#this is what we signed up for

[secondbeatsongs]

for anyone too young to know this: watching The Truman Show is a vastly different experience now, compared to how it was before youtube and social media influencers became normal

before it was like, "what a horrifying thing to do to a human being! to take away their autonomy and privacy, all for the sake of profits! to create fake scenarios for them to react to, just to retain viewership! to ruin their happiness just so some corporate entity could harvest money from their very humanity! how could anyone do something so evil?"

and now it's like, "ah, yeah. this is still deeply fucked up, but it's pretty much what every influencer has been doing to their kids for a decade now. probably bad that we've normalized this experience"

#the truman show #sbs rambles #I keep thinking about how children on popular youtube channels should probably have laws to protect them #social workers assigned to them maybe #I dunno #they did not sign up to have their lives sold for profit #but here we are #tho #I guess none of us signed up for it #and our data is harvested more than ever #god #high-tech capitalism sucks turns out #OH WAIT because tumblr is bad at getting context sometimes #let me specify: #I am not saying that the movie The Truman Show is bad or that it normalizes this #like all good sci-fi (because it is kind of sci-fi) it's there to warn us of what the future could hold #and it did that in a very good way - it's a beautiful movie #I could see someone with a bad faith take assuming I meant that it was part of the problem #it absolutely wasn't. it didn't normalize this; we did #youtube did and social media #it's us that's the problem #or more specifically: big corporations and a lack of regulation #that's the origin of most modern problems

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

want some positive world news? yesterday, in a truly historic moment, Colombia elected its first left-wing president. after 20 years of far-right rule, the traditionally conservative country has elected the remarkably progressive candidate Gustavo Petro (and his running mate Francia Márquez, who will be the first black woman to serve as the country's Vice President!)

for context, imagine if the U.S. had successfully elected Bernie Sanders (after 20 years of republican presidents). that's how big a deal this is. amidst a dangerous global rise in conservatism, this is an enormous win and a cause for hope.

#not a shitpost #also I love that Francia Marquez got elected on Juneteenth #THAT is how you celebrate Juneteenth #i've been watching this election closely and i almost cried when the results came in #and to my american followers: VOTE IN THE FUCKING MIDTERMS #hurry up and sign up to vote by mail i am glaring at you #the last fucking thing we need is republicans gaining seats #that will directly affect what legislation does and does not make it through #it's already difficult enough to pass anything borderline progressive in this hellforsaken country let's not make it WORSE ok #repeat after me: voting is damage control #it does not erase the extreme need for radical and systemic change but it is damage. control. #it is the FIRST STEP not the last

[fiumedivita]

Enola Holmes 2 had no right to be that good, this was supposed to be a "I have two hours to watch a movie but no will to think" kind of movie and instead we got the depiction of a sexist society that will sacrifice its own children to maximize profit aND I WAS NOT READY FOR THAT REALITY CHECK

#Enola Holmes #ma'am this is not what i signed up for #but also #will we finally get a canon sherlock/watson? #enola holmes 2

[hermitcraft-shifter]

Joe's rant about the beauty of Hermitcraft being that it's unplanned and therefore more genuine/impactful because the Hermits' real reactions can be used as fuel to entertain... Like, paraphrasing here, but—

"When you're an artist in a collaboration, you're opening yourself up to opportunities to be upset. […] You should want us to really be feeling things; that's what makes Hermitcraft art."

—and going on to use Scar blowing up Doc's tunnel machine last season and the whole wood permit ordeal with Doc this season as examples...

I'm not saying I'm surprised at how mature they are (because they're an adult who has been at this for years and literally a single parent), but sometimes you just get hit with the reality that these content creators are, you know, mature adults who can take care of themselves. It's a nice reality check when there's so much content infantilizing and defending them, especially with how their 'characters' can range from very defined— Ren and Grian pulling story arcs and bits out of nowhere —to not defined at all —Joe who has spoken very recently about how they don't define what is 'canon' or 'lore' because that'll question aspects of their personal life in uncomfortable ways.

This pairs nicely with yesterday's stream about Joe talking about how we learn through public humiliation (after getting the definition of nether wrong) and that, paraphrasing again, "literally my entire life has been getting humiliated for being ignorant. If I thought that was a bad thing, I wouldn't be streaming".

