#I don't do subscriptions

[anarchotolkienist]

The reason why social media has gotten so much worse recently (reddits recent fuck-up, everything on Twitter since Musk, FB being FB, Tumblrs various attempts at expanding profitability recently) is because it is no longer possible to exist as a company by fencing in large parts of our social life and having investment money pump in on the basis of expected future value of that amount of information when it suddenly costs money to loan money due to suddenly high interest rates after the inflationary crisis of the last year, which has made the current model of the Internet that has existed for the last about 10 years completely unsustainable. All of them need to become profitable or die, and they are learning very quickly that that just isn't possible no matter how much of the life and information of the users one steals. We are witnessing the death-throes of Web2.0, and what comes after is as yet unclear.

[stellaluna33]

Man, I miss the internet when you could just freely browse all sorts of niche blogs and fan sites without having to have an account anywhere... There was so much to explore! Now you need to have an account with Instagram and Tiktok before they'll let you see anything, or it's locked behind a paywall on someone's Patreon.

We used to "browse," like we were wandering free in a big pasture, and now it's a "feed," where someone keeps shoveling stuff into a trough in front of your face and you have to keep choking it down.

I miss "Free Range" internet is what I'm saying, I guess. Not this Content Factory Farming crap.

[lizardsarecute]

I'm actually gonna be going on an extended vacation (out of country) in the next couple weeks, so please accept this page preview of chapter 6 in the meantime :)

korsica will be working while i'll be smelling the flowers hehe

might pop in here and there with some sketchbook doodles but otherwise i'm gonna be focusing on enjoying my time off before work inevitably kicks my ass (again)

[corvid-language-library]

My senpai and I are very different people lmao she just suggested we take the 100¥ bus to save us less than 15 minutes walking and I'm like GIRL I am NOT paying ANY amount of money if I can reasonably walk there

[salparadiselost]

I think people my age and younger need to rediscover the joy of a physical magazine subscription.

[roach-works]

im starting to get really pissed off about everyone bitching and moaning about how stupid and unpleasant Tumblr Live was. like, the guys that wanted to do Tumblr Live actually PAID TUMBLR. and the haters did not. it's like complaining that the candy shop has flavors you don't like when you don't ever buy anything there anyway. they gotta pay rent! and they're sure not getting it from you!

so fucking shut up already about tumblr live if you don't have a subscription. you're why it's been there.

[uncanny-tranny]

One of the great things about fiber arts (at least to me) is that... you outright own the things you make. It's hard for me to comprehend actually owning something, and that's that. The item you have created doesn't need to come with strings attached (pun intended).

In a world where you are constantly buying things but not owning any of it, truly, it's such an odd experience to actually have ownership of your labour, time, and love like that.

[respectthepetty]

Addicted Heroin (Th) Cut Scenes and Colors - Episode 8

I'm reporting on the missing scenes from YouTube's version of Addicted Heroin [episode: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven]. This week's episode didn't have a lot of scenes missing from the edited version, but the ones that were missing were very meaningful.

First cut scene:

When Blue Boy Hero is working out and recapping his miserable childhood since his dad made him (and his brothers) constantly work out and prepare to be in the military, Green Guy Pop in Hero's color comforts him. Hero mentions how his childhood wasn't that horrible only because his mom made him snacks; then, he asks Pop if he wants to meet his mom.

Hero takes Pop to his dad's house, and he shows Pop pictures of him with his mom from when he was kid.

He tells Pop that the song he was singing in the convenient store the night they met was the same song his mom would sing when she was working around the house.

Then he tells Pop that his mom died because of his dad.

She had to go with the dad on a military trip as part of her duties as military wife, and she took his car back while the father stayed behind. The car was attacked because the attackers believed the father was in the car. She died, and Hero blames his dad because the military has always come first for him and he seems fine sacrificing his family for it like his mom, brothers, and cousin.

Hero also asks if Pop's mom worked at a jewelry store because about a week or so before his mom died, she was sent some jewelry with a bad omen in it. Pop says hie believes his mom did work at a jewelry store when he was younger, and we are officially in the mystery portion of this show.

Second cut scene:

After Yellow Yal Tiger transforms into the perfect Pancake, he is forced to sit down with the girl he has been catfishing since he was making her believe that she was flirting with Pink Person Only. He must convince her that he, Pancake, is dating Only, so she will leave Only alone, so first, they must pass the color-coding assignment by Pancake wearing her man's color head-to-toe.

But Tiger immediately tells the girl she is beautiful and tries to kiss her hand while using male pronouns. Basically, he already forgot the purpose of him dressing like a girl.

So Only tries to pivot and feed Pancake, but Tiger is allergic to shrimp. So Pancake tries to feed Only, but Only doesn't eat spicy food.

The girl who is witnessing this chaos presses for more information and asks how they know each other. Now, Only uses male pronouns for Pancake.

