#they wouldn't do well

[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

[ryllen]

🌾 . 🍚

#sdv #stardew valley #sdv alex #stardew alex #sdv haley #stardew haley #sdv farmer #stardew farmer #probably pierre wouldn't want to hire anyone to do paint job to save money #but maybe caroline be like i'll pay it from my saving; it's dangerous for you to try reaching the high spot or something like that #o wait i forget long paint roller stick exists #oh well anyway fshdh #i love farmer who totally gives blind eyes on whatever bodily charm he tries to flaunt #it's hard to actually do it #but in this case; fictionally; the farmer can #stardew valley alex #stardew valley farmer #stardew valley haley #fanart #fsfhsh alex #ref on the linked icons

[stil-lindigo]

the sunset.

a comic about two outlaws who loved each other, despite everything.

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#cw: gun violence + blood #par for the course for most homoerotic cowboy media #conway loved roy and roy loved him back but only figured that out when it was too late #god i love tragedy #this was indirectly inspired by the lifechanging heartache of a movie that is brokeback mountain #i watched that movie and was ruined emotionally for a calendar week #these poor self sabotaging cowboys #i havent been this proud of a comic as a finished product since RED btw #like if it was just the art or the poem on its own it wouldn't hit but i really do think i did my best for both components #really pulled out all the stops on this one so i hope you all like it as well #and as always #thank you for reading #cowboys #western #gay rights #and wrongs #original art #comic art #stillindigo art #stillindigo comics #hearteaters

[nat-20s]

I'm actually really okay with Sylvia being much nicer and softer in the 60th anniversary specials then when we last saw her. I think it's great at highlighting that her daughter almost dying really struck her to the core and made her change. I love that she did actually internalize The Doctor's words about how if Donna is important to her she should TELL her that she's important to her. I also love how even though she can be a bit clumsy about it sometimes she's extremely supportive of her granddaughter. Like oh she's not going to make the same mistakes twice (and there's also no fucking way Donna would LET her speak to Rose the way Sylvia used to speak to her). I don't know I just really like to see that she's also changed for the better in the time since we last saw her.

#sylvia noble #donna noble #rose noble #i kind of thought a softening of her wouldn't work for me but i think it actually does really well #like oh. she DOES love her daughter and she made the effort to do better #doctor who

[opera-ghost]

phantom of the opera + twitter

#phantom stan twitter AU is alive and well #can you actually imagine the chaos unfolding when the chandelier falls #you'd have conspiracy theorists saying that the managers staged it themselves as an insurance thing or something #of course the ballet girls would be all over the tl claiming they saw the ghost do it #you'd have some mysterious acc with 0 followers hopping in on the drama to say the chandelier was 'very old and worn and fell of itself!' #the managers would have to do damage control the next day #the poor opera house PR team wouldn't sleep for days #ugh the insanity of it all #phantom of the opera #poto #poto shitpost #poto twit

[elitadream]

Getting ready for a special event~ 😉🕺

#In this case: New Year's Eve! ^o^🎉 #Who else wants to see Luigi and Toadsworth play matchmakers? 😏 #I feel like these two would get along really well honestly 🤭 #Often chatting about Mario and Peach... Subtly trying to move things along at the castle lol #Not to mock our lovebirds but- #they do need all the help they can get xD #I had imagined that Peach would once tell Luigi about her secret wish to attend a fancy party with Mario #And this wouldn't fall on deaf ears ;D 💕 #Cue Mario being dragged into a dressing room and wondering why he's having his measurements taken all of a sudden #Feeling very clueless about it all but confusedly following royal fashion protocol regardless 😂 #He doesn't know it's done with the sole purpose of him matching with the princess for the occasion #Although Toadsworth's statement assuredly gave him a clue; and one can only assume he blushed very noticeably at that! 😆 #Mario #Luigi #Toadsworth #Princess Peach #Mareach (implied) #Mario x Peach #romance #shenanigans #conspiring wingmen #party #Super Mario bros #fanart

[asturlavi]

#this did wonderfully on tweeter so posting it here so it can also do incredibly well #bloodweave #astarion #gale of waterdeep #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #also their relationship just works so well with each other that i wouldn't be surprised if larian would treat them like chrobin

