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I really can and will blame the 9-5 for everything. "We're in a loneliness epidemic" well, we have to spend a third of our day interacting with people in a professional way that makes forming real friendships difficult and then we're peopled out by the time we're done. "People are eating more and more unhealthily" people have to spend more than a third of their day doing work related tasks and they don't want to spend their tiny amount of free time making food. "People aren't involved in their local communities" after spending more than a third of their day doing work related things people are tired and also all those community events take place during normal working hours. "People need to get more hobbies" after spending more than a third of their day working, people are TIRED and don't want to do anything that takes yet more energy. "Literacy is dying" to maintain your critical thinking skills you need to read/watch things that make you think and after spending more than a third of your day doing work related stuff you are TIRED and don't want to expend even more brainnpower. "People need to get outside more" People. Are. TIRED. Because they have to spend all of their time working or preparing for work or recovering from work or doing all the chores they couldn't stay on top of because of work. I can blame fucking anything on having to work, it is truly the root of all fucking evil.

ink-the-artist

one of those “predatory lesbians” ive heard so much about

tvguts

something about Toy Story toys is so strange to me. versions of animated characters based on real world toys, turned back into toys that are slightly different than the actual toys. slinky dog with a rubber spiral instead of a classic metal slinky. the porcelain bo peep and cloth woody turned into jointed plastic action figures. when toy story 4 came out and i saw a $30 talking action figure of forky, a character made out of a spork and a pipe cleaner, i stood in the walmart toy aisle staring at it like cameron from ferris bueller's day off staring at that painting in the art museum

tyrannosaurus-rex

pastacrylic

instead of saying self deprecating, suicidal jokes, try saying "im going to milk myself" like my autocorrect suggested

pastacrylic

really everyone. THIS is going to hit 20k. ok then

pmamtraveller

Karin Hosono - Wind

canichangemyblogname

This June, I need Gen Z queers to understand that some people are closeted.

canichangemyblogname

I am saying this as a Gen Z queer, before y’all get your guns out to fucking shoot me.

But I need y’all to understand that if someone doesn’t give you their government name in a queer space, it’s not because they’re “mysterious,” and you do not have permission to take it upon yourself to figure out their “real identity” and go digging for them online like a private investigator. First, that’s creepy and a violation of privacy and reasonable boundaries. Second, some of us keep our private and professional lives very separate because we need to keep food on the fucking table and a roof over our heads, and our private life could jeopardize that.

mikkeneko

The younger generations are accustomed to way way way more normalized surveillance and lack of privacy than older generations, and that's not their fault, but it is still a problem.

You are not entitled to information about anyone else's private life.

communist-hatsunemiku

Reference sheet for #FreeformMiku - l33oh

dragongirlsweetie

i know the death note is supposed to be a cautionary tale but. just give it to me. it would make all of this so much easier

dragongirlsweetie

after a few months they would just run out of guys to make president. nobody would wanna do it they'd be like i don't want to get a heart attack no thank you

petrofiedpuppy

i know absolute power corrupts absolutely or whatever but i think we can trust tooie with this one its fineeee.

dragongirlsweetie

im literally green

retroactivebakeries

muttsandmustelidae

i have nothing against companion mixes but PLEASE don’t call them that 😭😭

reactionimagesdaily

soyalexnajera

THE AUDACITY OF THEM TO SAY THIS, FUCK NETFLIX FR

i-wear-the-cheese

So I was looking for the budget of One Day at a Time which is a standard fourth wall single set (most of the time) 3 camera show.

This means that the props and set budget is minimal so it being cancelled at the end of season 3 (and being one of the earlier shows to meet this fate) makes it an ideal candidate to call "bullshit" on.

But I couldn't find the budget. However I did find this [link] to a deadline article from when it got saved and moved networks for season 4. Apparently the reason Netflix Originals so rarely get picked up by other networks (after they get the Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend treatment and are prematurely dumped) is that Netflix contracts them to be made with a clause that prevents them from carrying over to any other digital platform for several years.

Which means Netflix model of being saviour to major network shows which get axed cannot work in reverse as even the major TV networks rely on their online platforms for profit and they would not be allowed to host their own damn shows online.

As the writers strike is now underway, this seems an opportune moment to draw attention to the shitty ways in which show creators, and production companies are getting penned into a trap by streaming services (it won't just be Netflix, it's right up Disney and Amazons street to pull this crap) whereby they can't continue their shows once the initial hosting platform drops their funding.

This is the same way that Amazon corners "self published" book authors by the way. Once you've gone direct to Amazon with your stuff to get it on Kindle or get a short run of paperbacks, that is it. You can't get it printed traditionally to get them into bookshops and normal publishing channels.

The digital only option is killing creatives with its double standards and we need to challenge it at all levels.

Also it goes without saying but modern companies need to dial back their idea of success. If they're setting the bar too high or the targets too immediate things will fail by default.

thymewayster

1) Companies need to learn that infinite growth is impossible.

2) lol how did the Netflix CEO say that with a straight face

3) I work in publishing and with a lot of self-publishers, so I just want to add that the paragraph about the way Amazon corners self-publishers is true, BUT the way to get around this and still publish on Amazon (since it is, unfortunately, a major seller) is to use your own ISBN (which you can buy from Bowker if you live in the US). If you take the free ISBN Amazon gives you, then Amazon itself is considered to be your publisher, with a contract that you can’t publish your book anywhere else. If you get your own ISBN, registered to you/your company, then Amazon is not the publisher and you are free to take your book elsewhere. (This also applies to IngramSpark, the other major self-publisher that offers free ISBNs.)

hollowistheworld

I really can and will blame the 9-5 for everything. "We're in a loneliness epidemic" well, we have to spend a third of our day interacting with people in a professional way that makes forming real friendships difficult and then we're peopled out by the time we're done. "People are eating more and more unhealthily" people have to spend more than a third of their day doing work related tasks and they don't want to spend their tiny amount of free time making food. "People aren't involved in their local communities" after spending more than a third of their day doing work related things people are tired and also all those community events take place during normal working hours. "People need to get more hobbies" after spending more than a third of their day working, people are TIRED and don't want to do anything that takes yet more energy. "Literacy is dying" to maintain your critical thinking skills you need to read/watch things that make you think and after spending more than a third of your day doing work related stuff you are TIRED and don't want to expend even more brainnpower. "People need to get outside more" People. Are. TIRED. Because they have to spend all of their time working or preparing for work or recovering from work or doing all the chores they couldn't stay on top of because of work. I can blame fucking anything on having to work, it is truly the root of all fucking evil.