The girl asks if Pancake also wants to study film like Only, and Pancake says she wants to go into the military, which I'm guessing is only for men, so Pancake tries to recover and says she wants to be in a military rom-com.

Somehow, this girl is believing these two idiots because they are touchy with each other and their banter is top-tier, but then Pancake's left boob goes missing. Only tries to warn Pancake, but Tiger is too caught up in the act to notice. Finally Only grabs Pancake to adjust the missing boob, and the girl mistakes the action for kissing (and possibly something more sexual), and leaves after being convinced of their love . . . or just terrified of what she had to witness

The boys go to leave but the shop that Tiger left his clothes in is closed for lunch, so he can't get his clothes, and this is exactly when Pop shows up for a haircut.

Pop immediately recognizes it's Tiger and calls him by his full government name, but he is making fun of Pancake's missing boob when Hero sees the interaction and instantly gets upset and starts threatening Pancake for enticing his brother boyfriend. Only seeing the danger in Hero's eyes simply states, "I don't care. I'm out" and retreats quickly.

Realizing Hero will kill a woman for Pop, Tiger snatches off his wig and throws it at Only for leaving him hanging and storms off much to Pop and Only's delight while leaving a flabbergasted Hero behind.

Third cut scene:

Only is practicing his javelin throwing skills, which is he actually pretty good at, when he hears a strange noise like a ghost crying. After inspecting further, he finds the horrible noise is coming from Tiger who hurt himself running. Sidenote: Because Only wants to study film the show's Instagram has been posting all the movie references Only keeps making throughout the show, which several of the references are Thai horror films as well as rom-coms.

Tiger is not only physically hurt but he is emotionally wounded because he knows he sucks at running and feels like he is failing everyone including his friends and family.

Only tells Tiger he is already amazing, so he needs to take it easy on himself, but if he is this miserable, he should quit the race.

Tiger gets upset at that suggestion and tries to leave, but his injured foot causes him to slip, and luckily Only is there to help him back into a sitting position. Tiger says he can't quit because it's not just about the race, but about not giving up even when he sucks, and Only tells him again that's why he is amazing. He never gives up!

Tiger is still upset, so Only strategically says that since Tiger just wants to have a pity party, he is going to go back to practicing the javelin, but when he goes to throw it right next to Tiger, he awkwardly throws it and falls down in the process (even though we know he is good at it). His plan works, and Tiger laughs.

Tiger finally hops away with his spirit lifted and a new sense of determination.

They are my OTP.

Bonus:

This was in the edited version, so this is for the folks watching the unedited version. The show is selling limited edition figures of some of the special moments from the show between Pop x Hero and Only x Tiger.

But the real treat is the show is selling figurines of the moment Hero tied up Pop!

And I need whoever is reading this to know I AM going to find a way to get this because this moment is probably winning a Colors Awards for being color-coded toxicity WITH COLOR-CODED ROPE! This is easily one of my favorite color-coded moments EVER in a BL, and I need this figure like I needed those damn cat plushies from 4 Minutes.

[pink-octopede64]

a rambley shirt i made in animal crossing new horizons!

tried to replicate the one from the game shown in the 2nd screenshot

[doedipus]

I do find it kind of grating that people on this site love passing around articles about how the youth don't have a very good command of computer systems, but then also never seem to fully understand that it's possible to engage with media (esp music) (yes, legally) outside the context of streaming services, or what that does for you as a consumer. Like, the call is coming from inside the house kiddos.

[captainofthetidesbreath]

I feel like it says a lot about the relationships between the major institutions of the Trust and the Consectorship's place in it that Spahr's role, the role of any Prime Consector, can be summarized as: show pony, attack dog, scapegoat.

[lady-harrowhark]

listing stuff for resale online and i'm just... so tired of taking pictures. cropping pictures. taking measurements. weighing out postage. finding boxes. writing descriptions. i'm so tired.

[scaryorganmusic]

it's crazy to me that after the watcher fiasco try guys are also launching their own subscription service exactly at the time when audiences are going through subscription fatigue, of a different service for each show we want to follow, at times even reverting back to piracy because it's too much

[dsntwrk]

help me i've gotten so deep into the steddie rabbit hole i haven't gotten this stuck on something since destiel

this really isn't good for my health

THESE ARE THE FICS THAT I SUBSCRIBED TO / LIKED READING (I'VE BASICALLY READ 1/5 WORTH OF STEDDIE FICS COMPARED TO DESTIEL FICS - I GOT INTO DESTIEL 4 YRS AGO, I ONLY STARTED READING STEDDIE FICS SOME TIME LAST MONTH WTF)

tbf, i have taken breaks from destiel to read other fandoms/fics so, ig the timing works out? if you think about it?

[sixpossumsinaclownsuit]

[soothifying-sounds-asmr]

I'm not saying I'm officially back, but I've queued autumn & halloween things for this month, as well as some new tiktoks after that. thank you for all the kind asks- I have seen them all and I appreciate you <3