#negative posting

[ritties-moving]

capitalism breeds innovation is such a lie it’s only designed to make more money. every streaming service is the same, all social media sites are homogenizing, there’s like more than 3 companies just for getting food delivered and all of them have ridiculous fees. it’s a nightmare

[autisticlee]

conservatives: the trans are mutilating their bodies in the name of the religion called Wokeism and are indoctrinating our children to force them to be trans! it's all an agenda they're doing together to take over our country!

me, who found out I was trans on my own with no other trans people in my life, while being trans alone to this day, while also hating religions, and not doing Any Of That: What The Actual Fuck™ 😐

[icebrooding]

ik some people like the cutesy art style but man do i feel down a lot of the time when drawing gw stuff because i just feel like my art is too cutesy and too anime to ever be taken seriously, and some poor response has made me not want to post drawings of certain characters i like because i just can't draw them very well, and that kind of loops back into the whole 'i suck at this and maybe i should go back to my anime fandoms for drawing fanart rather than trying to shoehorn it in here' feeling i get a lot of the time

its kind of why i just end up making most of my posts jokes; i don't really have the confidence to post anything more serious i try to draw. and even then i have several typical non-serious things i've drawn that i can't bring myself to post either

i do love these crashes in confidence, i really do

[sidhewrites]

Being kink positive makes it really hard to be a hater of media rip. I used to love watching “the WORST book I’ve read this year” booktube videos but now its like I hear them ask, “Who is this werewolf smut even for?” Omegaverse fans, next question. “Why would you write this?” Because they find it sexy, can we stop focusing on the ewie yucky kink part and focus on the fact that the author used the word knot five times in a single scene? It’s bad werewolf erotica, but it’s not bad because it’s werewolf erotica like come on

[i-am-a-fish]

I'm very angry that fascism is possible in a world after the invention of the internet. communication has never been easier and hating fascists is supposed to be a commonly accepted and widespread belief. this is extremely frustrating

[tm-sys]

If I am unlovable and death is inevitable, does it matter if I exist or not?

[hermitcraftx]

the hermits fucking hate dream's ass btw like they do not like him and you should be embarrassed if you think otherwise

[imjustafallinghere]

Today I feel a whirlwind of emotions. I love some of my friends so much I just want to squish them in a big hug.

And then the other part of me feels really numb and wants to cry a lot over stupid stuff that I can't change.

I like to distract myself a lot. But I love them.

[deng-yi-deng]

seeing anything about the blood of youth now reminds me that it would have been really truly fun and enjoyable solid drama if Li Hongyi weren't starring in it.

sorry not sorry but that kid can't act his way out of a paper bag and it kinda ruined it for me.

i feel like right after i watch a drama i'm still like..yeah, that was good. then 6 months later i look at my MDL score and go...self, that is much too generous.

[bookcub]

Cozy Fantasy and Why It Doesn't Work

I think I am among many who feel like they should love cozy fantasy and have found it an incredibly lacking genre.

This newly branded "cozy fantasy" genre that has taken readers by storm since 2020 and while it is new that books are now marketed as cozy, the genre itself isn't new. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones is a great example of the genre before it was labeled and also how to make it work.

Cozy fantasy is defined by many as fantasy with low stakes. Fantasy aesthetic but less sword fights. On paper, it sounds great. But the execution has been less than stellar for readers like me. The lack of physical stakes has also impacted the emotional stakes of these books, creating forgettable characters with boring problems. As a romance reader, I find this frustrating. Romance is known for being a predictable and formulaic genre, the now defunct Romance Writers of America defined romances as needing happy endings, a term romances have continued to follow. Yet these romance texts manage to have low physical stakes (how to date your neighbor, how to confront your toxic friends, etc) while still maintaining high personal stakes that keep readers invested and begging for more. So I was initially confused why cozy fantasy authors struggle to write texts that connect to readers like me.

I think I have found the answer which is the genre is just here for vibes. It is all about aesthetic, not even worldbuilding that fantasy is known for as most cozy fantasy I read have so many problems as soon as you ask one question. It is hard to acknowledge that a genre that is pitched to work for readers like me doesn't work for many of us. Especially because occasionally there is one that works beautifully to my taste.

I often say my favorite cozy fantasies that are more contemporary are short and visual, which I plays into the idea of the genre being an aesthetic. The Bakery Dragon by Devin Elle Kurtz is a good example because it is a simple story that is given the perfect amount of pages and gorgeous visuals without dragging on when the message is very clear and easy to understand. Books like The Phoenix Keeper and Legends and Lattes have absolutely nothing for me, their very clear message hitting the reader over and over so the readers don't miss it and focusing on the aesthetic of worldbuilding rather than the reality of the fantastic elements within the world.

I guess my point is. . . I realize this genre isn't for me since I have realized it is more of an aesthetic than anything. .. .but I want it to be. Should I let it go and put my efforts elsewhere? Or should I keep exploring this new trend and find the hidden gems?

[ratbastarddotfuck]

BODY HAIR, LET'S ALL HEAR IT FOR BODY HAIR 🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊

[calmingdownnow]

they should make another pinterest but better. im so tired of looking for inspiration on there and seeing nothing but ads. am i doing something wrong? is there a secret side of pinterest that is tolerable? is there somewhere else i can go that's not littered with advertisements? stop marketing to me I don't want to buy your shitty ripoffs of better artists.

after typing this and reading it again i think i just want forums back. or like. ANYTHING better than the hell scape that is the current state of the internet. if anyone knows where to go let me know. I am also open to helping build a new place to be.

okay rant over

[genlossranbooautism]

You use "arospec people can still date and feel romantic attraction " as an excuse to ship cannon aro characters , I use it as justification to headcannon characters who canonically feel romantic attraction as arospec , we are not the same

[zagreusboon]

I don't feel good about anything right now

[tm-sys]

if I have to wheel myself uphill to the front porch one more time because someone didnt read my instructions im gonna throw a fit

[hermitcraftx]

twitter dump of my faves of this fuckass horrible ass reunion. welcome back everypony

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