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Day 4: Aristaeus
Interpretation notes and trivia below the cut!!
All rise for the entrance of my president !! Honestly, of all the figures and characters that were up for debate when I first started thinking about this story and who I wanted leading the charge Aristaeus was not one of them. Originally, I'd always known that Asclepius and Orpheus would be worked in somehow - they've always been favourites of mine in terms of children of Apollo (even if Orpheus as the child of Apollo and Calliope is less popular classically) and I expected my pick for the third child of Apollo to be involved to be similarly mortal like Iamus or Tenes but the more I looked into Aristaeus the more I fell in love with him! Ultimately, he's meant to be both a foil and a reflection of his father - a boy who grows up thinking his father's footsteps would always be warm only to realise that following in them would lead to death and destruction. While his status as a rustic and hunting god is still important here, Aristaeus' interpretation is much more focused on his connection to the Etesian wind and his quelling of the dog star Sirius which is why his hair in particular is so long and spiralling. All in all, more than any other figure I've chosen to interpret and represent in my work Aristaeus is the god I hope more people get interested in and research! I think there are a lot of important stories in his various myths and travels and I definitely want more people to discover and fall in love with them as I have!
Some fun trivia:
Apollo's firstborn son. Because he was born mortal on account of his very mortal mother, Apollo immediately took him to Olympus to eat ambrosia to begin his transition into divinity. Apollo would continue to feed Aristaeus small amounts of ambrosia and nectar for the next ten years until the child fully shed his mortal skin and was reborn as a god.
Due to the nature of making mortals deathless (namely the fun part of the process where they are completely remade and lose their mortal memories) Aristaeus spent most of his early life with his mother and siblings where they all pitched in to reteach him his family, his hobbies, his favourite things and ultimately how to live and love. Aristaeus was very attached to his maternal family because of this and his early acts of ingenuity were mostly born from his wish to make things easier for his family.
Aristaeus is the only one of his children Apollo hand raised full time. In those days, Aristaeus adored his father and believed him completely upright and blameless, the true face of a benevolent deity and the kind of man he aimed to be when he was full grown.
They would later have many bitter arguments and conflicts, the first and perhaps most impactful of all being their disagreement over Actaeon, Aristaeus' firstborn son. He wanted Apollo to teach him stating that it was a normal thing for a grandfather to do but Apollo vehemently refused to have any part of Actaeon's rearing, stating that he was not his child and that it was highly inappropriate for him to educate another god's son. When Actaeon later dies, Aristaeus blames a not insignificant part of that on Apollo - something that only worsens when he learns that it was Artemis who cursed the boy and that Apollo was always aware Actaeon would die young.
Spends most of his time travelling from place to place. Doesn't really like Olympus and prefers to spend his time minding animals or tending to fields. Is on wonderful terms with Demeter and Persephone and often makes decadent exchanges of olive oil and preserved meat for exotic flowers and fruit for his bees.
Big fan of wind and percussive instruments. Never liked the kithara because of how finicky it is and far prefers the hand drums and reed flutes of his mother's country. Exceptional dancer.
Will sell prized cattle for high quality and highly unique jewellry. Doesn't much care for gemstones but is an absolute gold fiend and has a massive collection of bracelets, anklets, nose and lip adornments and rings. Has never been north enough to hit India but got a ton of rare and different adornments from his Phoenician in-laws when he was married to Autonoë.
Hates dogs but doesn't mind wolves. Not a big horse fan either
Unlike other winds, he cannot transform into various animal forms. He's close enough to the Anemoi that he keeps up with the gossip but he's only really friends with Notos. Gets along poorly with Zephyrus whose preference for pretty youths has often led to them getting into physical altercations when they were younger. Aristaeus still holds a bit of a grudge about it.
Has a big stupid crush on Dionysus which is embarrassing because Dionysus also put him out of a job. Due to Dionysus' relative youth, he feels a bit conflicted about such feelings - mostly because Dionysus is on extremely good terms with Apollo and Aristaeus doesn't want him to get burned.
Despite kinda despising his father, Aristaeus is a pretty decent eldest brother and regularly keeps in contact with a lot of his siblings. He often delivers mead, flavoured honey and olive oil and uses it as an excuse to chat and catch up. Currently in a bit of a tiff with Asclepius because he's worried about him and his family.
Favourite colour is the rich gold of purified honey, favourite food is lokma and his favourite time of year is winter.
