#privacy concerns are still a big issue

[yooniesim]

little late to your recs post but johnnysimmer has amazing unisex hairs!! i know that you are against early access but he only does 2 weeks and releases soooooo much content that it really makes up for it :) all of his cc is very game friendly too!!

Thank you, nonny! 😚 even though it's early access, I still appreciate his cc a lot! I personally think two weeks should be the standard time period for eacc, and the amount of content he releases while still seeming fresh/creative is impressive imo. As an oldie, I also appreciate that he updated the old hairs of vevesim for free as well! I enjoy his work in general and it seems more worth it than what's become the standard from other creators.

[twptwp]

Please share

Hello, I contemplated it a lot, I decided it would be best. I will be sharing this beware on a rather big artist here who hurt me personally.

I will write more at the end. Please take care. Warning: the post is very big

Pestkitty is also known as Nopperabou if I remember the name correctly on other platforms such as Artfight and Youtube

*It should be noted this is very blatant lying on that guys part, I was keeping to myself for this entire time and harassed nobody, on the contrary his friends had been harassing me. I regret not writing that more clearly

I don't think I mentioned it in the original post images but I would also like to note at the time I was not an adult yet and it was my first time going on a plane... 11 hour flight completely alone is scary, no family, nobody in my family has ever travelled so far. It was a very big deal

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Description from original post on Instagram (it's a lot so I'll make it small):

HI HI PAWB! Lots and lots of people wanted me to put this together, please do share, even if you do not know the people it would be great help. The more people who know the more people who can stay safe. This post is a little overdue but I was gaslit by them into thinking these were not big issues and that I was the one being strange so it took a while for me to gain the stability to put this together, I ended up downplaying my feelings a lot and it wasn't untill somewhat recent when I realised I may be developing a new disorder from their abuse that oh... I was not wrong for my concerns and feelings; these people really are harmful. I do not condone harassment so please do not go messaging these people. Block, share, and move on. Stay safe. That is my internet mission for you🚀

I make this post because they are rather gross and dangerous and have considerably big audiences, people have told me their opinions that they should not have the platforms that they have because their behaviours are dangerous. There is more things they've done that I have not included because I would like some of my own privacy even after my private information was leaked in a comic haha... I've displayed enough behaviour from them to show who they are and what they do though, so this is enough!

This is quite intimidating for me, so, I will be going offline off of this account for a few days and just let this post simmer... Not for too long because I have some awesome art cooking HEHE but YA! If there are questions in the comments my friends will answer for me! Though, I think I've been rather transparent so I don't think there would be any.

I will also be providing more proof in my story, specifically proof that slide 10 IS that guy because quite frankly anybody could be "Instagram user" and they have fabricated stuff against me in the past so I think it would be good to prove it is that account.

Okay bla bla that is all, apologies this is such a scary and serious post especially as I like to keep my account a friendly nice place but ahhh it really has been burning at me. So, thank you for reading so very much. Bye bye pawb!

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That was a lot! So here is why I'm sharing it to Tumblr:

☆Awareness! NOBODY should have to risk getting close to these people. NOBODY.

☆Better circulation! My Instagram post got over 3000 likes, lots of shares, 100s of comment and many saves so it did very well however after a while things leave the light and become something "of the past". I notice this does not happen so much on Tumblr and things continue to be shared

☆This still effects me. The original Beware is from 3 months ago however I am currently doing this because I was restless from lastnight nightmare (I had a nightmare about these people) and now I'm all nauseous and shaky again! It's 3am and I was panicking a lot so I put this together, I'm yet to rest

And finally....

☆TAGS

I notice that if an image in a tag becomes popular enough it shows up on things like Google! Isn't that cwl! So, if a fan of these people searches for them on the internet the beware could show up which may deter them from the artist. This is great, which is why I also need your help in making this popular!

Thank you sincerely for your time, it is greatly appreciated. I feel calmer now that I have made this post, I regret not making it earlier but it is better now than never. Nos da ac breuddwydion melys pawb♡

[charmedreincarnation]

TW: SA, possibly death??

Hey there fellow witches and warlocks, it's spooky season and I am loving it! I recently discovered the void state through yoga nidra and your reverse psychology method charm, and I was ready to manifest my dream life. October is my birth month and my favorite season, so I was excited to see what the universe had in store for me and whoa did it come through.

It's unfortunate to see that SA victims like me and others are still getting death and rape threats. I was inspired by a blog who shared her experience with yoga nidra, but then deactivated due to trolls sending her horrible messages. It's sad to see people hating on others' success, but we won't let them bring us down.

I manifested everything I desired of course my mind came through!! - from my desired face, body, aura, zodiac, personality, voice, talents, friends, family, and so much more. A few things I've manifested include a dark academia mansion, billionaire parents who aren't known, a witchy and Halloween-themed small business, and an eco-friendly private jet.

I know some of you may be concerned about the "death note" I've manifested, but it's just for fun - I'm a huge fan of Light Yagami from Death Note. I won't actually use it, but it's a cool spook factor to have.

Here’s a tiny list anyways ⬇️

🎃Desired face, body, aura zodiac, personality, voice, talents, friends, family and so much more. I had this long wattpadd story ass list that I obviously won’t share here but trust me my mind came through .

🎃open minded witchy family, dark academia ass mansion, Pinterest dark academia wardrobe in my massive closet that’s the size of a room, billionaire parents who aren’t known (I love my privacy and I love being mysterious), wattpadd billionaire love story to happen in the future. Yes not now…. I’ve been ugly all my life so I want to be a slut right for a bit not sorry, everyone loves and falls in love with me, Idgaf personality, Scorpio sun moon and rising, bold attitude that is adored, but a kind heart for the people I love and so much more. Again like most people I had a very long list on my google documents

🎃I own a witchy candy and Halloween small business!!! but I’m going to be making 100 million dollars a year so I will be a billionaire in the future. I like working and having a craft and it’s just so me, ugh I love my life !!! But I’m going to hire my two best friends that I manifested so we can all be successful rich witch bitches who travel the world and have too much money to spend

🎃an environment friendly private jet. It won’t affect the environment as I love the environment but I also hate flying commercial! I’m also vegan now, I couldn’t be one before due to health issues, but I love animals 🥹🥹🥹 and now I’m rich enough to have healthy tasty cruelty free food.

🎃anyone who sends death threats, rape threats, or engages in a bitter manner on that tea page including the owner will never get into the void until they grow up and acknowledge that they’re weirdos. I’m not as forgiving as these other big blogs. Bye ✌️

🎃anytime I say “you’ll die alone” when im arguing with a man 🤮🤮 (incels, misgyonists, racists not men who aren’t insufferable ofc love y’all) they actually will, and no one will ever love them, until they grow up and once again acklowege their faults. As you can see I’m very into vigilante justice and I’m petty 👻 I’m a witch anyways so now my craft will be perfect.

🎃all my spells and curses work! And any harm attempted to be done to me always backfires On the person 10x worse ! Yea this is my world everyone’s just living in it.

