there was a video going around a while ago on tiktok where this guy was basically saying "well of course slavery wasn't good but it brought people to christ so the ends justify the means" and i saw comments that were like this is so crazy, this is the wildest thing i've ever heard, etc. and i NEED people to understand that this is not a fringe belief in christianity. he said the quiet part out loud but this is how many xtians feel, that the ends justify the means, and actually he was more politically correct about it than my xtian school was. and this is such a prime example of why hell doctrine is so toxic and more broadly how evangelicalism rips away your empathy because people believe that slavery is justified if it saved people from going to hell.
I received an interview request from a studio I applied at like 1 year ago asking for me to talk with them cause they're interested in me???!?!?!??!?! WHAT IS GOING ON BRUH HELP
I've seen a lot of people surprised that OFMD has not been renewed for season 3, however I honestly expexted a cancellation more than a renewal. I'm just left feeling resigned and bitter about it right now... but not shocked.
I don't think those who thought S3 would happen are naive, if anything i'm the one being pessimistic. S2 was really well recieved, viewed a lot and heavily promoted by HBO, it was logical to assume that there would be a renewal.
I just couldn't stop thinking about all the bad signs.
I remember when OFMD got renewed for S2 and everyone was relieved because HBO took so long renewing, even the crew were open about being unsure whether S2 would happen. It was clear there was reluctance from HBO then.
Then we found out that only 8 episodes were allowed instead of 10.
After that we found out that S2's budget was cut by a massive 40% compared to S1.
On top of that, major plot influences and re-writes were forced by higher ups, much to the frustration of the writers. S2ep6 had major re-writes and I also remember the writers recieved a note from HBO execs telling them that Ed and Stede needed to reunite/ forgive each other as early as possible in S2. That was probably because with S3 unlikely, their time together in S2 would be all we would get and HBO execs knew that.
The writers purposely finished S2 in a way that would be a satisfying enough ending in case S3 wasn't greenlit. They wouldn't have made that decision if no S3 was unlikely.
A horrendous amount of shows are being cancelled. Shockingly, over 90 shows were cancelled just last year. It seems that many shows, even if they're loved by fans and get a lot of views, they're still not safe.
Shows and movies are getting cancelled at different points during production too. Multiple fully completed or almost completed shows and movies have been cancelled before being aired. Often with the footage being deleted. If OFMD was going to get cancelled at any point at least S3 wasn't filmed. Streaming services are brutal and show a complete lack of care for their shows and movies.
These factors were not good news for the likelihood of S3 and i've always had them in mind since learning each one.
I knew that no matter how much the show was watched and loved by fans, that wasn't going to guarantee it would be safe from cancellation. Love hasn't saved other pieces of media.
Vivian Syrin is a partially blind nonbinary trans women, she is very into music and plays the French horn in band, she also knows how to play the bagpipe, but doesn't play it often (even though it took forever for her to learn it), she's also in a creative writing elective class and really enjoys writing in her freetime as well, she often spends her time away from home, in after school clubs, hanging out with friends, maybe just relaxing somewhere, she mostly avoids home because she doesn't enjoy being around her sister Beldam.
...I'M NOT SURE WHAT PROOF YOU'D WANT..???
like the post says, we've lost our house and we're currently living with our aunt?? me and my parents all together?? and we're working to get a new place??? my mom has a tough job, my dad does too, and i havent gotten the chance to get a job like theirs, so i've been doing commissions. all money has gone to food and supply as nothing in this house belongs to us, so we cant use it. im honestly not sure what proof youd want??? do you want to see a picture of us in a house that doesnt belong to us? do you want to see the house we lost?? you make no sense, person on the internet :(
literally the only thing thats changed is that we were able to get a phone finally, and we found a house we might be able to buy, if not rent. we appreciate all donations and comms and have literally been living off of it. im not sure what you want.
A fun trick to play on any shitty websites (such as snitch lines) is to attempt to Bobby Tables it.
"Lake, the hell is that?" you ask. Allow me to explain.
The term comes from one of my very favorite XKCD comics:
Essentially, if a website is poorly built enough and has a textbox for you to enter things that saves directly to a SQL database you can just... pass in SQL commands.