Like, damn. They chose this. They knew what they were getting into, and they continue to choose this to the point they make it their gimmick. (Ex. The stream thumbnails literally being 'laugh at me'.)

There's definitely a thin line Joe treads with self-deprecation, but people have been using humour to cope for decades. Low self-esteem and negative self-image not included. You recognized you messed up, and rather than getting stuck on it, you use humour as a way— a tool in your arsenal —to move on.

You make mistakes and move on.

#thats my content creator #joehillssays #joehills #joe hills #hermitcraft #hermitblr #your honour we found the brain cell #hearing joe talk about how badly the hermits fumble is very humanizing #your honour they have no idea what theyre doing but thats what they signed up for and they like it that way #hearing joe joke with someone about how much of a nightmare it is to plan w/ mumbo or the absolute mess of empires... #thats the joe hills difference

[swampthingking]

andrew’s definitely gotten in trouble with his pr manager for tweeting things along the lines of:

“no mania inducing medication will compare to the euphoria i will feel the day donald trump drops dead”

#pr manager is like: andrew… this is the last time i’m gonna tell you #andrew: whats the point of democracy if i can’t exercise freedom of speech #pr manager: andrew it’s no longer about your image #at this point we are concerned the fbi is going to show up #andrew: neil has connections. i’m fine #they thought marketing andrew on social media would be good #they were sooooo wrong #because now andrew has a place to share every insane thing he’s ever thought #for instance—a tweet that just says ‘an alien googling: human clothes’ #he’s on there advocating for lgbtq+ youth you KNOW HE IS #he’s cursing and mildly threatening members of congress for imposing these disgusting bills #one day he tweeted ‘does mitch mcconnell know he’s dead yet’ #when mitch mcconnell stepped down from senate andrew tweeted ‘hopefully next he steps down from life’ #unsurprisingly: this endears him to some people and makes others fucking hate him #and he’s such a shit. he does not care either way #he’s kind of just like: pr manager. you gave me a twitter and told me to tweet. i’m just doing what you asked me #they’ve threatened to change his password so many times #they actually did once but andrew reported the account so many times for defamation and fraud that it got suspended #and he made a new account out of pure spite #his pr manager is like: andrew nobody is going to want to sign you because of your public image #and andrew is like: ?? ok. they can lose every game then #(he knows he’s the best goalie) #ok i think that’s enough for now. however i will probably be back #andrew minyard #aftg #tfc #trk #tkm #the foxhole court #all for the game

[badly-drawn-bbu]

BILLIE BUST UP'S ORCHESTRAL MUSIC BACKERKIT IS LIVE NOW!!!

Get some cool heckin' rewards while helping BBU's music go from MIDI instrumentals to THE REAL THING at the same orchestra house the song instrumentals for My Little Pony: The Movie was recorded!!! 💫

#what is bdbbu if not an unofficial bbu advertising campaign /silly #yknow what they say... two hyperfixated oomfs have the power of a whole advertising campaign!!! #both admins have backed already WE ARE SOO EXCITED AAAAA #IM GETTING THE SIGNED POSTER BTW DOES A LITTLE JIG #admin maah #badly drawn bbu #billie bust up #billie bbu #aristotle bbu #elaine bbu #dutch bbu #oscar bbu #barnaby bbu #the fella bbu #i think i got everyone!!! hehe #also i love drawing billie in overalls WHOOPSIE.... THEY GOT OVERALLED HERE HEHE

[gooperts-gunk]

THEY'RE GONNA RE-DO EVERY SIGN?!?! omg. custom signs for every egg and they're all readable and without eye-strain.... WHY DIDN'T WE DO THIS BEFORE IM SO EXCITED NOW i love u badboyhalo badboyhalo is my best friend, slash parasocial. /j

#goopert talks qsmp #qsmp #liveblogging #richardao mentioned having myopia WHY DIDN'T YOU BRING IT UP WITH THE TEAM BUDDY!!! LUL #richardao we could've had custom readable signs AGES ago!!!! silly guy. look at what u kept from us. LUL

[literallyjusttoa]

Left this abandoned in the drafts (which is a bit ironic) but it's a spin on this post, where instead of Apollo just being locked in some room on Olympus somewhere, he's bound to the ruins of an abandoned Ancient Greek city. Maybe somewhere near Delphi, maybe Troy, idk.