🎃psychokenis, my eyes being able to turn red, divine protection for me and my loved ones, the ability to speak to animals, and never aging. The last thing I manifested a way to benefit all !!!! research age regression and see how we will all be eternal youthful witch bitches in the future ;) I got inspired by my grandma who retired but us too old to enjoy her life. Now she can and we call be 150 and still sexy with 0 bodily pain. I also always hated how we slowly decompose and lose bodily function until we die.. like why can’t we be sexy and bodily abled forever!! This will also help with health issues and diseases like cancer! Just one way to give back for my blessings. And the rest is just to spook bitches tbh I don’t plan on actually doing anything but speaking to animals.

🎃I manifested a death note. Now before y’all start I just really love light yagami I don’t think I will actually use it or maybe I will just to spook bitches but whatever

🎃so much more that I don’t want to share because it’s too long!

So, fellow hot bitches and witches , keep manifesting your dreams and never let anyone bring you down. Remember, we were born to be happy, rich, and loved. It is in your DNA and my word is final !!!!! I’m gonna leave my dream life and be a whore now lova yaaaa 🖤🖤🖤

Lmfao slay 😭😭 idk if it’s too early or what but this sending me for some reason! Anyways I wish you all the best in your life and dreams. Have a great spooky season! I love witches and Halloween too 🧞‍♀️🧞‍♀️

[marsoid]

@wip i have a tumblr feature suggestion!!

Right now, Twitter (or whatever it’s called now) is the only social app that allows PRIVATE ACCOUNTS (instagram doesn’t count because you can’t have text posts. You expect me to post an image every time I want to vent? Facebook also doesn’t count because I hate it.)

I know we have the ability currently to make our side blogs private, but here’s the issue with that for me:

1. They can’t be FOLLOWED, you can apparently only add “members” to the blog.

2. I thought I had more points but really it keeps coming back to the fact that they can’t be followed. I don’t want to put in a password every time I want to check in on a friend. The convenience of making your own private blog and following your friends’ private blogs cannot be overstated. It’s the ONE THING that’s keeping me attached to twitter.

What’s so great about having a private blog?

Safety. Toggle your blog to “Private” in Visibility settings if you need a breather from outside attention. Only your followers will be able to see any new posts you make. Old posts will still be visible outside your blog however, similar to when a blog is deactivated I assume.

Friends-only space. Sharing thoughts and art with only a few close friends is more comfortable for a lot of people.

Actual privacy. Even if you have 0 followers, even if you don’t use tags, the tumblr search will still pull up any word used in the post itself, meaning if someone searches the right thing, your posts could still show up to anyone. Setting your blog to private would remove this concern.

Journaling. Private twitters are nice, but a private tumblr? Getting to write out a BIG LENGTHY RANT for only close friends? Hell yea

Keep explicit content away from those who don’t want to see it. Setting a blog to private is a great way to keep certain art and writings out of easily reachable spaces.

Another bridged gap between twitter and tumblr. Ok listen. I’m not necessarily advocating for every twitter user to join tumblr. But I know that’s something the tumblr staff is interested in, so I’m adding it here for that reason. I for one would ditch twitter in a heartbeat if I could have a private blog, and would probably have an easier time convincing some straggling friends to join for a feature like this. Just sayin

I also made some quick and sloppy mockups

Anyway i guess that’s the gist of it

If anyone has anything to add pls feel free. I really want a private blog LMAO

[hikkikoaubrey]

Please read, don't scroll pass this.

Hello, in this post I mainly wanted to talk about KOSA, as well as the "banning TikTok" bill that has also been a big problem lately. Now I know this is mainly an American issue but in the long run if these bills get passed it could lead to other places, and even then, it will ultimately effect America for the worse.

These bills aim to censor people and suppressing their freedom of speech. Literally going against first amendment of the US constitution (which is about freedom of speech)

Here are some links that will probably explain things better than I ever could, please look into them, and of course do your own research on this. (also KOSA and the TikTok bill are not the same thing) If nothing is done this could end up changing the internet for the worse.

(20) ˋˏ🍉 jessie/jes. ⁴ ⁵⁵ 🏎️ˎˊ on X: "A 🧵of resources for you to learn and start taking action against KOSA (a trojan horse for internet censorship): https://t.co/UfSIzz5nrD" / X (twitter.com)

https://x.com/T_H_E_B_I_T_E/status/1767935486926979327?s=20

https://x.com/SoftSuperstar/status/1768404026293420072?s=20

(20) Isa Baguette 🥖🍉 on X: "America is LITERALLY becoming a facist state before our eyes and some people STILL seem to think democrats, or republicans, will fix it. There NEEDS to be a MAJOR change to the way our government works and functions, because this is NOT it." / X (twitter.com)

https://x.com/_bilaire/status/1768067681687654471?s=20

(20) MaceAhWindu 🇵🇸 on X: "The fact that they won’t try and pass an actual American data privacy bill that protects user data and instead tries to ban the apps that aren’t based in America is proof that this banning TikTok thing has never actually been about protecting citizens." / X (twitter.com)

(20) courtney 🇵🇸 on X: "we’re watching blatant censorship bc these old farts are scared & y’all are not concerned enough for my liking 😭" / X (twitter.com)

(20) Mothball on X: "Btw the TikTok ban bill passed this morning, but only in the house, We will have a chance to fight against it in the Senate. I will make a thread on it in the near future. The TikTok Ban is a different bill from KOSA." / X (twitter.com)

Might add more to this post tommarow, and will make a post about project 2025 sometime soon

[thomasisaslut]

Draco Malfoy x F!Reader

First Time?

Word count: 2.4k

Includes— Loss of Virginity, Blow jobs, Fingering, Hair pulling.

On Ao3 — https://archiveofourown.org/works/48644014

On Wattpad — https://www.wattpad.com/story/346895151-𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞-𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐨-𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐨𝐲-𝐎𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭

C.ai bot based of of fic — https://beta.character.ai/chat?char=6M7sow35NMVt9bcMWC3Hpynu7D-lujUv0HUCy9E9Zks

Brewing your antidote for common poisons potion was a simple task, even if you boyfriend—Draco Malfoy—of one year was standing directly beside you working on his own version it was a fairy simple task. You have always excelled at potions and one as simple as this was no big issue.

Your potions fade from a dark blue navy color to vibrant teal, at that moment you knew your potion was finished.

"Professor Slughorn!" You say from across the room.

His head turns you, "Yes? Ms. [Last Name]?"

"I have finished my potion sir."

He smiles, "Brilliant! Place it when cooled and bottled on my desk." He states before turning back to the Gryffindor student he was helping.

Draco nudges your shoulder, "Good job, princess." He smirks then returns to his potion.

Around 5 minutes pass and you bottle your cooled potion, after placing it on Professor Slughorn's desk you stride back to your desk beside Draco.

"Need any help with that, Dray?" You ask, looking at his potion that was a sky blue, way off from the goal color. He nods.

You begin to help your boyfriend with his potion, explaining to him what he did wrong and how he can recover the brew before class ends. Upon fixing the potion the Hufflepuff boy beside him knocks his arm, causing the entire bottle of powdered unicorn horn to fall into the brew—you quickly move Draco out of the way as the brew explodes. Once the potion has settled down your clothes are slightly burnt and a total mess.

"Merlin- Are you alright, love?" He asks, taking a small rag and wiping the soot of your face. You nod but he examines your face anyway.

