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What is the best time to send SMS marketing messages?

According to conventional marketing knowledge, the optimal time to send an SMS is when your target audience is most likely to notice it. Fortunately, it is virtually always the case with SMS. People always carry their cell phones with them, day, and night.

Because an SMS message pings their phone immediately, individuals are considerably more likely to view a text message than an email. That is the strength of SMS marketing. There is, however, one caveat: just because you can text at any moment does not mean you should. The distinction between effective communication and simply sending a text message into the vacuum is determined by timing.

Conventional marketing thinking holds that the optimal time to send text campaigns is when your receivers are most likely to respond to them. And it is not the same as simply looking at a message and disregarding it. When you’re in a hurry or busy, you might open an SMS merely to clear the notice and then forget about it. Ideally, you want the message to make an impression and prompt action.

Effective business text messaging is as much about the message’s timing as it is about its content. And the two are connected in your message’s overall purpose, but what is the optimal timing?

The answer is that the best time to send marketing SMS depends on the message’s purpose and target demographic. However, there are some general rules and SMS marketing best practices that will increase the likelihood of your message being received and engaged with, rather than simply being shown.

The Best Time to Send an SMS

The short answer is yes, during ordinary business hours. Most people and businesses consider this to be between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Some people work between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., while others work between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. But let’s go with 10 to 7 to cover a wide range while also avoiding the dreaded early morning notification. People are awake and going about their business currently.

Remember that SMS systems allow you to schedule your messages ahead of time. Even if none of these times work for you, you can easily automate your campaigns for the best time. Let’s take it all apart.

Early morning texts are bad unless necessary.

Avoid texting in the early morning unless it’s an SMS reminder for an appointment in an hour. Aside from the risk of disturbing someone, early morning messages are less successful because individuals are rushing to get ready or traveling to work. You might be lucky enough to catch someone on a monotonous commute on a bus or tube.

However, unless you know your recipient’s daily routine and habits down to their mode of transportation, it’s a safer choice to avoid this period entirely.

Late-night texts are even worse and rarely necessary.

Nobody loves being awakened in the middle of the night by a text message unless there’s an emergency or a fire (no, not a fire sale). Nothing is more likely to damage a client connection than an ill-timed text message that provokes displeasure or rage. Your municipal regulations may even have required quiet hours during which businesses are not permitted to make phone calls or send text messages.

Lunchtime is a good time.

Another ideal period for SMS marketing is during lunch and early afternoon — usually between 12 and 3 p.m. People are less likely to be in meetings or engaged in hard work and more likely to be browsing their phones, with time to read and respond to texts.

Time-sensitive messages are an exception.

Send your SMS now if your message is time sensitive. This could signify that someone has an item that needs to be picked up before a specific time, that something is about to be delivered and must be received by a person, or that there is a payment deadline. If you need to remind someone of an upcoming appointment, send a message the day before and again an hour or so before.

Furthermore, you send scheduled SMS to deliver timely messages, such as an hour or two before someone’s appointment.

An appointment reminder service is useful for automatically reminding clients about subscription renewals or other scenarios that would cost your company money if missed. Similarly, an SMS alerts service can be set up to send out automated weather updates, traffic updates, and other time-sensitive information.

Consider time zones when mass texting.

You may have recipients all over the country or perhaps the world, and time zones can throw your precise timing off. Fortunately, bulk SMS service providers can assist you in sending these out at the appropriate time according to the recipient’s time zone.

For example, you can configure your sending so that all receivers, regardless of time zone, receive the message at 5 p.m. This is especially beneficial when mass-texting a list that is geographically dispersed.

The Best Days of the Week to Send SMS Marketing Texts

The best days to send SMS marketing texts are weekdays, but not all days are created equal.

Mondays are just that: Mondays. Nobody likes them, and even fewer enjoy being bombarded by more unwanted messages during them. Many people will be catching up on tasks, attending meetings, and communicating about work-related issues during this time. If you’re committed to sending on Mondays, try injecting some humor into your messages.

Fridays, on the other hand, are hit-or-miss. Yes, it’s Friday, and everyone is thrilled. They are, however, making plans for the weekend, anticipating the evening, and mentally checking out. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays are ideal for SMS since they provide a decent balance.