#ginger draws#pursuing daybreak posting#words cannot describe how much I love this man actually#other things Apollo has done that completely ruined his relationship with his firstborn include but are not limited to:#protecting and defending Aristaeus but letting Idmon die#giving Orpheus hope that he could recover Eurydice and not apologising for making Aristaeus immortal then raising him mortal#knowing how painful it would be to watch his siblings die#he firmly believes that Apollo knows a little bit of everything and could avert so much more pain if he just#warned people better#In a lot of ways Aristaeus still idolises his father - it's just that now he thinks of him as unfair and cruel instead of perfect#Apollo is content to let things be he's there when Aristaeus needs him but he won't force him to be around him#Aristaeus' intense reaction is why he started being more distant about raising his kiddos too btw#He can never detach himself emotionally but he tries not to be too permanent a fixture in their lives so they can learn about him#naturally from other people instead of growing up thinking of him as infallible or someone who would do things in their best interest#Apollo's beholden to Fate first and foremost - even his children can't change that#aristaeus#october art challenge#greek myths
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y’all expecting us to spoon-feed you content but not bothering to interact with us on a human-level is a big reason why your faves don’t hang out here anymore just sayin
#; ophie speaks#i swear people in fandom just get more and more entitled#‘nO tAgS?? nO wArNiNgS?’ on a two-paragraph piece that doesn’t even contain any dark content pub-lease#you don’t have to comment on every little thing that doesn’t appease to you!!#not everything is catered to you babes!! idk what to tell you!!#obviously if it were noncon or dubcon i would tag it#obviously if it had any dark content i would tag it#but because there’s no tags that implies everything is consensual and fine#and tbh if you’re getting THAT triggered by two paragraphs that don’t contain dark content#maybe you just need to take a break from the internet#there used to just be straight un-tagged dark content on here#like you would get 2k into a fic and then it’ll throw at you ‘oh btw you’re related and want to fuck’ and you’d just be sat there like#‘WHERE DID THIS FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC BULLSHIT COME FROM??’#fandom used to be an escape but now it’s just all AI and people just caring about content#i am just Tired#but this rant means nothing because it’s just going to go into an abyss just like every other thing that isn’t content in fandoms
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Just 10 hours later I have finished the new war. Dawg what the fuck is going on. Holy shit. What the fuck.
YEAH. YEAH. i am so sorry it took so long but also YEAH THATS BASICALLY IT. welcome to warframe under the new creative lead!!!
#deepspaceboytoy#i know steve was still technically at the helm when tnw dropped but rebb took over like immediately after i think?#so pretty much everything else after was under her. and it shows LMAO i really like the current direction#one of wf's best quests story content-wise but oh my GOD they were not kidding when they warned us ahead of release that it would be#a very long quest#genuinely though i was just about to quit the game for good out of boredom before tnw dropped and it sucked me right back in hard#literal game changer#all the content after it has been banger after banger too#EXCEPT JADE SHADOWS. js bombed and im still very disappointed . what the fuck was that DE#lotus eaters and the tennocon preview of wf99 gave me a lot of hope tho
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btw I don’t know if this is a thing anyone is thinking about but I’m not gonna stop drawing Jimmy as a canary. It’s a lovely bird. It’s still something that’s been really important to his series. There’s no reason to drop the canary headcanon just cuz Lizzie fell into the void.
#warning: don’t open up these tags I went on a very heated and rather unrelated rant cuz I’ve been mad#trafficblr#life series#secret life spoilers#secret life smp#jimmy solidarity#also I’m sick of seeing ppl celebrate Jimmy surviving because they hate the canary curse fans like SHUT UP!!! LET US HAVE FUN GOD!!!#LIKE LITERALLY EVEN IF NOBODY CAME UP WITH THE CANARY METAPHOR WE WOULD STILL BE TALKING ABOUT HOW HES ALWAYS DYING OK WE DIDNT MAKE UP THAT#HE DIES FIRST HE JUST DOES. GOD. so what if some people make shakespeare sounding posts about the curse that I don’t understand. we are JUST#having fun and making connections where we don’t need to BECAUSE ITS FUN. NOT CUZ WE DONT CARE ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE. sorry for the past few#days I’ve been genuinely mad at this fandom’s growing hatred towards its own community.#LIKE IM FINE IF ITS NOT YOUR THING BUT GOD. WE ARENT EVEN DOING ANYTHING 😭😭😭 THE LORE LITERALLY WRITES ITSELF OR IS WRITTEN BY MARTYN LOL#I’ve just been getting SO TILTED man. like ohhh yeah okay ur right i said too much guess I won’t say anything anymore#does anyone else genuinely not know wtf ppl are talking about when they say a certain hc takes over everything about the character#cuz I literally see so much varied Jimmy content yet I’ve seen several ppl complain that ppl ignore aspects of his character in favor of#WHATEVER when I literally don’t see that happening to him. step out of ur circle or something I don’t even HAVE a circle man
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You ever just see someone have a take so bad that’s born out of the inability to be compassionate for others?