"Alright.." Draco says before turning to the Hufflepuff boy and glaring at him. He demands an apology for ruining his brew and your clothes, the Hufflepuff—obviously scared of the Malfoy—apologizes for both reasons. Draco then turns back to you.

"Are you certain you're alright?" He asks, clearly concern.

You giggle a bit before coughing up a bit more smoke and nodding.

"Yes, just a bit..." You look down to your white—now stained with soot clothes before finishing your sentence. "A bit messy..."

He chuckles, "We'll clean up in the dorm?" He says, placing his larger Slytherin robe on your smaller figure.

"But we still have class-" Before you could finish your sentence Professor Slughorn interrupts you.

"You two may leave, Ms. [Last Name] I'll have your potion graded by tonight, Mr. Malfoy you can return at the end of the day to begin a new batch?" He offers with a smile.

"No credit will be taken off for the mistake."

He was much nicer than Professor Snape.

"Yes, thank you, Professor." You say before grabbing your bag then your boyfriends hand and leaving the potions classroom.

On the walk back to the Slytherin dorms you can't help but notice Draco seems anxious, so you speak.

"Are you alright, Dray?" You ask, now concern for him.

He nods. "I'm just worried, are you sure you aren't injured? Even just a bit?" His eyebrows furrowed, still completely nervous for your well-being.

You giggle a bit before nodding, finally he understands that you're completely fine and instead—just a bit messy.

Eventually the two of you reach the Slytherin dorms, even if you were in the dungeons to begin with it took a while to get there. Walking in you and Draco head to the girls side of the dorm then to your small room inside of the dormitory.

"Would you like me to leave? For privacy?" Draco asks once inside of the smaller dorm room.

You shake your head no, walking to your large standing dresser, it was black with a small Slytherin symbol on the side of it—it truly matched you.

"Are you certain?" He asks again.

"Yes, Draco, I'm positive." You look over your shoulder to smile at him, he's standing awkwardly by the door.

"I promise I don't bite, love." You giggle then go back to searching for another white dress shirt—along with a new Slytherin tie, skirt, and robe. You groan, not finding any.

"Something wrong, princess?" He asks.

"I have no other shirts, Dray." You frown at your empty dresser.

"You could wear one of mine?" He suggests.

You ponder for a moment before speaking.

"Alright."

He nods then the two of you make your way to the boy's side of the Slytherin dormitory. Once there Draco leads you to his dresser—the same design as yours was—pulling out a white dress shirt and handing it to you. You smile then begin to take off your filthy tie, once that is off you strip off the stained black white shirt, then you move to your tights, and then, finally your dark green and black plaid skirt. When removing your clothes you can't help but feel your boyfriends gaze, when you glance towards him you see his eyes filled with pure lust. He notices your eyes and instantly looks away, his cheeks now flushed.

"Sorry" he mutters, his gaze completely locked on the hard wood floor.

You giggle then move closer to him, tilting his head up with your finger cupping his jaw.

"Don't worry about it, Dray." You smirk.

You notice his cheeks are a deep red now, his eyes flicking from your eyes to your breasts that are held in a dark green lace bra.

"You're very beautiful like this, my love..." He says, staring at your eyes—his cheeks completely flushed as he stutters over his words.

"Why thank you." You say, still smirking. An idea then comes to you. Before speaking you watch as his eyes scan your body from head to toe.

"My love."

His eyes snap back up to meet yours.

"Yes?" He asks, still flustered.

Without another word you tilt his head up a bit more before pecking his lips, but that small kiss soon fades into a deep and passionate one. Your hands meet his pecs and you push him back onto his bed—breaking the kiss.

"[First Name]? What are you planning?" He asks a bit nervously but you hear a hint of excitement, and you see it too as you look as his bulge.

You don't say anything as you move to straddle him.

"Princess, what are you doing?" He asks as his hands practically fly to your hips.

"I'm sure you know." You say teasingly as you rock against him, you feel him grow larger.

"Wait- Princess..."

You stop your movements and go to slide off him when he stops you.

"I.. It would be my first time."

You smile and kiss him,

"It'd be mine as well, love."

You see him smile then he flips your positions.

"Then... let's continue?" He smirks, now pinning you to the bed with one hand.

With those words you begin to feel a sudden rush of wetness at your core.

You nod—truly eager for him.

He nods in return before using his free hand to trail down your already stripped body.

"So beautiful..." He mutters before connecting his lips to your neck.

He's kissed you there before, but never for sex—it excited you even more. He moves his kisses to your jawline then to under your ear, nibbling and marking your neck in deep red and purple love bites—practically littering your neck with hickeys. While he continues to mark your jaw and other bits his hand begins to trail down your neck to your breasts, wrapping his hand around your back he unclasps the lace bra and throws it somewhere behind him.

The cold air hits your nipples and they become hard little nubs, he uses his index and middle finger to begin toying with them. Whimpers pass your lips and his smirks widens.

"You like that, princess? Well prepare for more." He says before pinching your left nipple—drawing a loud moan from your throat, he smirks and does the same exact thing to your right side.

Draco continues to play with your nipples as he marks your neck—now becoming more dominant with his bites, leaving marks of his teeth ingrained on your soft skin. You can tell he's much more comfortable with the situation now.

"I want to feel you." You says, pleading as you try to move your hands from his own.

"Later, princess." He says then holds onto your wrists tighter—his grip now firm and unbreakable.

He then releases your nipple and begins to trail his hand from the hard nub down to your lower half.

"Mind if I take these off" Draco asks, his deep tone husky and alluring as he motions to the dark green panties that were matching with your bra. You nod and lift your hips, he hooks his index finger in the waistline then throws them off of your legs—they land somewhere by your bra—at least they're together.

You are snapped out of your thoughts as you feel his middle finger stroke your clit. You moan and look at his eyes, his gaze filled with the same lust as before.

He smirks from your reaction the rubs again, it was nothing like when you touch yourself—it was so much more intimate.

More moans are drawn from your throat as he moves his finger to your folds, inserting a finger into your tight cunt. He then begins to slide it in and out.

"You like that, princess?" He asks, clearly amused by your sounds.

Knowing your words would betray you-you simply nod. But at that he withdraws his finger.

"I need words, baby, or I won't continue."

He's such a tease.

"Yes! Please, I need more..." You plea.

"More? Are you sure you can take two of my fingers, princess?" He teases.

"Dray!" You whine. "I can take it, please!" You beg.

He grins before obliging, he thrusts two of his fingers into your folds before quickening his pace, curling his fingers inside of you to withdraw loud whimpers and other sounds from your throat. You try to wiggle your hands out of his tight hold but you fail—more moans flood out of your mouth as he inserts a third finger, now scissoring your wet cunt.

"Draco!" You moan loudly as you feel your climax approaching, but before it does he slides his fingers out of your pussy.

"Why did you-"

He cuts you off, "I can't have you cum without me, princess."

You whine but nod, he releases your wrists and speaks again.

"Strip me, [First Name]."

