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love is in repetition

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It matters because I gave it meaning bitch

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its so much and its dishonest work

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bitcoin is crashing again lol

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question for any entomologists out there: if bumblebees were of a comparable size to, say, a kitten, would they enjoy resting in my lap while i gently comb their fuzz with a barbie brush? i know that i would enjoy that but i hope they would as well.

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why do you charge money for your art

big fan of eating

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i hate every single post about gacha addiction on this website because no one on here understands how addiction works and instead talks to ppl who struggle w/ addiction like they’re stupid baby children. most of these posts don’t even explain WHY you shouldnt spend money on gacha and instead go “haha 500 dollars on jpg” <- this meme is stupid and patronizing, please stop adding it to posts that are supposedly made to address this specific issue

so here’s an ACTUAL post about the matter. here’s the reason why you should generally avoid spending money on gacha: they operate on lottery mechanics. this goes double for ppl who’ve struggled w/ addiction in the past and/or individuals who may be more susceptible to developing addictions. indeed, gacha addictions operate much like gambling addictions, and could effectively be considered to be a variation of them. 

going into a Huge Ramble regarding the exact particulars of how gambling addiction works is beyond this post, but the basic principle we all tend to be familiar with. gambling establishments will draw in players through offering a minimal amount of free currency to get started with, and cheap lodging (with the expectation that the money lost will be made back through gambling). gachas do much the same through offering players free currency ESPECIALLY to newer players. the idea is to start players off with enough in-game currency so they can make several draws, to the point they will inevitably get some kind of reward. 

ppl do not need a financial reward to develop gambling addictions. drawing a character you like, especially when accompanied with flashy graphics + audio cues can be more than enough to invoke incredibly powerful pleasure responses. indeed, many testimonials from gambling addicts will allude to this, saying that it becomes LESS about the financial reward and MORE about the feeling they get from getting that big win, even if they burned a lot of money to get there. this is how gambling systems still retain their allure even AFTER people begin to lose resources from investing in them. 

in short: people who become addicted to these games are not stupid, and even You, who thinks they “know better”, can still be influenced by them as these games are SPECIFICALLY designed to engage with the brain’s reward center.

now, is every single person who plays gacha going to end up addicted to them? absolutely not, but it would be a lie to say that the risk isn’t there, indeed, thats what these games are designed to do. but ultimately, you know yourself the best, and you know your limits. however, if you do think you have a problem, do know that despite whatever tumblrina234234 says, you are not stupid, and it is not your fault. the path you take after that depends on you, but know that at least.

and FINALLY: yeah, ill say that if you’re someone who believes they may be at-risk of developing a gambling addiction, you should try to avoid gacha/lootbox games if possible. HOWEVER, i will ALSO say that is GENERALLY an unhelpful suggestion, and one i roll my eyes at myself, because the problem is that gacha & lootbox systems have completely taken over the gaming industry, ESPECIALLY in free to play (f2p) games. it is INCREDIBLY hard to avoid these systems now. the problem is with the system, not the individual. as such, i recommend advocating against these systems in games, and yes that is with the awareness that this is how many f2p games make their money. while i recognize that the people who make these games need to make a paycheck, it SHOULD NOT be done through the use of predatory systems such as gacha and lootbox. this is NOT to shame people WHO have spent money on gacha, but rather is the moral stance i take knowing what i do about these systems and how they operate.

resources used in this post:

1. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1046878118819677

2. https://www.pcgamer.com/behind-the-addictive-psychology-and-seductive-art-of-loot-boxes/

3. https://medium.com/@GWBycer/a-look-at-the-addictive-nature-of-gacha-design-1cecbfb702fa

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collapsing under the weight of it all today. welp meow meow meow meow meow

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People discussing ‘unhinged’ fanfiction always seem to talk about dark!fic or explicit stuff, as opposed to the truly unhinged stuff like the fic author zapping all their favs from a story onto a set, assigning them roles, and forcing them to act out popular movies. Because, let me tell you, I read a fic like that with the original Yugioh cast acting out Disney’s Aladdin approximately fifteen years ago, and it is to this day one of the one of the most unhinged pieces of media I’ve ever consumed.

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there is no minimum amount of suffering before you are allowed to want to alleviate it

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things could be worse. you could have school tomorrow.

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Just saw a small child fishing by the river instead of being on his phone. Is this how we want our society to be…?

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u.nhnnnnnnnnnnhhhhhg ghhhhh miku baaallll

HUYUUU

Vocal Bouce.

Vocal Bouce.

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STOP EATING DAILY HARVEST FOOD IMMEDIATELY!! THEIR SHIT IS MAKING PEOPLE NEED TO HAVE ENTIRE FUCKING ORGANS REMOVED

the FDA is still testing the food, especially their lentil crumbles, to find out exactly what is wrong and I will update here when those results come out

people are being hospitalized with major liver damage and many have had to have organs removed

I do not give a SINGLE fuck if it is just the lentil crumbles right now but when there is something this wrong at any point in the chain of daily harvest's products it is NOT WORTH IT

problems date back to at least May 2022

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being 25 is just realizing over and over again that you play a myriad of important and complex roles in other people’s lives and they genuinely respect you and rely on you even though you eternally see yourself as a raccoon in a propeller hat who has been sent to the principal’s office for high crimes and misdemeanors 

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americans are u aware that ur using the word wrong

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I think the world needs less social networks

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and, more mycelium networks!!!

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"LIKE" if u agree

"REBLAG" to fuck me nasty