The weekend becomes more difficult. This is when many people like to unwind and spend time on personal matters. However, it is also a time when many people will be shopping, lounging, and scrolling on their phones. It’s a time for friends and family, and many people don’t even check their email.

Because texting is a private medium reserved for those closest to us, your SMS messages will be delivered even on a Saturday or Sunday. Use this privilege carefully and in moderation.

What Time of the Month to Send an SMS

If you’re selling something, you should let buyers know when they’ll have money to spend, which is usually after payday. People are more likely to spend when they have a pay check in the bank but haven’t spent it all. Aim for the first third of the month and avoid the last third, when money may be tight for some people.

These are broad recommendations and should not be interpreted as hard and fast rules. Finally, it is determined by your specific situation and target audience. Experiment with various times to determine what works best for your SMS campaign.

You may segment your audience and test to determine which times of day generate the most interaction and conversions. This will help you to engage with your audience on their terms, but you must first understand your target.

Know Your Audience

Personalized SMS marketing entails not only tailoring the content of your message to each receiver but also the timing. And the best time to send a text message depends on your target demographics.

Learn about your target audience and their behaviors. Are they high-powered executives or stay-at-home parents? What are their attitudes and expectations towards you? Are you their doctor or just their favorite apparel brand?

You may not know everything there is to know about each receiver, but you should have a basic idea of who your targets are and when they are most receptive to your messaging.

Top Examples of SMS Marketing Timings

In general, the best time to send SMS marketing texts depends on what you’re communicating and what you want to accomplish.

Upcoming Sale or Promotion

If your sale begins tomorrow, publicize it today. Or a few days earlier, but not so far ahead of time that people have forgotten about it by the time it begins. In that situation, you’ll need to send another reminder closer to the event.

Ending Sale or Promotion

On the other hand, your sale or campaign is concluding, and you’d like to send a promotional SMS to your contact list. Repeat the process outlined above a few days ahead of time, and possibly again on the final day.

Lunchtime Specials or Dinner Deals

If this is the situation with your company, send an SMS an hour or more in advance to stay top of mind. Karix offers a comprehensive suite of SMS solutions for the restaurant and beverage industry, including reservation reminders, order delivery notifications, and weekly discounts.

New Subscription to Your Texting List

Set that SMS to be delivered instantly whenever a customer signs up for your texting list. Introduce yourself, thank them for joining up, and explain what they may expect. As a courtesy, include a special deal or discount code.

Back-in-Stock Item

Follow the best practices indicated above for this case. You may have received the goods late at night, but you must wait until morning to alert everyone.

Text message marketing is a potent instrument that should be utilized with caution. You are in the enviable position of being able to reach your customers at any time, at a moment’s notice — the time it takes someone to look at their phone after a beep.

That is, your audience believes you will not misuse it and will keep business time for business and personal time for personal life. If you time it well, you’ll keep your consumers pleased while also making yourself happy.

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scream his name

summary: forgive me for not being an actual priest pairing: matt murdock x male reader word count: 1.7k warnings: 18+ warning, sacrilege, sm/u/t, bjs and s3x a/n: i swear im writing for other characters i just had to put this out

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He entered the confessional and rested his cane in the corner of the room. It was a small wooden box actually, a small crooked seat and a maroon curtain. It smelled like old wood and incense, Matt settled down and waited for the voice. 

On the other side of the booth a young seminarian was finishing up with wiping the wooden seats, making sure that the cubicle was nice and tidy. Before you could go out you heard someone enter the opposite booth. Your eyes widened, you weren't supposed to be administering confessions, those were reserved to ordained priests. 

“Father Cathal,” the voice said. It was a familiar voice, soft but deep, you always noted that he would enunciate every word perfectly. Father Cathal has been meeting with this man ever since Father Lantom passed a few years ago. They would often chat and administer confessions for the man. 

“I’m sorry Mr. Murdock but Father Cathal has been feeling ill lately, confessions are moved after mass this saturday,” you said, your voice shaking. You heard him mutter an oh. “And I’m afraid I’m not qualified to administer confessions, but if you want to I can offer some counsel. If anything worries you.” 

“You must be the seminarian Father Cathal is mentoring?” he said. 