You do as told instantly, your hands fly to his tie, pulling him closer for a kiss while your hands remove his tie, you then unbutton his white dress shirt—luckily his robe is already off—you then move your hands to his belt, quickly undoing the buckles and sliding out of his black dress pants. Once the belt is gone you unzip the pants and slide then down, revealing his grey boxers that have been soaked with his pre-cum. You smirk up at him while he stands at the edge of the bed.

You have another idea.

Quickly you slide his briefs down, his large and hard cock throbbing before you.

"Princess-" You cut him off while kissing him, your hand pumping his leaking dick. He moans into the kiss, moving his hand to your hair and grasping it tightly to deepen the kiss. Biting on his lower lip he opens his mouth—your tongues now colliding in a wet, sloppy kiss. Breaking away from the kiss you hand doesn't stop stroking him, even when you stand.

"Sit on the bed, Draco." You demand, your tone lustful.

He nods and sits, once he has sat you sink to your knees before him and then you begin to pump his bulging cock again, drawing deep moans from Draco. You then bring your lips to his inner thighs, kissing and nibbling on them before pecking the tip of his erect cock.

"Be gentle, princess..." He moans, his hands clutching onto the sheets as you take the head of his penis into your warm mouth, you then flick your tongue over the slit of his cock—drawing more pre-cum into your mouth—you swallow it before taking him in deeper. His entire 6-inch now lodged into your throat as you moan around him.

"You're feel so good, love..." He whimpers then moves his hands to your scalp, holding onto your hair tightly as your nose hits his crotch area.

You then begin to bob your head.

"P-Princess..." He whimpers. "I'm close..." You smirk and remove your lips from his cock.

"Why did you-"

"I can't have you cum without me, Dray." You mock.

He chuckles then moves his hands under your armpits, throwing you onto the mattress and then moving over you again, his heads resting by your head.

"Are you ready for me, my love?"

You nod,

"Yes, Draco.."

With those two words he angles his cock at your entrance before slamming into you, his entire cock thrusted into your wet cunt. You moan loudly, he does at the same time. He then begins to move slowly, letting you adjust to the size.

"Go.. faster..." You say in between whimpers.

He nods and quickens his thrusts into your pussy, moaning with each pound.

"You take me so well, princess..." He groans then continues to propelling into you, hitting your cervix with every push.

"So close, can you take it."

"Inside, please..." You beg, wanting to feel his release deep inside of you.

He nods and continues to ram into you, his pace as quick as he could go—slamming into your cunt one final time before he cums, your pussy now filled with his seed. He notices your release hasn't come yet and he continues to ride through his orgasm.

"Draco!" You shout as your cunt squirts—your release arriving.

He smiles, sliding out of you—you can feel his cum on your thighs as it leaks from your pussy.

"You were so good for me, princess." He kisses your temple, laying beside you on his dorm bed—wrapping his arms around you in a tight embrace.

You nod and rest against him, completely spent. Your eyes begin to flutter shut.

"Sleep, my love. You did amazing..." He kisses your forehead as you drift off into sleep.

He soon does the same, the two of you intertwined on his bed after you shared your first time together.

[taylortruther]

Did it feel like her songs about Joe were starting to get redundant? By the time Midnights came out I was surprised we were hearing another two songs about the breakup/make up period in the beginning, another song about the beginning when they were falling in love, another three songs about how the relationship is great if the world stays out of it, another song about the Afterglow I-thought-he-cheated moment, and another song about how it wasn't supposed to work but it did. It really struck me that the Joe parts of Midnights were dedicated to not giving us any kind of update or really new information. It was all either about their beginnings again or 'everything's perfect except for the media nothing to see here.' She found a couple new angles on it, like Mastermind, but she was mining the same ground she'd been sifting through for four albums already. At the time it struck me as odd that she was deliberately avoiding any real update, but I thought she was just committed to privacy and refused to go into any other part of their relationship that wasn't already known (which is entirely her right). But obviously it turned out to be much more complicated than that and the mysterious gap makes perfect sense now.

i noticed the beginning was really fertile ground for her, but it didn't really strike me as unusual or concerning. the 2016-2019 period of her life was HARD. it was obvious, to me, she was probably processing that stuff all the time because for her, it never went away.

additionally, folkmore's fictional narratives and midnights' reflections on the past still reflect her mental landscape at the time of writing (tolerate it, coney island, bejeweled, champagne problems, hoax say hello.) so i'd argue she was treading new ground and writing about some of their issues even if it wasn't strictly autobiographical.

plus, as super fans, i think we get caught in the minutiae and don't see the big picture. let's pull back and look at the story her albums told about their relationship, in stages:

2016: joe and taylor meet and fall in love 2017: reputation is released and, among other things, it's about joe being sexy and wonderful and not caring that she was "crazy" or cancelled 2019: masters situation happens also 2019: lover is released and it's about taylor recovering from the cancellation, fighting her demons, admitting she self-sabotages, but we also get songs implying they want to get married! makes sense, it's 2-3 years of dating now. we also, notably, get a song about her wanting to step back out into the world! 2020: pandemic! sorry, daylight! also 2020: folklore and evermore are released and are about, among other things!, how she fears her life is too big for joe to handle but she is still planning a future with him (peace, the lakes, which both feel more present to me.) makes sense, they have obviously talked marriage and KIDS, things are getting very real. but, to your point, evermore in particular reasserts that they were lucky to find each other in the beginning (clm, lss, evermore.) 2021: renegade discusses joe's shit - we now understand that he has his own struggles and clearly describes a very recent/present conflict ("timing") 2022: in midnights, we get songs about the early honeymoon phase (lavender haze), and about how he is still a respite from it all (sweet nothing, mentions a recent trip to wicklow.) 2023: ylm drops (written in dec 2021), we also get the alcott - both implying conflict and a couple trying or failing to reconnect. makes sense, it's been like 6-7 years! couples go through shit!

...no, this isn't the WHOLE story. but it feels like a satisfying one, and not one where she was simply recycling topics. to me anyway.

[zenithabovemarshland]

Just thinking aloud about fame, celebrity, and Pluto in Aquarius...

When Britney Spears was released from the conservatorship there were posts about how it's likely Britney might not be as internet-literate or socially appropriate as we'd like her to be, considering everything she went through. The posts encouraged others to be patient and understanding, and not to cancel her if she happens to make any mistakes.

Just now I saw a similar point about Gypsy Rose Blanchard. Now that she's released she intends to make herself very public online, but her entire life (32 years) has been spent in either one prison or the other. There are concerns for how she might adjust to the internet we know today, seeing as how she likely didn't get the opportunity to grow alongside social media the way the rest of us did.

In the 2024 Year Ahead Forecast from The Astrology Podcast they brought up the Pluto in Leo generation, and how that period of time and that generation relate to the making of our concept of "celebrity". They're also the generation that are holding on to power (like the presidents of the USA). Pluto in Leo gen is also unique because it's one of the only Pluto generations that is likely to live to their Pluto opposition, which is happening now. With this Pluto opposition, the pod talked about how the idea of who gets to be in power is likely to change. As well as our concept and relationship with "celebrities".

In 1991, Pluto in Scorpio (square to Pluto in Leo, if it matters. Whether it matters is still something I'm exploring here), Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's. I'm not actually sure how public illness was allowed to be previous to that. I just remember growing up how Michael J. Fox was something of a special case, and his celebrity status helped make massive leaps in awareness and research for Parkinson's.