#saw somebody ranting about how books shouldn’t have tws because#and i quote#‘if you need to be warned about the contents of a fictional story then what you actually need is to seek help’#and ‘it is not the world’s job to bubble wrap you’#like that is just so hateful and for no reason two#like if tws bother you that much then don’t read them and move on#the people that do need them to not get triggered or reminded of traumatic memories are not going to force you read tws#like it is that simple#whatever happened to minding your own business?#whatever happened to kindness and compassion?#whatever happened to understanding that different people have different needs#and that just because YOU went through a traumatic experience and don’t need tws doesn’t mean every one else is the same#one of the plagues of the internet is that it convinced people that you need to voice every opinion#you don’t actually!#whatever happened to ‘if you have nothing nice to say don’t say anything at all’#you accomplish nothing by voicing these types of thoughrs because the authors who write tws will write then regardless of what you think#by acting like this you’re only hurting random people who are just existing and living#people think it’s warranted to criticize everything strangers do in the privacy of their lives#people need to deal with the fact that other people are going to do things that you dislike or find annoying#and you just have to fucking deal with that because we’re all sharing one world and people shouldn’t be forced to not do something just-#because you don’t like it#especially not when the thing you’re annoyed by actively helps people#anyway can you tell i’m tired by these types of attitudes?#like i’m fucking sick of this type of discourse#‘audiobooks aren’t real reading’ ‘tws shouldn’t exist’ ‘[insert genre] doesn’t count as reading’#stfu stfu stfu and accept the fact that other people exist and that the world doesn’t cater to your opinion
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Getting online when T Sw**t does literally anything...
Every tag. Every fandom. Fanfic titles. Retconned characters (this character is a sw***ie, this character is this song coded, this ship is so that song coded and so on). Fan Edits out the ass. Audio clips, lyric quotes, hot takes on Twitter/Instagram/Tumblr/YouTube/TikTok. A cruel, unending slew of exposure you did not ask for lmfao
#when will my suffering end#and the worst part is that I generally have no strong feelings about her 😭 I enjoy several of her songs fr#I feel the same way about like the superbowl for example - when everyone apparently is collectively obsessed with this one thing and you ar#not... it's weird. Idk how else to describe it like everything I know about this subject is against my will lmfao#and I can't emphasize enough that I think her music is like... fine!!! It's not my fave but I do enjoy a handful of her songs but the last#48 or so hours have been absolutely a miserable time for me lmao. I cannot go anywhere on any website without being confronted with#content I do not care to see lmfao and I don't mean that in a bitchy way it's just weird!!!!#and I censored her name because I do not want any fan to get pissed at me or say I hate girls winning or something lmao#that's all I really had to say. It's just weird and I don't want it to come off like I'm trying to steal anyone's joy or like I'm some#entitled music snob asshole... it's just weird when you actively are not looking for a person's content but it doesn't matter because#the content WILL be pushed in everything you enjoy and then you are the asshole or a hater for committing the crime of...#just being uninterested lmao 😭#ignore me#personal#nonsims#just shitposting#gif warning
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(yet another) rant: Please stop with the frivolous Trigger Warnings
(Note: If you want to skip the recipe blog intro and get to the actual important stuff, scroll down to the header that says, "Which Warning to Use on Your Post")
Sooo I made a text post that had a few words in capital letters mixed in for effect (the rest of the text was in standard formatting). Someone reblogged it with the tags "tw: all caps" and "tw: capital letters."
The existence of these tags, specifically in the form of a trigger warning, struck me as weird. I mean, I can see why someone might be uncomfortable with an all-caps text block, if they've dealt with abusive/angry capslocked emails or something, and I can see how large blocks of capitalized text could be difficult to read, and some users might prefer to avoid them. But...
