#anon 0002

[flicker-confessions]

FLICKER CONFESSION #0002

Submitted by anonymous:

Mike is so overrated. Also his design is extremely bad and is so obviously just the developer he was based on's avatar. (Side note but he is wayy too oversexualized by the fandom like he's based off a real person what are you doing)

Blog runners' additional note: yeah I get it, though I didn't know about the hypersexualization !?!? Like man that's really weird, especially if he's based off a real person (sort of reminds me of some adam x grace shippers which is just really weird but yeah)

Submitted on 06/12/2023 (d/m/y)

[nordleuchten]

Hello! What was Lafayette's social status at the end of his life? Didn't the French Revolution do away with the entire aristocratic system or something so was he still technically a marquis? Did he still have a huge annual income? I think Adrienne was able to reclaim their confiscated land so I assume they could collect rent that way, but how would that and their general standing in society compare to their days in the ancien regime? Sorry for so many questions, I’m just so curious haha. Thank you for being such a great resource!

Dear Anon,

no need to apologize, I like getting asks. :-) So let us get right to it!

Yes, La Fayette was, at the end of his life, still a Marquis – or rather again. The French Revolution saw the abolishment of the monarchy and of noble titles alike. This was an idea that La Fayette very much promoted and supported so he did not mind the abolishment in and on itself. Later under Napoléon and then during the Bourbon Restoration, noble titles were given back, and new ones were created. La Fayette’s son Georges inherited his father’s title and his son then in turn inherited the titles from Georges. The line ended there because the family ran out of male heirs at this point. But although La Fayette was a Marquis again, he had a marked preference for the address General La Fayette – a nod to his republican tendencies and his military career. It was moreover a title that he had earned himself and that had the same meaning for his friends all around the world.

It is true that Adrienne managed to reclaim most of the family’s property through different methods and strategies. But there was also a lot that she could not get back, especially in terms of items of value that the family had once owned. The years that Adrienne and La Fayette were in prison had cost the family a great deal of money while simultaneously no money could be generated. By the time La Fayette and his family settled in Danish-Holstein, they were deeply in debt. Although never returning to the highs of their pre-Revolution wealth, the La Fayette’s were eventually once more well off – although there were some bumps in the rode and the help of America was greatly appreciated and needed. I have spoken about La Fayette’s financial concerns during different times of his life in the past but never in a single comprehensive post that I could link for you. It certainly is somewhere one my list, but I do not know if anybody would be interested in a breakdown of La Fayette’s finances. So instead of a detailed breakdown of his finances, there is this quote about the nature of his debts:

“Enclosure: Lafayette’s Description of his Finances, [ca. 18 November 1809],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-02-02-0006-0002. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 2, 16 November 1809 to 11 August 1810, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005, pp. 10–26.] (06/04/2023)

The same report also details La Fayette’s incomes:

3d A working farm that will bring him next year, all expenses taken into account, twelve to thirteen thousand francs in net income and will increase in value in ensuing years.

4th To this landed income we must add the balance of the pension owed to his rank as general, which amounts to six thousand francs minus a slight deduction.

It follows that supposing that all the debts are paid off by the land Congress had the munificence to give him in Louisiana, each of Mr. de Lafayette’s children receiving from him 3000.₶ in annuities, all his family receiving room and board at his house, he would have an income of eighteen thousand livres in annuities, which will be successively raised to 20,000.₶

“Enclosure: Lafayette’s Description of his Finances, [ca. 18 November 1809],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-02-02-0006-0002. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 2, 16 November 1809 to 11 August 1810, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005, pp. 10–26.] (06/04/2023)

Some smaller incomes were left out and some of the numbers mentioned were at this point only estimated values. I would say, from all that I have read, that the farm at La Grange yielded eventually more than the proposed 12.000-13.000 ₶ but I have never seen any reports concerning La Grange’s actual performance. I would however say that the estimated range of his general incomes is correct.

Now to the last part of your question, La Fayette’s social standing after the French Revolution. This one is a bit tricky, because the French Revolution turned the whole of France’s social order inside out. The position that La Fayette had formerly occupied wasn’t any longer existing.

