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i dont want to be online rn cause i feel like all ive done all weekend/week is scroll tumblr or read fanfic. so i just stretched on my yoga mat for an hour. but now idk what to do.
#ive eaten. i dont have a real book to read rn. i took a shower.#ik its 10pm but i dont sleep that early ever#i dont want to get drunk well i do but ive been drinking too much#i am aware of the irony of posting this on tumblr#talking
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life without social media is getting a bit boring i just can’t wait to enter the stage of this journey where instead of my phone i’ll grab a book to read in the bathroom
#i am aware of the irony of posting this on tumblr#but i tried deleting it & i was just way too bored lmao#didionsvision
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eating my popcorn watching all this drama go down irt the larian discord server
#like i never joined but the whole discord community relationship thing fascinates me from a psych perspective#like in a miller exp or stanford prison exp way#i am aware of the irony of this coming from a blog on tumblr where i act stupid on purpose#but i do think the entire larian discord has been incredibly unprofessional both from larian's employees and the moderators/support team#but. this isn't a hospital where i. like. care. this is my silly blog where i post dumb shit and wow are you guys seeing this?#like im am just trying to imagine. like if my hospital had an 'official discord' where staff interacted w the public like that#i cant. actually. because i've fired people for taking pics in clinic. this shit is wild#like no one seems to really know whats going on and some ppl are claiming larian hate modders/1 or 2 modders specifically#while others are like. no they dont; it just sucks having to reverse engineer the script extender etc#and then there's the google doc thing of like thousands of screenshots of the discord mod chat which i WISH i had the time to study#it makes me realize how little i know about the whole online moderater lifestyle thing that happens on discord and reddit etc#anyway im curious and nosey always so this is interesting to me#and the drama of it all takes my mind of other horrible things for a bit
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ever since I stopped using twitter I've gone basically cold fucking turkey on Posting. I dunno why. it's pretty nice to not have the urge to shout my thoughts into the aether and instead be able to talk to my friends and loved ones about the things that excite me. I've been glued to social media since I was like 14 so being comparatively completely detached has been... weird.
#txt#I am aware of the irony of posting this#but I make so few tumblr posts anyway#maybe making an actual post will remind you all that I am still kicking and not just putting a ton of shit in a queue
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they should've never invented dynamic webpages. that was a step too far
#i am fully aware of the irony of posting this on tumblr dot com#i'm just vagueblogging about my assignments again#uni pain#word vomit
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Love my usual 24/7 headache(which I have had for over a year now because ???? Who knows. My body likes to hurt itself for no reason) getting significantly worse today. Everything hurts so bad that I can’t think or look at light or move my head fast or do any activities
#yes I am aware the irony of posting on tumblr on my phone#however. bad health decisions are my right especially when making the right decisions to manage the headache atemt fucking. making it stop#painkillers dont work for my headache eithr so I’m just stuck like this if
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The Insidious Erasure of Straightwashing
I, too, am aware of the irony of realising I never posted about this video essay to tumblr on the same day I find out the news about the UNHINGED decision by netflix to make dorian and basil BROTHERS in their adaptation of the picture of dorian gray - but there you go...
watch my prophetic-ass video essay here i guess
#the picture of dorian gray#dorian gray#video essay#rowan ellis#straightwashing#queer erasure#pitch perfect#bechloe#Youtube
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Technological advances really bloody get him in the mood, but he won't succumb.
He gets sucked into holes through hand held devices just like the rest of us.
All jokes aside though - he's talked about getting sucked in by clickbaity titles (The World's First Ever Monster Truck Front Flip) and expressed at least a polite interest in frigging tiktok. He just knows better.
And talent and genius brain aside - the self-control on this front may be the thing I envy most about this man.