“Yes, sorry if I was quick to call on your name it’s just that you frequent the church a lot.”

“I was raised catholic, the church has been my second home,” he uttered. His deep voice soothed you, any sense of panic was gone. You often wondered about him, how he worked as a defense attorney, and has been donating so much for the church. 

“So what bothers you Mr. Murdock?,” you felt your clerical collar tighten around your neck. 

“I’m a sinner.”

“I’m afraid we’re all sinners. From the beginning, man’s life has always been riddled with sin, just ask Adam,” you laughed. “That's why we are able to repent from our sins through this sacrament,” he laughs as well. 

At the other side of the booth Matt Murdock had loosened his tie, the top button already undone. He could hear his heart pounding. The reason why he frequents the church was not because of Father Cathal, or the sisters, not even the youth group he often helps around. He comes by the church everyday because of you. 

A smile would show in his face every time he heard your sweet voice. Calm and collected, soft and inviting. You were always near Father Cathal, Matt would notice the smell of your perfume mixed with church incense. He loved hearing you talk, offering service to the nuns and the other church staff. 

“Does God punish us by letting us meet people we aren't meant to meet?” he said. 

You loosened your collar. “What do you mean by that Mr. Murdock?”

“Matt, just call me Matt.”

“Matt,” you corrected. He heard your heartbeat quicken, your body temperature rising. 

“God gave me someone, to—to like. But I don’t think I’m meant to feel this way about them.”

“By feel do you mean love?” you said. Your palms were wet at this point. You wondered how anyone could refuse attention from him. He was a kind and attractive man. 

“Love, lust, adoration,” his voice hitched. “I am too deep in this, I want to worship them.”

“Worship is a strong word Matt, God compels us to only worship him. To worship someone like a false god is against His word.”

“Pardon my language, but I yearn for them,” he said. “My body—it aches for him. I need your help brother.”

Your brows furrowed in confusion. Sweat drips down your nape, you could hear the guilt shouting at your head, but heat rises through your body, an ache forms in between your legs. You clutched your clerical collar, the mere sign of your covenant with God. 

“How can I help?” you uttered. 

“Kneel.”

Your eyes widened. What? You could hear shuffling from the other booth. The rings that held the curtain slinked to the side. “Just kneel, please,” there was something in his voice now, it was lower and more seductive. Does God punish us by letting us meet people we aren't meant to meet? His voice echoed in your head.

Could the Lord have sent me the devil himself? 

You made the sign of the cross. Your thumb caressing your forehead, your stomach, your chest. The promise you made was wheying in, like a scale ready to fall on one side. You closed your eyes and knelt. 

You heard the booth door open. A looming shadow covering you. He had entered, his hand caressing your hair. His warm hand went to the side of your face down to your chin. He lifts your face up, your eyes open. The dim lights of the booth made his face blurry. A dark shadow over his eyes but his red lips glistening, like forbidden fruit. 

He bends down to your face, his lips meeting yours. Your cheeks were so warm, almost feverish. His hands went to your neck, gripping lightly. His tongue entered your mouth, you let your tongue meet his into union. A sacrilegious moan left your mouth. 

He was wearing a worn out blue shirt, the sleeves rolled up and the buttons undone. You take the buckle of his belt and unclasped it, opening the button of his trousers after. As if opening a present on christmas day you pulled on the silver zipper. A bulge forming on his black boxers. 

You pulled on the soft fabric, your knuckles hitting his bare skin. You brought your lips to the base pulling on the garter to unsheathe his hardness. You presented your mouth as if receiving the sacrament of the eucharist. Mouth open, tongue out, your eyes half lidded directly looking at him. 

The hardness grew to a decent length, cut and the head pink already wet with pleasure. He takes the tip to your tongue, you engulf the head  with your lips. He lets out a groan, his hand goes to your nape, pushing you into his cock. 

The head hits the back of your throat, coating it with your saliva. You cough as he pulls his cock out. He caresses your face. He gestures for you to stand. As you stand he pulls you back to a kiss, his wet hardness hitting your trousers. You pulled off your clerical collar and left it on the seat. 

He takes your waist and rotates you around. You looked at the black wooden wall. He was leaving wet kisses in your ear as he unbuttoned your shirt. His other hand was palming your erection already hard and aching. 