After the French Revolution, La Fayette was first imprisoned, then in exile and finally in “retirement” in France. He was during this time less a public than a private figure, but he could never again completely take off the mantle of a public persona. His engagement in the American Revolution was well known – but his actions during the French Revolution have brought his political, religious, and philosophical ideas to the home front. The French Revolution had made him enemies and had sharpened his profile. La Fayette, who never really like courtly life, used the shifted atmosphere after the French Revolution to engage more directly in politics and turn away from the court. France now had different elected political chambers and La Fayette served many years in those chambers. He took these elected positions very seriously but was also often more a silent member of said political bodies than an outspoken one. That is not to say that he could not be outspoken. He proofed during the 100 Days and during the three glorious days in 1832 that he still was one of the “big players”. As I said before, towards the end of his life La Fayette put more emphasis on his military titles than on his noble titles. He even became once more the commander of the National Guard for a short time in 1832. He was very interested in the cultural, artistical, philosophical and scientific life of the day and was a frequent guest in many of Paris foremost salons. He was not only interested in French political and social life but also in the affairs of other European and American countries. His opinions were well known, and he was respected for his adherence to his principles even by people who did not necessarily shared this principles. After the French Revolution La Fayette had moved away from the picture of the dashing young Marquis who had fought the British in America. Towards the end of his life, La Fayette was seen as more complex, more nuanced, more experienced. His life and social standing was still by far above the average but he also more and more valued a quite afternoon in the midst of his ever growing family.

I hope that answered your questions and if I missed something, do not hesitate to send a follow-up. I hope you have/had a lovely day!

[madcom-anonymous]

anon #0002

Sanford is my wife btw

[pawbeanies]

the more you post the more i realise that you and i were made the same... it could be truly beautiful if either of us was real...

woah... real.......... i cant beleive we came out of the same lab where they grow funny dogs in giant test tubes for the express purpose of making funny posts on the internet for .0002 cents per year of ad revenue.......... if only i were real anon .............. if only ............. but u see ... u are actually talking to a very intelligent ai with a dataset of solely like funny puppy posts im like in the mainframe. or whateva

[divinebunni]

What did you do special on your birthday? Have you replied to anon's birthday wishes on the internet? I don't give a damn, but talking about other people's plans without looking at yourself first sucks

i don’t get special birthdays, i get days full of love and warmth from the only person that matters. replying to dumbasses online takes .0002% brain power

[venusiangguk]

I’m assuming that you’re secretly whipped for either jimin or yoongi

false 🙅🏻‍♀️

[queendeeshorrorimagines]

Hello!! I’m here for the song matchups! (Only if you aren’t extremely busy, don’t want to be a burden 👉👈) Could I please request a matchup from dead by daylight? (Killer or survivor, whichever is best!)(or if its harder then just survivor ♥︎)

Anyways! My song is “Meet Me In The Woods”by Lord Huron!

Thank you so much, have a wonderful day!

I hope you enjoy dear!

I ship you with... Jake Park or Charlotte Deshayes!

Jake relates to this song because of how how his life was before the Entity's realm, even before he decided to live off the grid.

He knows that he's changed since he was the child that was forced to be like his father and older brother. He sometimes wishes that he was back in the days where he didn't have to constantly fight for his life.

Now that he has you to be there for, Jake doesn't want you to be alone with experiencing the cruel realm that you both were put into like he was.

Charlotte, before the fog was forced to grow up at such a young age. Given the era she was from (during the witch trials in France) and how much abuse she had to endure because of her and her twin simply existing

Witnessing the trauma that she did, she feels as if she owe her life to the Entity for bringing her dead brother back (and eventually bringing you into the fog.)

There's been many times when the two of you were walking together in the woods, talking about the various things that the both of you had endured before being into the trials. Knowing your story only wanted Charlotte to keep you safe from some of the more dangerous killers- even the Entity to a point.

[takeachanceontoday]

--- Feeling really hated and thus super depressed. You can add me on discord if you want to. But I’m gonna be just lurking now. Sorry.   Turning off anons. Please don’t send hate. You never know how the other person might be suffering mentally/emotionally. Just don’t do it. 

Tangy#0002

[chrisevansluv]

He isn’t ever deleting his social media. Single, dating, married, father to 4 kids, it’s here to stay. What do they have to do with each other? He obviously has set clear boundaries with it for himself and is very able to take breaks from SM completely for days if not weeks at a time. He doesn’t even give us that much content on either Twitter or Instagram so I’m not sure what you’d like him to withhold. As if he’s the type of toxic person to punish people. And the content isn’t about his personal life. And to be clear, he also doesn’t see anyone freaking out or the trolls on tumblr. He has no clue about any of it and if he did he doesn’t care. The man is not checking tumblr to see how his latest follow is going down. He doesn’t care. He probably signed onto the app got shown her story at the top and was like oops and unfollowed. No one even checks or freaks about his Twitter follows. Chris does not live his life or use social media according to how .0002% of fans react on anon in an untagged corner of the internet.

