pls… i beg of you… reblog creations… or else there won’t be any more creations
it makes me so sad to see so many creators talking in the tags about how they’re not creating as much because less and less people are interacting. this is proof that interaction is vital. this is proof that a lack of interaction leads to discouraged creators and leads to less creations. liking—and only liking—does not encourage creators.
and that’s because (1) the purpose of this website is to share things that bring us joy and (2) likes don’t share things or ensure something is seen by more people, not like they do on other sites. so, when so many people decide to only like a post and not share it (i.e. not reblog it), that tells the creator that those people didn’t think their hard work was worth sharing with others. that’s discouraging.
and the creator isn’t the only one that gets something out of that. you get something, too. you get the joy of sharing something you like; that’s a meaningful experience for both you and for the creator. and that experience—that interaction—encourages the creator to create more, and so there’s more joy to be had for both you and the creator.
long story short, interaction (i.e., reblogging, which is interaction in its simplest form on this site) brings joy. it’s literally all about the joy, people. the joy in discovering and sharing and appreciating and marveling at creations. so please reblog—for everyone’s sake, including your own.
REBLOG!! Support content creators!
writing tip #4037:
insinuate that two of your main characters are getting married and then divorced repeatedly off page. deny it if anyone asks
"wahwah but if I'm not allowed to say I "go nonverbal" when I lose speech, what else am I supposed to say instead?! I need to use the word nonverbal or I can't explain myself!"
Oh, that sounds rough. Not being able to explain yourself because you don't have the language you need .... Hmmmm...... That sounds familiar..... If only the people you're taking language from could understand Your Epic Struggle™ ....... Hmmm..... (/Sarcastic tone).
Nonverbal people and our culture and identity are being used for memes- and misrepresented by fully or partially verbal people. So... Consider: we don't owe you a bunch of language alternatives before you decide you don't "need" to be ableist towards us. We deserve better than that.
It is so incredibly violent to take language and descriptors from a group of people who categorically have a harder time accessing language than you. And on top of that, nonverbal people are supposed to coddle and hand-hold you through our pleas for you to stop being ableist towards us? Fuck off.
No, really. Fuck that ableist, downpunching bullshit. It shouldn't be our responsibility to gently guide you through language alternatives that aren't harmful. You're being ableist, so YOU go look for alternative language. It's literally on this website. Other nonverbal folks have done the labour to create masterposts of alternative words and phrases... All you have to do is use the search function.
Nonverbal people get written off as nitpicky or aggressive when we tell people not to misuse our identities for their convenience. Yet you're the ones causing harm to our community. You rely on us not being able to argue back in a way you find "acceptable", and use our struggles with language as a reason why it's ok for you to carry on ignoring us.
Nonverbal people aren't believed when we communicate we are nonverbal. This struggle to be understood is worsened when verbal or altverbal people decide to misuse the word nonverbal to mean "goes quiet when tired".
Guess what? I'm tired!
GUYS WE CANNOT LET SCOTT LOSE TO THE RADIATOR
(via pyro's twitch chat)
WE CANNOT LET SCOTT LOSE TO THE RADIATOR
EVERYONE VOTE FOR SCOTT WHEN THE NEXT ROUND OF POLLS OPEN
coming back to realize i never sent this as an ask can i tag you i hope i can tag you @umcytblrsexyman
She's sooooooo puppy.
im on a kick of watching so much sbk which in turn results in a lot of just figuring out how to draw everyone. have some season 2 birch
also bonus silly doodle because i constantly think about when i caught marms stream earlier in the day before the glow lichen auction and she was joking about taking vintage to be doak wives 2 because avid was going to be auctioned away for vivid purposes
they won't tell you this in therapy but sometimes the best way to stop catastrophizing/anxiety is to interrupt your spiraling with "girl what the hell are you talking about"
It's not a cure but you have no idea how many times this image has helped me with my OCD
Well, found this today while scouring The Mechanisms Facebook. This is an advertisement for when The Mechanisms performed at the Tea-Powered Theatre, on 25-02-2017, which you all may recognize from the iconic photos below the cut.
I never stop finding new things for this silly band :)
tags via @neitherabaron
No thoughts, head Ouppy