#ill post the drawing when i crop users out

[fyzzyfuzz]

was drawing some ocs in good of the ol roblox free draw.

they got whitewashed and i got kicked out of the server while i was afk. (my friend was in the server as well)

jfc

[hostilemuppet]

a couple days ago, a drawing of john dory pregnant goes around trollstwt. i make a tweet "why is pregnant jd on the tl". popular trollstwt user (M) replies "link? sorry i was hacked"

within the past day, a different, more popular trollstwt user (K) posts how mpreg makes him so uncomfortable, get that sexual shit away from him. side note: this user is known for posting softcore porn on his main that he allows teenagers to follow; including jd naked and covered in whipped cream. he also posted cropped actual porn and got called out for it. just think thats interesting

M qrts Ks post saying that he agrees, and its /so/ fucked up that people treat pregnant men like punchlines, or just to be horny over, very much implying he thinks anyone whos ever made a joke about mpreg is transphobic

my mutual (with a lot less followers than M) makes a tweet, not naming any names or showing anyone, literally just words that amount to "why is mpreg such a big deal, this is so stupid". M somehow found this (the mutual told me that M seems to have a habit of going through their account, without even following them 🤷‍♂️) (this is also not the first time theyve gone through one of my mutuals accounts to start shit with what they assumed was "vaguing them") and qrtd to their much bigger audience. i then replied to this with the SC of them asking for the pregnant jd art

they asked what i meant by that, i basically said that they changed their tune a lot in the past 48 hours

things escalate

ill admit i took it a bit far too, i brought up their habit of constantly sifting through proship accounts to "expose them" and it wasnt the appropriate time but its a problem me and a lot of my friends have had with them for a while but didnt want to say anything bc we didnt want to start shit

Ms followers get on my case, obviously

SOMEONE (S) sees that everyone is apparently "getting on muppets ass" or whatever and pulls out their "receipts", which consist of: "me being rude to them", because that is how adults deal with conflicts, apparently

i point out how they sent an ask apologising to me, then went on to shittalk me publicly when they thought more people would be on their side

they go on to say how they fucking hate me SOOOOOOO much, they call me a misogynist for mostly talking about brozone? confusing a general fandom problem with something someone can fix on their own, also ive acknowledged i should talk about girls more, and if you know me you know i usually do fixate the most on female characters 💀

anyway. now im chilling

DAYMMMMMNN EVERYONE OUT TO GET U ON TWITTER 😭 i think everyone needs a reality check atp like Guys we are in a fandom involving a kids cartoon like why is this getting so serious what happened to joy in life and whimsy and BLOCK AND MOVE ONNNN !

this is LIIIIIIIIIIIIITERALLLLLLYYYYYYY what they did to jesus

[authorkimberlygrey]

The Good of the Many

Pov: Justice

Timeline: Before the initiation of the Saboteur Program

Something shifts in the shadows of his office.

Assassin! Spy!

His hand clenches around the pommel of the dagger hidden in his clothes. Before he has a chance to draw it, the shadows shift again and from them emerges a child. She is small, and thin as all of the children are thin now. She stares at him with wide eyes.

“Hello,” he says. He isn’t entirely sure how one speaks to children, now that he is given the opportunity. He was never the one that children flocked to. They all liked Haven more, for her easy laughter, her bright smiles.

The girl seems surprised to be addressed and she glances behind herself as though there might be some other person in the room.  “Hello,” she says, so quietly that he almost doesn’t hear her.

“May I ask what you’re doing in my office?”

She shrugs, still staring at him with wide, surprised eyes. As though she is shocked that he has not only seen her but engaged her in conversation.

He feels that he is supposed to humor her or do something to make her laugh but he cannot think of what might make a child laugh. Much less this strange, silent, solemn one that has somehow snuck into what is supposed to be one of the most secure rooms in the Citadel.

He smiles at her but it feels more like an awkward grimace, but she returns it hesitantly and doesn’t burst into tears so he thinks he’s done something right. “This is no place for fledglings,” he says, too sternly, he thinks, her smile disappears. He has no more time for this though and he calls for the guards.

They seem just as surprised to see her as he is. “My king?” one of them says. As though he is asking Justice why there is a child here.

“It seems our little friend has gotten lost, please find out where she has come from and return her there.”

The guard proves to be better at children than Justice is. He smiles brightly to the girl and scoops her up. “Come along then, little sneak,” he says, “we shall leave the king to his work.”

The door clicks shut behind them and Justice can’t help scanning the room as though there will be another child hiding in the shadows. He snorts self depreciatingly, it is more likely to be a Black-Wing assassin come for his head.

He sighs and scans the papers scattered across his desk. There are too many things gone wrong and not enough time to right them. He never thought he would hate anyone more than the king of the Black-Wings, but Diligence's daughter is proving to be even more of a curse upon him than her father.