Limited capitalization as emphasis (e.g. dropping OH WAIT in the middle of otherwise lower-case text to indicate a shift in tone) does not present the same issues as a solid block of capslocked text;
I have not encountered this tag in the plethora of posts that employ the meme/joke format of subverting standard case usage or alternating case (yes, the SpongeBob meme is a thing with an actual academic definition, and it also predates the existence of SpongeBob by some decades); and
Most importantly, while formatting definitely affects user experience and can be worth tagging for that reason, I wouldn't have escalated it to the level of a trigger, which is a term with a pretty specific definition:
The concept of ‘triggering’ describes the re-experiencing of unpleasant PTSD symptoms such as intrusive thoughts being evoked by exposure to materials which spark traumatic memories. Hence, content warnings have a long presence in psychiatric literature. [source: Typology of content warnings and trigger warnings: Systematic review]
(Full disclosure for anyone who hasn't already learned from reading my rants: I have a background in behavior science, so I'm all about scientific definitions and correct application of same.)
But I thought that maybe I was misinterpreting what was being tagged, and I like learning what I should tag in future posts, so I thought I'd look deeper into those tags and see if I was missing something.
Welp. It sure was educational.
Turns out there are established "trigger warnings" on Tumblr for all of the following (not a comprehensive list; these are just the ones I also saw when scrolling through the caps tags, since many of those posts had more than one thing tagged):
any text with two or more capital letters in sequence
any text in italics
any text underlined
any text in boldface
any text in a font other than the default
any text in a color other than the default (as well as tags for each individual color)
images in black and white
images in color (how dare color exist)
images with... subjectively brighter? colors
images without ALT text
posts containing emoji
and my favorite entry, which for obvious reasons I can't describe by the content it's supposedly protecting us from:
"tw just in case"
O_o
So... where to even begin.
I guess I'll get the promised rant out of the way (for those of you who prefer to stay positive, skip ahead two paragraphs): It's no wonder that much of society mocks the very concept of trigger warnings, when they're used this... I have to come right out and say frivolously. Heck, even I'm having trouble taking the greater Tumblr community seriously right in this moment, and I've been part of it for *mumble* years and practically live here. Who in the academic/corporate/entertainment/quote-unquote real world is going to honor a request for content warnings when they see that the """kids these days""" consider italicized text a psychological trigger they need to be protected from? And you can just imagine some dudebro saying, "Wow, these special snowflakes are so fragile they're even traumatized by seeing color, lulz. We should see what really freaks them out!" ...and that won't end well.
The obvious rebuttal to that point is to argue that these tags aren't intended for use by the outside world, most of which already thinks Tumblr died years ago. Not that this has ever stopped Twitter and Reddit and Facebook users from screenshotting Tumblr posts to claim ownership of mock before, but honestly the extra-Tumblr world is the less important concern here, so I won't labor that point. The more immediate issue is how this affects Tumblr users, the Tumblr community, and the experience we're all so proud of being able to curate for ourselves.
The critical point is this: Tags exist for Tumblr users to find things of interest and avoid things they don't want to see. Warnings exist for Tumblr users to protect themselves. Conflating the two can cause not only confusion, but the opposite of the desired effect of being able to curate your experience.
Please note that it is not wrong to tag any of the things listed above. By all means, tag everything in your post! Tag away! Tag your text formatting and images and colors! Use that whole tag space so people can find/not find your content as desired! But none of these things should be categorized as trigger warnings. Trigger warnings, content warnings, and tags are all separate things, and should be used appropriately so people know what to look for/avoid in a post.
Now, you may well ask: Why do the semantics matter? If something's tagged, why does it matter how it's tagged? Isn't it better to warn people about anything and everything that they might possibly not like?
