#idk man i feel like there are things there about the consequences of online personas in the internet age and how it means

[georgegraphys]

Hi Ari!

I think a like a month ago we’ve talked about how it seems like Elkann made the decision to hire Lewis without consulting with anyone. To me this title sponsor news seems to collaborate that idea. Ive found this article since, and to me that shows Fred was definiatelly not told beforehand about signing Lewis.

https://scuderiafans.com/according-to-fred-vasseur-ferrari-finally-has-a-leader-a-subtle-dig-at-carlos-sainz-after-abu-dhabi-qualifying/#google_vignette

Can you tell me please what did you mean by Elkann paying for everything? I cant really find anything online (probably because Im useless in these kind of searches).

Could signing Lewis put them on such a financially difficult spot that they need a title sponsor? I agree that it goes against their views about how they are a legacy team. I remember when the visa cashup rb was announced all the tifosi were writing about how great it was that their team “the real legacy f1 team” didnt need a title sponsor.

I mean ferrari itself doesnt seem to be in a bad financial state. The stock is high, they had record numbers in q4 and the whole 2023. So I dont really understand why now?

Here you go. Ferrari actually 'pays' for it but of course we don't know the details. But what we know is that his Mission 44 was to be invested by Elkann's Exor NV (so far I have never seen a mention of it being signed in a contract yet)

But anyways here is the thing. Mercedes is rich. And so is Ferrari. They have great sales but that doesn't mean they are WILLING to pay that much for an F1 driver or invest that much in Formula One. It is not always about them financially struggling. But more of a loss? Like if they paid for everything, that'd be a loss no matter how rich they are and every pennies count even in big multinational corporations.

I don't think signing Lewis put Ferrari in a struggle. Neither did Mercedes just because they don't wanna pay more. It's that, Formula One, is not their main business. It's their venture and subsidiary. The Formula One venture has its own budget given each year from Ferrari. So that separates Ferrari (car brand)'s wealth to Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team's wealth. I don't know why they acquired a sponsor. Could be because it exceeded the F1 team budget or they view it as *cough* too much *cough* but there are lots of factors really.

But if we're thinking about is it worth it to acquire a title sponsor? Brand wise? No. LH wage wise? Yes. $100M? I almost barf and laugh at the deal. Because it's a bit ridiculous if you see it from a business standpoint. LH is the man of the sport, a GOAT. But I am not speaking here from a sports fan standpoint, i'm here speaking from a business standpoint that no matter how much you own, every pennies count. I feel like $100M is crazy much especially seeing Charles is also an expensive driver. I am sure they have their own research team to see if everything will be worth the price or not (unless Elkann is a crazy money thrower that did not plan this beforehand) but yeah... in my opinion, i'd understand if Ferrari decides to hire a title sponsor. $100M is simply too ridiculously expensive for Ferrari to pay it alone.

But it may be worth it for Ferrari idk how they calculate it. I share similar views with Kallenius ig 🤣🤣 (And this is not just about LH but to any other F1 drivers, some are overpriced in my opinion). But honestly? Their decision on hiring a title partner and also 'staining' their legacy is a part of the $100M consequence. Idealistically, it isn't wise. Seeing from how it just ruins the 'legacy team, don't need anyone' persona but it's the consequences of their own decision. And to make that decision, i'm sure they've calculated everything.

A wrong or right business decision is heavily subjective. I'm more of a money pincher person. But Ferrari are big headed traditionalist yk. They love everything big and grandeur even if it's not it sometimes. That's why their brand is different from Mercedes. Both targets rich people but the niche is different. Lastly, it is not because Ferrari is poor or can't pay. But Ferrari wealth does not equal or belong to Scuderia Ferrari F1 and can be used by them freely as they wanted to. Scuderia Ferrari F1 is just another subsidiary or side venture.

[telaraneas]

i am not even a little bit kidding when i say that detective pony is such a clear crystallization of dirk's character that i cant help but consider it like. its so crucial to my understanding of his arc and what the splinters actually mean, what AR actually IS. ar and detective pony are The Same Thing, and ultimately dirk struggles with the same inability to accept responsability for them. literally speaking, AR is a sentient AI whose actions are not controlled by dirk, but within the context of how in homestuck the metaphorical is often literal and the literal is often metaphorical, AR going behind dirk's back to pull his own schemes is the exact same as the characters in detective pony wrestling the narrative away from him: which is to say, not actually counter to his own will, no matter how much dirk wants to pretend and believe it to be.

like, i think the reason it's left so vague where dirk's Plans For Jake English end and where AR's begin, is because the distinction is an illusion to begin with. it is the will of the same person, who understands the methods that are being taken to get there are wrong on some level, and so does not take them... but at the same time, he pushes himself to take them, self-sabotages until he's in a position where there's no other option, and in so doing he abdicates responsability for them as much as he can.