He scowls at the reports. With the Black-Wing’s victory in the flood plains the herds are feeling the strain of the Citadel’s starving population. A sickness already swept through them last spring and now their food is as scarce as that of his people.

They need something to turn the tables, an unexpected victory, a soldier capable of striking back at the Black-Wings and causing them more harm than the Black-Wings have dealt him.

An assassin. To kill the new queen, to raize her crops, to poison her water.

Unbidden, his mind turns to the solemn eyes of the child. He would never have dreamed that she was capable of doing him any harm.

Part of him wants to reject the idea, wants to preserve what innocence can be found in the hell of war. The rest of him argues that the sacrifice of a few would be worth it to preserve the many.

When he hears the guard return to his door he summons him in.

“How may I serve you, my king?”

“Summon Concord.”

[Ascendant is my upcoming christian fantasy novel about Guardian angels. My WIP page for desktop users is Here you can read the first chapter Here

and the post for mobile users is Here and you can read the first chapter on Wattpad Here Summary:

For hundreds of years, war has raged across the realm of Guardian Angels. White-Wing against Black-Wing. Grace is the Saboteur, daughter of the White-Wing Spy Master, destined to end the war once and for all. But all of that is snatched away when she is captured by the Black-Wings. Trapped in their secret city, Grace finds herself questioning everything she’s ever been told. About her enemies, and about herself. ] Tag List: @wingedcatwblr @angelwriteblr @elaynab-writing@nightskywriter@panticwritten@boothewriter@ill-write-when-im-dead@ceejay-silvertongue  @emberris@itwasanalaskanbookworm@ragethegemini @boothewriter @hazeywrites @chargeofastar@kainablue@mezvii@inexorableblob

[twisted-sparks]

I’m sorry that i always have to complain if i come up here once in a while, but there is an issue again i just have to get off my chest. And ofc its about top & his birthday hashtagging “scandal” If you wouldn’t know (but i highly doubt that there are any fan that havent heard the story) korean vips asked intl fans before top’s birthday that we should not trend any hashtags on twitter, because we should keep the silence & protect this sacred day & him from stupid badmouthing people. BUT ofc the intl fans are pure justice warriors that now suddenly decided to break out from this & finally end this quiet peace - so they literally shitted on the kvips whish. All right, i said, everybody is free enough to do what they want to do. Personally i supported kvips with the silent celebrating but i didn’t had any opposition against the hashtag thingy (i just havent reblogged birthday wishes with it). Then, at the end of the day a big blessing came: top’s precious mom posted a pic w/ him on her ig acc. Everyone was joyful, and finally we could saw his face: he is with his loved ones, freely, peacefully, hopefully happy as well. But what happened after, that is what fucks with my head right now & i seriously question some intl fans’ decency & respect towards others & the situation. A clever twitter user literally called the silent-suporters - that kindly told the others not to celebrate too loudly - fake.  Wow, now thats very interesting. What’s more interesting is this question: “who tf are you to still act like you know it all better..they gave us a sign that we can stop being silenced..are you that blind to see?” Well, to answer it, i happily stay blind for the rest of my life, but you being this stupid & ignorant is much worse and incurable, believe me - because, in fact, that’s not a sign. Calling such a precious & generous act A SIGN is very disturbing, nasty, ugly & just simply unacceptable. Top’s mom uploaded that picture to make us sure: he is okay, he is w/ his loving family & he is celebrating this day calmly just how he deserved. BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN HE IS READY TO COME OUT FROM THE SHADOWS & YALL CAN FINALLY SHOUT EVERY LITTLE SHIT OUT. What really enraged me is that we all should be happy that she was so generous that she gave us a gift - because she could easily decided not to. But because of her we could see him. He is allright & looks so good. But some dumbass justice warriors living in the west side feels obligated to rebel & take this way more seriously as it is and so they can call this as a “sign to finally open our mouth” and even USE TOP’S MOTHER’S NAME AS A PROOF. NO. JUST NO. THIS IS DISGUSTING. THE ONLY GOAL OF THAT PIC IS HER MAKING US SURE THAT TOP IS WELL. NOTHING ELSE. ‘Til top HIMSELF not decide to step in the spotlight again, nothing - i repeat - NOTHING IS A SIGN FOR YALL TO OPEN YALLS NASTY BIG MOUTH TO & TALK BULLSHIT. “he didn't get censored or cropped out anymore.... “ SO WHAT? He still didn’t come out and im pretty sure he had A LOT OF CHANCES TO DO SO SINCE THEN. Now, what do you think why he is hiding ever since? Simply: because he feels he aint ready. And whats funny is that seemingly everyone knows top so well, but as i see, yall aint shit. Its a well known fact that he has mental illnesses - thats why his life is a little bit harder than others’. Another big point here is that he is still serving his military enlistment. Those things are all very huge deciding points & that’s why kvips thought it will be better for every one of us to shut up. Don’t forget that this happened way before the pic, so you cant even use this as a justice card... But of course YOU are the CLEVER ONE that knows everything & everyone else is dumb. Nice try, but next time try harder because it didn’t work :) I mentioned that they act like they know top but in fact, well... it feels like they talk about someone else they dont even know. This sentence probably shows how much: “we are not going to keep silent anymore because THAT might harm him more than anything... “ Said by probably someone that witnessed what happened when everyone opened their nasty mouth even when the poor man liked something on ig & the public started to criticize him - or the recent accidental ice cream picture uploading issue. Literally that’s what caused him more harm than anything: that yall just cant shut the fuck up when yall finally should. Logic?? ZERO. And the cherry on top: “just stop acting like you know better than his own Mum”... Bih... the only one here acting up like she is in the middle of the happenings IS YOU. You dont have to be Einstein to know these basic things abt him & draw the conclusions, you just have to be a decent human being that actually cares. Oh... sorry, i forgot that appeariently you aint one because advertising yourself as a justice warrior is more important than thinking sane. Wow. So good. But you know what really makes me sad? That we can argue on sns abt these, then log on & off like nothing happened, but the only one that suffered & got damaged is not us. Nobody will ever know better than him how hard to live with this, or how he should think twice abt little things like posting a pic, showing face or whatnot - simply because he made a mistake he already paid for. That how he have to face things day & night. Because im pretty sure he started healing slowly, but i have a feeling that it will bother him & still wound him for a long time just to think abt it. That’s why yall should be just happy for what you got & stop acting up. Be a decent, understanding human being without acting a know-it-all brat. Because he still needs time to heal more to finally step out confidently - and intl fans knows half of it. Kvips at least can sense whats best for him. Intl’s? All yall did was telling blatant assumed shit all over the place & never helped the situation - but in fact sometimes it got worse because of it. So now yall can measure the thing that REALLY IS HAPPENING. And not what yall think its right to do at the moment.