[beatriceportinari]

Brook trout - Origami, one sheet of paper

#mine #origami #trout #fish #original model is by Fukuroi Kazuki #you can find the diagram in the origami tanteidan 26th edition book #which is on z-library bc z-lib is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #cheer and clap everyone #i wouldn't necessarily rec folding this one bc the head is entirely asymetrical - the mouth is only visible on one side #but you know fun trout model and the tanteidan diagrams are always so well done so do you what you'd like #don't do like me and use wenzhou paper that you've made go through the ringer though lol #it'd benefit from smth a bit more solid and there's nothing complex enough to necessitate a paper than thin #had a lot of fun with the colors though i think that green is delightful

[egophiliac]

Did did did did did did you see the apple core backstory

I was so excited I got here as fast as I could

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A JOKE

oh my god. at least it wasn't an actual, literal apple core. but they really did give us a whole lengthy explanation about the ✨meaning of the apple core✨, didn't they. (though to be fair, it also came along with Jade being a weird little mofo, so I count it as a win.)

#art #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland spoilers #stage in playful land #stage in playfulland #'hmm what's something that's referential but also so obviously absurd that it wouldn't actually happen' #APPARENTLY NOTHING #ah well time to enjoy the cute hijinks while they last i guess #i do think my favorite bit was leona vs the merry go round #leona: i am never getting on that stupid thing #(smash cut to leona on the merry go round) #leona: what the fuck just happened #a short but decisive battle. such is the power of kalim.

[ohitslen]

Happy birthday TRIGUN STAMPEDE!! 🎉

#trigun #vash the stampede #nicholas d wolfwood #trigun stampede #trigun fanart #meryl stryfe #roberto de niro #tristamp #well i nearly forgot to post this here OQNDNWNA #but here it is! wow 1yr old! truly amazing #words do not suffice to describe how much i love this series and how i adore trigun as a whole #it was like catnip to me and i couldn't let go #i have not been here since the first episode but hey it is also almost a year for me so AHA #i HAD to do a gift for the occasion or i wouldn't be able to sleep. hence the 2 am drawing bc it appeared on my eyelids and i had to

[fortheloveofexy]

it's a pet peeve of mine when ppl frame Andrew as hating Aaron and being needlessly cruel to him... bc while yes, their relationship is fractured and strained, Andrew genuinely cares about his brother and wants the best for him, he just doesn't know how to show that in a normal way.

like he might not know how to express it in a healthy manner but Andrew LOVES Aaron, like he truly just wants Aaron to be healthy and safe. It's like, his whole Thing. Aaron is one of the most important people in his life. Andrew wants him around. He'd do anything to protect him.

I guarantee Andrew wants to be emotionally close to Aaron too, he just doesn't have the tools to do that and the thought of letting someone in terrifies him. He also has no concept of what a healthy sibling relationship looks like, so he has no frame of reference to work from.

#i love bickering twinyards as much as the next guy but sometimes ppl write andrew has if he thinks aaron is a waste of space #and that just isn't true #andrew values his brother #he wouldn't insist on keeping aaron close if he didn't #when ppl do this is just so obvious to me that they're using andrew as a mouthpiece for their own dislike of aaron #and like ok yeah you're entitled to not like a character i guess #but it's just so wildly out of character to me for andrew to treat aaron like shit for no reason beyond Being Cruel #like yeah andrew can be mean when he's feeling defensive or trying to make a point #and yeah he can treat people like shit if he's got a reason to justify it like Keeping People Safe #but he's not needlessly cruel to the people closest to him without cause #like neil says #everything andrew does #he does For A Reason #even neil isn't needlessly mean to aaron tbh #like he doesn't like aaron much at certain points but if he picks a fight with aaron it's never without cause #and he's genuinely happy for aaron when things work out with katelyn in the end #and he wants aaron to have a relationship with andrew as well! like it's important to neil that the twins have a healthy bond!! #anyway im getting off my soapbox now this is just something i was thinking about today a Lot #aftg #all for the game #the foxhole court

[ruubesz-draws]

So Shadow was just... seething and floating in the void the whole time???