You help him pull down your pants as well as your underwear. Your bare ass, cold against the night air. He caressed your ass and gave it a slap. You moaned, you swore people could have heard it. He kneels on the wooden floor, practically looking up to your body. He takes his tongue against your rear. The wet muscles played around your hole, preparing it for his cock. He places wet fingers inside you to stretch you out, he curls them, pleasure striking your whole body, your knees buckle. 

Your moans filled the small booth, the sounds made louder from the room’s size. He stands up and takes a condom out of his wallet. He puts it on his cock. He takes the wrapper and makes you bite on it. “God knows I want to hear you moan for me, but you need to stay quiet. If this falls from your mouth I’m leaving you like this,” his hand snaking across your ass. 

He places the tip to the rim of your rear. He pressed on the muscle, somewhat rejecting the tightness. He perseveres, the hardness sheathes into your body. You were now united, like a soul to a body. Your eyes roll back from the pleasure, your jaw shaking from the pleasure. You could feel the condom wrapper slip. 

He thrusts into you, a hand to your neck. You moan through the wrapper, all muffled and croaking. His cock filled you so well tears started to form from your eyes. Before the seminary you had never been with a man. You always looked sinfully but never acted on it. But now, the devil in the form of a handsome man, devoured you in his flames. 

You recounted Dante’s version of the second circle, men and women devoured in strong tempest, blown around in circles. You could feel it now from his hips hitting into you. Like your body was in his control, swaying forward and back. Your hands gripped onto the wooden ledge on the booth, practically scratching. 

He grunts into your ear each thrust. Your teeth clench on the foil wrapper even harder, saliva dripping from the corner of your mouth. His hands went under your shirt, toying with your nipples. Your hand went to your cock stroking it, it’s been so long since you’ve done it. You felt pleasure like never before. 

Fifteen minutes of continuous fucking ensued. Your jaw started to sore from the clenching, the same with your lower back and your knees. Matt’s lips were dripping with saliva and guttural moans, his cock on the brink of climax. 

He pulls out the wrapper from your mouth. He knew you were also near climax. “Let me hear it sweetheart, please let me hear it,” he groans to your ear. He twirls you around to carry you. Your arms and legs wrapped around his body. He pushed you into the wall, his cock continuosly fucking into you. Your lips met in a fevered kiss. 

He fucks a few more times into you until he cums, the two of your moaning into the kiss. Both your shirts were wet from your cum. Matt carries you as he sits down on the stool, your legs still straddling him. The two of you kiss even more, riding your high. 

“It’s you,” he said, as the two of you got dressed. “The person I was afraid to be with.” 

“I’ve committed a grave sin tonight,” you looked down to your feet. “But I’ve always felt like the mission was never truly meant to be,” he sat next to you, his hand caressing your back. “I actually planned on sending my letter of withdrawal tomorrow, so no harm done I guess.”

“Can I still ask you out?” the two of you chuckle, Matt pulling you in for a kiss.

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[lemon-natalia]

Gideon the Ninth Reaction - Chapter 3

oooh bioluminiscent church lighting funky

why do they make all the poor skeletons attend church as well 😭😭 imagine literally being undead and u still have to go to mass

oh what the fuck

guess i was technically right about Harrow being an orphan, i just didn't think it was because she'd literally mummified her parents?! When she was 10!!

not even 3 full chapters into this book and it already has a talent for just lulling you into a false sense of security and then dropping an absolute bombshell of a line

'What she'd found, what she'd seen' seems to be some kind of mystery surrounding Harrow's parents deaths ... 🧐 Also 'if she'd been stuck being Harrow's parents she'd have done the same years ago' cold-hearted 😭, i love Gideon sm so far, she's hilarious

ok ~what the fuck~ the whole 'puppeting' thing wasn't even a metaphor she is literally making her dead mother's body move around! ok!!

ok this emperor dude is giving total cult vibes, even more so than the Ninth already does

not entirely certain why Ortus's mother is so upset about her son being the cavalier ... guessing there's a high chance of death involved but still?