Hollywood became big in the 1920's, when Pluto was in Cancer. While Pluto has been in the opposite sign, Capricorn, I feel like I've heard about a million celebrities coming out with illness. Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Bruce Willis. Recently, Celine Dion. If you Google it, there are lists of dozens of celebrities with chronic illnesses. Not to mention mental illness, which has become that much more public.

My feeling at this point is that there are themes of privacy, hidden and internal illness, and representation here that we've seen getting dug up from the Pluto in Cancer era. True crime stories from old Hollywood, being open about mental illness, exposing how child talents have been exploited by the industry, and of course, hidden afflictions to celebrities are changes we've seen around fame through the trine, Pluto in Scorpio, and opposition, Pluto in Capricorn.

Most obviously, though, who gets to be famous has changed the most in the last 20 years. It used to be only special, hand-picked people who got to be famous. Now it could be anybody with a cell phone.

I think of this blog post on the Aries Point by Ace (AliceSparklyKat), where they talk about how the angular points seem to manifest. They've noticed that celebrities whose Sun is at 0 degrees Cancer seem to be regarded as chameleon-like in their nationality, form, or culture, and those with 0 degrees Capricorn seem to be known for a peak example for one nationality, form, or culture. I wonder if this can be seen in this shift to influencer culture, particularly in the rhetoric that celebrities until now have been made to represent everybody. But now, after Pluto in Capricorn, we are much more aware of the consequences of not having fair representation of more nuanced, individual experiences. At first it was all about art and talent. Now, it's about the hard tacks of who gets what job and why, and the consequences of story. Very Cancer to Capricorn opposition coded.

Anyway, I feel like I've noticed a lot of celebrities becoming ill in the past, and now I feel like I'm seeing some "taboo" issues come up in influencer culture. I'm wondering about how this could be gearing us up for Pluto in Aquarius.

What do you think??? I really want to hear your thoughts!

[thatdisasterauthor]

Delete your Threads account. You know what Meta as a company has done, you know the kind of person Mark Zuckerberg is. You've lived through Gamergate, the elections, covid, the fucking lot of it, and yet you're still willingly making an account on Threads. How can you possibly justify that?

Second ask: Scratch that, I hadn't read your most recent posts. Sorry for being so rude.

Third ask: "Still going to keep an eye on it" For what exactly? For it not to be as bad as it is? For it to get even worse before you decide it is wrong? You know who Mark Zuckerberg is. You know what Facebook is. Be up front: you don't actually care or stand for anything, you're only afraid of losing business. Have some dignity.

So you decided to be rude as fuck, "apologize," and then come back and be more rude?

I was incredibly clear in that post of why I am going to keep an eye on Threads, despite the concerns: Twitter was a valuable source of live news, especially during natural disasters, and Threads is the first potentially viable replacement for that. IDK if you actually follow me, but if you do you'll know I do a lot of work around natural disaster communication. Twitter was invaluable as a communication source during natural disasters. Full stop. It is not up for debate. But hey, if you want a source with more authority than a random tumblr blog, here, have a nice shiny research paper:

Mind you, that was written in 2010 and the importance of Twitter as a communications tool during natural disasters has only increased since then. There is no other tool out there, no other website--news or otherwise, that can provide such granular, specific updates when shit hits the fan as Twitter did. The only better, quicker source of information I have found during natural disasters is listening to actual radio chatter from the departments involved in whatever problem, and that can be very tricky to do if you don't know where to look or have the right equipment. There is no other site where I can go specifically follow so many of my local fire departments, my local emergency services, my local National Weather System stations, and get live pushed updates from them every single time they post.

When Twitter DDOSed itself last week and put a limit on the amount of tweets people could view and forced people to be logged in to view anything at all, the effect was immediate and BAD. People suddenly couldn't view things like missing person alerts, or weather alerts. I had people messaging me because they were trying to check the National Weather System autoalerts for their area on Twitter due to being caught in a sudden storm, but they couldn't get on to check.

Love it or hate it, Twitter had an immense amount of value and it got that value--at least in the case of natural disaster communication--because the stubborn ass government decided it was big enough to be trusted with official lines of information. Very, very few other social media sites have ever had that trust from the government. Look at how they banned TikTok on all government devices. But they DO trust Facebook, and Instagram, and Meta. Which means their chances of trusting Threads and migrating over there when Twitter finally takes its last breath are ASTRONOMICALLY higher than expecting them to go anywhere else.

We can debate the privacy and moral issues of the Metaverse and those involved until the cows come home, but it does not change the fact that if my mountain is on fire I'm gonna get information about where that fire is from wherever the fuck I can. I'm not going to wait around for it to maybe show up in a "live" updates news article from CNN from some reporter half a continent away in New York who doesn't know anything about where I live and gets the roads wrong because they just don't know. I'm going to go to the website full of my neighbors and local firefighters and see what's happening right that second.

Do we need to fix the privacy and moral issues? Yes. But we can't throw the baby out with the bathwater either. Not using Threads or any other Meta product isn't the answer here. Using them with extreme caution and only for very specific needs, for the time being, is. Long term, we need to be focusing on privacy based legislation that would finally put these companies in their place. But until then, again, I'm going to keep following my local fire departments wherever they go.

P.S.: If you're going to keep the shitty attitude, fuck right off and unfollow+block. You're not wanted here.

[mariacallous]

How concerned do you think we should be about the KOSA bill?

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-set-vote-two-child-online-safety-bills-2024-07-25/

WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on a broad bipartisan basis on Thursday advanced two online safety bills that would force social media companies to take responsibility for how their platforms affect children and teens, a step parents and advocates have demanded for years.

The bills cleared a critical procedural hurdle 86-1, setting the stage for a final vote next week.

"Big Tech, we no longer trust you to make decisions for us," said Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, one of the bills' sponsors. "Car manufacturers are required to install seatbelts and airbags. The same has to be true of social media companies."

The bills' future is unclear in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, which has recessed until September.

The Kids Online Safety Act makes explicit a "duty of care" that social media companies have when it comes to minors using their products, focusing on design of the platforms and regulation of the companies.

It would require social media platforms to enable options for minors to protect their information and disable addictive product features by default, preventing and mitigating dangers to minors including suicide and disordered eating.

The Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act would ban targeted advertising to minors and data collection without their consent, and give parents and kids the option to delete their information from social media platforms.

The bills, nicknamed KOSA and COPPA 2.0, respectively, are the first major move to ensure children's safety online since COPPA was initially passed in 1998, before the advent of smartphones.

The bills would also allow researchers greater insight into companies' algorithms and how they impact children online, said Kris Perry, executive director of Children and Screens, a research nonprofit focused on the impact of digital media on minors.

"We've been in a decade-long experiment with children's well-being and platforms, and it's overdue to make the products safer and allow us to move to a new stage of deeper understanding of children's digital lives," Perry said.

Some tech companies have publicly backed congressional efforts to protect children online, with major players including Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O), and Snap Inc (SNAP.N), expressing support.

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms (META.O), spokesperson Stephanie Otaway said that while the company supports standards for kids and teens online, federal law should instead require app stores to seek parental approval for downloads by users under age 16.