[voidhater-blog]

concerning void/null/data/diavolo/outsider

so if you didn’t know, I’ve made something similar about void ONCE BEFORE, because in general, they’re was gross and a known abuser. they’s generally came back yet again and has accused me of shit yet again and i told them there would consequences to their actions if they didn’t make a public apology so here we go again on this road..... especially in claims that are up on this page ( archived ). more to be added and feel free to expand on this if needed

this post is about tumblr user leemte ( leemtea ) / voidleviathan / @saintpretense​ / floaras / shvbon / vcoalesce / nbgiornos / twobased /goethartig / goddessfavor / @oholiness and others.

here are several other posts about this person: here, here, here, and the blog

tw for pedophilia accusations, sexually explicit talk from a minor, and death threats & suicide encouragement. 

YES THIS IS ME!!!! What do you expect, literally you have suicide baited your way into making your friends say ( noah in question, bunny in question ) saying they wanted to shoot me. their reasoning after i confronted them about it ( you never apologized hmm ). BUT LETS NOT FORGET THAT YOU WANTED US DEAD AS WELL.

remember how you said i wanted you to kill yourself without any proof but you turned around and said this in the same chat that you conveniently cropped out of your cute little chat!!! sorry that we wanted to stop being friends with you so you called us pedophiles and ERASED OUR MENTAL ILLNESSES YET AGAIN!!!

BUT REMEMBER HOW YOU SAID WE WANTED YOU TO KILL YOURSELF? WHERES THE PROOF I EVER SAID I WANTED YOU TO KILL YOURSELF?

but yeah okay!!! so lets talk about this conversation [ Part One & Part 2 ] in question, when i found out that void was saying i fetishized my own abuse and erased my status as a CSA Survivor and A Incest Survivor ( Note they’ve removed this from the callout post after I told them i was gonna out them for the disgusting being they are but :) ) which i admitted to on a public twitter.

( proof this exists via my original reblog of the post calling them out on it before they edited it, which the admitted to removing in the logs )

anyway i apologized to them for my lack of ‘civility’ for this whole thing as you can see in the logs, but here are some caps just incase yall need more.

anyway i can’t believe i have to snatch their wig yet again but heres some more shit of them lying about being poor. so first things first. lets talk about where they live and about how they are a habitual liar. so first off, they sent themselves doxxing anons, so that they could garner symapthy from myself and my significant others and tried to blame it on me. im the only person who knows they were @ leemte & leemte. i don’t know their address but they sent me this.

