These people do these things because they either know they’re wrong and do it because they think it’s hilarious (not an incorrect assumption) or it’s because they’re insane.

It could not be stupidity because I refuse to believe people that stupid can both exist and can be project managers/teachers.

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@artisticavgeek @thatonerat1781 @caffeineaddictedandindecisive @bethn0tfound404 @awkw4rdtoxicity @i-love-my-fictional-husband @thedamsolangelofan @gardenofstarss @psyche-official

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Those last two are a bit of a stretch

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np @possibly-evil, @katoninefandoms, @jaidenknot, @harveythesilly, @m1chaelcer4 and @existn-t

@bestbeeking @field-o-dandelions @inkwell-illustrations @thepearlinsidetheclamanda

thank you!!

@smallbottleofhand-sanitizer @shinybogcreature @pandora-audax @mrecury42

bee your music taste is awesome what do you mean 😔

anyway

my music taste walks the line between whimsical otherwordly beings and dudes who can't figure out how to have a good relationship i fear

tags @virgilzies @stephanieyumyum @freak-went-void @onyx-plutos-moon (your username tried to correct to 'unemployment" in my phone lmao) and uhhh open tags

hello hello hello

all of this except for regina spektor and dtg is just what my dad listened to as a teenager, cuz i got an mp3 player a few years ago, so i just had whatever he'd downloaded in the early 2000s lol

tags: @likeamothtoanerd @s0ggycerea1 @xd3ardiaryxx @that-bookworm-bitch @theglitterwarrior and open tags

it’s actually funny cuz I started listening to daisy the great thanks to you and I really like them :3

@chr0nically-b0red @anickyyyy @waitingonabook @lelethetopicchanger and open tags!!!

@walkingmushroom47 @who-am-i-anyways @evskiii @non-alchoholic-tequila @crowshapedfae @jamiethewriter @transchuu1stbeliever @buzzycrow @amtheracoon @biromantic-mango-stuff @iiiidiotnathanieliii + opennnn XD

TYSM FOR THE TAG

npt = @xleomustdiex @mochionthemoon @candycoloredblues @smallguyvincent @zephyyyrr @zeroxisadumbfuck @hawthorne-swift-enthusiasttt @2rexxer2 @undead-vamp @mychemicalplatonicrelationship @thestupidestseagull @bunnyinakangolhat @around-the-venom @professional-gru @ash-the-odd-ball-2908 @frankenbrat @reyaanangel @pirulated @2rexxer2 @sevenminutesinh3ll + anyone else :D

@mrflatfox @macaronirats @prog-elitist

ooh fun!!

@carbatteryjoemama @metalsonicmustdie @zerohtml @shoshialyakward @the-sun-personified + anyone else!!! <3

fangz

@rip-my-heart-out-and-eat-it @kalifee @mjshortformcjesus @cavejebus

hallo thankyou..

@bowheaded @kadedrowned @desolendate @leighcest @franzcatka

@dannyelfmanstattos and other moots too!

hi thanks i love tag games

@cats-r-arsome @dannyelfmanstattos @5racoonsinahat @zo0eyy

ty 4 the tag!! :D

ps: if u haven't listened to any of these bands especially pacifica YOU SHOULD!!!!

tags: @anna-is-bored @shimrit @badgebadge314 and anyone who wants!!

Oh dear this is gonna be a mess

Yea 10 artists/bands okay. My music taste is. Strange.

Anyways!!! @karahkat @beetle-bone @ghost-er-toast-er @color-ns @ablog and anyone else who wants to!!

I think I’m odd with my taste but not too odd for this app. These are just my top five btw my Spotify playlist is a mess. Also Set It Off are my absolute favourite band ever I have 60 of their songs saved and I love them and I will listen to their songs on repeat forever.

@kotikaleo @bettinalevyisdetermined @isalisewrites

You guys don’t gotta keep the chain going so don’t feel pressured if you don’t want to :)

Looks wonderful!

Can I just ask, why?