'"Because I completely fucking hate you," said Harrowhark, "no offence."' i can understand the other way around, Gideon is literally an indentured servant of course she doesn't like Harrow, but i feel like there's gotta be another reason why Harrow dislikes Gideon quite so intensely, other than just rivalry & her being pretty mean??

this chapter makes me wonder about the nature of necromancy in this world, and the extent 'resurrected' dead bodies are, yknow, really 'resurrected'? like are they simply going through the motions like dolls with no actual conciousness, or do they know on some level who they used to be... if they're totally no conciousness, then what is the point of making them go to a religious service, but if they're not then the whole using skeletons as labour thing is horrifying on a totally different level

[hyukalyptus]

finnick!yeonjun who knows its probably best to cater towards the fan service.. pretend to be single and all that for the capitol. especially while he’s fighting for his life in the games. but he can’t help the small submission towards you. his eyes growing wide with love, and anything his mentor taught him about how to win the games gets overshadowed by the love he has towards you. forget the sponsors, forget the attention, forget any sense of selfish-ness needed to stay alive. all that matters to him is as long as you win.

omfg,....

victor!yeonjun from district 4, a great swimmer, super attractive and lusted after by capitol citizens and a victor!reader from district 8 who loves fashion. growing up, her parents would risk taking home fabric scraps for her to design with every once in a while.

both of them serve as mentors for several games, always meeting together during the games, sneaking into each other's rooms, just trying to get through reliving them together.

talks of district8!reader's dreams of being a stylist in the games while simultaneously knowing how corrupt the games are, but she's always wanted to work in fashion. and not just mass producing the same garment over and over like her family used to do before they moved into the victor's village.

then when they're reaped for the 75th quarter quell, they're the last person they want to see when they get to the capitol

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aaaaahhh omfg i love this sm, i'd love to write it ehehehe. would definitely have to think about how reader won since district 8 victors are so rare. maybe her arena was in a city?? idk!!!! so fun!!

and ooooh the complexities of him most likely being a career and volunteering while she was almost definitely reaped in each of their original games, that'd be so fun to explore. maybe she resents him deep down for buying into the system but also knows he was probably brainwashed into believing it was a great thing, just like most people from districts 1, 2, and 4. but still. she hates and everyone that ever bought into it..how could they have been so ignorant? AAAAAHHH

@mapofthemazeinthemirror what do ya think???

[brilliantfantasticgeronimo]

(vibrates) it's slug time

loving the slang... "tightness all day long" "today is toasty". also love that "babes" survives way into the future. 15 this is ur legacy. "that woman was her sister" incest implication??? 2 minutes in

TURN LEFT /triggered

the design in this is impeccable.

this is so sims coded.... from the creators of "doctor who is a tv show" theory we bring u-> "doctor who is a videogame"

if u were disappointed with the focus on magic this ep this ep is rlly giving classic scifi parody lol

CRAZY DAYS

there's a lot of wordsmith-ing in this ep….eyes emoji

i love ruby sm now she's so resourful in every ep

this episode is like "this is how an anniversary multi-doctor multi-companion multi-master webcam special could still win"

ok but seriously. ppl are gonna be like "phones bad is dumb of course people look where they are!!!" bro. they dont. and yeah it can have deadly consequences. there's a reason "dont text and drive" campaigns happen.

ruby has done SO many callcenter type jobs forreal.

SLUG TIME SLUG TIME SLUG TIME.

DR PEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

this episode is amazing

"is that thing something to do with you?" bitch (i got a bit spoiled that she's a racist (damn "looking at tumblr for 2 secs to vibe check" habit) so im looking at this with more hindsight than u are supposed to sdlkfjd)

bluie light celeste and gold motif in ruby and the doc's backdrops? also fifteen in orange <3333333 my beloved

the interior design is ON POINT this ep "you dont know how to walk without the arrows?" "condescending much?" bitch

this episode is so fun lol

"fifteen nd ruby react channel" realness (WHICH…..HEY…….DO U KNOW WHAT PPL REACT TO………………………. T V SH O W S (clown make up fully on))

ruby has done so much service calling jobs forreal lol the sheer patience

the doctor really wanting to lose their minds here but having to hold it together is peak doctor sdkjfsd (also very realistic of the struggles i expected a black doctor to work thru)

there's a bit of a theme of instinct vs programming going on here.