not an "alex turner has secret social media accounts because how can he not be curious about what people say about him" kind of fan or an "alex turner is technologically inept and can't work a smartphone" one but a secret third thing (a logical human being who recognizes the nuance of appreciating the practicality of new technologies whilst having no desire to indulge in mindless meaningless scrolling through corporations' posts and other people's thoughts)
#I am 100% sure that the smartphone#Aka the device that let's me distract myself from my thoughts by connecting into other peoples thoughts in a matter of seconds#Is what's mostly responsible for my lack of inspiration to create#Something i did SO much more of as a teenager#My brain is overstimulated and it's hard to focus on creating#Also my brain is a dump with so much useless information -and im supplying it with more trash every second#So it has no room for original ideas#I'm aware if the irony of me talking about this on TUMBLR#Admittedly though this platform is the only one where u actually sit back and read - long posts#Other people's thoughts#And also sit down and write my own#Its not just scrolling to get a quick fix of serotonin like tiktok or insta#It's still not great#But its really honestly inspiring mw to think and write more than i have ib years#So i choose this over other social media#Oof#So many thought tags
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I’m turning off anons! Lmfao the audacity y’all have to bully me. Post it with ur actual account then. I’m literally just 15. I’m just trying to help people manifest their dream lives and you are just bullying me. Now how is that what i get in return for wanting to see people succeed?! Wow. I’m also still on my own journey to manifesting my dream life. I created my blog to spread what i’ve learnt. And i’ve learnt so much since i came to tumblr. I’ve entered the void state a few times but struggled to be aware. The times where i’ve entered and woken up in the void state aware is when i had no clue what it was! I made that clear ages ago!! Stop trying to accuse me of lying! Tf?! Why on earth would i lie? What would i gain from lying?! Tell me?! Just because of your disbelief in your ability does NOT give you the right to come on my blog and accuse me of lying! PATHETIC! Also if you’ve manifested your dream life i doubt that you would still be roaming tumblr reading posts about how to manifest your dream life. The idiocy. And to say that “It’s not bullying”. Bro yes it is. Tf. How about YOU go learn what bullying is. It wasn’t a one time thing, multiple people are ganging up on me now. But carry on. Low lives.
+ Calling me rude? Okay! Of course i’m not going to respect people who disrespect me. Tf? Want me to sugarcoat it and act like a princess? Want me to just let them disrespect me. “Oh sorry, i’ll do whatever you want. You’re right. I am a low life and an embarrassment and a liar”. AS IF! I’m none of those things and you know it. You’re just reflecting your assumptions about yourself onto me! LMFAO the irony. If you really hate me then go block me and stop reading my posts? It’s that simple? I’m not here to convince you that i’m telling the truth. You can choose to believe in me or not. It doesn’t change the fact that i have entered the void state. Want me to take a picture of my void state and send it to you? Tf? Loa is based on faith and you want proof? You don’t even have faith in yourselves. You need picture proof for everything don’t you?
+ I’m going to stop posting. Unless they are success stories. I’m not giving you guys any more advice. I’m sick and tired of the people on this app. I honestly never thought i would be one of those bloggers that would be bullied on this app. I’m turning off anons so i know that half of you won’t want to send your success stories and i’m fine with that. You can priv message me and if you want to be anonymous i’ll crop out your username and pfp.
Edit: NO WAY!!! I was just abt to turn off anons and decided to look at my inbox and someone accused me of faking the success stories?! WHAT?! I’m sorry what?! They said ��it’s you down to the way you type”. WHAT?! That is the most ridiculous thing i’ve ever heard. It’s disheartening. I actually felt the pit in my stomach when i read that. People just assuming the worst about you feels horrible. But it just shows their lack of disbelief in themselves. I did not crate my blog to chase clout wtf?! Why would i spend 2+ hours perfecting my posts so you guys can read them. All that for clout?! I think NOT.
Look at these:
(The way they’re all anonymous says a lot).
+ The amount of bloggers you guys have done this to is CRAZY. Smh 🤦♀️
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GUYS GUYS GUYSSSS IM LOSING MY MINNNNDDDD TRANSFORMERS ONE WAS SO GOOODDDD THIS IS LEGIT ME RN:
Okay, but seriously though, I really enjoyed it and want to make plans to see it again. So if you haven’t already, I highly recommend the film. It’s criminally underrated in terms of the box office, so go show it the love it so rightfully deserves!!! 🥰
Anywho, if you want to hear nonsensical spoilers, feel free to read below the cut.
Childhood me would never think I’d be somewhat shipping Optimus and Megatron but like… yeah I understand what y’all are getting at in your tumblr posts. (Fr though, their friendship was so sweet. D-16’s betrayal really did hurt. And it’s been a while since I’ve seen such a well done relationship like that in the media. They’re just two silly lads who genuinely cared about one another and yet got driven apart by vengeance.)