again, it's not Literally the same, because dirk the author of detective pony is still writing the book as it supposedly spirals out of his control, but he isn't writing AR's dialogue or controlling his actions. and yet, on a deeper level, it's the exact same thing, just personified, the metaphorical made literal

but then again, the other tie between detective pony and AR is that the point dirk realizes how much he hates them, and starts considering straight up destroying them, is the point where he realizes they are, indeed, just bursting to the brim with himself at his worst, as he considers his worst to be, a portrait of his soul frozen in time which he can't look back upon without cringing

the final conversation before arquiusprite is one of the most painful parts of homestuck imo, and i mean that in a good way. karkat's memos of self-hatred hit a similar note, but in those i always got the sense that, in a way, karkat found comfort in them, which is depressing in an entirely different way; but between dirk and AR, it's just VISCERAL how conscious dirk is, despite how much he hates it and how long it takes him to admit it, that the REASON he can't stand AR, and the REASON AR is just fucking with him deliberately and with actual cruelty at this point, is because they're one single person in a spiral cocktail of self-sabotage and violent hatred for the person he used to be and still is

LIKE I KNOW IM NOT SAYING ANYTHING REVOLUTIONARY HERE OR ANYTHING LIKE THIS IS LITERALLY EXPLICIT IN THE TEXT BUT I JUST....... dirks arc is A Lot and its just. its great

and in the end, it's in the fact that he DOESN'T destroy AR, that he accepts his responsability for him both in the sense of creation and in the sense of action, and only THEN does AR get prototyped and becomes an actual separate consciousness- this is what allows him much later on to end the comic in a place of hope and the genuine possibility of growth and self-improvement, by accepting and forgiving himself, and in turn being able to actually build upon the person he is

[ranboo5]

Some thoughts on kayfabe, bootwt/Ranboo enjoyers, being a h8r, and how I come off 

Okay so yeah, we’ve all been on the whole “every face is a mask” thing, etc etc, but like this blog is much more kayfabe and ‘sona’d than like, my main 

Like I have an actual like, narrative and persona I project on here (like I straight up have a sona, and she’s literally discourse personified), and I’m not. Sure how I end up feeling about that? It’s interesting 

Like I think it definitely comes from in part where this... is. Like I’ve mentioned I got into DSMP despite it being MCYT, etc., and while my opinion on MCYT as a whole has mellowed, I still don’t hold it in very high regard. It isn’t even cringe, it’s like, I have inherent moral reservations about the streamer complex overall, the complicity inherent in it, fundamental things about how it exists, and from that and also from like, some of the stuff I’ve seen both from streamers and especially from community, I do not feel like. Idk fully safe. The whole thing abt I Do Not Know You is like. Actually real; there are people in thsi community who look like Another Fan and would recognize myself as One Of Them and harbor attitudes I don’t want to associate with or genuinely feel unsafe around. It’s rare they’re actually malicious, but idk, the fear is very much there, and ig a lot of the more hostile points in my DNI and my loud disdain are. I’ve described it as poison dart frog coloration; they’re an attempt to curate my experience for me 

But also it makes Poe’s Law really difficult to deal with. Like, the image I project is intentionally abrasive and harsh, but I don’t want to. Actually be mean, and I hope that comes through in things like how I partake in rbing art, how I respond to asks, how my more thought out content is formatted and toned, but at the same time that requires, yk, looking past that abrasive image, and I don’t know how harsh it is fair to be so that it keeps myself safe without actually hurting anyone 

Like take just the Ranboo enjoyers joke. I have this running gag abt how like, I’m a Ranboo enjoyer against Ranboo enjoyers, and I try to make sure it isn’t. Too serious by being really exaggerated, stuff like “I’m the only one allowed to talk about Ranboo (character)” etc that lampshades how pretentious and elitist that is, calling myself out on it, etc., but I also like. Legitimately do distrust people depending on what their takes on Ranboo (character) are, and I’ve seen some deeply concerning shit out of the community irt how it treats its streamer sometimes, and I have genuinely no clue how to judge that accurately. I’m on the very cynical side, but I’m pretty sure I’m just overjudging how many people here are actually uncritically yikes, and like,,, in my attempts to scare people who I actually don’t want to talk to off, how much has Poe’s Law come to smack me? How much have I unintentionally contributed to like, legit cringe culture, and making fun of Bootwt etc for just enthusiastically liking our streamer? Because I don’t. Want to actually do that?? The ardent devotion his following’s always had is a huge reason for his growth and success as a streamer anyway and is basically a natural consequence of the nature of his appeal, and anyway, there’s nothing wrong inherently with that as long as it doesn’t get out of control 