The Biden administration on Thursday backed the bills it said "would finally advance bold actions to hold Big Tech accountable," urging lawmakers to send it to Biden to sign into law "without delay."

That 86-1 vote is not guaranteed to repeat when it goes to the final vote in the Senate next week - it just means that 86 Senators agreed to let it proceed to the final vote.

Sen. Ron Wyden plans to vote "no" on the package containing the Kids Online Safety Act and the updated Children's Online Privacy Protection Act when it hits the Senate floor, his office told Axios exclusively.

Why it matters: Wyden's "no" vote is a sure-fire sign that advocates for online civil libertiesstill don't like the package of bills and will continue to oppose it.

Reality check: They might be fighting a losing battle, at least in the Senate.

Wyden is a key voice on online issues, but Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer would not be putting this package on the floor if he didn't think he had enough votes for it to pass.

In the House, Republican leaders are supportive of the legislation broadly, but obstacles remain and other outside groups are still opposed.

Schumer announced this week he'd be moving to get KOSA and COPPA 2.0 passed on the Senate floor.

Wyden had a hold on the bills, keeping them from passing via unanimous consent, but was prepared to lift it given his discussions with leadership.

While he plans to oppose the package, he got a new provision added to KOSA: specific language stating Section 230 is not pre-empted by the bill.

What they're saying: "I strongly support elements of this bill, especially Senator Markey's Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act, which will safeguard the personal information of young people online," Wyden plans to say on the Senate floor Thursday, per remarks shared first with Axios.

"Unfortunately, KOSA's improvements, while constructive, remain insufficient."

"I fear this bill could be used to sue services that offer privacy enhancing technologies like encryption or anonymity features that are essential to young people's ability to communicate securely and privately without being spied on by predators online."

"I also take seriously concerns voiced by the American Civil Liberties Union, Fight for the Future, and LGBTQ+ teens and advocates that a future MAGA administration could still use this bill to pressure companies to censor gay, trans and reproductive health information... For these reasons, I cannot vote for this legislation."

The main thing would be whether it passes the House, and can get through conference committee/having identical versions passed in both the House and Senate, prior to the end of the congressional term. Especially considering how much time they'll be recessing for as we get later in the year, and with the election ramping up.

Contact your Senators if you're opposed and really get people to speak up and put the pressure on them.

[kayinnasaki]

Eh I should try and post things here too instead of just reblogging stuff lol used to throw stuff like this behind a side blog but it's almost 2025 like whatever lets go, lemme post some OC stuff with a nice little goofy 3d vignette I did. Prefect Antonella Castelluccio, Model Making A minor Brave Earth character that came up in RP. I'd consider using her in a game role at some point.

A war orphan, taken in and named as a baby by nuns of the Aistorian Catholic Church. Unwilling to become become a nun, but harboring deep resentment to the Aistorian Nobility, Antonella joined the militant side of the Church, becoming a Prefect.

Prefects kinda the "Church MPs" or enforcers, used to represent the Pope's will when dealing with Aistorian nations. Antonella is kinda a fireball, known for being a brazen and harsh when dealing with nobility. She's generally only sent someplace when someone needs a stern talking too. An angry, damaged, and unreasonable bitch, but relatable. 😭 Who isn't an angry queer, mad at injustice, who just wants to scream at people in power?

From the Zhongkaya region of Bherigan(a particularly fractured country with frequent little regional wars). due to the mixed up nature of Brave Earth, she's a mix of old world Chinese and Slavic ancestry.

Kinda closested gay. Stuck in an in-between period in Aistoria where the Church is becoming more inclusive, but it'd still be seen as unbecoming for a Church Official be be out.

She's like a 30+ year old pent up virgin lol she's awful, it only adds to all her other issues.

In RP even though she starts off hating Naomi for being a noble, she still ends up crushing hard on her and Ashara.

Feral and poorly socialized. Her feralness makes her good at her job, but when you try and interact with her as a person it becomes obvious how isolated and lonely she is. Kinda an awkward nerd.

She's so hot she so looks like a cool hot girl who has her life together and is completely in control all the time but she's just a facade, a big lonely knot of rage and emotion.

A little vain, honestly? But her bit of vanity is messed up by her church upbringing wanting her to be more modest.

Other pictures I have of her when she's not in the privacy of her own apartment are really covered up. She usually doesn't show a lot of skin, and often covers her hair depending on where she is.

You might MISTAKE her for a war nun cause of that

Now she lives somewhere hot so she has an excuse to loosen up a bit. It's not like she doesn't WANT To but breaking free of your upbringing is hard.

Not very pious. Like she's practicing and kinda believes, but her attachment to the church is more ethical than spiritual. She believes the Church to be an important unifying force that isn't as selfish and exploitive as countries of Aistoria. ​* She's not wrong, either??? Like the church sucks in its own way and Aistoria is filled with problematic systems of power, but the church DOES have the concerns of the common folk more in mind than the average Aistorian noble.

Scarred up in a troll attack during some events in RP which probably will never get to be reflected in a videogame (The Esperadan Civil War). Had an arm pulled clean off. Healing went a long way but she still has some motor control issues in her formally dominate hand. (She was totally gonna die in that troll attack but me and my friend decided we liked her awful ass too much)

Sadly that messes with her more peaceful, relaxing hobbies... but she's working through it. Antonella relaxes through caring for houseplants and model making. She likes dioramas a lot too. So here she is, putting together an old world Zeppelin model kit. She's kinda a zeppelin nerd, though she has a passing interests in boats and trains too. Her working on neither of these things is one of the few times she doesn't look like she's a few moments away from yelling at you.

Made in Koikatsu, with models kit-bashed from just about anything I can get my hands on

[sortyourlifeoutmate]

None of this is good and all of this is bad.

Like, look. The NHS has lots of areas of improvement, yes, obviously. This idea and this approach will deal with precisely none of them, cause more issues because it’ll be badly implemented, cost us all money and also make me sad. This is a lot like Tony Blair’s fetishistic desire for us all to have ID’s, and has similar issues. It’s not needed! This is ministers just swinging around the word ‘technology’ and hoping that’ll be enough

Oh, and with the added benefit of private companies coming out of this probably the happiest, too. Wes even mentions them getting access to all the data, which is basically the whole point of this endeavour. Users of the service will get no appreciable benefit, tech and pharma companies fill their underpants with semen at the surfeit of data they get their hands on for nowhere near enough money. Yay, the future!

It’s being pitched as good, obviously, and that this sort of increased partnership will allow priority or cheaper access to, I don’t know, ‘cutting-edge’ whatever, but that’s plainly bollocks. We’ll still get charged up the arse for whatever whizzbang new thing it is they’ve cooked up, and it’ll still be something we don’t really need.

Because, again, none of this bollocks addresses the root causes of basically anything. People don’t have health issues or whatever in a vacuum, typically, and they shouldn’t be viewed as problems that require a discrete, paid solution for the specific purpose of getting people Back To Work. You know? Work sucks more by the year, life sucks more by the year, little is being done to fix that, and you wonder why people might be getting iller and more miserable? Weird!