Every single time Bee said “Badassatron” I’m sobbing— He’s such a goober. Bumblebee was always my favorite as a kid, so I have a soft spot for him (even if Orion and D16 were my favorites in this film). “KNIFE HANDS” he’s a safety hazard. (Also him being slightly insane and making inanimate objects his friends to talk to and being self-aware that they’re fake— I AM STEVE?!)
Sentinel essentially saying “Nu-uh” to D-16 when he was rambling about his plans.
Why did they keep saying miner? 😭
Starscream is such a neeerddd per usual. Dang he’s simping for Megatron (I’m kidding y’all, I miss poking fun at the silly plane man)
Trion basically adopted these tiny 4 robots and yes it is canon 💯 (Bro shouldn’t have died, I wanted silly dad shenanigans 😭)
Orion- “Hey Darkwing, my finger can transform”. Meanwhile D16: *knocks Orion the heck out and then proceeds to get punched by Darkwing* My favorite part of the movie ngl
I am very Bumblebee core tbh. He’s just a silly little guy. A silly guy with knife hands.
Bee saying his dream was to work for the government had the theater and I howling (this was a very fun theater experience actually, loved the vibes)
The boys are just casually scared of Elita. Girlboss 💅 (Also I love that her and Arachnid had a fight. I vaguely remember them having a fight/maybe rivalry? In Transformers Prime. Speaking of which, I need to rewatch that. Its been years and I never finished it)
I’m sorry but the whole “Starscream” namesake and then D-16 damaging his vocal cords is obvious irony but still. Nice touch.
”Why did you gag him?” “He wouldn’t stop talking.” “Even when he was unconscious?” “ESPECIALLY WHEN HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS!” Bee’s certified yapper moment
Orion’s whole arc and relationship with D-16 is sad when you pair it with how they are in other iterations. Like, the reason Orion/Optimus would’ve been a stickler for the rules and order was because he was afraid of losing someone again like he lost D-16. (I can’t remember if their backstory is the same all across the board, its been a while since I brushed up on transformers stuff)
The animation was genuinely very pretty. I love the little magic sand particles and the way Megatron’s eyes have a glow trail as specific examples.
The child in me kept kicking my legs and screaming at the references. The mask! Roll out! When D got his signature arm gun I internally lost it. And Chris Hemsworth’s voice at the end of the film was a really really good Optimus voice.
“Is it… getting closer?” Meanwhile Bee: *running away for his life* (both him and Orion running at the start of the film absolutely took me out)
Okay I might do a follow up to this tomorrow, it’s late and I have work in the morning. I’ll think on some more things I want to add as well as some headcanons! Stay tuned!
#transformers one#transformers#oh I am SO gonna write fanfiction#Excuse me while I fixate on this for a bit#Silly robots#*happy tail wagging*#transformers one spoilers#orion pax#d 16#elita one#bumblebee#badassatron
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Pit Babe episode 2 rewatch/live commentary (part 1)
Still no pic...bad tumblr, bad 🥺
Get off of my screen with your smug face and beautiful hair !!!
Get him random reporter !
100 millions, you know, just some pocket money😑
Thank you Way (i guess) for confirming that the mafia is lurking somewhere in the back ground
"gnah gnah gnah he's your Daddy" well guess what Way, he's also yours............f*ck off (i have nothing intelligent to add)
Oh but i'm pretty sure he has a very clear idea off something else being penetrated...now am i talking about Way or Tony ? (both)
How old was Kenta when he became Tony guard dog ? Was it before or after Pete left ?
Kenta and more specificly his face broke me during this scene. The disbelief on his face after the fist slap, you just know that he never ever thought that Tony would use physical violence with Babe, THE golden child.
I aslo think that this exact moment made Kenta very aware of the fact he would/could never escape Tony's violence.
Everyone need an Alan in their life, especially Babe...and Jeff....and Charlie...basiclly anyone adopted by Tony
The tragic irony of Babe saying that he will not let Tony control him to Way literally mindcontrolling him 20 second later
(Side note n°? : this is when i trully perceived Way for what he is.....guess i have to thank Lhong for teaching me about VERY BAD friend)
Babe is pissed !
At this point why even wear that tank top hmm?