But it does get out of control, a lot, and I’ve seen it happen, and it’s Not Great, and idk where that line goes 

There’s also the issue of. Idk Drama. Like I’m an argumentative and opinionated person but I’ve gone by strict rules here: I don’t go trawling for opinions, I don’t participate in dogpiles (I came close once and. Never again), I don’t message people, I don’t argue or reply unless they’re in the maintag, I try to give due credit, I always make sure I have a reason and goal before I reply other than “hmmm angy,” things like that. I am. Far from perfect in that regard but I try yk? And I don’t try to argue pointlessly or For The Sake Of Arguing, even though I certainly Like to argue, just straight up, I like discussion and debate for fun and for truthseeking and for horizon-broadening, but I still. Definitely think I am confrontational and potentially even the act of responding, even if I’m polite, can read as hostile. And then because I compound that and want to make that like, a warning so people who don’t want to see discourse threads don’t have to, I end up making a lot of frustrationposts -- and it’s not, like, fake or staged frustration, but it’s definitely a choice to post it as I do, and idk. Like, again, as much as I want to come off as harsh, I don’t want to actually be mean, and I know I have definitely effectually done so at least sometimes. How much defensive negativity is okay until it straight up contributes to real negativity? How much positivity does it take to put out and highlight to cut that effectively? Can that even be done? 

There’s also ofc the issue that Mr Live the streamer himself has said that accts branded around him shouldn’t get into drama, bc he doesn’t want his name attached to that; I’m 80% he was thinking of like, twt #cancellation drama, and I try... not to crit unproductively, but again, I definitely frustrationpost! And I try not to maintag it for that exact reason. Like. Takes I don’t stand by yk. But bc of what he’s said and also that like, I’ve seen my untagged posts get spread, and I’m weirdly rapidly climbing followers, idk, maybe it’s time to start watching my phrasing in those more? I don’t know, man, and I don’t want to just. Be negative unproductively. I don’t plan to be less outspoken abt stuff I legit think is an issue, nor do I plan to be like, more permissive, but just,,, idk

Man all of this is just. Graphite too comes to term with its responsibility irt the Eldritch deity of the online audience

So. As conclusion, if you’ve gotten to the end of this for some reason: Thank you for bearin w/ me for the post, and the blog. And know too that as much posturing as I do I do like it here as genuinely as I hate it here sometimes 

[lubdubsworld]

I sometimes feel like I need to cleanse the aura of your blog. Idk what's going on but recently every few weeks people start stirring the pot. Idk if it's just a consequence of your blog being so big, but I've been here long-ish and I want you to know that your blog is also a good space for me. Sometimes I just come on here and read or get entertained by the asks or just random things you share... I absolutely dislike when people start sending weird and controversial asks because they're bored and want to start drama.

Also, in regards to the "constructive criticism", listen my guys and gals on the blog, please have your thoughts and opinions in your head. If need be find a friend make them read the fic and discuss with that friend. Shyn puts out content and it's her story, it's her blog, it's her characters and she can do what she wants with them. Don't like it? Write your own story, or find a blog that will cater to your needs. Tumblr is so full of fics, I'm sure there's something that suits your needs. Don't come on here and be abrasive and give unwarranted comments. Especially when you know that your intentions are to piss someone off or to hurt them.

Genuinely, some of you need to think before you send asks, like there's an actual human being behind that screen and you guys do the absolute most just to get a reaction? And all for what? 2 seconds of fame, seeing your ask on the dashboard?

Don't be trolls, come on guys. Be better. Do better. Just because you have anonymity doesn't mean you can be a dick.

(I'm sorry for the long rant I just feel like I needed to say this I'm usually a silent member)

Thank you for all the love and for sending this message.

I e had this blog for a long time now... At least eight years... And I've never turned off asks. Never. Thats because I genuinely love and enjoy interacting with people. And I know many people like to put on a different persona online but I swear I don't. Its the real me on here. My thoughts and feelings ... I'm very open about them.

I've always had amazing followers and I still do. But like you said sometimes people really try to bait me and it's pretty obvious too. I'm very clear about boundaries too. But people just stomp all over them for no reason. And it's always over the most ridiculous thing.

I hope people understand that fiction is fiction. Not every fic I write is a direct reflection of who I am.

Asks like, " you write non con so does that mean you think it's okay to be sexually assaulted "

Or

" your ocs stay in abusive relationships so does that mean you'll stay if your husband abuses you"

And the whole is your husband yandere...like wtf man... Don't say shit like that. Thats a real person. Not a kink for you to fantasize about.

Asks like this are just obtuse and nonsensical and I think deep down the ones sending this know.... And it's wrong that you bring my husband and family into it...

So what I'm saying is... Think before sending in an ask. And if critical thinking is not your strong suit, just don't send in anything.