#trials of apollo #toa apollo #lester papadopoulos #sunny speaks #would this count as another au? idk #apollart #I got this Idea after learning about ancient Thera (which I can't believe I didn't know about before) #It was kind of the Ancient Greek equivalent to Pompeii? Except the volcanic eruption was MUCH more catastrophic #but because the eruption was so big the people on the island had warning signs for like a decade before it happened #So we have ruins that have been perfectly preserved but there are no bodies #Bc all the people were able to evacuate before the disaster #I mean there aren't even animal corpses at these sites they got everyone out #Fun fact this is also considered to be a large reason why Minoan civilization ended up falling apart #ANYWAYS all that aside I heard “abandoned ruins that have been perfectly preserved in ash” and immediately thought “Hmmmm yes ... suffering #Though to be clear I would not put Apollo in the ruins of ancient Thera (Tho the thought of him being the local cryptid of Santorini is fun #But you know what other city was burned to the ground? Heeheehee

[cozylittleartblog]

swatchvember prompt: party

happy 37th birthday to Microsoft Paint ✨🎂🎉🎈

#deltarune #swatch #swatchlings #tasque manager #queen #art #swatchvember #THE ONE PROMPT I COULD NOT AFFORD TO MISS THE DATE ON #''guys what theme should we do for the bosses cake'' ''what if we made 3 cakes with diff themes and stacked them on top of each other'' #''by the fountains Percy you are a genius'' #queen makes them run around all day doing stupid shit and they finally get to the cafe and mysteriously its rented out #they cannot believe this is the first they're hearing of it this stuff usually has to go through them first #they very quickly find out that queen is also behind this and it is a huge private party just for them <3 they work so hard they deserve it #she is Snapping that stupid party hat onto their stupid head #and Repeatedly shoving a second one over the end of their beak all night to be annoying #yknow its good when swatch breaks character and actually Emotes but its an even better sign when they go completely static #because that means they are hiding an absolutely embarrassing display of emotion and its taking All of their energy #the cake flavors are strawberry - chocolate/vanilla split - and Funfetti btw #... funfetti is just vanilla with sprinkles in it last i checked but Shut Up Lmao #also i totally messed up their mood tints i figured fear was yellow but happiness is also yellow. so. i decided fear is more of a #highlighter/yellow-green color and happiness yellow is like a. nice mac and cheese yellow :) very warm but still distinctly golden #one is pleasant to look at and one is terrible

[the-ramshackle-prefect]

[Post Book 7 Heartshackle]

Ace: man, my dream was pretty good, kind of disappointed it’s over ngl. You were all there actually.

Deuce: mine too! But I had better grades lol

Ace: What was your guy’s dream like?

Yuu & Grim:

#sorry diasomnia fam but what about US? #yuu didn't sign up for this #can we get a veteran's discount at Sam's at least?? #twisted wonderland #twst #disney twisted wonderland #disney twst #disney twst wonderland #twst wonderland #twst yuu #twisted wonderland yuu #twst mc #twisted wonderland mc

[radfemrosalie]

#radfems please touch #radfems interact #radfem #radical feminism #gender critical #twitter #on one hand yay men still have to sign up for draft <3 #on the other hand what kind of fuck assery? #we all pretend to not know what women are when it comes to our spaces privacy and protection #UNTIL it effects men and their miwitary #HELL WORLD

[jeongjinman]

Endless gifs of Jeong Jin Man [5/ ∞]

#kdramaedit #kdramagifs #dramasource #ashopforkillersedit #ldwedit #lee dong wook #lee dongwook #a shop for killers #the killer's shopping mall #usermone #tuseral #jeong jin man #jinmanedit #jjm #mygifs #hi al 👋i know that we haven't been mutuals for a long time but i hope it's okay that i tagged you <3 #also i feel like ive been giffing this scene for ages dkdnfncdndn well. this is what i signed up for ig! #not that i mind tbqh 🤭

[gimmethatagustd]

the exact face i made when i realized they were showing him taking a shower

#dude what the fuck #I did not sign up for this #NO ONE PREPARED ME FOR THIS #ALL I WANTED WAS TO KNOW THEIR NAMES #AND NOW LOOK WHERE WE ARE #Ian

[ifwebefriends]

I am not the same person I was before seeing this scene in particular (Major Spoilers for The Sign!!!!!!)