Back hug!!! Charlie = physical affection
JEFF!!! with his pink milkshake.....i love him so much
Kenta look so relaxed in this scene and almost proud of his work....can someone (Pete) hire him as an actual assistant/secretary, pretty please,
Now, what the reason behind Tony choosing Kim, what makes him so interresting ? (except the fact that he is really pretty?!) And i'm pretty sure Benz is not 1.80m
Okay, now let's talk about Babe house. More specifically how open it is. And how it's "perfect" for Babe, someone who spend his formative years somewhere more akin to a prison than a house. Who probably lived his fist few year of freedom in small (and more likely shitty) appartement, before having the money to by this specific house.
And i wonder if the holes in the walls were there before he brought it or if he destroyed those walls himself, so that nothing could stand between him and the front door?
As for the car in the living room, coupled with the entire collection of mini cars on display, it almost look like a little boys dream house (plus the Game Console and toys)
And the fact that Babe put himself right in front of the front door while waiting for Charlie to come back😭(not thinking about child!Babe waiting by the door in Tony's mansion for his father to come back....)
What salary are you talking about Babe ?
It's been less than a week and Charlie already caught on Babe's bullsh*t
Aww they're playing together
Is Pooh the best actor in the series? No. But one thing that he does extremelly well is using his eyes to convey a lot of his feeling (and his thoughts).
The way he keep cradling the back of Babe's head during their conversation.
At first i had a hard time figuring what Babe was feeling during this scene, but my guess -> annoyance ->a spark of fear after being overpowered mixed with arousal -> Charlie catching up on that "are you sure that you want me to let you go"-> Babe realising that he doen'st want Charlie to let him go -> giving in with "that* look on his face
oh look, screenshot are back !!!!
i never noticed the f*cking stikers on the microwave 😂
(never mind, no more screenshot 😭 why tumblr!!!!)
More NorthSonicDean doing mecanic stuff, with Way supervising and giving instruction (oh my, i'm being nice toward him)🔥🔥🔥
Once again, Sonic wear red and North Blue
Hiii Dean, you're still very cute 🥰
If anyone wonder, i got my idea for the WinnerDean "rivals on social media" AU from the comment about the Red racing team (let's be honest it's Winner) leaving bad comments under the X-hunter post
ooooouuuuuhhhh, i wonder who that boy is ????
to anyone who was doubting Jeff because he's wearing the red bag, i kindly ask you to watch Sonic outfit reeeaally closely
Dean being next to the car to teleporting in front of the blue pillar to being next to the car again ! (all the while looking really tiny)
North and Sonic being on each side of Alan like two little devil on his shoulders
Yeah okay, Way is making a good point
And that it for part 1 (which is already way to long and will be even longer once i will be able to add the sceenshot and gif)
I'm horribly late ? yes, but i will try to catch up, because even if life is shit right now, doing this makes me really happy. Also i currently working on the prompt fic 😝
And if anyone wants to add something about one of my theorie/though, fell free to do so by comment and tags or by sending an "ask" 🤗
#pit babe the series#pitbabeanniversary#charliebabe#winnerdean#northsonic#alanjeff#peteway#kentakim#i just love Dean and Lee sooo much#By the way Happy Birthday Lee!
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i accidentally stumbled upon your alt twitter acc today and i have to say it's so disappointing to see you constantly hype thomas up to his face on main then talk shit about him there. you may not be tagging him but those posts are still public and he could still see them. idk i guess i just thought you were nicer than that.
He is unable to see any posts on my alt account, I have him blocked on there because I frequently post about tss ships I really like and feel very uncomfortable if he were to see that. I know that he has said he’s fine with people shipping the sides and many people tag him in shipping stuff and that’s cool for them! But personally I would feel weird for him to see me posting that? Idk. It’s just how I am.
Secondly, in terms of ‘talking sh-t’ in many fandoms it’s perfectly reasonable and normal to criticize creators as you wanna see them grow or you may just end up disappointed. I do love Thomas, him and his series has been my special interest for like 5-6 years now. But I can’t deny sometimes he disappoints me, like this next tss video it seems is just another ad and that tires me. The irony of this coming to me on tumblr is the difference between twitter and tumblr culture when it comes to Thomas. As tumblr is very open to criticizing some of his decisions. I’m not gonna get very deep into it, but I feel like personally I have the right to be disappointed in some of the things that happens in the series. Wait times, lack of updates, ad videos when we haven’t even gotten a main video in a while. But I still love the guy, he’s still incredibly important to me, I support him on patreon because I wanna see more of him and his series and because I just wanna support him. As for, if this is just about the beard comments, I just don’t personally like beards and I am completely 100% aware of the fact that thomas is his own person, he can do whatever he wants. If the beard makes him happy? That’s great! That’s amazing! I’d prefer he have it then. I don’t want him to change it, I’m not asking him to change it, I’ve never and will never ask/want him to change it especially if he likes it.
