#Reddit has thought of this also

[alarici]

My Arcane crackpot theory is that Isha is Zeri. Not for any logical reason because she looks nothing like Zeri but because it would be neat. Also Zeri has not appeared in Arcane yet. Where’s Ekko? Getting ready to appear with a new Firelight! What about Zeri’s lore? Uh. Isha doesn’t talk? Uh. Isha turn green S2S8 let’s go.

Minor visual similarity: the pigtails + the finger gun

[charmac]

Sunny is so weird because the audience of the show has a huge internet presence but the actual fandom is tiny. Memes and clips and literally just vague references to the show or characters get thousands of likes daily, Rob's Tweets about Sunny get 10s of thousands of likes, Sunny gifs and reaction pictures make up a chunk of internet culture, the Subreddit has one million members, there's very active Facebook groups for this damn show, but there's like, maybe on a good day, a couple hundred people involved in what you would consider the active fandom.

It's just so rich and beautiful and the ratio of people who like the show to people who understand the show is insanely huge as it is, it makes me sad to think about the fact that Sunny being what it is on the surface deters so many people from even beginning to think about these characters on a deeper level. So many more people could be pulled in, way more people would get it, if it weren't for the fact that the moment the word "analysis" or "theory" comes into the conversation, 95% of Sunny's internet presence is ignoring you, responding "it's not that deep," or shitposting you out of a conversation

[aureentuluva70]

Found this on reddit a while back and the post along with the comments never fails to crack me up

[an-evil-tomato]

The hermits: omg etho he's so cool and mysterious wow

Me, watching etho for the first time: oh this man just has autism

[mercymaker]

ok i'm starting to realize why twatter and blu sky don't appeal that much to me because i'm a fucking yapper at heart and indecisive fuck in my brain and having to limit myself to a short text AND just a couple of pictures just does NOT heal my soul

[gece-misin-nesin]

can't believe there are ppl who don't like lost days wtf. not even the end scene, they just don't like jason's character and motivations in it. i mean, i always thought lost days jason>utrh jason so 🤷‍♀️

[kelbunny]

After seeing so many bad TriStrat takes about something I've developed a new opinion.

They should have locked the golden ending behind NG+. Like even if you did everything correctly your first run you wouldn't get the scene that prompts you into golden.

I'm sick of people being told "hey don't do Golden on your first run, you'll regret it" and do it anyways and whine the route intended for NG+ is hard on a new game file.

[kipperlillyforpresident]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dimension20/s/w3Hs9AWn5d to y'all

this is THE funniest anon hate i could ever receive. you can't even be bothered to write your own message...? you're just linking a reddit post...? one has to laugh.

[wavesoutbeingtossed]

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[hwatermelons-reacts]

the link click -> steins;gate pipeline is real (it's been half a day and i'm 9 episodes in)

[northern-passage]

the extreme in italics too? i'm imagining them like that gif of that person walking on the street recoiling in horror at zoomed in shots of lesbian behavior except in this case it's like...two references to hormone potions

transphobes will get mad any time they're put in a situation where they are forced to acknowledge the fact that trans people exist

[alteredsilicone]

"people really overblow how Eternalism is used as a storytelling device"

OHMYGOD RANDOM REDDIT USER I LOVE YOU, FINALLY I FOUND SOMEONE WHO GETS IT

Also this comes from a thread how it's "impossible" to explain Warframe's lore without making someone's head explode.

And it literally isn't. If you tell it chronologically it's not that convoluted at all. The worst part is the Operator/Drifter split but like... that's it.