HMMM YOU PLAYED YOUR SELF BITCH!!! Heres the cap they showed me upclose and personal. so the discussion of where they live, they’re many times have said to the people they rp with that they live in a predominantly brown and poor community. nijmegen is not a predominantly brown and poor community, according to someone that lives around the way ( a mere train ride away at that ), said that it was and i quote ‘ white and rich ’

hmmm??? void what is the truth void??? what is the truth!!! you can find some testimonials from the black working person in question here.

in other news, in regards to that page they have up. here is peaches who they stayed with for 1 month, who is significant others with PERSON A ( who will now be refered to as person a, as they have said they didn’t want to be involved with void anymore or felt comfortable with void anymore, it’s taken them 6 months to speak out about void’s abuse and now void is PURPOSELY drawing them into this even though they know THIS ) Sibling’s ( Named Gem ) Girlfriend who they stayed with for a while ( they are Aegis of Man and Gem is sparrowhearted )

( links one / two / three for readability )

not only do i have recorded testimony of void throwing hissy fits (which i can give out if needed) but also the fact that void purposely did not shower or put on deodorant during their stay. so this SMELLY BALD PIMPLE FACED LITTLE RAT sexually pressed person a and disparaged them for coming out as masculine and would not use masculine pronouns for them. heres you yet again being shitty to trans boys you transphobic piece of trash

and lets not forget you being openly sexual at 16 with people who didn’t want to, there are multiple receipts buddy of shit like this where people would try to get you off their back about your disgusting rape fantasies but helen, wait theres more: here is you yet again admitting that youre a fucking liar

BIG TALK HERE: VOID IS A FUCKING LIAR.

remember these:

cause:

void accuses noah of giving no reciepts but yet they dont give any that are of realness, i didn’t even have void on skype anymore but their name still pops up as the display name as it does last time i talked to them. case in point:

im not friends with sage but their skype name still comes up this way ( IN GROUP CHATS )  and on mobile you’d be able to see the skype or live usename and ims one on one ( on the COMPUTER ) will still have an icon / show their profile picture even if yall aint friends no more, but void the reciepts you have have no username and no icon. STOP SAYING THAT PEOPLE CAN’T SHOW CREDIABLE PROOF IF YOU CAN’T! you literally cannot sit there and say that noah won’t give proof when you don’t give proof for all your claims. if you shell out some credible proof then i’ll apologize but other than that, we all know YOU’RE GROSS and there’s NO PROBABLE cause to believe you cause you’ve lied in the past. PLEASE DO NOT DICTACT R*PE SURVIVORS BECAUSE YOU GOT YOUR FEFES HURT YOU SMELLY ASSHOLE.

they emotionally manipulated their friends into saying shit about us because they ACCUSED us of being pedophiles & pedophile apologists. me & dallas & hades, have called them out before hand!!! literally cause we outted them for being a gross rat, they accused us of being pedophiles & apologists & fetishizers but here we are again, more of  void having the same rhetoric, being scared of being called out and pulling the SAME STUNTS: thinking that we’re not going to retaliate against them. 

but nah it’s not happening against that. either way: their mom aint no acholoic, they stole that from the kids they hang around. they treat their mom like crap, they masturbate on calls and fake moan on calls cause they’re gross little shits. this shit has been recorded but unless yall want me to upload this shit, i’m not listening to it again. they’re a gross habitual liar, a fucking thief and a faker.

they pretended to be jewish, poc, poor, and otherwise just so they could have a minority card. ( x ) ( x ) ( x ).

these are all reciepts from people that they wanted to live with, who have sent them money have have purchased places with the intention of getting void into their country to live with them because void convinced them they were POOR & ABUSED. they talk about all this shit but literally as i’ve said in the first callout post, they intiate this shit -- they cry abuse when you don’t date them and they harass when you admit that you’re asexual and too old for them. proof via creepy ass tweets ( x ) ( x ) ( x )

either way, lets not forget their cute little paypal statement, which was said by that time they were still in america. they didn’t show their balance, but they showed they got 100 MORE dollars out of no where ( not from commissions mind you ) and they did nothing ( while in america ) but spend 30 dollars at a time on kinguin limited ( WHICH IS FOR STEAM KEYS AND SHIT, LMFAO  WHAT AN IDIOT. ). yall they are trying to play us!!!!

aaah this is funny because the formal charges are about you sexually pressuring someone that kept telling you NO NO NO. And getting 100S OF FUCKING DOLLARS ON CLAIMS OF BEING POOR.

but okay all of this shit is basically void calling themselves out again, like i aint even got time for it. this is my piece about me. theres more shit about you but its not my place to get into it, and you better be glade PERSON A doesn’t want to be bothered with you anymore or like i said, you’d BE FINISHED. ending point: bitch 6 months ago i left you with shreds of your nasty fucking blonde wig, and your naked mole rat looking ass COME BACK with this shit, but here i am again DESTROYING YOU. if you ever try this shit again believe me i just wont be dissecting your pitiful little post but i WILL be dropping that heavy shit nontheless.

anyway if you can take the time please report the page leemtea for slander / abuse / invasion of privacy.