👆👆

[flicker-confessions]

FLICKER CONFESSION #0048

Submitted by anonymous (from confession #0002):

hii!!! anon #0002 here!

fun little fact! mike is the second most popular "recent" character only behind grace, so please tell me how "one or two" people are talking about him. putting mike in maid dresses and cat ears and whatever CAN be "just for fun" or whatever but it's usually just sexualizing him. that is what i meant by that. im talking about people who go into the lobby in mike cosplays with cat ears and maid outfits. these characters are adults. im not a complete hater of tasteful sexualization. but there is a PLACE and a TIME.

thanks for reading!!!! ^_^ <3

Blog runners' note: this is pretty off topic but I hate how cat ears and maid outfits are used for sexualization so often :// like WHO LOOKED. AT A CAT. AND AT A MAID. and thought "mmmm yes s veyry seggzy 😍😍🥴" ?? anyway anon sorry if I contributed to anything bad ever I am a horrible person and a sinner . Also, the confession #0048 is not a mistake, I just realized that that one ask from a while ago doesn't really count as a confession

confession type: blog - fandom - general

[cheryls-blossomed]

Same anon. This SB thing is beyond ridiculous. Even if they want to argue that it’s about liking them for their friendship, it’s not even the most interesting friendship on the show. Barry barely pays attention to Caitlin/Frost. It’s embarrassing for those that are still holding out hope that SB is gonna happen romantically. Like seriously people let that fantasy die already. What is there to self insert about? Barry has always and will always have eyes for Iris. Period. I can’t count the number of times Caitlin has either been an afterthought or not a thought at all. This past episode is yet another example of that. Would he have let Iris get shot because there’s a .0002 chance the device may get damaged. Hell no. Would he intentionally let Iris get hurt in any way. Hell no. Who does he always snap out of his funk for? Iris. Who grounds him. Iris. Barry and Caitlin have a decent enough friendship but at no time has there even been a hint that Barry wanted to be with Caitlin, that’s what makes this whole thing so bizarre

Tea was served. 

[asexualresearch]

Type Journal Article Author Pádraig MacNeela Author Aisling Murphy URL https://ift.tt/2OKPaxu Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 799-812 Publication Archives of Sexual Behavior ISSN 0004-0002, 1573-2800 Date 4/2015 Journal Abbr Arch Sex Behav DOI 10.1007/s10508-014-0458-0 Accessed 2020-07-20 14:34:55 Library Catalog DOI.org (Crossref) Language en Abstract A signi��cant body of research is now emerging on the subjective meaning of asexuality. This study explored how self-identification as asexual is managed, both as a threat to the self-concept and a source of personal meaning. A total of 66 selfidentified asexuals were recruited from an asexuality internet community and responded to open-ended questions on an online survey. Of these, 31 participants identified as female, 15 as male, 18 gave a different label such as genderqueer or androgynous, and two did not provide information on gender. A thematic analysis of the transcripts resulted in three themes. Socially, asexuality attracted denial and resistance due to incompatibility with heteronormative societal expectations. Despite the threat to self-integrity arising from asexuality being socially rejected, it was typically assimilated as a valued and meaningful orientation on an intra-personal level, aided by information and support from the online community. A second level of threat to self arose whereby other self-identifications, especially gender, had to be reconciled with anon-sexual persona.Theaccommodationmade to other elements of the self was reflected in complex sub-identities. The findings were interpreted using identity process theory to understand how threats arising from self-identifying as asexual are managed. Although asexuality emerges as an orientation to sexuality that can be reconciled with the self, its invisibility or outright rejection in society constitute an on-going challenge. Short Title Freedom, Invisibility, and Community

[inkykeiji]

ooo dabi pins!! :3 im so excited for u to get some heheehe. if ur comfy can we see them when they arrive?? maybe we’re twinning with pins too!! ^_^ im so afraid of mine falling off allthe time lmao im frantically looking at my bag every .0002 seconds when my coat even brushes it D:

absolutely!! i will totally show u all!!!! (´∀｀)♡ omg please anon that would be so cute!!! aaaah buy an ita bag if it’s feasible for you to do so!! that way you can show off your pins + merch without having to worry about losing or ruining any!!