[bibleofficial]

enraging the hamstercare subreddit by ‘making a safe hamster ball’ & it’s just a wad of my hair in a hamster ball tied in a clear plastic bag

[marsixm]

im trying to wrap my head around why i dont get enthusiastic about reddit style fiction (not a dig but a descriptor) like scp and shit like that, bc its not that i can’t enjoy them but i think its like… when stuff is framed as if it were real, but its fiction, its like, well KNOWING its fiction eliminates a huge element of the intrigue, but also, crucially, i like character-driven stories, or at least stories WITH characters. but i also like it when things are interesting for said characters to experience, like, i want the ghosts and monsters and conspiracies but i want the characters to be character-ing, yknow? not that i dont enjoy slice of life and… what would u call the first thing, non-character specific horror? idk? but i prefer when its both. its like i love kirk and spock but also i do enjoy watching them Experience Situations when i watch star trek. i enjoy the idea of spooky national forest monsters that arent real but experiencing it alongside a character would be better, and i want more trans and gay characters whose lives are clearly trans and gay but i want a plotline to unfold too

[batsplat]

brocedes compelling to you or not ?

yeah it's cool! childhood friends is a fun, quite rare rivalry angle, there's a good arc there with good dramatic beats, a proper climax and an interesting resolution. decent afterlife too. I think my main bar for rivalries is 'do I feel like corporate is pushing this on me', like I kinda need to believe the two athletes feel SOMETHING substantial towards each other beyond 'wow that is a coworker I'd quite like to beat'. these two are sufficiently weird about each other that it crosses the threshold, I respect how they're still weird about each other. has a charming toxicity to it that all the best teammate pairings involve, plus they were both pleasingly awful to each other. good little collection of memorable moments like the cap throwing thing and them taking each other out and lewis attempting to back nico up into the pack at the title decider. very solid

I do think I struggle a bit with f1 rivalries in general in terms of sustaining my interest because, with sports rivalries, a lot of my thinking about the rivalry typically is about the actual sport itself. like... it's very much reading the dynamic through the lens of what's actually happening competitively, right? the compelling bit is how the narrative of the competition is intertwined with the narrative of the relationship between the protagonists. now, this is super easy for me to do with something like, idk, tennis, because it's a sport I am intimately familiar with and can analyse with minimal effort. it's also a super interactive sport, given how each shot inevitably affects the one that follows it - which means that even when the interpersonal relationship is dull as shit, the language of the rivalry is typically still pretty interesting to unpick. with motogp, I mostly have to guess and use a combination of 'what people more informed than me are saying' and 'my own eyes' to figure out what's going on. sometimes this can be quite satisfying - there's a detail in the last few laps of catalunya 2009 of the fight between jorge and valentino that the commentators weren't really discussing but both jorge in his biography and valentino in his recent podcast adventure explicitly referenced, which is nice as a W for basic observational skills. there's some feud highlight reel races that feel super accessible to the layperson in terms of 'this is how the actual riding reflects the history of the two protagonists and their feelings towards each other'. but with f1 it's just kinda... I mean, most of these on-track battles don't really last? and generally aren't as central to the sport as they are in motogp. just a bit harder to read much into, certainly to the uneducated eye. maybe there is actually a back catalogue of brocedes fights that I've never seen anyone discuss, but I haven't seen all that much exploration of like... the wheel to wheel dynamics between them or anything

idk, maybe this is something where I just kinda have to watch the seasons myself if I find the time - but as it stands, these rivalries don't really get my sports brain going in the same way. it's a very cool story, I guess don't quite have something to latch onto in the same way. like when you're discussing the rivalry, are you just compiling childhood anecdotes... I respect it, I do think that rivalry deserves plenty of attention, it is definitely the most I have ever been compelled by an f1 rivalry and I've done a fair bit of reading on them... it's just not quite the same. makes me a passive enjoyer, not a scholar

[late-night-vocaloid]

tips for artists from twitter!

welcome! this is an extensive guide for new tumblr users, mostly geared towards artists, going over a few things I've learned here over the years.

