#And some are just plain rude

[blackcatanna]

Just played The Pale Beyond demo on Steam and it's everything I wanted in a naval exploration game! It's pretty much The Terror as a game EXCEPT WITH DOGGOS. They have the cutest little doggy faces. You can shake their little doggy paws and exchange meaningful looks and pet them as much as you want! They will most likely soon be in mortal peril but the demo doesn't get that far and there are promises of DOGLOOS to come! So, lots to love.

Of course, the doglings are great but there's a lot more going on. You have to manage your limited resources, including morale ("decorum"). You also have to build loyalty with individual expedition members and make difficult snap decisions and live (or die) with the consequences.

The TENSION, the DRAMA, the DELICATE CONVERSATIONS! Such joy! Finally, I can lead my own expedition to a terrible fate! To be fair, I felt pretty optimistic when the demo ended but I'm sure there'll be lots of potential trauma in the full game (released next week) and, honestly I am comparing it to the outcomes of Terror and Erebus so the bar for DISASTER is pretty high.

I love that it's mostly just me making dialogue choices. I can't go off and use my gamer skillz to hunt us some seals to survive. I have to DELEGATE. I enjoy making decisions, even though it feels shitty when I see that little red number showing how a character's respect for me is dropping because I've disagreed with their STUPID IDEA (or just said something stupid myself, more likely).

Anyway, I wanted to talk about this game because I only knew about it because I'm subscribed to Fellow Traveler's newsletter and thought other fans of the classic people-on-a-ship-having-a-horrible-time formula might enjoy fucking up their own expedition (and petting many doggy friends; seriously, the dog art in this game is top tier).

[anthonyed]

kdramas should just avoid making medical related content. at this point it's plain disrespecful

[ineffable-gallimaufry]

i think that potentially if you want to make a point about transmisogyny it might not be necessary to also include a violently transphobic stereotype of a trans man. i mean. i get the impulse but why do i have to see so many posts like this

[vim-flam]

I'm being a mean little hater post disclaimer, but instagram comment sections get so tiresome sometimes.

[allycat75]

Searching to see if anyone else notices what a fuck-up you have become, Boston Dumb Fuck, in the hopes someone close to you may get you the help you obviously need before you reach a point if no return (one way or another), but all I found was this article from about a year ago.

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss, I suppose. Or the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

[missroserose]

Quick PSA to folks looking to book with an independent massage therapist:

First and foremost, keep in mind that we’re in a vulnerable occupation, physically and emotionally. Massage is an intimate service; if we’re working independently, we don’t have the luxury of a manager if someone behaves badly. For mobile massage particularly, we’re entering someone’s home, which puts us at a disadvantage. Most of us screen our clients carefully. To that end:

Let us know how you found us. Most of us work off referrals; letting us know by name who referred you both builds a web of trust and lets us know who to thank. If you found us via our website, mention something about the contents that drew you, whether something in our background or education or testimonials. This signals that you’ve read through it and understand the services we offer and our professional boundaries (which should be clearly stated).

Personal services live and die on relationships. We understand you’re busy—so are we—but sending a cold text with “I heard you do massage, are you available at X time” without even introducing yourself is a red flag and also frankly rude. Take the time to give us your name, your referral, a bit of your history—tell us what it is you’re hoping to achieve with the session.

If you don’t hear back, especially if you followed the advice above—don’t take it personally. There’s a lot of demand for a good massage therapist, and most of us do all our own scheduling, paperwork, laundry, etc. in addition to the actual massage work. Chances are we’re just full up and don’t have space for additional clients at the moment.

This information brought to you by your friendly (but mildly disgruntled) neighborhood massage therapist.

[kkolg]

[softichill]

Fun fact gender can be whatever you want it to be and you're free to mess with it whenever and however you want peace and love <3

[erveinangel]

why do you frequently close your inbox on Retrospring?