[apocrypha-agrestis]

Hello! No idea if any of these will apply for what you're talking about, but here are some avenues we use for understanding and deconstructing some of our past experiences and stories:

-Occam's Razor: my bestie (/silly) William of Occam says that the conclusion that requires the least number of jumps in logic is most likely to be correct. A common example of this is "where do crop circles come from?" Occam's razor states it's way more likely to be teenagers than aliens. We don't have proof that aliens exist, and we don't know why they'd draw on cornfields. However, we do know teenagers exist, and we do know teenagers do weird shit for the fun of it. I use this a lot to examine where things that allegedly come from a divine source actually come from (Did Jesus get that person through their life-threatening illness? Maybe, but it's way more likely to be a combination of the fact that they actually went to a doctor and the fact that their love of their religion kept their spirits up.)

-The Fuck-It Adjustment: coined by Dan Avidan of the Game Grumps. Best applied to situations you neither have the energy nor fucks to care about anymore, like people who are in a hole and refuse to put down the shovel. Quite simply: "eh. Fuck it." Situation dropped, energy saved for more useful endeavors.

-Rubber Duck (De)Programming: a favorite technique of computer science majors everywhere, because computers are fickle hellbeasts. Explain a situation, start to end, to an inanimate object like a rubber duck or a stuffed animal. For whatever reason this tends to bring about sudden revelations on what the inner workings of the problem are. We have a rubber duck for this. His name is 8-Bit Bob and he has every disease. (/ref)

-The W Questions (propaganda remix): you probably got told about these in English class somewhere along the way, but the journalism and anthropology background we've got gave us a subset of this for examining propaganda and other biased texts and stories. Who wrote this; does that person's social status, beliefs or biases impact what they're saying? When and where was the text or story written or told; do the cultural or time-period context affect the message? What do they want me to believe; is it something they're being honest about, or are they trying to mislead the audience? How do they get their message across; are they using facts, intellectual honesty, appeals to emotion or fear, thought control techniques, etc? Why do they want to share this message; what do they have to gain or what is their motivation?

(to apply the last technique to this post:

Who? Tumblr user apocrypha-agrestis, who is operating within a community of religious fundamentalism survivors but has the privilege of being physically out.

Where and when? Late morning local time, present day, on a day off from work but after a very long work week. USAmerican writer. Assume implicit cultural Christian bias might be present, because we're still deconstructing. Very sleepytired.

What: intending to illustrate that there are multiple avenues to intellectually processing things that have happened; naturally biased towards the methods that happen to work for them.

How: anecdotal evidence without citations, multidisciplinary approach. Given the previous information, probably presented in good faith so long as they're not a troll blog (which we aren't that's just something to consider on Tumblr dot hell)

Why: both desire to help other people in the community, and the fact that host is a compulsively helpful mess with a psych degree who has an easier time with the mental illness when they can help other people with recovery.)

Here's hoping some of these might help you process something, even if it isn't this specific situation. Take care out there

heyy genuinely How do you rationalize it when your parents share spiritual experiences that actually make sense and they got an answer that there really is no other way you can think it wouldve happened outside of their god actually answering them but like you still dont believe in the church but you do believe that these things happened

idk if that made sense i can try and clarify if someone asks or maybe just later when i get my thoughts in order but uhh

[stop-him]

People Don't Change, Rules Change.

If you saw my last reblog of, and answer to, the poll by @supersoftly - this is further musings on the theme of my response, comparing old and new incidents. I may go on for a while. There may be a cut.

Anyhow, as I mentioned, I was once a moderator on the site Gaia Online. As such, I got to witness some of the worst behaviors that cropped up from time to time. An example: once a user named Cigarette announced that she had terminal brain cancer. This prompted a massive outpouring of support and well-wishing, including the "1000 cranes for Cigarette" community event based around the bit about folding up multiple little paper cranes for loved ones - and it all turned out to be a hoax. Some people noticed that nobody could get any real-life information about the hospital where she was supposedly being treated, and somewhere along the line Cigarette confessed to making everything up.

Most everyone thought that was pretty awful when the news hit. I don't even remember what, if anything, the admins of the site did to Cigarette herself - technically it wasn't against the TOS to lie about one's personal health. But I was involved in a related incident, where another user posted a Flash animation depicting his character, enraged by the news of Cigarette's deception, pulling a gun and (to the theme of the Mentos commercials) shooting her to death. It was actually more funny than my description makes it, and it would be understandable that anyone investing any emotion into Cigarette's purported illness would be legitimately angry and frustrated. But, after some discussion, we Mods decided to remove it from the site, because regardless of the circumstances, it was essentially a personal attack on another user, which was definitely against the TOS.