I know thomas likely has RSD considering he has ADHD so I would never criticize him to his face, I don’t wanna hurt/upset him. Why I don’t post this stuff on my main is for that reason, he COULD see it! And I don’t want to hurt him, I do care a lot about him and his well being. Sometimes I just need to vent out my disappointments and issues I have with some of his decisions is all. Or get a second opinion from other people or see if anyone else sees a problem with something I have. I still adore him and support him so much and have throughout all the years I’ve been here in the fandom. Me criticizing thomas occasionally on my alt doesn’t change that, atleast to me, of course anon you can think differently- but that’s up to you.
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Harassment talk.
Hey all. It’s come to my attention that someone recently made a DeviantArt account that's been spamming Ugi’s DA submissions. Now, I’m aware on DeviantArt there’s been a number of similar accounts who have been spam reposting or linking the Ugi callout posts from tumblr onto her remaining submissions despite most of those posts explicitly saying to NOT HARASS. However it seems people think spamming what is now essentially an inactive DA account is doing “something”. I’m going to be blunt here: Spamming isn’t helping. A number most of those accounts in fact are doing stuff most of us don’t approve of. And as I said before, most of those call out posts warn to not harass/spam Ugi or her followers. If people have been paying attention to my pinned rules and my posts you already know my thoughts on harassment. I am still critical of how Ugigiugi’s chose to trace and steal from other artists. I am also critical of her apologies. But in the grand scheme of things? This type of harassment doesn’t really do anything. She’s already been called out in the community. People either have dropped her or have expressed their own opinions and have moved on entirely from this situation. And some of us, like myself, are using this time to find as many sources as possible and archive what we find because we believe in finding the OG artists to give them support for their work and give them the proper credit due. Either way, I’m going to repeat yet again. I don’t approve of all this campaign of harassment/spamming. I don’t know who is doing this all but I will say there’s a certain irony in these accounts spamming posts from people who all say to not harass. Whomever you are, we do not need, nor want, your type of "support." The same applies to any other forms of spamming like anon messages or hyperlinking stuff. EDIT: DOXXING IS ALSO INCLUDED! -TwstPomeTea.
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Ok so I am fully aware of the irony of me posting this in English, but
One thing I have to admit I miss of fandoms before Ao3 and big social media sites was the non-English fandom spaces for fandoms centered around English-language works. Like, okay, fine, it was only ever a few big ones, like Harry Potter and LOTR and the like. Okay, fine, I only got to experience it briefly, by the time I figured out internet and fandoms around eight years ago, Ao3 was already becoming big, becoming the site for fic, and fandom stuff was moving onto the various social media sites. But there were still a few non-English forums and fic sites around; I frequented one for LOTR and read my first LOTR fics there, while my English was still so weak that I struggled with reading English fic. The site still exists, but there's been barely any activity for years, and no new fics. The Harry Potter site I know for a fact existed once although I never used it myself, I can not find at all - I don't know if it's gone down (though that seems likely) or if i'm just stupid and can't find it.
But these days? Tolkien fandom does still have one active fan forum in my first language, but that site doesn't to my knowledge host fanfic or really put much attention on that aspect of the fandom. As far as I know, there isn't an active Tolkien fan community in my first language on tumblr either, and why would there be? Tumblr is predominantly English-language site, and it's hard, I suppose, to have an active fan community here that uses a language other than English but shares a fandom and relevant tags with predominantly English-speaking fans. The only active fandom community I know of on tumblr that primarily uses my first language is centered around a work that was written in said language in the first place.