For those affected by PTSD, trauma, phobias, anxiety, psychosis, optically-sensitive medical conditions, etc., being able to trust tags -- and the community's overall reliability where they are concerned -- can be critical to their health and well-being. When the community's tags become imprecise, sloppy, or unspecified -- for example, when people start throwing tags like "tw just in case" on their posts instead of actually describing what is in the post -- it becomes unpleasant or even dangerous for those people to exist in that community. And although doubtless well-intentioned, the kind of overzealous helicopter tagging that labels things like text formatting or the presence of emoji as a trigger does two things: First, it can confuse filters and sandbag search results (for search purposes, tags are treated like a word bank, rather than individual line items). Second, it fosters a general lack of regard for real, life-threatening triggers. If Tumblr users get used to seeing every tiny little thing called out as a "trigger" -- trigger warning, there's a picture of a bird in this post! trigger warning, I can't spell so there's probably a word misspelled in this post! trigger warning, someone used a heart emoji in this post! trigger warning, here's a photo with the color orange in it! trigger warning, there's a banana in this post! Self image trigger warning, I'm having the worst hair day, lol! j/k! -- then subconsciously, "trigger warning" becomes synonymous with "lots of things random people find mildly annoying, so tag stuff if you happen to think of it" instead of "a few important things we should be diligent about tagging because someone's life might quite literally depend on it."
I know categorizing tags can be confusing, and in recent years there hasn't been much consistency in usage on Tumblr, so here's a cheat sheet to help you decide what warnings to use (and to be clear, I didn't make these up; these are sourced from academic literature and teaching guides, and were -- back in the Olden Days -- also more widely used on Tumblr.)
For a more thorough description of the most common types of content to post warnings about, see this PDF.
Which Warning to Use on Your Post:
Trigger warning (TW): Used to denote content that may trigger a PTSD episode, a severe psychological reaction, or a physiological reaction due to a medical condition (e.g. epilepsy). Broadly speaking, this warning is intended to mitigate risks that may exist because of a viewer's personal experience and/or medical status. Examples of things that should be tagged TW: sexual violence; child abuse; flashing gifs
Content warning (CW): Used to denote sensitive material that may make viewers uncomfortable or upset, or that some viewers may prefer not to see, but not necessarily invoke a traumatic personal experience. Broadly speaking, this warning is concerned with a viewer's comfort level. This can include general concepts (e.g. discussion of homophobia) as well as specific instances (e.g. use of homophobic language). Examples of things that should be tagged CW: racism; nudity; death
Descriptive tags (not warnings): Used to describe the content of a post, without value judgment, so that it is searchable and/or avoidable. (And also to write rambling comma-free essays, because Tumblr is just Like That. But that's a whole separate thing.) Examples of things that can be (generally) tagged: the themes or topics being discussed; black and white images; capitalized text; insects; the color green; memes; rainbows; digital art; literally anything else that appears in your post
Can people still dislike/be upset by things that aren't on a broadly-accepted TW/CW list? Absolutely. But that's not quite the same as a trigger, and that's why we also have general tags.
Here's an example of the difference between disliking or being triggered by content (source: "The right way to use a Trigger Warning," emphasis mine):
Trigger Warnings are here to prevent people who have experienced traumatic experiences to be exposed to something that might trigger a physical and/or mental reaction. Trigger is the key word here. “Trigger*” is used to talk about PTSD and mental illness. “Triggered” and “offended/upset” are not the same concept. I can be upset if I see a picture of a beautiful cake because I cannot bake, but it won’t trigger a post-traumatic reaction.
You aren't going to be able to anticipate every single person's likes and dislikes, phobias, emotional associations, and so on. There's a temptation to try to cover every base imaginable, but that's actually... less than helpful. Actively unhelpful, in some cases. In addition to the reasons I cited earlier, here's an example of how "I'll tag it just in case someone doesn't like a thing" warnings can be confusing:
Let's say I have two followers: WingHater96 has a deep phobia of butterflies, while ButterSuperFly78 adores butterflies. Tagging a post "butterflies" helps them both navigate my feed more efficiently: WingHater96 can block the entire "butterfly" tag, while ButterSuperFly78 can search for it.
However, let's say I tagged that post in the form of a warning like "tw: butterflies" and hid it below a Read More just in case someone following me didn't like butterflies. WingHater96 would still have that post blocked, because it contains the word "butterfly" in the tag. It would also still appear in ButterSuperFly78's search results for the same reason -- the presence of the warning doesn't affect search results at all. But when ButterSuperFly78 sees the warning tag, they might now be confused about whether the post is full of pretty butterfly photography (which they would like to see), or if maybe the reason I put a warning on it is because it's about butterflies being harmed, because why else would you warn someone about butterflies when they're the best things ever? But wait, does OP know that they're the best things ever? Is the warning there because OP secretly hates butterflies?? Do they need to unfollow OP now because they're a butterfly-hater??? and ButterSuperFly78 would not know whether to view the post or scroll past until they psychoanalyze me to determine my personal feelings on butterflies.
