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mimiwrites2000 · 8 months ago

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The whole Watcher situation is showing how many people know nothing about how a business work

#i don't support a paywall #but like #g u y s #the people who say they should cut down the budget or not hire employees know NOTHING about how a production works #i majored in filmmaking and been working for three years (since I graduated) and minimizing the people working is literally the shittiest–#–decision to ever exist #watcher

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jujoobedoodling · 6 months ago

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a study ft half naked sylvanas

full image @ ko-fi

#mine #not tagging this as sylv because you don't actually see her LOL #anyways this is what im up to #sry it's paywalled but i love my supporters gotta make sure they eat good

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tricksterlatte · 11 months ago

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Anyone else think short form social media based on algorithms designed to promote topics that create more engagement instead of more joy, the idea of fast fashion but conveyed through social media, and the fact you can monetize suffering and outrage better than ever has largely resulted in the death spiral of media literacy and the mass emergence of bad faith readings?

#I may be venting a lil but god it blows my mind #fyp is a blessing and a curse because i don't think ppl were ever meant to be subjected to this many ppl at once #god i took a bird site hiatus for weeks and now BARELY check it and it already feels like a hit #oughhhhh #even fandom spaces have hugely incorporated marketing and networking into them bc of cmms and sponsorship and building portfolio #which would be fine tbh if it weren't for the way socmed is designed #now it's like you can't support too many ppl or else you're shadow banned or you have to make yourself palatable and marketable #and websites with threads in which people will only read the first post before qrting because ratios are seen as five minutes of fame #features that permit beating an algorithm are locked behind a paywall that promises you money if you go viral #and what goes viral is usually incendiary content meant for those ratios or trends. whether for or against OP #even in hobbyist spaces the climate has changed so much due to the monetization and marketing and just. ugh #not to mention side accounts dedicated to gossip in this new priv account culture like...idk #if you have to make another account so you can make fun of a friend on main with selected priv friends it just doesn't sit well with me #and not every priv account does this but enough do and it makes me tired #unsolicited hate comments are still as bad as they used to be on ff dot net except now people openly are proud of it more #why do most socmed feel like passive aggressive sticky notes on high school lockers #there is so much more I could say about everything that has left me weary about the internet but I don't know the time or place #and I don't want anyone to think this is about them because it's a general statement. though if you are doing the more inflammatory things.#maybe rethink that. it's not good for anyone else and it's not good for you either #I keep coming back online to check on ppl and see art and I *know* it's draining for my health every time #but I feel a lot better now that i use socmed less overall. and that I try to focus on what makes me happy #it just sucks seeing so many people i care about endure absolutely wild struggles bc people online do not care.#I like rambling in my tags because this is the only place I ramble except my personal journal and to my wife

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goldandlights · 11 months ago

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For anyone interested: There's a new way to continuously support Tumblr in the TumblrMart!

A 2,99$ (monlthy) or 29,99$ (yearly) sub simply to support the platform -which I think is quite neat. With Twitter a living nightmare, pillowfort and bluesky not taking off and 10+ years of my life & interestes all on this platform, I'd quite like it to stay up for a long while more.

If you do, too and can spare the expense, please consider it. 🎉

#don't come to me about uhhh but staff did this or that #at this point I flat-out do not care #the elongated rat has driven the only other truly active fandom-y platform into the ground #and locks basic usability/visibility features behind a paywall #while vocally supporting right-wingers and misinformation #i am not biting the only hand that still feeds me #(so take that childish hostility elsewhere thx)

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pythoria · 11 months ago

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hello everyone! a quick break from your scheduled art posting to talk about this incredible fic i think ever bloodweave enjoyer should read.

i know it'a already very popular, but imo it's a must-read. i could not praise this fic enough for what it is, the amazing ideas it brings to the table, the incredible execution of the timeloop trope. it's by far the fic i look forward to seeing in my inbox the most (not that other fics aren't absolutely gorgeous), because every chapter is just. a delight to read. it's got angst, fluff, and an amazing romance, but the plot is what really makes it stand out. it's tight, packed with great characterisation and has perfect pacing. please give it a shot if that sounds at all interesting to you. oh yeah, and did i mention that it's got art for every single chapter? yeah, read it. bask in its genius.