And as for Ao3 and fanfic? Well, yes, Ao3 has a lot of language options! But how much do people use them? For my first language, for fandoms I care about myself, not a whole lot. For Tolkien fandom in particular, there's 48 works altogether. Most of them are cross-posted on or archived from that old fic site I mentioned previously. More than I'd care to admit are something I wrote and posted when I was like 12 or 13, and much worse of a writer than I am now. I have left them up, I'm not taking them down because it's more effort than it's worth, but they're not something I like to remember or think about, let alone reread. Many of the rest are about ships and characters I don't care about. That is compared to the something like 700 Middle-Earth fics + an assortment of other non-Tolkien fanfics and oc fics + poetry and song parodies the site also had sections for. (Plus the threads in the conversation sections, but like if we're talking about content you might post on Ao3, that's not on the list). And as I said, some of the 48 works on Ao3 are cross-posts of some of the 700ish fics on the language-specific fansites.
The thing with Ao3 is that yes, it allows for posting in other languages than English. Which is great! But at least in my first language, and I would imagine in many other languages as well, it's not something people do much, aside from a couple of fandoms where the source work is in that language, and a few extremely popular fandoms. Even then you have to go out specifically looking for fics in that language, because if you just look at all the fics in the fandom, fic in other languages gets posted so little that in any bigger/more active fandom, it gets quickly drowned by the English works.
Also, even when people write fic in my first language, I can't really find that sort of dedicated fan community, and I don't have anywhere, aside from their Ao3 comments or maybe some private chat between two people, where I can talk to them. I have, in some fandoms where I'm lucky, one friend who speaks the same language I do, and we can toss ideas back and forth and be fans about our fandoms in my first language, in a private chat. Which is fun and I love that person so much!! But two people isn't a community. And I have to admit, that community is something I kind of wish I could have.
Of course there are merits to the English-speaking fandom spaces and the fandom scene on big social medias! I've made so many friends from all over the world on tumblr and on fandom discords! Even if there were dedicated fanfic and fandom communities for the fandoms I'm into that used predominantly my first language, I'd probably still also hang around in English fandom spaces as well, and read and write fic in English, too. But I just- I would like the chance to choose to do that, you know? I'd like to be able to decide that, you know what, right now I feel like reading/writing something in English. But yesterday I read fic in another language, because I felt like it. I'd like to be able to write fic in my first language and have some hope that it might be read by a handful of people, and I'd like to have enough other people writing fic in the same language to be able to read their work and be inspired by the way they use the language when they write! (Because let's be honest, it's kind of hard to write in isolation, coming up with everything on your own, and I'm constantly getting inspired by and taking notes from the way other people whose fics I read write!) As much as I love that one friend of mine, I would like to be able to have a meta/headcanon discussion in my first language with more than one person besides me chiming in. Everything that's good about fandoms and being in fan communities, I'd like to be able to experience in my first language as well as in English.
And I realize I'm part of the problem, too, posting almost exclusively in English and very rarely writing fic in my first language (although I am planning on making a few things for the None English Fest on Ao3). The dominance of English language in fandoms is in part a self-fulfilling prophecy; no one uses other languages, because no one else uses them either, and someone has to be the one to first start actively writing and/or posting in a given language, and maybe other people would then start doing so too. (Although let's be real, I write fic or post any original content so infrequently that I would probably not be able to kickstart a non-English fandom community by myself even if I wanted to.)
I don't have a solution for this. I don't know whether there is a solution. But I wanted to make this post in the hopes of perhaps stirring up some conversation on the topic, at least making people think about this. So, if you have something, anything, to add - feel absolutely free to do so! I would love to hear other people's opinions on this!
(PS if you speak Finnish and you're into any of the fandoms i'm in, feel free to come chat with me! And if you ever write fic in Finnish of one of my fandoms, please link it to me, I wanna read it!!)
#fandom#fandom problems#fandom culture#fanfiction#ao3#fan community#fandom community#fanfic writing#languages#archive of our own
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Already so tired about the OGL 1.1 discourse re: CR tonight and we're still hours away from the damn stream. People saying, with no irony, that 'CR's input will make or break this whole situation' or 'this silence is damning' is so tiring. There's so many levels of bad media literacy here! The show is pre-recorded! I am battening down the hatches and prepping for so many bad faith and poorly thought out takes tonight and over the weekend.