Man...

*DO NOT REPOST MY ART*

#sonic #sonic the hedgehog #sonic prime #tails #shadow the hedgehog #meme #man... #i feel sorry for shadow #but then again if they actually had a decent convo INSTEAD of fighting then maybe this wouldn't have happened #oh well #hope they fix it #anyway sonic prime was good! #I NEED SEASON 2 NOWWW #and I wanna see more characters pls thanks #do not repost #my art

[rochenn]

Dooku is so bitchless and lonely he'd fall for the fellow old guy tailor taking his measurements or something

#do they have droids for that? probably #would dooku get the sort of high-end professional who insists on taking manual measurements anyway? ALSO PROBABLY #this wouldn't end well for the tailor mind you but i think dooku should have a pathetic affair with the guy making his designer clothes #having Thoughts

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Sharing is Caring!

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan wangji #jiang cheng #While listening to the Lotus Seed extra I was like 'aw this art is so cute.' #Post The Fanfic Fiasco (re: last comic's tags) I am haunted by the green orbs. WWX has a bag of edible green orbs and I am in hell. #First draft of this comic's script has JC saying 'dude you wouldn't even share with me!' and I love his little sibling indignation. #Middle child power is knowing that you don't have to share with your siblings. The little wet eyes and weak hand slaps do NOTHING. #JC probably already ate all of his lotus seeds. That's on you dude! #Part of me wants to get deeper with the metaphor of the lotus seeds here. It is a gesture of a certain kind of affection. #JYL gives something to WWX she does not quite share with JC. And WWX in turn gives something to LWJ he does not share with JC. #Really puts JC's line 'You're always eating...eating eating' into a very different light. #There are other kinds of starving besides hunger. There are other ways to be a glutton than just food and drink. #WWX's character pre-burial mounds is heavily focused on 'Indulgence'. Be it wine or flirting or hunting or eating- #-or receiving admiration; He is always indulging in ways we never see JC do. #I think the intentional contrast was with the Lan's 'Live simple and without indulgence' lifestyle. LWJ is the abstainer to wwx's gluttony. #But it does expand to JC as well! Both are locked into the role model position to have friction against WWX's apparent freedom. #I think LWJ and JC (at this point) see WWX as something they both want (in different capacities) and someone they want to be. #Yet despite the history between them it is not JC who WWX reaches out to. It's LWJ. #The boy already has an inferiority complex! Stop making it accidently worse!

[andorerso]

JYN APPRECIATION WEEK 2024 | @jynappreciationsquad

↳ Day 2: Favorite Source Material: The Trailers

#jynweek #swedit #rogue one #rogueoneedit #jynappreciationsquad #theforcenetwork #starwarsblr #thestarwarsdaily #starwarshub #swcreators #swladies #starwarsfilms #starwarsedit #jyn erso #tuserjyn #*gifs #*jyn #*300 #well strictly speaking i wouldn't say it's my favorite source material and idk if it even counts but #i wanted to do smg different #and i was gonna make another trailer gifset for rc anyway because there's soooooo many more deleted scenes #normally i wouldn't post two gifsets in one day but it's jyn week #and i also wanted to capitalize in the freshness of the boops so... here we are

[papa-m0thman]

I don't understand the desperation to make the show's version of Annabeth blonde when it wouldn't make sense. Like, the "dumb blonde" trope only applies to white people with naturally blonde hair. In my opinion, her being black fits the point Riordan was trying to make about Annabeth being underestimated due to her appearance just as well, and more fitting for the time period we're in. Like, I have never heard someone bring up the dumb blonde trope in 2022, but black girls are still seen as less intelligent than their white counterparts.

Also, the gray eyes are unnecessary because it never really made sense for Athena to affect her appearance when Rick straight up said the gods have no DNA.

#annabeth chase #pjo #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo series #pjo adaptation #percy jackson #riordanverse #rick riordan #pjo disney+ #pjo fandom #percy jackson series #percy jackson casting #percy jackson adaptation #why are adding tags so much work #still wouldn't mind her having blonde braids but it'd be weird for them to still try and use the trope #i know she's going to do well and i am so excited #leah sava jeffries #moth speaks