[Video ID. A clip from the Bluey episode “The Sign,” Lazarus Drug by Megan Washington is playing which drowns out all other sounds and dialogue. Bandit looks sad as he’s about to open the drivers side door to the family car. Chilli is in the front passenger seat also looking sad. She looks at Bandit just as gets a call on his smartphone and silently excuses himself to take it. The phone conversation starts as Bandit walks around to the other side of the car from the front. He continues to the sidewalk a few yards away from the car. Chilli looks at Bandit right before the phone call ends and Bandit puts down his phone with a surprised look on his face. He slowly walks to the large “For Sale” sign in the front yard before ripping off the big yellow “Sold” sticker, which confuses Chilli and gets the attention of Bluey and Bingo in the car, Bingo with a raised brow looking confused. Then Bandit turns to look at his family in the car, contemplates for a moment, then dons a determined expression. He then turns back to look up at the “For Sale” sign with clenched fists as we see the sign tower over him, casting a shadow. After a moment, he looks level at the sign and then fiercely grabs the sides of it as Chilli, Bluey, and Bingo look on in shock. He starts to gradually pull it out of the ground with all his might with clenched teeth, a furrowed brow, and a slightly quivering lip. After he finally gets it out, Chilli, Bluey, and Bingo stare at him, eyebrows raised and mouths agape. As the lyric “as I start to break into a billion pieces” plays, Bandit looks backwards, turns a bit, hobbles backwards a bit, and then throws the sign into the middle of the cul-de-sac with what seems like a yell, looking down angrily at it. Zoomed in, Bandit pants for a moment before Chilli tackles him to the ground when the word “shatter” is sung in the song. From an aerial view, Chilli and Bandit are on the ground and Chilli seems to be crying into Bandit’s neck while he grins, putting a hand on her arm. End ID]

#bandit simps come get your juice #and like it’s not even that for me #it’s the emotional weight of it #how Bandit’s kinda been away for most of the episode and only now we see what he’ll ultimately chose in the end #and the MUSIC and how it SYNCS UP so well with the animation!!!!!!! #the way Chilli tackles him #and like we’ve never really seen Bandit like this before #just #what a beautiful scene #thank you Megan Washington for the music! #I’m gagged fr #Bluey #the sign #bluey the sign spoilers #bluey the sign #video #Bluey clip #bandit heeler #chilli heeler #bluey heeler #bluey spoilers #bingo heeler #Megan Washington

[spookietrex]

I got new compression gloves and ankle sleeves and I actually slept through the night for the first time in months.

My mobility aids now include:

- a purple foldable cane

-a blue walker with a glow in the dark dinosaur basket I made (2 wheels in front)

- a blue rollator (4 wheels)

- a blue wheelchair

Hell yeah! I can leave my house. I got a disability lawyer. My PCP confirmed she understands I can't work and is willing to help me get disability.

#things are looking up #mobility aid #actually spoonie #low spoons #spoonie #spoon theory #spoons #🥄 #disability humor #disability #disability advocacy #invisible disability #disabilities #disabled #actually disabled #physically disabled #physical disability #eds zebra #hypermobile ehlers danlos #pots syndrome #living with pots #fuck you pots #potsie #pots #fibromyalgia is a syndrome (set of signs/symptoms) and not a like. known disease process #and they can't explain why you actually feel that way because we don't know what fibromyalgia is mechanistically #fibro #fibro problems #fibro pain #fibromyalgia

[vigilskeep]

DONT TEMP ME TO PLAY AGAIN ORIGINS !!! IT MAKES ME INSANE DONT PUT THIS BRAINROT AGAIN IN MY HEAD.

not to victim blame but i feel like following this blog and then being surprised when you get infected with dao brainrot is a little like walking straight at a pack of wolves and then being surprised when you get eaten

#we are in this together u know what u signed up for