Man I don’t know. I feel pretty bad myself today so I doubt any of that was particular coherent to start with. Point is, fuck Wes Streeting with a branch and fuck all the companies he wants to fellate and flog us off to. ‘Privacy’ concerns for this nutso NHS app thing he talks about (which is a fucking bad idea, by the way, the fuck are you thinking) are one thing, my main concern remain us all being a big batch of juicy, valuable numbers for companies who will get FAR MORE out of the deal than we ever could hope to.

Like, big companies don’t agree to these thing unless they’re coming out the winner, that’s how these things work. Right? Right.

[mangoshorthand]

saw a thirst comment about s3 five you made. reminder that despite mental age he is still bodily 13 in that season! his mental age does not alter his physical appearance. That is still a child you are attracted to. As far as I'm aware, you are a fully grown adult. Don't you think it's a bit weird to immediately thirst after an actor as *soon* as they turn 18, like A.G was when he was filming s3? A bit odd? If it was the other way round, and grown adult men were admitting their attraction to a 13 year old girl, using the excuse "b-but shes older!" there would be riots.

I've spoken about this multiple times, and I do understand your concerns, however, this is complicated and nuanced so it's difficult to capture everything in one post.

Let's quickly make a clarification for the sake of accuracy, however, because your post seems to contradict itself to my eye:

While Five is supposed to be physically 13 in season 3, in reality his body was portrayed by someone who had the physicality of an adult and was portraying the mannerisms and affect of a much older adult. He did not look 13 in that season by any stretch of the imagination.

My attraction to Five begun in season 3. I'd watched seasons 1 + 2, thought he was a great character and that was about it. When I watched s3 I was absolutely gobsmacked to find him attractive. This was not a matter of me 'waiting' for an actor to turn 18. I couldn't have even told you Aidan Gallagher's name at that point.

I've honestly thought about this a lot and done a lot of soul-searching. I think what's reassured me the most is that I'm not remotely attracted to Aidan Gallagher himself and never have been. When I look at him, I feel roughly the same as I do looking at a nicely designed table: it's a nice table, but a table is not remotely hot.

My attraction is solely towards the character who has the personality, outlook and physicality of an adult man. I've actually come to realise that daddy issues were at the root of my attraction to this character. (Five actually looks a lot like my Dad...and also my husband, Freudianly enough💀).

And while I want to be vague about my age for privacy reasons, I can also tell you that while I would not date someone AG's age, the physical age gap between us is not that big. I married young.

All this said, if this makes you uncomfortable, I would suggest you block me and move on. Peace and love.

[astroyongie]

Treasure July Reading

note: Please take it lightly and enjoy <333

Hyunsuk

Love: he is still single at the moment and still not looking for any type of relationship. It also seems like Hyunsuk doesn't really believe in dating in the conditions he is in at the moment. 

Career: he is very confused about what the company is trying to do with them. To him this doesn't make much sense and he is wondering if the company truly has the best management for them. 

Self: some people around him might have noticed how his behavior has changed. He has been more cold, more reserved, less talkative and when he speaks it's very harsh. some people might be seeing him as bitchy and arrogant lately 

Jihoon

Love: I believe that Jihoon has recently gotten into a relationship. this is super new and probably has like one week old. this isn't his ex but someone compelled new who was interested in him and he accepted them as his new partner 

Career: he is in the same mental state as Hyunsuk when it comes to the career. He thinks that what they are currently doing isn't enough and that the management of the group is shit because they don't feel like they are working like the other groups. 

Self: there’s here some big energy that shows a very low emotional being with jihoon. of course this is just energy, but it seems like his mental health hasn’t been the best lately, there’s a lot of dark thoughts and so much little hope when it come to the world around him 

Yoshi

Love: he is still dating the same person he was back in May. things seem to be doing well for them and they are creating positive memories and also this relationship helps Yohsi being connected with his inner child. it's a very lighthearted relationship 

Career: I sense a lot of changement when it comes to his career. i have no idea if this is something positive or negative, but there’s changes for Yoshi that will happen very briefly 

Self: he is okay and doing fine. health wise everything seem to be good and even mentally he is happy and content. a lot of jo around him 

Junkyu

Love: him and the idea he used to date have recently broken up. At the moment Junkyu is going through a breakup and his heart seems to be grieving this relationship. i think he wasn't expecting his partner to leave them (as they were the one breaking up with him). 

Career: he is actually happy with how things are going. Junkyu thinks this is the best way to keep their population and to be successful. he believes that success and recognition comes with the “work smart not hard”

Self: he is doing fine too, both mentally and physically. as his self energy is very chill and calm and he mostly focused on living the day, day by day despite his breakup. 

Jaehyuk

Love: Jaehyuk is still dating the same person he was back in May, things seem to be doing well and his partner has been more in touch with his work too. I guess they often follow him throughout their schedules (this could be a hint). in any case, they are developing their relationship 

Career:money is coming to him and because of that he is happy with how things are going. as long as he gets payed for the work he produces, Jaehyuk doesn't care how the company manages the group 

Self: some issues here, mostly minor. I feel like he has been just a little overwhelmed or perhaps exhausted physically but other than that he is doing okay. a little bit introverted, i don't feel like he spends time with his teammates outside schedules 

Asahi

Love: this is a very complicated situation.. I think that Asahi is still dating his partner but they are currently in a very sensitive spot after a big argument concerning their privacy and how to manage the relationship. There is the possibility that the relationships ends in the next days if they don't reach a common ground 

Career: Asahi has been very disorganized. I feel like he doesn't come in time to his training, and he doesn't particularly put a lot of effort into his work lately. This is because his mind is also very solicited by all the stimuli in his life. the company is also over committing him to stuff he doesn't need 

Self: he is transforming at the moment, his energy is shifting and he is realizing a lot of things. This potentially can also be due to this almost break situation he is in. 

Haruto

Love: Single after his breakup in may and currently Haruto isn't looking for a relationship since his mind is already too full of his responsibilities and burdens as an idol and as a son for his family. things aren't easy for him

Career: for some reason this topic can be a little sensitive.. without putting much info, it seems like haruto is having some financial issues (that isn't concerning the company) and because of that him and his family are struggling for a few things 

Self: he is moving on with his life. despite the issues he is encountering, Haruto doesn't want to dwell on what's complicated as he wants it keep pushing forward 

Doyoung

Love: Doyoung is still dating the same person but there’s some issues here. due to schedules and also his partner’s life they haven't been together much lately. that type of separation makes Doyoung anxious, scared even because he doesn't trust to have his partner away for too long  

Career: he doesn't believe in the company nor their promise. i don't feel like his sponsor has been very present either in his life lately. he is just doing his job as per requested, but he is getting sick on how the company and some members treat him 

Self: he is very apathetic in my opinion, his energy is very low yet quite neutral as if he didnt care about the world (this could potentially show some emotional distress as well). 

