#Tumblr/finances

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Guy who is totally normal about fish tanks

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Quick FAQ on Tumblr, "Value", and the Proposed Crab Day

Motivation: I see a lot of misinformation circulating on the dash re the proposed crab day and I wanted to offer a simplified and judgement free perspective using core principles of finance.

Q: We keep being told that tumblr's been making nothing but a loss for years, and yet, if it is so unprofitable, then why is no one is shutting the website down? Is it really in need of our money if it's already owned by a multi-billion dollar corporation?

This is in fact not as much of a paradox as it appears to be because "value" in corporate finance terms is a function of present and expected future profits (adjusting for the fact that profits you expect to be earn in the near future are worth a lot more than equivalent profits expected to be earned much later in time).

This means that you can have a company or a product that is currently making a loss (i.e. costing a lot more to run than the income it generates) and it might still be worth some (or a lot of) money as long as you expect it to generate enough profits going forward. Uber for example has been making a loss for years and is still valued at billions of dollars because people think it will eventually generate a lot of profit.

Q: What does all of that mean for tumblr, specifically?

Given how unprofitable tumblr has been historically it's actually a pretty good sign that management has a plan to try and make it profitable because it means they haven't thrown in the towel yet!

But if they fail or if they decide that no matter what they do tumblr will remain unprofitable, then they wouldn't have much business incentive to keep running it. This is why participating in crab day or spending some money on tumblr in general is a good idea, if you can afford it and if tumblr is a service you would like to keep enjoying into the future. And if the answer is no to either of those questions, that's ok too--don't let anyone guilt you on this.

Even more questions-and-answers under the cut! My inbox is also open for any (good faith) questions you might have.

Q: But we all use tumblr religiously--isn't that enough?

Not quite. Tumblr's current state means that the existing userbase is not enough to make the site profitable. For that to change, either the existing userbase needs to become more profitable, or tumblr needs to get a lot more new users--or have a combination of both.

Q: Can crab day really solve all this?

Once again, not quite. A one time cash-injection is not equal to sustainable income, which is what tumblr ultimately needs. This means tumblr will still need to court potential new users and that entails some change to the design and/or the perception of the site. (I love tumblr but guys, if we are real for a second, last time I told my coworkers that, they asked me if I also had a myspace account.)

Q: So why participate then?

Because it will still help. While some change is inevitable and necessary, if we the existing users put our money where our mouth is, it would send a strong signal to management that we value the service they offer and that they should take our preferences into account in designing the site's future also. Also some cash, even if it is a one time deal,

Q: I heard people who came up with the idea are transphobic Christian fundies--do you really want to associate with people like that?

I don't. But who the blogs behind this idea, as people, are has no bearing on the merits of the idea itself.

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Mocha Yumika’s Dorm Uniform ^^

lowkey rant under the cut!! You can ignore it if u want LMAO

Finally gave her ass a last name lmaoooo

At first she didn’t have one bc I intended there to be some kinda amnesia plot where upon entering twisted wonderland she had very little memories but ended up regaining some after adjusting to living there and all that. Originally, the idea I had was to have her chose the name Mocha bc one of the few memories she has is the fact that she likes mocha lattes (the drink that her chara is actually based on ^^)!! I still wanna keep that plot point bc I think it’s cute but I also want there to be like some personal connection to her old world right off the bat so she got a last name now yippee !!

To make her last name I pretty much wanted to focus on her first name phonetics. In other words, bc Mocha starts with an “M” sound and ends with an “ka”/“kuh” sound, I wanted to incorporate something similar in the last name bc it would be a hell of a lot easier for me to remember. However, since she takes the role of Yuu in my cafe au, I also thought it would be cute to uphold that one tradition of “Yuusona has Yuu in their name somewhere” so I kinda just. smushed those ideas together and hoped for the best.

And as a result, Yumika was the name I ended up with !! :D

Also I tried to make her dorm uniform match with the cafe uniforms teehee <33

[kittenrulez]

Girls just wanna have fun

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hey. don’t cry. embersnail neon tetra coin purse sample complete. ok?

[jamiebluewind]

Eclipse the kitten update

(please don't glitch tumblr it's the tenth time I've tried!!!)

Previous post

Welp! Winter's boy has a respiratory infection. It was causing him to wheeze so to the vet we went! Luckily it wasn't a diaphram issue (which had us worried because of his umbilical hernia). His hernia also came up normal on his x-rays.