(tldr at the bottom, short version of this post)

general tag usage

one of tumblr's best features is its tags. taking advantage of them will generally improve your experience (and ability to find posts later, something I think is a major advantage tumblr has over twitter)

tags on tumblr are used to help others find your post in site-wide tags and searches, to make your post findable on your own blog, and for commentary. they can use spaces.

your post will show up in the first 20 tags you use on it

if you use your main to reblog posts and post art, use one tag for all of your art. this will make it easy for people, yourself included, to scroll through all of your art at once without needing to dig through the reblogs. something as simple as "art" (if you don't use that tag for art reblogs too) or "my art" (if you do) will do, but it's also not uncommon to give the tag a more unique name with your name in it, like "[name] draws," etc.

speaking of which, some people also have a tag for talking, usually named similarly to "[name] draws," but again, it can be anything

don't censor your tags. there's no need to use "k*ll" or "unalive" here, and censoring trigger warning tags will cause your post to bypass people's blocked tags/words/phrases

sideblogs

sideblogs are additional blogs tied to your account. they work the same way your main does, except only your main can follow/block people, send asks, and like/reply to posts

there's no need to log into them, you choose which blog posts go to when reblogging/making them. going to a sideblog in the sidebar will auto-select that blog when you make a new post

people make sideblogs for different fandoms, blog types, etc., and because they're easy to manage and post to, many people make them for art! whether you use your main to post art or make an art blog is up to you, people do both

post longevity

posts on tumblr tend to be timeless. there are no automatically, immediately visible timestamps on posts, and people don't tend to think about when posts were made when reblogging them. you'll find your old posts will still get notes ages after you've made them

once a post is reblogged, there's no permanently deleting it. you can delete the original and it'll be gone from your blog, but the post as you made it will still exist on anyone's blog who rb'd it. this isn't to say it wouldn't get buried if only a few people reblogged it, just something to be aware of. same is true if you delete your blog

not about longevity, but the same is true of edits. if you need to edit a post, do it before people start reblogging it to prevent two versions of the post (the unedited original post, and the edited version) from circulating. of course, you can always tell people in the replies/reblogs of your posts to reblog/check the edited version on your blog (it's the same post, there aren't two individual posts) if it's important, but not everyone will open the notes and see that. people also sometimes use this for tricks

reblogging

considered the best thing to do if you really like a post, reblogging is for sharing posts with others, and saving them on your blog (+ being able to categorize them with tags if you'd like)

if you comment:

in the reblog: your comment is added as a part of the post itself, people are able to reblog the version of the post with your comment on it

in the replies: your comment is added under the post in the replies, people are able to reply back and forth to each other without needing to rb the whole post over and over, but can only reply with their main blog

in the tags: your comment will show up on your reblog of the post specifically without adding it to the actual post, it'll be visible on your blog and the tag viewing section of the post along with others' tags, keep in mind that the poster may read your tags on their post

people generally use tags to add little comments that they don't intend on getting a reply to when they reblog (for this reason, artists usually love going through the tags on their posts), but comments in reblogs and the replies are also perfectly fine

if you're on desktop, get the extension xkit rewritten and enable quick reblog. I cannot stress this enough. it makes reblogging infinitely faster by letting you hover over the reblog button for a little window with a blog selection dropdown, field for typing in tags, and reblog/queue/draft buttons, as opposed to pulling up the whole reblog screen (which is mostly good for if you want to comment with your reblog or type long tags and make sure they won't get cut off (tags have a 140 character limit each)

it's also totally normal to reblog your own art! at night if you posed it in the day, multiple days in a row, old art from forever ago, it's basically like quote retweeting it for people who missed it the first time. some people use tags like "reblogging for the later crowd" or "rb for the morning crowd" when they do this, but it isn't required

image descriptions

image descriptions (or IDs) make your posts accessible for those who are blind/visually impaired and use screen readers, which are software programs that read text aloud/make it readable through a braille display

to write them, give simple explanations of what the images you post are. for your art, include details like the medium (digital art, pencil drawing, etc), people/characters, outfits, hairstyles, expressions, poses, props, visual effects, backgrounds, and so on.