#pythoria.txt #turn on the laugh track #if anyone who follows me is already reading it don't hesitate to message me i'm in love with it and could sing its praises all day long #i also think it's a great experience to read it as it updates and the wait between each update is almost part of the experience #because you never know what will happen next and thinking about every chapter for a few days and letting it sit and marinate is the BEST #i'm ngl if this was pay-to-read i would not hesitate. every chapter could be behind a paywall and i almost wish they were just so i could #support the author and show them how much better they make my day with more than just positive comments #luckily for everyone it's free and an absolute joy to read #binge it or read one chapter at a time and let the story sit in your brain #to me this is a fantastic example of how you can sometimes tell a story better with fewer words #nothing about this fic is superfluous #a perfect example of efficiency in writing and how 2 sentences can sometimes wreck you harder than thousands of words #and the art follows the same pattern. it's simple; thematic; emotive #it's beautifully done without being perfect realistic renders. it's BETTER for it even.#it's got great composition and unbelievably touching facial expressions and poses #i just think. the person who created this fic is a bottomless well of talent and creativity. it is GENUINELY fantastic in every way

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neuroglitchy · 7 months ago

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oh hello, yet another ADHD app designed to help with routines!

unfortunately I can't afford your subscription, do you know why?

BECAUSE I CAN'T MANAGE THE MOST BASIC ROUTINES WITHOUT THE HELP YOU PUT BEHIND A PAYWALL YOU PREDATORY FXCKS!

I'm open to recommendations, in case any of you found a free alternative to apps like Brili, Tiimo, Routinery or RoutineFlow...

#this is especially irritating when the dev team claims to be a bunch of ADHDers themselves #they decided to prey on those ADHDers who can't fxcking hold a job without outside help #and I don't think the most basic of routine managements should be locked behind a paywall #like it must be nice to not need the same amount of help/get the help #but I do #call me entitled I don't think it's fair that I have to pay a monthly fee just to simulate a functioning brain others were born with #while those who should understand me more than the abled profit off of my need and desperation #absolutely disgusting #like I expect corporations to be this scummy #but not the teehee small ADHD dev teams who allegedly aim to support their own #adhd #adhd app #routine apps #accessibility #paywall #audhd

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bitingtrait · 1 year ago

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So i was playing around with one of my OCs in CAS and noticed that the body sliders were kinda slow on their everyday outfit, so through trial and error i figured out that it was an acc cravat i have

so i check it in s4s, and it was 47k polys

below is a before and after of me decimating the mesh

there is no good reason for this. I removed 40k polys and it looks the same.

This is paid content. The least you can do as a creator is make sure the polycount isn't way higher than needed.

#to be clear i didn't pay for their content #i don't support perma-paywallers. just get their cc off the vault #but there is literally no reason for this #decimating the mesh is so easy and i can't respect creators who don't even bother to do it when they should #teeth chattering

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applesaucesims · 2 years ago

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Blackmagictrait has all of goppolsme paywalled content on their page for free 💖

Niiiice we love to see it 😍 thank you @blackmagictrait for doing the lord's work

I see they also reuploaded other paywalled pride content 👀👏

#as it should be #i saw someone point out that people don't make as much pride content anymore because they can't paywall it #but i would rather have a legit supporter than that lol #reply #anon

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leiascully · 2 years ago

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Re: posting your ko-fi or whatever on AO3 (don’t do it), I’m lucky that I’ve never been in a position where I needed to crowdfund my rent (I’ve been broke, even for extended periods, but never zero dollars broke), but also, if you accept money for fanfic, you’re opening yourself up to so much legal trouble. Fan art is just different and that sucks for those of us who can’t draw, but that’s how it works.

Anyway, you’ve never seen a leiascully ko-fi and I hope you never will. I do this for the love of my blorbos and for kudos. When I write an original book, you can buy that :)

#chitchat #the commodification of fandom is so poisonous to me #capitalism is a plague #i'm glad that some people are able to feel better about accepting help because they exchange fanworks for that support #but the accessibility of fandom is incredibly important #it's not a playground for everyone if you put it behind paywalls #i don't think fanfic is any less important or meaningful just because it's derivative #most of literature is derivative in one way or the other #and playing with someone else's toys is part of the fun #because you get to do it ~right~ when canon fucks up and make them kiss etc.#but it's still an interesting legal question

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why-animals-do-the-thing · 29 days ago

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The Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository is live!

You can find it at: https://www.animal-photo-references.com!

Here's how this repository works: all photos were taken by me, a human, at zoos, aquariums, sanctuaries, and other facilities with animals in human care. There is no AI involved in the photo editing or creation and there never will be. Right now there's 56 species on the site; my catalog has over 300 and I will be uploading the rest of them as fast as I can.

Artists creating derivative or transformative works (without AI) have blanket permission to use these references. Yes, even for work you're going to sell.

All other usage/reproduction requires permission, but assume I'm friendly and please do ask! That's educators, researchers, the media, people who need images for a school presentation, etc. This is just to retain copyright/control in case they're scraped/reused unethically - it doesn't meant I don't want folk to have access! So please do reach out via the contact form on the repository website, I don't bite and I'm most likely going to say yes.