Adding the warning provided zero additional benefit for the person who already had the tagged thing blocked, but it caused additional problems for the person actively seeking out that thing.
Obviously this is a bit exaggerated (...though, speaking from experience, only a bit), but it's a lot more efficient to just list the things that are in a post in the tags without framing them as warnings. That way, people with different likes and dislikes can curate their own experience more easily, and know to take trigger and content warnings more seriously when they DO appear.
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TL;DR Trigger warnings exist to help people avoid PTSD or adverse psychological/physiological reactions. Casually throwing the word "trigger" in front of things that are not triggers makes people stop taking the need for warnings seriously, and can confuse people trying to curate their Tumblr experience. Reserve TW and CW for actual triggers/sensitive content and use standard tags for other things.
#long post#tumblr tutorial#trigger warnings vs content warnings vs tags#frivolous use is one reason people are dismissive of the need for trigger/content warnings#tags already let people filter things they just don't like#not everything has to be a warning#ava rants about things#tumblr culture#(also this post contains all caps boldface italics colored text and font size changes if anyone is concerned with such things)
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number 1 rule of ratr is to never ask me what my target demographic is. idk man anyone who will read really
#i think 16+ is a good place to start#there are points where its more suitable for teens and points where probably 13 year olds will enjoy#but then there are parts and themes where its like waiiit a minute is this an adult comic whats going on#im just writing to write man you all just have to sit and see what happens#nothing really that intensely fucked up has happened yet but when it does rest assured there will be a content warning for the episode#and who knows maybe nothing fucked up at all will happen. depends how im feeling in the monwnt#everything is written out/planned but there are some parts that are ambiguously fucked up and maybe while actually drawing it ill find#that itd be better to make it actually clearer#who knows#just read the comic im bored of talking about themes now#talk
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Being into some game series's is a constant cycle of going 'ok, ok maybe this'll be the one we'll be so back on, maybe THIS time it'll be good' and getting hit in the face w how joever it is hard enough to make your ears ring every time
#jay talkin#sorry 4 bein a hater any tiny shreds of hope i had for silent hill as a franchise just got squeezed outta me im done#not a value judgement nor a taste judgement its just a ME personally thing imma enjoy the old ones n leave well enough alone#i got like....what. ten fifteen mins into watching the new free one they put out and hough boy#dont read on if u dont want 2 see opinions#ok so. beats u over the head w everything is disastrously unsubtle dialogue feels clunky#beats and aesthetics feel ripped wholesale from the pt-like boom years ago so it feels unoriginal#i hit a point where it handled a real world thing so fucking stupidly that i tapped out because i do not care to see#how awfully thats going to play out. it gives u a warning up front that there will be triggering content in it#heed that warning bc it is not subtle about it it is completely in your face with no artistry at all#i am not a believer you CANT approach triggering subjects i just think the way theyre doing it is fucking dumb#its dumb and shallow and feels completely uninformed by any real experience and its trite#7 years ago it wld have been passable. today its overdone and undercooked#and hey maybe it gets good further in. i have zero interest in waiting for that godbless and godspeed#if you enjoy it u enjoy it u dont gotta bother me w it. i think its bad and im allowed to <3
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looking at fear and hunger stuff and am surprised to see how wholesome/memey it is like actually
meanwhile us here in the kirby fandom
#funny phenomenon#i like it#btw fear and hunger is a very dark/gorey/explicit game#like content warning just about everything#fear and hunger
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Who are your favorite YouTubers that make the horror/lost media/etc content
Oh boy! I have so many!! Get ready for a long list.
I've been invested in horror/lost media content on youtube for a LONG time now, so not all of these people are as active as they used to be, but I still recommend them : )
blameitonjorge - lost media along with some scatterings of other unusual internet-based and historical-based phenomenon
ScareTheatre - not as regularly active as he used to be, but he still posts some things. He is the og creepypasta/internet mystery debunker and generally just has a really good approach to his videos. His more recent stuff tackles a lot of unique subjects and the videos are not too long.
ReignBot - internet horror and arg analysis but largely focuses on "true crime" related subjects now. I personally find the way she approaches the topics are a lot better and more respectful compared to other "true crime content creators".
Nexpo - Does good breakdowns of args and fictional horror content online. His analysis on "dark sides" of the internet are also good, although recently I've been leaning more towards the following creator more.