Jeongwoo

Love: He is still single but he has a huge fat crush on someone that he is trying to get but he is way too awkward to actually get them to his side. Also Jeongwoo has some behaviors that his partner might find a little weird. he is overly moody and jealous whenever they speak to someone else, despite not even being in a relationship with them 

Career: he is all good with his company. he is the type of idol who is very well protect and has the good people by his side and because of that, no matter the decisions of YG he will follow them without much trouble

Self: he is physically and emotionally okay it seems, his energy is rather on the positive stance. He has been very focused on his work, into practice but also financially stable and productive 

Junghwan

Love: He is still in a relationship with the person he has been for the past couple of months. Junghwan is happy with his relationship since they are very secure and sure of their feelings. he is also making sure his partner are able to enjoy things (financially speaking) 

Career: I see some conflicts here. Junghwan probably had a huge fight with one of the managers when he started complaining about a few things. but i also see a conflict with fellow members for smaller things that could be solved with time and communication. 

Self: oh hum.. well i wasn't expecting this, but Junghwan needs to be very careful who he calls friend and perhaps listening to his manager would be more wise since he might have done a few things that could be potentially problematic

[bugtransport]

i spent my time at the gym this morning just thinking about hayato and how much of his character i base off this one interaction he had with taki:

the context for this one of course being that this is the end of an episode and hayato's seeing the little kid that he helped get picked up by their dad and the two of them going off and hayato just randomly drops this line which prompts taki to shoot him the really concerned look shown and then the two of them just pack up and walk off joking like normal. it's one that struck me while watching as just... completely out of the norm for how these things typically go? hayato sometimes just says shit Sure... but you know how sometimes you'll want to make a joke about something in your life that's a little dark and people who don't necessarily know that this happened to you or that this is how you talk about these things will be like "?!" for a moment before they realize oh, this is coming from a personal place and this isn't an invitation to push the issue but is a thing they're comfortable joking with me about and knowing that i'm not going to make a big deal about it, and shrug it off and continue? that's the vibe i got from this scene.

because hongo's the first kamen rider everyone knows his story and there's no escaping that; hayato being the second means that he gets some form of shield from the eyes of both the public and from those around him and i feel like he's the kind of person who appreciates that. for the show specifically, it doesn't really go into how hayato was made other than the fact that hongo was the one who saved him, and he obviously feels some sort of appreciation and devotion towards the guy for doing so. even tachibana's pep talks for hayato (which i constantly joked about when they were happening) were geared more towards "hongo would get back up and keep fighting!" instead of "you should get back up and keep fighting to save people!" which i don't think means anything negative; taking a different path to get to the same goal is still getting to the same goal, after all. i just thought it was an interesting shift.

it's so many little things that build up over time. i like the coin scene where he jokes about the coin being double sided and it is, he's calling hongo on his shit before he pulls it but still goes with it. when he got blinded and hopped back on his bike like "i'm a cyborg, these enhanced senses have to be good for SOMETHING, right?" his little inferiority complex that comes through sometimes. how he always seems to make time to go visit the new boys and make sure they're doing okay. he really cares about the people around him. he comes off as a guy who wants to be happy and act silly and have that joy in his life.

and i don't mean to neglect him when i talk about kamen rider - i feel like i talk about him less than i talk about hongo in part because prying into him this way feels almost rude to do in public? the way he comes across feels like something that he's worked on. i don't think he really wants people to know his backstory. i think this is part of why he pairs so well with hongo, because despite the complex he has someone to take the pressure of being known in that way off of him and he can instead compensate for the skills that hongo lacks in the ways that he wants to appear good at, being fun and social. i respect his wishes for privacy at this time. i do however also think that he understands the importance of a good offhand loredrop dark joke to people he trusts and i am so glad that taki's the one that he picks there.

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Hey! I’ve been a fan of G/T content for quite a while, but I’ve mostly stuck to Deviantart&Wattpad. Pretty recently I decided to create a Tumblr account in an attempt to find more content, and I’ve been amazed by how interactive the community is here! However, I noticed something that I find pretty weird, and just wanted to get an opinion from someone who seems to be a pretty active member of the community, at least from what I’ve seen.

In all the posts I’ve seen, I’ve never seen VR mentioned even once. I might just not be looking in the right place, but I just found it weird. I’ve been an avid VRChat player for a while, and having spent a large amount of time there I noticed the potential it holds for genres like G/T. I was expecting to find at least a single mention of it somewhere here, but I never have. I see lots of posts from both sides of G/T that mention something like, “I really wish I could just hold/be held by someone, etc.” and, well, I’ve had experiences like that. I’ve fallen asleep and woken up in a friend’s hands before. I’ve had friends sitting/standing on my shoulder. They don’t even know this community exists, these interactions just happen naturally. 

I just want to share some of the experiences I’ve had, and when I went looking, nobody here seemed to know it was even possible. So yeah, that’s what finally motivated me to interact directly with the community. To at least let someone know that it is possible, and far more accessible than most seem to realize.

I’ll also make a standard post, but considering the fact that I’m a very new account I don’t expect many to see it. Thus why I messaged directly. I know this was a bit of a ramble, I'm still a little nervous about finally interacting with something I've only passively watched for quite a long time. So thanks for taking the time to read through, and I’d love to hear your opinion on why it isn’t mentioned, or anything else you wanna say! Take care out there!

OH! This is quite the interesting ask!! I may not be the best person to answer as I am far from techie.

First off, that sounds incredibly fun! I've only ever tried VR with an escape room - which oddly enough had a silly sizey experience; There was an issue with the calibration or something on one of the headsets and a friend who's just a little over 5ft had their in game avatar show up ballpark around 7ft tall.

I love that g/t seems to happen naturally with your interactions too! I'd love to hear more!

Now for the meat of the question- why isn't this mentioned? Again, keep in mind, I'm no techie or avid gamer so this is really biased towards myself. In no particular order,

Age

Price point

Tech Difficulty

Privacy

Missing sensations

My first guest would be age. I myself am in my mid/late twenties, and just never really grew up with that kind of tech, so theres just a lack of knowledge and not more than a passing interest in it. I think with age there also comes issues with free time, though I'll speak on that more with privacy. I think in general there tends to be a perception that VR chat rooms have a lot of minors (whether this is true or not, I have no clue, but as an adult that is a concern).

My second guess would be price point. Now, again, I am not a tech wiz, so I really don't know too well what would be a good headset (if any ol' cheap one would work, or if the oculus is the way to go), but I know the well known headsets are not at all cheap, and do also require a something to run them on (from my understanding thats just a good enough gaming pc? I have no clue.) Basically, there is a monetary component at play.

Thirdly would be tech difficulty. Some people are just bad at technology, and don't want to learn a new form of it.

Now privacy is what I would think is a big factor- and not online privacy. Roommates, siblings, spouses, family- if someone lives with another person they may not be comfortable being seen interacting on VRchat (especially with how paranoid some of us get with g/t), and then finding alone time is just an absolute pain with work, school, clubs, responsibilities etc.

Lastly, I think some people are hesitant about the missing sensations. Essentially, "who cares if all I can do is see it, I want to feel it." I think for some people it may have the opposite effect, and the degree of realism mixed with the very obviously "not real" cues could be more upsetting- being so close to having something you fantasize about but being reminded its not actually real.

Those are just my thoughts- and I hope others will add some of their own! This is quite the interesting topic and I'd love to hear more about it! As I mentioned earlier, I have very limited experience with VR, but from what little experience I did have it was a ton of fun! I feel like VRchat could be something a lot of people in the community could enjoy if they knew more/had access to it.