others may add image descriptions to your posts, but writing them yourself is the best way to ensure everything in your art is interpreted correctly, and the most notable parts are communicated

image descriptions can be put directly into the body/description of a post, right under or above the image (and not separated from the image under a read more)

there's also alt text, which is text embedded into the code of the image itself that screen readers will read like any other text when the image is hovered over/clicked. many websites have a way to add alt text when uploading images, tumblr included

examples of image descriptions are below the cut.

troubleshooting your posts not showing up in tags

new blogs may not be able to post to tags immediately (a bot prevention method). to make sure your posts show up in tags,

add an icon/description to your blog (you may have heard this is important to show others you aren't a bot so they don't block you when you follow them, but this is also a way tumblr itself determines if you're a bot)

reblog a post/posts (they can be deleted later)

wait a while before posting (maybe a day or two, it's been a while since I last checked the amount of time with a new blog)

certain things, like adding more than two links (not video links, just regular ones), can also cause your post not to show up in tags

an easy way to check if you're able to post to tags is to make a quick text post and tag it something specific, like "testingggg," and then check that tag to see if your post is in it. it can take a few seconds for your post to show up. this is a good way to test anything you think may be causing your post not to show up in tags, and you can delete it immediately after you check

sometimes, tags are just finicky. if your post isn't there, it may show up later, it may not. if it's really important that your post shows up in the tags, delete it and try again later

tldr/summary

the first 20 tags on your post will have it show up in those tags

if you reblog and post art, use a tag for your art

don't censor trigger warnings

if you want to, make an art only sideblog within your account

posts on tumblr are timeless and may still get notes long after they're posted

if a post is deleted, any reblogs of the post on other blogs will remain

editing posts does not edit already-reblogged versions

reblogging is for sharing and saving, and is very much appreciated

reblogging with a comment adds it as a part of the post

replying allows for short-ish discussion directly related to the post

tags are often used for making one-sided comments for the poster/your followers/people browsing the tags on the post to read

on desktop, get xkit rewritten for its streamlined reblogging feature

if you want to, reblog your art for those that missed it earlier

add simple descriptions of what your images are to your posts for those who use screen readers (see image descriptions section)

you may need to add an icon/description to your blog, reblog a post, and wait a bit before tumblr will let you post to tags with a new blog (bot prevention)

you can use text posts with any tag to test if you posts will show up in tags before posting the real thing

of course, none of the advice here is obligatory, and you should use your account/run your blog how you want to, but hopefully you find something in here helpful. there's a lot I didn't cover, mainly general tumblr things people have already covered as opposed to artist-oriented tips, and it doesn't get into all the features like custom blog themes (which I recommend desktop users look into), but these are a few things that aren't immediately apparent/are different elsewhere. that's all, thanks for reading and have fun!

image description examples are below the cut.

[ID: a chibi figure of Vocaloid Kaito sitting sadly on the floor, his scarf wrapped around his torso and lower face, and his arms to his sides. He has a single tear and is blushing slightly, and there's a bandage on his head. Beside him are a melty, spilled, blue popsicle and a wet floor sign with the text "caution" and an image of the popsicle. End ID.]

[ID: the cover of the Vocaloid Gakupo album “Celebration,” which features cursive text that reads “Celebration” above regular text that reads “Gackpoid V3 Song Collection,” along with digital art of Gakupo. His hair is half down, half up in a spiky bun with golden sticks crossed through it. He’s wearing an unbuttoned, white dress shirt, a black jacket, a black tie, and an earpiece with a mic. He looks to the camera with a neutral expression, his mouth slightly open, loosening his tie. There are glowing petals around him, and golden flowers that turn into feather-like shapes behind him. The background is a grey-to-black gradient with purplish-pink bars with patterns on them. End ID.]

these are a couple examples of how you might describe your art. if there's something distinct about your art, like very-saturated or pastel colors, you might specify that too. if you post comics, you might start out with text like "a four-panel digital comic," before describing what's happening in each panel. if you were posting a meme, you might specify which meme it is and give only relevant information, not describing things like shirt color, etc. like you might do with art. a good rule of thumb is to describe the images in your posts like you would to a friend who's in the room but can't see your screen.