(adding your tags since I'm addressing them)

It’s polite, for one. Professional doesn’t need to mean elaborate—in fact, most professional emails are aiming to be as clear and concise as possible. (in english at least, I know some other languages have some very complicated and elaborate email etiquette)

Greetings and signatures also don’t need to be elaborate. I feel like lots of people overthink it and assume that professional emails need the whole “dear x, my name is x and I am writing this email to inform you about [topic], sincerely [my name and all my contact info]” shebang, when really it’s as simple as adding a quick greeting/signature and avoiding super informal slang.

Here’s an comparison using art commission inquiry as the topic, written with zero extra fluff:

Hi,

Are you currently open for commissions?

Thanks,
[my name]

If I want to add a little more fluff, maybe I write:

Hi,

I love your art and wanted to ask if you're currently open for commissions. Here are details of what I'm interested in. Thanks for your time!

Thanks/best/etc,
[my name]

Those are very short while also being more polite than an email that just says:

are u open for comms??

with zero greeting/signature and very informal tone. 

There’s still a person on the other side reading that email, and just like how being polite with a customer service agent on the phone will get you better results than being rude with them, sending a clear and professional email will have you taken more seriously by whoever is reading it. All 3 emails get the same point across, but the last one leaves a much worse impression. You don’t speak to your close friends the same way you’d speak to strangers, and it’s the same in text form. I get so many emails that are just abrupt questions, with not even a quick "thank you" either in the initial email or as a follow-up after I respond, because they ghost me as if I'm just a chat bot answering questions.

I know complaining about email language sounds like a ~corporate america white-collar bullshit~ kinda thing, and there is indeed significantly more elaborate email etiquette that can vastly differ depending on your job/field that I’m not addressing at all, but just having the very basics goes a long way in how your emails are viewed by other people.

So there’s this concept that’s taught implicitly in school/social interactions, but let’s make it more explicit since I believe there are probably people who genuinely don’t know and will be reading this all in good faith. It’s called code switching.

The idea behind it is that we change how we communicate based on who we’re addressing. It’s understanding that while “so stoked for the party this weekend i wanna get fucking wasted,” is totally fine amongst friends, “Yeah, I’m going to a party on Saturday; should be fun!” might go over better with your grandma.

Code switching is also important in written communications. Taking the time to understand the rules/expectations of a setting is a sign that you value the time and effort of the people in that setting. And unlike speech, we can edit written communications, so not taking the time to make a message fit the bill is arguably ruder than inappropriately casual speech.

Now, do you need to memorize jargon and formats for every field you ever come across? No, that sounds exhausting and no one can be an expert in everything. But taking the moment to consider that you’re talking about business when discussing a commission or that you’re messaging your doctor not your bestie and then adjusting accordingly may seem small, but shows them that you respect them and their time.

I only learned this lesson when I started looking for a job- in general, when I try to do something, i ask my parents or older people how they did it so I know what to do. That advice led to just getting in a shop, ask if they’re looking for new employees, and if yes I’d leave my contact info there and go ask another place.

I couldn’t find a job for over 2 months, with only two places getting back to me for an interview, and I asked dozens. It was for a summer job so I decided to try again next summer, when I’m out of school.

I tried again earlier, but I still had no luck for 3 to 4 months, when my therapist suggested I write an email. I was going to send my first draft when she told me I should probably rephrase it entirely.

What I eventually sent was more formal and succinct then I originally planned, and I added a few pleasantries I didn’t know I should have.

Of the two emails i wrote, both replied, agreeing for an interview. One looked pretty interested in me working for them, and i got the job for the other one.

Knowing how to write an email is genuinely a game changer and a real life skill everyone should learn.

The generations before us gen z’s are using emails for everything, and are used to this type of communication language for almost all their communication devices- I for one, get a happy birthday from my grandma in WhatsApp, and it’s phrased exactly like an email would.

So when you become an adult, it’s pretty important to learn how communicate with this crowd, because this crowd includes your bosses in your workplace, older family members, and the people selling you art online.

They are pretty much everywhere, and some of them don’t know what most acronyms mean, and they’ll probably feel uncomfortable with an email that doesn’t follow some etiquette.

Also, a ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ doesn’t cost you a penny. You can use em.

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