(SOME) Mutuals are annoying—treat everything like another internet drama and we're just planning on softblocking ppl. I'd say more but fuck it lmao —Comet.

[aenslem]

if you do not like coloring on a gifset why would you reblog it and write how you don’t like the coloring there ??? or do you think op would enjoy seeing tHAT on a gifset they spent time to make ? fuck you i have blocked people for less 

[tiny-chubby-bird]

why do people always feel the need to stir the soup

[rinhaler]

If you’re a blank blog you’re getting blocked

If you don’t have an age indicator you’re getting blocked

If you say ‘part two?’ You’re getting BLOCKT

[missiemoosie]

dear anons: please stop telling me my art is too ugly to be worth my commission prices :/

my friends certainly think it's worth the price so

[ask-heldrake-chan]

what is your favorite flying thing to fight? and what is your least favorite flying thing to fight?

Things that fly.

Things that don't fly.

[drchucktingle]

a moment to check the gears and cogs

feel like i want to talk a little on the message of a recent post because i think it is an important point. when i say that you do not need to QUALIFY OR DEFEND your love of tinglers or my work in general, i am pointing out an interesting social anomaly that happens with my art and with queer art.

as an autistic buckaroo i notice patterns, and on social media i see them a lot. little phrases that come up again and again with my art. ‘yes THAT chuck tingle’ ‘its ACTUALLY good’ ’my favorite author i have never read’ ‘so bad its good’. these are always added after a POSITIVE comment about me

they also all have something in common. they are trying to distance the posters SINCERE JOY and give them an out socially. it is very very very subtle, but they are all saying ‘yes i like this but here is a sliver of acknowledgment that it is also weird or bad or ironic. in not REALLY fully in'

essentially these are added because it means the poster can escape their very real joy if needed. try applying these phrases to any other popular author. its much more subtle with the first two: ‘i liked all fours by miranda july, yes THAT miranda july. its ACTUALLY good’. what does this imply?

the other examples are a little more blatant but lets try them with other authors anyway. imagine saying ‘youre my favorite author i have never read’ to stephen king. would you EVER say that to someone? what does that imply? how about 'i love your books theyre so bad theyre good'. horrifyingly rude

lets dive into saying 'CHUCK TINGLE is my favorite author i have never read’ sounds unusual when substituting other authors because theyre usually not queer or autistic or making outsider art. to be blunt, why CHUCK gets it all the time is because it really means 'i like chuck tingle but im not gay’

while we have mostly culturally evolved past the idea that saying ‘no homo’ is some kind of joke, that FEELING is still around. it has just burrowed a little deeper. honestly it might never go away, or at least take centuries. remember these people GENUINELY LIKE MY BOOKS but feel they MUST qualify

should also be pointed out that LEFT and LIBERAL people are the ones who say this stuff to chuck. they do not MEAN to harm, and if you ask them directly how they feel about queer or neurodivergent people they would not express the same opinion as their subliminal comments might imply

the final elephant trotting by is while some of this is homophobia and fear of a neurodivergent other, it is also just plain old IRONY POISONING. its conditioning from being raised on an internet where sincerity was ‘cringe' and loving something was a weakness or joke. these problems work in tandem

so whats the point? what can we do? first of all, just recognizing these patterns is a start. i didnt HAVE to write all of this today but i think its important to be aware and to look inward and think about the gears and cogs that churn behind the things we say. NEXT step is trying to push past it

if you have done these things in the past, i want you to know i am NOT AT ALL UPSET. i am not mad or hurt and i do not think any less of you. you can trot by my side any day and you are trying your best to prove love. we are ALL just tryin our best, just consider this a friendly chat between buds

proving love can happen in BIG WAYS and it can happen in SMALL WAYS that we barely see. just take a moment and think ‘WHY am i saying this? WHY am i in this pattern to distance myself from outsider or queer art?’ a little moment of consideration goes a LONG way buckaroos. LOVE IS REAL

[ravenatural]

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