That was the standard we operated under at the time. You could say, "I think that is a stupid viewpoint to have, that idea is dumb," but you could not say, "you are stupid and dumb for having that opinion". You could not just call anyone a Nazi without direct evidence that they were literally part of a self-identified Nazi group, because it was well understood that calling someone a Nazi was a personal insult, and intended as such. "I feel that this person is like a Nazi" wasn't an excuse.

One's opinion was not a justification.

The teeth of Gaia Online's enforcement was their avatar system - for those unaware, GO's big attraction was that a user had a little anime-styled avatar that appeared by their posts. You gained currency by doing things in and around the forums, and you used that currency to buy clothes and other items for your avatar. Part of the outcry over Cigarette's stunt was that sympathetic users had donated high-value items for her avatar under false pretenses.

As Mods, we had the ability to not only ban users for infractions, but also monitor and undo trades and transfers of items between users. So if a user feared that a post they were going to make was going to break the TOS, they might want to stash their items with friends or in alternate accounts - only the Mods could see these actions and know they were attempts to avoid the consequences of their behavior, so often the items got confiscated anyway. What happened was that many users created a cache of "junk" accounts - no items, not much history, built up around the mass of free email accounts one could get. They would use these accounts to break the TOS, because they risked little if those empty accounts got banned. Some Mods had access to IP address info, so that wasn't a guarantee of safety, but it was a common practice among the more contentious users.

I explain all that for the sake of context in the following tale. After a few years of being a Mod, Gaia Online began to grow in popularity, and its userbase expanded, and after a while the Admins decided to outsource much of their Mod duties just to handle the load. I retired from being a Mod at that point, so no longer had access to any of those investigatory tools. I stayed on the site for a little while longer, but it's one thing to be in your 30s when the bulk of the site is 20-somethings, it's another to be pushing 40 when the bulk of the site is in their mid-teens.

But before I eventually left, i spent a bit of time hanging around in the forum's creator-oriented areas, notably in art, writing and comics-centered sub-forums.

There was a clique in those days of what I call "art snots", people who not only had ideas on what was the proper way to go around making art but who would aggressively advocate for their way as being the best way and anyone who didn't toe their line was not only wrong, but a fool. Many of them were products of formal art schooling, and many of them had open contempt for the trend of art styles emulating "that shiny animu shit".

One thing that could be done in the art community was to "give critique". Ostensibly, if you posted your art on the forum, you were making it available to be commented on, and were expected to be able to withstand a certain amount of unfavorable criticism. This (naturally) led to conflicts between very sensitive beginning artists who did not really want any criticism on one hand versus many of the aforementioned "art snots" who took the opportunity for "critique" as license to utterly verbally savage every tiny aspect of the poster's art, especially if it had any hint of anime influence. And so Mods were often called in to keep the peace, and when it was apparent that outright abuse would be disciplined, the "art snots" would, like many others, gather a collection of throwaway accounts to take the bans, using them as one-shot insult delivery systems. (Though, a few became masters at playing the TOS, making posts that were just within the boundaries of what was acceptable, and never needed alternate accounts...)

Near the end of my stay at GO, there was one user who was "art-snot-adjacent". They were a webcomic creator, whose webcomic at the time was garnering some popularity (as those things go) and critical acclaim. Obviously talented and well-spoken, it was apparent that they were sympathetic to the stances of the "art snots", but without nearly the same amount of vitriol. If they spoke on those matters, they spoke in civil, measured tones. Many of the "art snots" circled in their orbit, possibly due to friendships outside Gaia, or possibly due to simple sycophancy.

I took up reading this person's webcomic - it was pretty good - and while I didn't always agree with the opinions they stated on Gaia, I appreciated the way they kept their tone nominally respectful.

The front page of this webcomic had a few widgets installed, one of which was a feed of the author's Twitter account, back when Twitter was a lot newer and less ubiquitous. So there was a little sub-window on the page that displayed, say, the last five Tweets the author made.

One day I went to the webcomic to check if there were updates, and saw that one of the recent tweets mentioned Gaia, so I looked more closely. It has been ages at this point, but the general thrust of the message was:

"Looks like I'm going to have to burn another Gaia account so I can set this other user straight about how stupid they are."

And now immediately I knew that this webcomic creator that I had somewhat respected up until now was not any different than so many others, they were simply better at putting up a polished public face. They were just as eager to hide their true feelings in order to keep all the little virtual clothes on their Gaia account, until they could let fly with an alternate sockpuppet, and be abusive to their heart's content.