"surrounded by this woodland forest thing. it's like, really natural"

hashtag obsessed with it the catharsis im feelin tbh. 2 ppl being like "yo mass killing is rlly wrong" while the cacophony of the internet ~fun goes on and on. where's the [fiction]

ITS LIKE LOVE ISLAND THE PLANET. BRO. bro im so WIRED IN /clown make up intensifies

penny pepper bean still strong holding the 12 ppl still in the tory party together in the year something something

"ruby and the doctor struggle to lie in the moment" is my favorite recurring trope

the doctor using the sonic as a remote right there……………….. im running out of clown make up ya'll

"you did NOT just "@everyone" realism

no one ever listens to the goths….

until its too late…

its interesting that there's no cameras in their feeds, tho. right? like. that's the layer i think it's profoundly different to irl in this satire / social crit. ppl are *locked out* of the real world bc they're looking at their screens, but they do that bc the screens are a constant waterfall of billions of camera footage either of individuals or coporations or institutions. always producing "content". so like is not that ppl dont "see" anythign irl but they see it all thru a filter or thru editing,,,, but its fine i get what the satire is going for slkdfj but yeah. i think thats why it may feel a bit "not quite capturing" of the current ~digital ethos

fifteen so close to losing it- fifteen if u want to go for a bit of a timelord victorious i wont judge. u can have it. as a treat.

doctor who is a videogame energy bbc merch idea -> zombies run type podcast but it's the doctor and ruby telling u where to go for a job so u dont die. (russel get on this)

YOU STILL HAVE BATTERY PROBLEMS

"this is your fault!" iconic. classic who

so many ppl have presumably died so far. god bless. we needed an ep like this. proper high body count who feels good. feels organic.

rip the au where these were the beatles. thats 1 theory im really gonna mourn for the rest of the series lol

plaza 55…… orphan 55 reference???

great abrogation sounds important.

"i will get out out of here. i promise" obligatory doctor mirroring moment.

oh shit.

"thi iss SO manual"

"hands off" I LOVE THEM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The doctor x companion x some bland guy love triangle DREAM omg

"he says they're saving us to eat for last (snob voice)maybe we're the most tasty" scream. this ep is so fun.

pentecost's style was so on point.

wasnt her battery running out? (i may have missed something sldkjf)

bro stop hitting the fucking gas pipes oh my goddddd

holy shit. RICKY NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

that was brutal.

racists are gonna hate this episode so much lol

fifteen getting to experience all the microaggressions/outright aggressions thirteen didnt. yay progress(???) "thats voodoo" holy shi t

"maintain the standards of finetime" rtd was pissed when writting this lol

fifteen is not doing all rightkids.

ncuti's "who's my doctor? he's a black man" prophecy comes FULL CIRCLE

fifteen looking at US tho…………… this is a tv show man. this is a tv show. this is - *im struggle against my straight-jacked as im graddged back to the cushion-walled cell*

the plot twist of this ep………… phones good actually. thank u phones. u are doing a service.

CONCLUSIONS!

so there's a lot of ways to chop this one…

"racism and capitalism still exists in the future" is a trope that it's kind of limiting / always grates me in some ways (it feeds into the anti-racism of ppl whose politics doesnt trascend idealist philosophy -> that is, it is an anti-racism that can't conceive of an end to racism bc it doesn't actually have a political project that address the material causes of racism and just tries to fix the "natural prejudices" away with "education". in other words, it cant portray a word without racism bc it cant *conveive* of one.) . however i think im more open to it this time / this series since s11 onwards the focus has been so much on telling stories about the present with scifi make up on. and i think this one manages to do that rlly well. ___

another vertice to look this one on is whether... is it really "doing anything" to have racism portrayed on screen (and other bigotry) in a scifi story? if u already experience racism or understand it happens, who is served by this? it's hurtful to watch and it's like missing the chance to "show a different world" is possible thru scifi. and the counterargument to that is on a """""color blind"""""" 2020s world it is rlly cathartic and re-affirming to have stories that *show* the realities of the world, and that dont shy away from showing those realities in fear of them coming off as "over the top" (bc they arent. some ppl will still walk away from this ep thinking "haha fun satires" but like. this is literally how White Rich People Talk. in real life.......) and again in this one time i think it works really well bc doctor who has… probably never done this? lol there's moments with martha and ryan for example, but never going this hard on it. but im open to discussion tbh. i think the angle of "is this a story about racism for white people to learn or is it a cathartic for *black / brown people to experience catharsis in" is gonna be one for fruitful discussion in the future. ___

besides the socio-political points,,,, bro this episode was a thrill ngl sdlkjf like so many simple, excellent moments like the girl walking into the light post. the made up slang and the real slang!!!!. the excellent interior design. "ruby and fifteen react to doctor who". just lots of fun little details. the execution was really inspired.