Nick Crowley - exploration of "dark" content and subjects online, but in a really respectful and well-researched fashion.
Fredrik Knudsen - This guy probably has some of the BEST content of all of these people. His production value and narration are so good and delves into a lot of niche topics, many I had never heard of beforehand. Super engaging. I recommend all his videos.
Atrocity Guide - Similar vein from the previous. Super interesting and engaging topics of all types. All videos are recommended.
Barely Sociable - Long, but very in-depth analysis on various topics.
Sakura Stardust - Focuses on horror content and lost media from Japan specifically. Lots of good research goes into her content.
Goose Boose - Topics kind of vary, combination of real-world mystery analysis and nostalgic horror experiences. His narration is a standout for me. I just find how he talks super entertaining and engaging.
Eudoxia Mysteries - This guy's stuff is more on the recent side, but I do like that he discusses lots of things that I haven't heard of before, a lot of them focusing on reddit posts, but it isn't exactly narrated like he is just "reading off" the reddit post. Some analysis is there as well which I appreciate.
Debunk File - Nothing extraordinary by any means, especially in comparison to the other people on this list, but I thought I would give a mention just because some of his videos talk about things that I've never heard of before.
Whang! - His videos kind of vary. Mostly focuses on internet pop culture, but there is some lost-media and horror content mixed in.
SomeOrdinaryGamers - He posts kind of about anything at this point, but I felt I should give him a shoutout since I started watching him early on for his "deep-web" explorations. He has a good realistic and sensible viewpoint about these things and does not feed into conspiracy at all which I appreciate.
Izzzyzzz - Kind of focuses on a variety of media, particularly nostalgic online pop culture, but there is some horror elements sprinkled in.
Nyx Fears - I wouldn't exactly call her stuff...horror content in the same vein as the other people on this list, but I love her stuff so I have to give her a shout-out. She is probably my favorite online film analysis person (?) and has a lot of really entertaining breakdowns of disturbing media.
Now, I cannot say ALL of these creators are perfect. Doing your own research and analysis is the best approach to these kinds of topics. I do feel that I enjoy the way these people approach these themes most of the time and regularly keep up with their new videos.
#obvious trigger warnings for all of the content these creators discuss btw#not going to tag everything and all the videos have notifications about the subjects discussed already#but lots of sensitive topics in the videos for those unaware#sorry if I went longer than expected with this ask! I just love this stuff so much I find it so interesting to explore#if anyone has other recs let me know!#asks
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little brothers and their will to #slay, man </3
#while yes yes this post technically does apply to the simp bros i wanna cry about my own bro in the tags so you have been warned~?#so to start off my monthly existential crisis rant i just wanna say that… i’m so so soo envious of my bro. like to a really unhealthy extent#he’s tall enough to reach the top shelves. i can barely touch them if i jump. he has so many friends and even a gf. i have 0 irl friends.#he is able to sit in one spot and focus on his studies. i can’t even sit down for a full half hour to *eat* without getting up to take a nap#he’s learning how to drive. i can’t. he was admitted into university. i wasn’t. he’s able to find what he likes and stick to it. i can’t.#like mannn. he thrived in the course he chose in tertiary education while i lost my passion for it in the middle of my first year.#he’s good at picking up everything he tries (puzzle cubes; bball; you name it he’s good at it) while i’m just. bad at everything i try lol#he’s very good at his studies (aside from languages) and sports. i’m not good at anything at all.#he gets told that he has a great sense of humour. i’m just. boring and annoying. lolllll#he’s super sociable and he has good relations with pretty much every single family member (sans me). i’m not in contsct with most of the fam#heck he was pretty much the favourite from the moment he was born. his baby pics still get brought up from time to time bc of how cute he is#(granted it’s bc he looks like a bby m*ch*l*n man (like the tire company mascot) and he’s super cute in them but still)#and he’s also a guy and content with being a guy which is just… not fair y’knowwww~~~ asian family boy biases and all (cries)#our father pretty much cast me aside once my bro was old enough to hang with him. and even before then the bias was as clear as day. >:(((((#i make the dude mad? i get screamed at and whaccced. bro gets the dude mad? he gets a lesson on how to throw punches instead!!! like wow!!!!#he’s the only one who got to escape any direct physical harm from the guy and yet!!!! he was the 1st one to be singled out for trauma focus#idk if it’s bc of his age back then or whattttt but i can’t believe i had to friggin’ ask my therapist back then for a trauma assessment :(#2015 was a different time… my bro managed to succeed in school while i was rejected from the drama club for being too depressed :((((#but i’m sure my bro has his own share of struggles… and i’m glad that he has a few groups of friends to chill with. really.