[As an aside: I think this was one of the only times I've ever been unable to separate the artist from their art. For a little while I still kept up with the webcomic, but one day, I found myself about to click the bookmark for the page and I just didn't feel like reading the story anymore. Just - "meh", and I didn't click to it, and never went back. It wasn't like seeing that Tweet enraged me, I wasn't scandalized, I just... didn't respect the creator anymore. I'm not sure why that killed my interest in the story, when I have few problems engaging with art by artists who I know have done far, far worse in their lives. But there it is.]

These Gaia anecdotes establish something I think is true: people were just as nasty then as they are now. But a site like Gaia - at least at the time - enforced a code of behavior that said, "as long as you're on our site, you'll behave with a minimum of respect towards other users."

And now, let's come to the present day. As I write this, YouTube has been sending me recommendations for videos about a bit of drama. Of course, YouTube has no shortage of drama. But in this case, it reminds me of Gaia in some ways, because it's an artist-related drama.

At one point, YouTube proposed I watch an artist draw a picture as they told a story about the worst commission they ever drew, and I did, and so of course YouTube then bombarded me with a thousand similar videos. Some I watched, if they had interesting subjects. Many I didn't. And one type I stayed away from was the callout videos, where while drawing some pic, the artists would detail the various sins of some other YouTuber and make the case for them being an irredeemably awful person.

But, I've been floating around the edges of this drama, because for a while I was watching the videos from Girl Artist 1 (actual name/account redacted - probably if you're actually an active part of that community you can guess who it is, and if you don't have any idea, well, count yourself fortunate). Only now I no longer get videos by her recommended to me, now I'm getting videos about her.

First it came to light that she was sockpuppeting on some site, pretending to not be herself in order to stir up drama/make herself look good/whatever. Then it seems she was involved in a harassment campaign, and even more serious charges involving downright illegal shenanigans are being leveled.

I'll make it clear that I don't know all the details, or whether any of this is true or not. I watched some of Girl Artist 1's videos when the subject interested me, but ignored many when it was clear she was calling out other artists, YouTubers and the like. I noted the name of Girl Artist 2 come up a few times, and even in the titles of other videos by other people. Apparently Girl Artist 2 had her own moment of being condemned. But now she's back, with her own video to speak out against Girl Artist 1, along with a host of others all dogpiling on the current object of ire.

Is Girl Artist 2 forgiven now? Will Girl Artist 1 undergo her own journey of redemption? Will that be possible? Who knows, and outside of the community, who cares?

YouTube doesn't. And finally I come to my point: This is the difference between an older site like Gaia Online and newer platforms like YouTube and Twitter - the incentives.

Gaia had its own economy based around its avatar system, and its own motivation to promote an even keel and keep drama to a minimum. The latter was achieved by using the former as both carrot and stick. The reward for good behavior was getting to keep your virtual items, punishment was their loss.

Twitter's reward is internet fame, reinforcement of things you say with likes and retweets and new followers. Drama is a path to this - sometimes a much easier path than actually creating a work of art to attract attention. YouTube is much the same, only with the added incentive of real money for select users. YouTube does not mind controversy in and of itself, because controversy drives views, and views pay off for advertisers, who pay YouTube.

Therefore, there is often little incentive to not be an asshole. Every judgemental soul can freely pontificate about the sins of others, and condemn them in the most explicit terms. In a practical sense, the accusations don't even have to be true. My example of calling people Nazis as an insult? Go ahead! It gets clicks. YouTube and Twitter like the clicks. Not only do you not have to show anyone any respect, it's almost expected to be actively disrespectful to anyone who annoys you in the slightest.

That's my thesis: the overall nastiness of the human race is, I think, much the same as it's always been. A lot of people have always been judgemental pricks. It's just that the rules have shifted just so, and now the nastiness is being rewarded instead of discouraged.

[ianmkeenan]

Candy Cane

Information about Candy Cane:

Effects

Fragrance

Flavors

Adverse reactions

Medical

Growing

Flowering time

There will always be the little child in each person. Hence, there is a place for candies. But while most people did outgrow the sweet treats, one that has stood the test of time since it first came out is Candy Cane. Like its breeder, it was gone but the last we checked, it is back on the shelves.

The breeder Crop King Seeds, like other exceptional breeders, looked for the best landrace strains from all over the world to serve as their stock from which they could create new hybrids. However, things turned for the worse back in 2005 when they had to stop their business due to restrictions.

Some seven years later, as soon as the states of Colorado and Washington voted to legalize marijuana, they were back to the drawing boards. A few months after, they started their business once again.