Please don't repost the repository photos to your own blogs: I've created @animalphotorefs as a dedicated blog to share photos from the site, and of course I'll reblog a lot of it here! That again just helps with retaining copyright and sourcing of the images. If you really want to repost some for a specific purpose, please just ask me first!

Also, folks, this project has no funding. It's just me and my camera.

There will never be a paywall on the site - I believe resources like this absolutely must be free for everyone to access. So please, please, please support the repository if you use it. Want sneak peeks at photos, cute videos I take, or to help choose what I photograph and what gets posted first? You can do that through Patreon (and there's a free trial on the most interactive tier!) If you'd like to just drop a tip, I've also set up a Ko-Fi.

I can't wait to hear what everyone thinks of the repository.

To whet your thirst for cute photos, here's an Indian rhinoceros contemplating a goose.

#exotic animal photo reference repository #project launch #free art references #art references #anti AI #my photography #crowdfunding #animal photos #thank you so much to everyone who helped crowdfund one of the lenses that took so many of the newer photos on the site #aaaaa so excited

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msbarrows · 1 year ago

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Seeing a lot of people in the notes who seem to want to be able to donate without getting a badge for it and... well... you can buy a badge and NOT DISPLAY IT. Because one of the many Tumblr features that I guess other users haven't always noticed is that you can decide what badges to display and in what order.

If you go into the Settings page for your blog/sideblog, the badges you have set to display are shown right underneath your avatar, with a "manage badges" pencil icon at the end. Click on that and you'll get a popup with a list of the badges you currently have unlocked, with ticky boxes beside them. They'll show up the order the boxes get ticked, and won't show up if unticked.

(I'd happily get ad-free or the supporter badge, except unlike the other badges or store merch I can buy, there's no PayPal option - I assume because there's an issue with setting up repeating payments? How about making a one time payment version of the annual ad-free/supporter badge for those of us who don't do credit cards?)

you've probably have gotten this question a million times, but -- what about fundraising in the style of ao3 or even wikipedia? for all the thousands of fourteen year olds running around who don't understand how much it costs to run a website, there's another thousand of adults whom would love to keep using this site forever. it may not be a more-profits-every-quarter kind of situation, but then again, one is allowed to dream beyond the current silicon valley web 2.0 profit driven hellscape

That was the idea behind the Tumblr Supporter badge, a way for people who appreciate the site can chip in towards keeping it going. It hasn't been as successful as we hoped, only about 2,300 subscribers so far (out of 11.5M monthly active users) but over time maybe it could compound to be what drives the site.

#Tumblr #I don't have an issue with 'donating' to something that's not a non-profit #It's like how I throw money annually at The Guardian #I used it for many years for free when I couldn't afford to pay for it #And they never locked me out with a paywall like pretty much every other news site had started doing #So now that I can afford at least a small annual donation #I support them so they can continue doing that for others #Just like I also throw a bit of cash at Wikipedia and Calibre and a few other things when I can #Because if you don't support the things you like using #Who else is going to?

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love-killed-the-superstar · 6 months ago

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Oh there are some real dumb bitches on simblr huh.....

#yall are already paywalling ur content via patreon so just fucking divest from curseforge cowards #i say this as if i take part in any way. i dont. but holy fuck are some of you entitled #i would never ask people to not support themselves financially if they can but doing it through curseforge is not it #'i focus on real issues closer to home' you know whats a real issue? genocide actually #ITS BRAND NEW AS WELL SO DON'T START SAYING ITS THE ONLY PLACE U HOST UR CC #thats a lie and we all know it

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thatonegreenleaf · 3 months ago

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🌼~forget-me-not~ necklace! (two versions) 🌼

this was requested by my lovely friend noodle for her simsta legacy story! it has a swatch intended to be ashes, but there's also red, some other colours, and a sand looking one, so you can use it as if the pendant holds any number of things that may be important to your sim, that they don't want to forget! could be handy for storytelling with the new pack coming out!

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FORGET-ME-NOT NECKLACE:

♥ base game compatible!

♥ two versions! V1 has a ring near the pendant, and V2 doesn't

♥ teen-elder, feminine and masculine frames

♥ 27 swatches + V1 has 6 extras

♥ 1.6k poly

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Follow me on twitch!

Support me on patreon!

⇢ download on sim file share! ⇠

use my code "THATONEGREENLEAF" when you buy packs in the EA app to directly support me! ♥ (not a discount code, I wish!)