character point -> tbh fifteen at the end feels like a bit of Growth from like, ten at his worst moments -> "he's not the person you would have chosen to survive, but if you could decide who lives or dies, doctor, that would make you a monster"

also kinda wonder how this episde will hit for newbies / Not Us. i think a lot of its gut punch comes from dw never doing this before and so the strenght of subverting those expectations. is this an story that stands on its own w/o all the 60 years of context? we'll have to show it to our normie friends and see lol

[fishmech]

it's funny seeing people call twitter, facebook, tumblr as "first gen social media"

like no they aren't lol! they were all founded after the real first gen of social media! stuff like friendster and classmates and (kinda) myspace but myspace you could also make arguments for being a second gen service, one founded specifically in reaction to how friendster in particular was already making a large amount of money.

really depending on how you look at things you could call twitter and tumblr and instagram third gen social media - twitter being designed and intended for mass on-the-go usage via its original conception as a service you could text and receive texts from so as to allow social media interaction from people who merely had phones that handled SMS, no need for the more expensive ones with data plans! and tumblr of course only launches after twitter and originally tried to aim for a higher end "you have a phone with an ok browser so we don't need an app or carrier store support" market for its on-the-go usage. and instagram of course being primarily an app from the get-go.

[savvydissent]

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Friends, it's time (I'm sorry to say) to bring back the chain e-mail, the reply all, and the mass text. Security and safe use of the internet just became critical.

I hope you will (securely) spread it through your social circles in person, or by secured email or text.

We're all in shock from the election, and we're all wishing we could do something. Protests and resistance will increase over the next years. My hope, and my advice, is that we take the threat seriously. You (and I) are not overreacting; they tell us their plans. Trump promised at the beginning of this campaign way back in 2023 to overhaul the federal government into his personal bureaucracy. He specified that will include surveillance departments.

This is real, and it's critical to understand the the US is not immune to fascism and authoritarianism. American exceptionalism is a dangerous lie. With the technology we have now, the rise of fascism will look radically different that our historical imaginations conjure, and the administration will be very different than his 2016-2020 presidency.

The 2016 Trump was chaotic and vague, and even then he left destruction in his wake. Now, the far-right have had years to organize for a second Trump regime.

They have concrete plans they didn't have before. Trump is less coherent now, but he's surrounded by people with purpose and competence that in he didn't have in his first administration. His health is declining fast, and JD Vance is potentially even worse ideologically. The Trump administration will likely involve RFK, Jr. and Elon Musk, both of whom are extremely dangerous.

Audaciously, the richest man in the world has warned us to expect austerity. He's in a position to become Trump's propagandist (and has played the role already.)

The Heritage Foundation, an extreme Chisto-fascist organization, are the architects of this coming regime. Their agenda in Project 2025 should terrify us. One of my only sources of hope is that it seems Trump/MAGA are telling us their plans. That advantage is lost when we don't believe them.

We need to accept some harsh truths, and one of these is that social media is not the place for a resistance movement.

It is not our friend or ally; it is demonstrably dangerous. Learning this is part of the mission inherent in the popular phrase, "Don't obey in advance." Don't hand them your information. The CEOs of the major sites are collaborators--they helped manifest this outcome, and they've already demonstrated their willingness to help quell dissent (your photos are used in face-recognition software to identify protesters) and aid the police in hunting down and arresting abortion patients.

We have to rethink organizing, and we have to do it securely.

I must stress that Trump has included leftists (by which he means even moderate liberals and democrats) in his speech about "the enemy within." Even if we are white, Christian, cisgender, straight, and able-bodied, he has declared us the enemy.

