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THE MESSENGER

Soo, I got back into Rainworld recently! It’s really fun so far, I even brought back an old oc, who can be seen below!

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doe-prince

Someone's angel

seafolks

salmon so tasty it make me eat hasty / when salmon is finished the joy is diminished

status-updates

Notice: not only do your friends actually like you, they secretly like you twice as much as they let on

charlottemadison42

they are, in fact, rather nervous that they might gush at you overmuch, or overshare, or refresh the forum with you in it too much, or smother you with too much sympathy and advice, or / or / or -- and therefore seem weird and desperate.

never doubt that your most awkward friends secretly admire you a lot more than they’re saying

krudman

I've said it before and I'll say it again: You don't need twitter to bring in money as an independent artist. There are a very few people that'll give you business, and those few people will follow you elsewhere.

You're only giving twitter life support by doom scrolling and making your own mental health worse at this point. Move on with your life.

intimatum

“My fear of being real, of being seen, paralyzes me into silence. I crave the touch and the connection, but I’m not always brave enough to open my hand and reach out. This is the great challenge: to be seen, accepted, and loved, I must first reveal, offer, and surrender.”

Anna White, Mended: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Leaps of Faith

decompose1

see i think what people get caught up in is going "oh this and that are fetish art......hey did you know x thing is a fetish...pretty crazy right.....this piece of art is actually a fetish for the artist........" and like. see the problem is thinking that devalues the art. i don't think something being a fetish or sexual in nature or whatever actually detracts from any meaning or emotional weight something could have. i don't think "horny" is a worthless or meaningless emotion and i don't see why exploring it in art is any different from "sadness" or "happiness" or "anger". does that make sense? im just sayin we should examine why we view sexuality as inherently detracting/meaning less in art than other things

kyacchan-comics

My contempt towards a brand is directly proportional to how often they interrupt my playlists.

infamousbrad

My late father was the one who taught me to be cynical about advertising, for all that putting up ads was literally his whole job. He taught me from a very young age that advertising is expensive, and they tack that cost onto the price. That if something is heavily advertised, you can count on the fact that there's an identical product out there, usually even manufactured in the same factory, that's cheaper because they don't spend all that money on advertising.

firespirited

A German friend walked me through Lidl, turning over items to show the factories where the items were manufactured and what expensive brands they correspond to, we did taste tests on some of the more pricey food things later and they were the same product. learning about food manufacturing was a hobby for her.

European glasses and sunglasses are made in the same Italian factories that make the luxury ones, they have the same quality control and warranty. You are paying €100 for a logo.

Some things cost more because they are actually made with better quality materials and where the workers are properly compensated, others are the same product as the off brand version with the brand name markup. It takes a lifetime to learn the intricacies which is why consumer advocacy associations and legal protection by (truly) independent agencies is crucial.