Over the last few years, one of the hybrids they developed was Candy Cane. Instead of the usual matching of two strains as is the case with most others, they used three.

One is the notorious AK-47. This is a multi-awarded hybrid that is only wicked in name but delivers an excellent cerebral high that clears the mind and sharpens focus. Another is the infamous White Widow that has been a staple in Amsterdam coffee shops for decades. Known for its energetic and stimulating buzz, it is also very intense. Finally, there is Mango, or at least the modern version of it (the original Mango x KC 33). This strain is notable for its fruity aroma and humongous buds.

Information about Candy Cane:

ORIGINAfghani No. 1 and ChemdawgEFFECTSRelaxed – 10 Sleepy – 5 Euphoric – 4 Hungry – 4 Happy – 3ADVERSE REACTIONS (NEGATIVE)Dizzy – 10 Dry eyes – 9 Dry mouth – 6 Paranoid – 5 Headache – 1FRAGRANCEPungent, sweet, tropical, mintFLAVORSSweet, tropical, fruity, mango, berry, mentholMEDICALStress – 10 Insomnia – 10 Pain – 9 Nausea – 9 Depression – 2FLOWERING TIME INDOORS7 weeksFLOWERING TIME OUTDOORSEarly to mid-OctoberTHC CONTENT %15% to 20%CBD %0.1% to 0.3%INDICA / SATIVA %70%/30%INDOOR YIELD4 ounces per square meterOUTDOOR YIELD2 ounces or more per plantCLIMATEWarm climate

* 10 is the highest * 1 is the lowest

Effects

Candy Cane sounds all nice and delicious, but in as far as its effects go, it is fast-acting and can be quite an intense experience. After all, it does come with as much as 20% THC.

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Soon after taking a few tokes, many people may feel pressure between their eyes and temple. A euphoric cerebral buzz begins to form and continues to intensify. It unlocks the creative side of the brain and causes a ‘mind race’ in which there is an influx of thoughts and ideas.

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Most likely due to the Indica traits creeping in, the mental high soon stabilizes. It leaves users feeling extremely elated. Such mood swing is one of the best characteristics of Candy Cane.

Once the body high kicks in, it melts away any lingering tensions and stress. A full-body relaxation sets in and blends with the cerebral euphoria leaving users in bliss.

Depending on how much one consumes, it is also possible for the strain to overwhelm users. In this case, it can cause people to feel lazy but not lethargic.

Fragrance

For buds that come with the size that made Candy Cane popular, it feels underwhelming initially. It emits a very delightful fruity aroma but once users break the nug, only then does it become more pungent with a hint of skunk. Most people will find its exotic scent very enticing.

Flavors

Candy Cane has a very rich and flavorful smoke that is generally easy on the throat and the lungs as a result of its mild menthol flavor. It is deemed as delicious by most people due to the taste of tropical mango.

Adverse Reaction

Candy Cane and everything good that it brings can fool people into not minding the adverse reactions that come with its use. Some of these include dizzyness especially during the initial surge of the head high. It can also cause people to have dry mouth and red eyes.

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One thing to note, too, is that people with anxiety or panic disorders should try to use another strain. That is because this hybrid is known to cause some people to feel paranoid. Although this effect itself does not reach an alarming level, it can be uncomfortable.

Medical

Most of the benefits of Candy Cane with regards to medical use is due to the combined effects of its Indica and Sativa side. In other words, it is the euphoric and uplifting buzz together with the full-body relaxation that provides comfort to people with specific needs.

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As mentioned earlier, this strain can melt away stress. Feeling happy, people with depression should now be able to ignore ill thoughts and feelings, and instead, focus on the positivity and see all the beauty that the world has to offer.

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After taking the mind off any physical discomforts, the sedative-like traits of the Indica side helps the muscles relax. As it leads to deep relaxation, it also provides comfort by acting as a pain reliever.

Once the effects of the strain start to subside, many users also tend to feel very sleepy. Hence, it becomes useful to insomniacs and anyone else who needs help in getting quality sleep.

Growing

Cultivating marijuana is a fun and thrilling experience. For people choosing to do that, they can grow it indoors or outdoors. While no one will describe it as being ideal for beginners, the learning curve and the things that need to be done is doable.

Flowering Time

Indoors As alluded to earlier, the plant can produce humongous buds. Some people recommend using the LST (Low-Stress Training) technique to prepare the plant better. Flowering time occurs in as early as seven weeks with each square meter of the plant producing around 4 ounces of buds.

Outdoors In a warm environment, the plant will thrive well. It is not likely to produce as much as it can when grown indoors using advanced techniques. Still, each plant can give growers around 2 ounces of buds or more.

Have you ever smoked or grown your own Candy Cane? Please let me know what you think about this marijuana strain in the comments below.

Robert

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