tendency to boil down flints motivations to thomas #no he worked twice as hard as his peers to get to where he is from a carpenters son to a naval officer #which is a station usually only attainable for higher born men? he must have been fucking exceptional #to have all of that taken away and for what? because he messed around with the wrong lord? #flint had no way of fighting back because of what he is #he just had no leverage no socioeconomic capital to fight alfred ham #wait omfg modern au bs x leverage crossover where flint miranda and thomas go to the leverage crew for help #lets go steal an earl #anyways #stfu haidee #black sails #james flint #miranda hamilton #black sails memes #my original post

[hopefulbuthelpless]

it is 2024 and people are still putting kink at pride discourse on my dash????? are yall not tired because im tired. if you put that shit on my dashboard i will unfollow you and i dont care which 'side' youre arguing its all so dumb and pointless amen

#like i go outside so i dont actually care. none of this is a real problem. #ooooh puritanism oooooh everything is so child friendly now are you seriously telling me queer kids have more options for community events #than adults. like is that actually your argument. be so serious #also. yall need to learn what logical fallacies are. i see people literally using the words slippery slope to argue. yall are NOT REAL #also also it is not my fault conservatives are homophobic. nobody who's arguing abt kink at pride is a conservative lawmaker. on either sid #legitimately kinda annoying as shit to see people saying "look this may not bother you but it bothers me' being told oh so youre a fascist. #youre a christian fascist conservative trying to appeal to the cishets. #thats fucking awful as shit! like can you try for just a second to actually understand the words someone is saying #anyway the people arguing FOR kink at pride are honestly far more annoying god bless #i dont even necessarily disagree but i Would punch you if you were talking w me irl kinda behaviour #all this to say. im done w this discourse. its pointless and im tiredddd are yall not tired #say it with me: capitalism is not the fault of the kids!!! corporatization and sanitization of queer identities is not the fault of kids!!! #if youre mad at walmart be mad at walmart not the teenagers theyre marketing to.

[end-orfino]

#hm. #im still kind of unsure-- i dont know if i should trust this even if its 'professionally used' #i tried to give it almost-all-1s answers as a test #and it still said i still have adhd and all which. ?? #it might be my parents influence they're convinced that ppl diagnose just about anyone bcs its 'expected' & shit #and while i dont believe their reasons its like...possible. that mayb some ppl arent actually nd. and just dont work in capitalism #still tho i do fel like im operating weirdly and its been a good few years. i probably have some kinda neurodivergency #but im going to college so irdc abt that rn/ref

[possiblytracker]

got dragged to a pub quiz with some of my housemates buddies and was fully convinced i was not really gonna have a good time and itd probably be too loud and i wouldnt be much help etc etc etc bc my mood is still not great but i forgot im a competitive motherfucker when it comes down to it and the sheer rush of euphoria that comes from knowing a few more obscure answers that had the rest of the room hemming and hawing is gonna carry me through the next week probably

#when nobody else in the wetherspoons in rural wales knows what the capital of florida is or what you call a female swan #the big ass grin spreading across my face and sheer rush of Power listening to 2 people the next table over arguing over whether #its jacksonville or miami. you Fools. you absolute buffoons. i know more than you/j/j/j/j #i am so exhausted now and the 'yea this is Over you are enjoying urself too late' sadness is creeping back in but it was worth it #we came 3rd...... the prize was a whole pitcher of some cocktail for the group but i do not drink so i just went home to bed #a female swan is called a pen btw i knew that six month long job spouting swan facts at 8 year olds would come in handy someday #IDK i still have a lot to work through but i feel like i should make a slightly less depressing post today skdfjh;; #shoutout to my housemate for always somehow noticing when i have just not left my room in a day and coming to drag me out of it #i was so close to just not eating again (which tbf. i didnt. until like 6pm whoops) #but now i have done that AND touched grass AND socialised AND feel good abt myself a bit.. so..... #i worry a lot that people dont really. notice or care that much when im struggling/when they do that its annoying or a burden so #im very grateful to have people who care about me enough to try and pull me out of it. i hope wherever i end up after this #that i can surround myself with more people like that #man this feels pretty bittersweet to think about as well but in more of a cathartic kinda way. i guess #trying to think abt things slightly more positively so i dont turn into a festering black pit of bad vibes for the next few weeks #and my blog still inexplicably feels like the nicest place to sort through this kinda thing

[xeniawarriorprincesa]

I moved again now finally a few blocks from downtown and I'm loving it. I get to ride my bicycle a few blocks to get to the major park that hosts events and go to coffee shops and farmers markets. Life is good :)

#currently sitting on the grass #under a tree #eating my arrepa #and drinking my coffee from a tiny little shop #like a real small feel coffee place thats chill #i just talk to my baristas the entire time they are making my drink #wow capitalism really killed this kinda coffee shop huh? #its nice to find little hole in the walls tho

[cappyjara]

seeing the mario movie in like an hour letsa gooooooo

#id in alt text #i can Finally stop dodging spoilers now holy shit #i may not show it but i am a mario bros stan till i die #and i apologize in advance for the person i will become if the movie is good. its gonna do Something to my brain chemistry i just know it #like ok the sonic movie right? ive mentioned how i really liked those movies before right? well #going into it i a)had little attachment to sonic aside from just thinking hes neat and b)wouldnt have been shocked if it was bad #so when it was Good i was pleasantly surprised and found a new appreciation for the series #but mario?hes my good friend. my special little guy. the short king to rule them all. you dont know How Many hours ive put into mario games #and theres already been One bad mario movie. and this ones being made by illumination. and the whole crisp rat thing(still kinda salty btw) #idk man my guy needs a w here. he needs somethin good goin for him in the film department #and while ive been dodging spoilers what ive seen so far has been fairly positive??? but that doesnt mean i cant be worried abt it #yallre lucky im not constantly blogging my every thought here or else youd never hear the end of the same 3 thoughts about mario and luigi #smb #super mario #mario movie #capital says things #my edits

[propheticpotato42]

Jay Nakamura gives me Math Rock vibes, like I can’t explain it but I feel like he listens to Math rock and can name like some obscure ass Math rock bands and owns there merch. He plays math rock shit on his guitar and explains Math rock shit to Jon for like hours while Jon is just making heart eyes and comprehending like half of what Jay is saying. Math rock is his special interest.

#jay nakamura #jayjon #jonjay #jon kent #dc comics #superman #soke #idk the vibe just fits #its inexplicable but its there #kinda how like how Tim Drake likes experimental noise rap #math rock #also yeah I capitalized Math every time #so what are you gonna do something about it #are you gonna SUE me