[queendeeshorrorimagines]

Thank you so very much for the matchup! I wasn’t expecting you to do both killer and survivor, but its a pleasant surprise for sure!

I hope you’re having a wonderful week, stay safe and healthy <3! Happy holidays!

Awee thank you! Happy holidays as well dear!

[smorebin]

OMG IM SO HAPPY AND HONORED TO BE JINNIE ANON. YES!! I swear hyunjin makes my life worth living (personally lol) like just seeing him puts a smile on my face. I've been in a slump lately so it helps a lot that theres sth to look forward to. It's at least 1 reason to keep on living. AY NOT TO BE DARK, on the contrary im just so happy and glad that i got to know skz And the fandom is aaah 💕 tumblr stays are wholesome (as far as ive seen at least) Im just excited to interact w/ fellow stays!!

My Dearest Jinnie Anon, I hope you know that STAYs are also here for you and we want to be a reason you keep on living as well! Stray Kids may not be my ult group (even though they are like .0002 mm behind my ult), but I affectionately call them my Emotional Support Kpop Group because of the atmosphere both them and STAYs foster! I am really happy to hear that you can rely on them and us for support in your times of need too! (Changbin is the reason I smile every day too)

[leonawriter]

Your Followed Blog Has Updated

Read it on AO3

Fandom: Final Fantasy VII

Characters: Sephiroth, Genesis, Cloud, assorted others.

Summary: In another universe, nothing was much different other than the fact that those who had the most up to date PHS systems also had the ability to use them for less... professional means. Which usually meant blogging.

One particular blog says "Last posted: 13 years ago." 

Right up until the day it doesn't.

(Fully the fault of @radioactivesupersonic who started us off by saying “Genesis would totally have a blog”.)

...

hero-of-loveless posted at 05:36 13th October 0000

"Even if the morrow is barren of promises

Nothing shall forestall my return."

Replies:

from: dumbapples, posted at 00:15 20th October 0000

"Where the hell are you? You'd better get back here soon, or the only thing stalling your return will be the army, you know that."

...

dumbapples posted at 14:28 December 18th 0000

"What do angels dream of?"

Replies:

from: tobeahero, posted at 14:29 December 18th 0000

"to come home?"

...

first-soldier posted at 23:54 March 15th 0001

"I don't even know why I have this anymore."

...

tobeahero posted at 12:34 April 1st 0001

"This is a joke, right?"

...

first-soldier posted at 23:00 September 14th 0002

"@hero-of-loveless, I knew you were too stubborn to die ."

...

tobeahero posted at 01:43 September 24th 0007

"The price of freedom really is high, huh? Guess there's no point keeping this on the quiet anymore. If I get out of this - I'll see you on the other side."

Replies:

from: midgarfullofflowers posted at 08:00 September 24th 0007

"Zack? Is that you? What's going on?"

from: midgarfullofflowers posted at 08:15 September 24th 0007

"Zack...?

...

cloudy-wolf posted at 10:45 September 4th 0009

"Tell everyone I'm coming home, Tifa."

Replies:

from: finalheaven posted at 10:50 September 4th 0009

"This isn't a group text messaging service, Cloud. You could just use your phone like it's meant for."

...

first-soldier posted at 02:25 June 11th 0015

"so what do you do when hell doesn't want you, heaven kicked you out, and your mother doesn't want you anymore"

Replies:

from: why-are-clowns posted at 11:45 June 11th 0015

"wow man. sounds harsh. got anywhere you can go?"

from: first-soldier posted at 11:47 June 11th 0015

"no."

from: first-soldier posted at 12:34 June 25th 0015

"yes. maybe."

...

first-soldier posted at 17:12 July 1st 0015

"to all the deities, summons, and powers that be. I may have made mistakes."

Replies:

from: anon posted at 15:32 July 3rd 0015

"Haven't we all?"

 ...

AN: The first bit is all blog posts. Later additions will probably have some normal prose as well. Note that although the blog type is highly based on Tumblr, the formatting isn't going to specifically match that exact site.

(AKA that one idea that wouldn't leave me alone until I'd written and posted at least some of it up, well after I was meant to be asleep. It's not even anywhere near what I'm trying to be working on right now.)