Each of us has a decision to make. We either become publicly dissident--risking personal safety to a degree we can't know--or we wage our opposition in the safest way possible.

Social media? They're cops. If we are going to have any hope of staying safe and organizing, we must accept this truth.

We must assess the risk of posting our affiliations and circulate petitions and direct actions on the public web. Most of us are easily identified where data miners and AI can detect this information. For the most part, that's out there, permanently. When you delete an account, the company retains copies of your data.

I am not a security expert, but I have some beginner tips for safer communication.

● Download an end-to-end encrypted messenger app and stop using SMS texting and social media DMs. I recommend Signal or Discord, but would not trust WhatsApp, as it's owned by Meta.

● Look in to data removal services like DeleteMe or Incogni; these will help your reclaim as much of your data.

● Turn off your phone's location tracking.

● Install a VPN and sign up for a secured email. Proton Mail and storage are good; Gmail and Google Drive are the enemy. A VPN (virtual private network) hides your IP address that would otherwise out your location and other info.

● There are cheap anf free options for VPNs and you can find secure email free.

● Install TOR or other secured browsers. Chrome especially is a security nightmare. Incognito or private browsing on your regular browsers is not a safe option.

● Reject site cookies and use best practices for password security.

● Don't make plans online. Circulate information directly using these secure practices. If you volunteer or join protests or see calls to action on public social media, talk with the organizer to urge a move off social media.

● If you attend a protest, read into Black Bloc tactics for anonymity and health/safety, or at least wear a face-obscuring mask. Police have already used face-matching software to arrest protesters in the US.

● Speaking of masking, follow Covid protocols. Our health system will be gutted soon and any measures to prevent communicable disease are going to be on us. (Vaccines could be banned; the CDC eroded even further.) There are dangerous flu strains as well- please take precautions.

● Disable face recognition or thumbprint logins on your phone. Currently the cops are allowed to use these to access your phone, but they can't force you to give them the PIN or pattern drawing. Be aware that could change.

● If you are trans, discuss privacy concerns with your doctor.

● Along that vein, if you're seeking an autism diagnosis *and your level of support needs can be met without it* rethink having your neurodivergence documented. The fate of disabled folks is precarious, and authoritarian/fascist movements are dangerous for us. I'm not sure if ADHD or other neurotypes are at risk, but there is historical precedence for autistics and other divergent people to be targeted.

● Protect each other: Do not out trans, queer, racialized, or any other vulnerable people in your friends groups. Note that includes any pregnant person--Whether you're excited your best friend is having another baby or your kid sister is late for her period, keep that offline. (For the love of all that's holy delete your period trackers.)

● If you know travel plans for someone to travel or move to a safer blue state, you shut the fuck up about it.

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[tariah23]

Oku needs to put down the pen- Gantz wasn’t even that good and it’s still his best work. It’s still a guilty pleasure of mines because of how cool the concept was (and he’s really good at coming up with interesting concepts) but they always ended up falling to the wayside because of the excessive amount of fan service (doesn’t matter the age of the girl either but usually a minor with massive tiddies and ass for no reason about to be put into an uncomfortable situation for no reason at some point), rape shit for shock value, maybe some racism out of nowhere (never got over that mass shooting, blackface chapter in gantz 😭!?!), age gap stuff feat. kids and adults, and more. It’s like sm works of his could be good if he wasn’t like… that. Like the manga about a pornstar being able to turn into a giant kaiju and fight gods could’ve been SO awesome but I stopped reading it after her love interest was introduced as a high school student (I think he was like 15-16) when she’s like 24-25-“ like what was the purpose of that outside of your typical HS boy fantasy shit and wanting to appeal to that demographic and lonely men. So annoying. Inuyashiki was pretty tame compared to his other works though and I did enjoy it a lot. The MC was a middle aged man (looked much older because of his cancer aging him) dying and coming back to become a hero who saved those in need. His OPP was a demented HS boy who’d so happened to also be standing within the same area when a meteor or whatever, had hit the both of them, killing then both. He was brought back as a machine as well but used his powers for evil and hurt a lot of people. You’ll never catch me complimenting Oku for any of his other works as earnestly as this one I suppose lol. I’ll be surprised if his new work is any good at all but it’ll probably be shitty as usual with a good and wasted premise as always.

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