#but i just can’t help feeling extremely envious of him. i could never tell him any of this though we hardly talk at home lol#and he pretends not to know me when i approach him in public lmfaoooo. i don’t blame him though; i’d do the same if i were to approach me#so yeah. if you read this i’m sorry for being cringefail and bad at everything~~ am i still allowed to pollute your dash~? <3#and also. idk if i’ll be able to continue sischange over this week bc i’ll be handling 2 workstations by meself :( and idk how tired i’ll be#but we’ll see ok~? sorry for having zero time management skills am i still qualified to be a legit adult~?#sunday’s 🧂saltfest🧂
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I beat Elden Ring 🧍
#i am still pumping with adrenaline from that final boss god damn#what an ending#i am just about to do ranni's ending cause i love her#but holy shit#absolutely stellar game#i really hope it wins game of the year it really really deserves it#(well it or stray)#honestly? top 5 if not top 3 fav games of all time#i warn you all now im about to dive head first into the rabbit hole that is fromsoft games#i think ill either go new game + of elden ring or start ds3#but wow play this game if you can because it is amazing#everything i want in a game and more 🙏#also ill mention it again but now because im going to be talking/reblogging stuff about the game more#im not tagging spoilers unless im asked to#but if you want me to please ask#otherwise well yeah imma be spamming it more#im so excited to try thw others in the series i have high hopes for ds3 and bloodborne#and if y'all thought this was me parking persona content then no because now ive beat this game i can focus on p5r again#and also riku my boy ain't going anywhere because i was playing as him so he's getting dragged into this hell with me 💀
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Why is he just talking to me like normal sometimes
#I don’t understand at all#and he posted triggering content without a warning#I know people forget yknow it happens and I just tweeted about feeling bad and he replied asking if I was okay#which still feels really weird rn because he’s never apologized or talked things out with me#and I just said I saw something triggering and he said he hopes the poster gets punched in the face#I didn’t wanna say it was him so I just said I hope not#I just feel really weird about all of this rn#I don’t wanna pretend everything’s fine#I don’t wanna just keep going like it never happened#it’s not healthy either#I’m sorry to anyone following this stuff it’s probably getting annoying by now#I’m just too scared to start the conversation because I don’t want him to go off on me#and I guess at this point he’s not gonna do it#just because me and your bf talked it out doesn’t mean it’s over
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Leave your weapon on the table, wrapped in burlap, barely able Don't get angry, don't discourage, take a shot of liquid courage Leave a light on if you're able 'Cause we both know you're unstable Call a doctor, say a prayer, choose a god you think is there;
#Portraits#Quintus van Cinna#I'm not actually sure if I should trigger/content warning this or not#It's not meant to be the scene where he does The Thing#It's actually him returning to the spot to confront what he tried to do#And confronting all of his strong emotions about everything with Garlemald#If you need or want it tagged for anything just lmk and I can toss a tag on for you!
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#chatgpt how do i take the internet away from my brother forever#lad go outside man cmon#racism#content warning ig#he is so smart and reads so much yet some of the shit he vehemently rants about are just so???#how do you get from#‘pitbulls are horrible creatures that never should’ve been created’#(ok i see you’re weirdly and almost disproportionately passionate about this)#to ‘black people are inherently stupid and violent and pitbull apologists don’t wanna admit certain races can be genetically#disposed to possess certain immutable traits’ like man what the hell#*spends 30 minutes talking about geography and world history* ‘and thats why african civilizations are undeveloped and their people lazy#what is wrong with you??? i don’t read enough nor do i have the energy to academically dispute what u posit but#as a real living human person in this world what in gods name are you on about???#go talk to a real person make some friends im begging you#‘actually men are disposable and women shouldn’t work’#ts ain’t even half of it#he has been completely brainwashed and everything new he learns only reinforces these bizarre beliefs about the world#‘hey man i enjoy discussing these topics with you i can’t really have these conversations with anyone else’#brother right now i want to jump out of this car and onto the highway#but i’m glad we could have our little intellectually stimulating debate ☺️#shinjichair dot png#get. the fuck. off. 4chan. right now good lord#wtf
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