(X-rays left out because might bother people, but I can send them on request)

He's on meds several times a day and taking them like a champ, but had to be put in a pen with limited free playtime (because nothing will stop Mr Indestructible from running around the house with all the grace of a car with no breaks). We DID get a reply after just a week from a really nice person who was going to give us one (shocked us let me tell ya because it was BIG dog sized). Unfortunately, they left it outside for us to pick up and someone else just... took it. Right out of their yard. And since all we had was a small cat carrier to keep him in (which was kinda cruel for more than a day or two tops), we ordered a cat playpen that we got for a decent price. We kept looking until it got here, but no luck. Still! It's a nice playpen and we have it set up so he doesn't have to jump if he doesn't want to (plus more vertical to enjoy later on). Sarah's mom also let us borrow her water fountain!

We went to a new vet as ours was booked up (and he had already been wheezing a day). Everyone basically fell in love with him instantly. He left with a little toy from the tech, they gave Winter a jar of honey (one of the people in the office has bees and they wanted to give her something for caring about a kitten that most wouldn't have despite him having a treatable condition), and they've been checking in on how he is recovering (very well since I first typed this actually). He's basically got an entire vet office wrapped around his little paw.

Also, the non-profit we're taking him to for his surgery had a cancelation and his got moved up to the 12th! Counting down the days yall.

Because I gotta kinda mention it, this hit us where it hurts. Between the vet visit and testing, the pen, and the estimated cost for the surgery and followup, it's gonna cost us more than $2k (as long as nothing ELSE goes wrong). We're lucky that we're all super careful with our money, but there's only so much we can save up with three people below the poverty line. Still worth it though. I mean, look at this doofus

He is so stubborn that we can't leave scratch posts upright because he keeps doing THIS! XD

I'm linking Winter's paypal, but I 1000% understand if you can't help out. Still, a reblog and a word or three mean a LOT to all of us so if you got a minute, I'd love some new post additions to show Winter.

(Truth be told, the only reason all the updates are posted on my tumblr is because I'm the longest winded out of the three of us and I take like 5 billion pictures. XD )

Speaking of, there WOULD be a bonus pic of him and his sister (Melanite, aka Miel) playing under my chair as my cat (Danny) looks on from a safe place, but tumblr kept glitching when I added it.

Edit: surgery update

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The face the body and more

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ASTROLOGY OBSERVATION PART 8

For a Cancer ascendant individual, if Jupiter is in the 2nd house, it may not provide good finances even though it is placed in a friendly sign (Leo). Instead, it could create debts, as its 5th aspect falls on the 6th house, which is the house of debts and diseases.

LET ASTROLOGY CHOOSE YOU!

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sorry i do love tumblr dot com but not enough to give it money while it's horrifically disproportionately moderating and flagging trans women. and before anyone says 'its not the fault of tumblr staff it's the transphobia baked into the ai moderation tool!' that doesn't make it better to me. 'other sites are even worse than tumblr with that kind of thing' well im not regularly using those sites and im certainly not giving them any money either.

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Qᴜᴇᴇɴ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴇɴᴛᴀᴄʟᴇꜱ

ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ/ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ꜰᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ꜰɪɴᴀɴᴄᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ꜰᴇᴇʟꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɪᴠᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ꜱᴇx

⟶ Qᴜᴇᴇɴ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴇɴᴛᴀᴄʟᴇꜱ ᴜᴘʀɪɢʜᴛ

ʚїɞ ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ⟶ upright, is about being down-to-earth and being realistic. its about knowing how to take care of yourself and other people, being surrounded by luxury. someone who is responsible, prosperous and abundant, and can be knowing how to be practical, someone who is very feminine and business-minded. the queen of pentacles is the queen card that is closest to the empress.

ʚїɞ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ⟶ being in a rich relationship, cooking fr each other, having high standards for each other. the queen of pentacles in romance is about being in a practical and domestic relationship. being a home for someone. being in a relationship with a high social status.

ʚїɞ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ/ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ⟶ can be about doing really well in school or in the job. the queen of pentacles here is about being helped by someone who is very successful and a mentor. being someone who is popular too, could be known to be in a popular friendship school.

ʚїɞ ꜰᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ⟶ in upright, the future is about things going your way, feeling nurtured and nurturing other people. attracting people in your life and feeling beautiful abut yourself. can also insinuate of getting what you want.