I DO CUSTOM CAS ROOM (and other) COMMISSIONS! fill out my commission form ♥ (currently closed)

TOU: do not claim my cc/CAS rooms/presets as your own! recolour/convert/otherwise alter for personal use OR upload with credit. (no paywalls, no c*rseforge)

#sims4 #thesims4 #ts4 #s4cc #ts4cc #sims 4 cc #sims 4 custom content #my cc #the sims cc #sims4mm #maxis match #maxis mix #ts4 hat #sims 4 necklace

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elainemorisi · 8 months ago

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https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-college-return-on-investment/

I'm sorry, I'm a complete asshole about this with absolutely no skin in the game (for at least ten more years), but it also drives me nuts. So please just. look at the graph

#I have adblockers and they seem to get past the paywall if there is one #the tl;dr is non-Ivy private colleges are a giant waste of money #obviously as someone who did attend an Ivy and now works for a flagship public university this man is saying exactly what I want to hear #please support your state's educational apparatus at all levels #and tell all the brilliant kids you know that the Ivies don't cost what they say they cost (apparently all are allegedly need-based now?)#but these schools that for real charge more than the (fake if necessary) sticker price of an Ivy and aren't an Ivy like WHY. WHO. HOW. STOP #(conservatories + their ilk I SUPPOSE excepted... idk their scholarship practices though. I hope they have them)#go go little-me I suppose. whose backup plans were 'fuck off out of the country' (Edinburgh) and 'idk the air force maybe'#I do love the liberal arts but man I was Not Compelled by colleges (in the not-a-university sense. university great. college very weird)

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friendlycursedspaceotter · 1 year ago

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So, I don't have Disney+ out of being a broke artist with currently no paying jobs and also being a tiny bit underage. any reputable **insert sea shanties and that one theme from those movies with Johnny Depp, if you know, you know, here** sites that won't **insert bad guy from above movies here**?

Don't try and send me money. Don't try to get me on Reddit; Tumblr is already enough. I have a chance at getting a paying job at some point soon, but they're competitive and there is a very good chance I might not get it (speaking from experience of only having one currently unpaid-- Kai, you're amazing, and I know you're just a broke high schooler, so I hope this thing we're doing takes off-- job after almost 20 auditions, and I was probably one of the lucky ones). I'm about ready to maybe open up a Ko-Fi or something for my YouTube channel, but I still can't do that because Reasons, so in the meantime, I either need to find a way to get money or to get *insert things above here*. And I'm not paying for the stuff I want to watch on Prime Video.

tl;dr: broke girl woke up and chose to dismantle capitalism because she's tired of seeing spoilers on her dash

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theneighborhoodsave · 9 months ago

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V1: Willow Creek + Magnolia Promenade 🏠

The Neighborhood is a CC-free save file that explores the concept of home. V1 celebrates the vibrant communities of the U.S. Gulf Coast. ❤️

This is what comes in V1:

13 community lots

22 total residences (includes 3 multi-family rental lots, 9 single family homes)

New High School & Auditorium in Copperdale (+8 school staff townies)

Secret lot (Sylvan Glade) reimagined

17 unique households with skills, jobs, relationships, and stories that tie into the town

New clubs and holidays

Download, screenshots & more info below ↪

The wonderful Ly family in Willow Creek was lovingly created for the save by @cowplant-snacks. All other neighbors were made by me, you can meet all of them here! Pets are from Pugowned, misc. townies from @cowplant-snacks and @simsontherope on the gallery.

There's lots of little details and things to explore, both around the world and relationship wise, so I'm excited to see what y'all uncover. Please feel free to @theneighborhoodsave in your posts or tag #theneighborhoodsave. I'd love to see what your sims are up to!

I also want to say thank you to anyone who's appreciated this creative journey with me. This save feels like home to me and y'all have supported me every step of the way!

Download the The Neighborhood save on SFS

Alt: Google Drive

The save is 100% CC free! Please note that I do have all expansions, packs, and kits (except for Castle Estate, Goth Galore + Crystal Creations.) For any items you don't own the game will try to auto find replacements for those items. The file is mostly blank this time around but does include the original EA builds in university and vacation type worlds (sans Granite Falls.)

Included is a folder of completely optional skin details/eyelashes for the neighbor sims. Thank you to @faaeish, @pyxiidis, @tamo-sim, and @landgraabbed! There are 4 pieces of CC I cannot include in the folder due to creator TOU. Please check the included "Read Me" file for more information.

All builds and families are up on the gallery (@sweetbeagaming) + tray files have been shared here.

If you've never used a save file and need help installing it, I highly recommend this tutorial by @leeleebsimming.

⚠️ A couple of disclaimers here due to some existing EA bugs. EDIT 4/25: Included in that link are directions on how to avoid TOOL'd items from disappearing. If you want to keep powerlines and such please check this out! ⚠️

Everything was tested to work around these, but I wanted to put them out there as an FYI.

TOU: Please don't reupload my save/builds/sims, claim as your own, and absolutely do not paywall them. Other than that feel free to build your own Neighborhood stories however you'd like!

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