You know I was not going to weigh in and was going to just like, chill out and eat corn chips and watch everyone enjoy the Fjord comic, but since you've asked, I will say this, and no more:
TLOVM - remember how we're all excited for TLOVM? is on Amazon Prime. Last episode had an ad for Capitol One. We all remember the Wendy's one-shot. I mean, shit, I think we're all aware of the multitude of problems within the video game industry, and I invite you to look at which companies have sponsored CR One-shots.
In terms of "companies that Critical Role has dealt with" the idea that Wizards of the Coast is uniquely evil rather than Regular Lack Of Ethical Consumption Under Capitalism is just like, truly, goldfish levels of memory and amoeba levels of understanding. It's very shitty of WoTC! I completely understand if people want to disconnect from WoTC, and if a boycott is right for you, have at it! But like, recognize where you have drawn your lines, and if they are perhaps based less on your personal thought process and more on whatever who's yelling loudest on the internet is saying.
Creators need money too (literally, isn't that what the OGL uproar is all about actually), and unless they are already independently wealthy, there's three ways to do that: subscriptions/purchases that are paywalled, free with ads, or hoping your audience will actually join the Patreon instead of making anticapitalist Tumblr posts about how pure and unproblematic your show is while you starve.
I've tried to avoid saying this for the obvious whataboutism reasons but: I would love to think that everyone in the US who is arguing that selling content based on the D&D is a fundamental human right for free has also at some point spent an equal or greater amount of time taking material steps to pass legislation granting, say, necessary medical treatments for free as a fundamental human right, but I know there's no way that's even close to true.
Anyway I feel your pain, and here's what I'm doing: reporting people talking about the OGL and not specifically in relation to CR in the CR tag as spam, because it is. Blocking people with dumb takes that are not technically spam. Calling my reps. And, of course, eating corn chips.
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I’m coming from a sincere place when saying this, though it may come off as rude, so I apologize in advance. It is no wonder that your blog is causing you mental anguish, because there is a lot of negativity coming from your anons (yes I am aware of the irony that my anonymous ask is also negative). I have been following you for a couple of months and it seems like the bulk of your asks are anons complaining about other blogs/other fans. When you post your own thoughts on reblogs or when posting pics, you don’t seem to be a negative person. You seem like you try to block out negativity and are, in general, happy/excited about the celebs you post. I know that you were concerned about shutting down anons, because they’re an occasionally nice and thoughtful asks, but is it worth keeping the feature if it’s just a gateway to a slew of pessimism? It is not your responsibility to be the sounding board for anons’ issues with other blogs, especially if it brings gloom to your happy blog. Regardless, I hope your feeling better than you did the other day ❤️
I’m coming from a sincere place when saying this, though it may come off as rude, so I apologize in advance.
No apologies necessary 😊
It is no wonder that your blog is causing you mental anguish, because there is a lot of negativity coming from your anons (yes I am aware of the irony that my anonymous ask is also negative).
Thanks Anon for the feedback. I agree. I've noticed that most of the negativity seems to come from some (notice I said SOME) of the fans/asks as well.
I have been following you for a couple of months and it seems like the bulk of your asks are anons complaining about other blogs/other fans.
Yea idk why ppl think I'm the "Blog Police" lol, but I'm NOT!! 😅🤣
I honestly couldn't care less what someone else decides to put on their own blog. It's their blog. Whether I agree with them or not, they have a right to post whatever content they want! 🤷🏾♀️ You will never see me telling someone else what to post, or what not to post etc. It's not my business! 😅
Now, if I need to be warned about a certain blog, then feel free to alert me. I don't mind.
When you post your own thoughts on reblogs or when posting pics, you don’t seem to be a negative person. You seem like you try to block out negativity and are, in general, happy/excited about the celebs you post.
You're absolutely right about that Anon! 😅💯 You've pegged me well.
I don't like a whole lot of drama or negativity in my life. Tumblr is just an escape for me honestly lol.
I know that you were concerned about shutting down anons, because they’re an occasionally nice and thoughtful asks, but is it worth keeping the feature if it’s just a gateway to a slew of pessimism? It is not your responsibility to be the sounding board for anons’ issues with other blogs, especially if it brings gloom to your happy blog. Regardless, I hope your feeling better than you did the other day ❤️
Thanks Anon 🥰 Yes, I'm feeling MUCH better after my decision from a few days ago.
And thank you for your honest feedback. I'm going to take what you've said into consideration. I have turned off anons before..... but maybe I just need to do it more often lol. 👀
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