ʚїɞ ꜰɪɴᴀɴᴄᴇ ⟶ being financially independent, having a secret bank account, being able to help other people with your finances. having a good business, being a businesswoman, collaborating with someone to get your prices up. getting a good deal, and being comfortable.

ʚїɞ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ꜰᴇᴇʟꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ⟶ could feel comfortable around you, could feel attracted to you as well, could feel romantically attracted to you, could feel like you're beautiful, could feel protective over you, could feel nurtured by you, they could feel generous towards you as well, indicator of being spoiled. could feel happy with you. could think of you as a queen.

ʚїɞ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ⟶ could treat you like a queen, would feel serious about you and will treat you sensibly, would treat you like their wife, would do a lot of things for you. cook for you, show you love and give you money. this card could also mean they would be generous with you, would want to work as a team and be dedicated towards you.

ʚїɞ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɪᴠᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ⟶ they could think of you as someone who is a good catch, could think of you as someone who is sensible, beautiful and generous. they might like how your body looks as well. they would think of you as the queen bee, someone who has a high social status, and would think of you to be someone who is generous, could think of you as someone they want to support, someone who is happy and could think of you as wife material.

ʚїɞ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ⟶ the queen of pentacles is a beautiful person, embodies the empress archetype and is someone who is nurturing. they re a person who could take care of themselves as well, a very venusian person. someone who is mature and financially independent, the queen of pentacles is someone who is grounded and cares for other people, they support other people around them as well.

ʚїɞ ꜱᴇx ⟶ good card to get for sex. but be careful because its an indicator of being pregnant. both parties being generous, the both of you being in the mood. the queen/the woman could be pampered the most during sex. very sensual sex, could be a pillow princess, but both people would like the intimacy either way.

⟶ Qᴜᴇᴇɴ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴇɴᴛᴀᴄʟᴇꜱ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴇᴅ

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ⟶ in reverse the queen of pentacles is about being disconnected, someone who is self-absorbed and selfish. could be envious or could have people envious of them. in reverse this card is about exploitation, ambitious and conflict.

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ⟶ in reverse in a romance reading, could be about someone being shallow and selfish. the relationship being possessive, controlling. someone could see the other person as a person more than a trophy. someone could lack emotional maturity to the point it can be off-putting. someone could be insecure as well.

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ/ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ⟶ being exploited. not a good card to get in reverse when it comes to this type of reading. could speak of someone in the setting being unreliable, could find it hard having a stable grade or income. the work being impractical and disorganised. could be over-working yourself.

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ꜰᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ⟶ in reverse, could be about neglecting yourself, could be advising you to take care of yourself or taking care of your responsibilities. could be about financial instability coming your way, feeling disconnected or neglected. someone could be jealous of you in the future.

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ꜰɪɴᴀɴᴄᴇ ⟶ not a good card to get for finances, could be about money mismanagement, being terrible with finances and being someone who is very materialistic. avoid investing, save up.

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ꜰᴇᴇʟꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ⟶ someone could be feeling jealous or possessive over you. they don't feel confident whenever you're around, could feel scared that you might leave them for someone better. could also mean someone might not have your best interest, and doesnt want to move forward with you.

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ⟶ not a good card to get in reverse, would be possessive about your shares of money, very selfish and jealous. would want to argue just for the sake of arguing, would be wicked and disloyal. might only use you for sex.

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɪᴠᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ⟶ someone could think of you as someone who uses their look to get what they want. could think of you as someone who is too sexual, boring or even chaotic. could think of you as someone who is greedy, a gold digger and someone who is self-absorbed. someone might think you're a sociopath and an envious person.

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ⟶ as a person, the queen of pentacles in reverse is not a good card to get. they're someone who is disconnected, neglectful to other people and could be struggling with finances. could be someone who is too materialistic, too wasteful, likes to be mean or a villain. they're someone who likes to use other people as well. is a cheat.

ʚїɞ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴀʟ ꜱᴇx ⟶ not a good card to get, don't even think about it.

ʚїɞ ɴᴇxᴛ ⟶ ᴋɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴇɴᴛᴀᴄʟᴇꜱ

ʚїɞ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ⟶ ᴋɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴇɴᴛᴀᴄʟᴇꜱ

ꜱᴜɪᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴇɴᴛᴀᴄʟᴇꜱ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀʟɪꜱᴛ

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