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small confused 23 year old creative business student they/them

[sharkface]

They are already selling data to midjourney, and it's very likely your work is already being used to train their models because you have to OPT OUT of this, not opt in. Very scummy of them to roll this out unannounced.

[writterings]

here's some instructions for anyone who doesn't know how to opt out:

login in on desktop, it's not available on mobile yet

click "Account"

click on your blog

go to "Blog Settings"

go to "Visibility"

Scroll down to the bottom option

turn the toggle ON, not off

you will have to do this individually for each sideblog you have too, no way to do it for each account in one go

[manlethotline]

To anyone wondering if it's worth it to tear down fascist posters or whatever. I spent a few months last year engaged in silent battle with another student at my school who was putting anti trans stickers up everywhere. I had it down to a system where every night I would walk the five block radius they went up in, and tear down all the ones I could reach, and use a stick to put duct tape over the others. Like, within hours of the stickers going up, I would have already purged the whole zone. I knew the basic schedule of whoever put them up based on when and where the stickers appeared. I probably could have found them in person if I'd wanted to. And I told all my classmates and friends what the stickers looked like and got them to rip them down too. And after a few months of this, the stickers slowed, and then stopped forever.

My point is, a lot of this fashy or right wing stuff is one local weirdo. And if you pay attention, and do a little light organizing with your friends, you can basically make their efforts into a giant sisyphisean exercise in misery. You control your streets!

[jesterbots]

"ohh what if my kid starts identifying as a CAT because of the trans agenda we have to prote—" well they've always done that. do you remember the psychological effects of h2o on young girls. of warrior cats on autistic children. i believed i was a demigod because of percy jackson. twilight came out and kids were telling their friends they were secretly vampires. this is just a thing kids do. worry less

[theblackparadeisdead]

Was talking about saw x with a girl in class today and she's Hispanic so we were both kinda laughing/complaining about the yellow filter they always put over Mexico and south asian/middle east countries and then that one asshole dude cut in and started explaining how color grading was a very intentional choice made by the directors and how important it is to cinema (like ok. Shut up and maybe think about how hollywoods biases might affect their portrayal of certain regions because THATS what we were talking about. Not the concept of color grading) and then he got really mad at me because I was like "omg you're so right" and started waxing poetic about how the blue filter on twilight was the best example of color grading I'd ever seen in film because it perfectly encapsulates the misery of the pacific northwest

[theblackparadeisdead]

I've found the best thing to do with a guy like that is agree with them and then apply their arguments to something very much associated with women that they think is shallow (omg ur so right color grading is EVERYTHING when setting the tone and mood of movies!! They do that so well in twilight with the blue filter to show the dreariness of the pnw) so that they can't contradict you without admitting that they're full of shit but they also can't let themselves agree with what you're saying because then they look like they might believe that whatever girly thing you're talking about might have artistic merit and they start turning colors it's beautiful

[theblackparadeisdead]

People keep asking why I'm dragging the pnw like this the answer is I live here

[basil-from-omori]

when was the last time you’ve cried?

right now

today

1-3 days ago

4-7 days ago

1 week - 3 weeks ago

3 weeks - 2 months ago

2 months - 6 months ago

6 months - 1 year ago

over 1 year ago

over 5 years ago (😦)

honestly? no clue

Voting ended onNov 19, 2023

sorry all these numbers are so scattered n stuff they just make sense to me

[thenightling]

For those keeping score here are all the TV shows based on the work of Neil Gaiman from the last ten years. Lucifer - Loosely based on the version of Lucifer who quits ruling Hell and opens a piano bar, from The Sandman comics by Neil Gaiman. Originally aired on Fox and then moved to Netflix for seasons 4 through 6. Neil Gaiman also got to play God in a bonus episode for season 3. The full series can be watched on Netflix. And is available on DVD. The plot deals with Lucifer, the ruler of Hell, up and quitting and moving to Earth where he opens a night club called Lux and takes up playing piano. In the TV series he befriends (and eventually falls in love with) a woman homicide detective named Chloe Decker.

_______________________ American Gods - Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman. Aired on Starz. The plot deals with a man called Shadow Moon who gets dragged into the strange world of Old and New Gods vying for power.

________________ Anansi Boys - Originally written by Neil Gaiman as a spin-off of American Gods, the TV series version was filmed for Amazon Prime and is currently in post-production (Not yet released.) The plot deals with the sons of Anansi, the African trickster Spider-God.

__________________ Good Omens - Showrun by Neil Gaiman and based on the novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Also Neil Gaiman has a small cameo in the first season. Available now on Amazon Prime. Seasons 1 and 2 are complete. Season 3 has not yet started filming and will very likely be the final season. Season 1 is currently available on DVD. The plot deals with two "differently competent" entities, an Angel and a Demon, who have come to love life on Earth and each other. And now must work together to prevent the apocalypse.

______________________________ The Sandman - First episode was co-written by Neil Gaiman, based on the stories and original characters created by Neil Gaiman with a few borrowed DC comics characters. Currently on Netflix. Season 2 is in production now. Neil Gaiman also voiced a ghostly bird in the bonus episode segment Dream of a Thousand Cats. Season 1 will be available on DVD and Blu Ray at the end of this month. The plot deals with Morpheus, the King of Dreams, who accidentally gets summoned and captured by occultists who had been trying to capture The Grim Reaper. After over a hundred and six years in captivity Morpheus finally escapes and has to track down his tools which had been taken from him when he was captured. He also comes to realize he had made many terrible mistakes in the past and struggles to set those wrongs right.

_________________________________________ The Dead Boy Detectives - First official spin-off of The Sandman. The Dead Boy Detectives were originally planned as an HBO Max series (now just Max) but moved to Netflix after the success of the first season of The Sandman. Based on characters who first appeared in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman: Season of Mists, Neil Gaiman is involved in the production. The plot is a pair of ghost teenagers decide to become detectives and are really bad at it. These two characters made a previous appearance in Doom Patrol on Max (Formerly HBO Max) but had been played by different actors.

[zvaigzdelasas]

21 Oct 23

[alanshemper]

[handmedownpocketpussy]

United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza conflict

For those unaware this is that report, some hilights include:

You can read the methodology, press releases, findings, and closing statements in the link, in English Arabic and Hebrew

[anarchistmemedistro]

[transmascfrankiero]

you are NEVER too old to nestle under a blankie and get so cozy and warm. remember this

[pointnclick]

"No one wants to work anymore." Damn right brother. If I could sit in a beautiful field for 40 hours every week of my singular precious life I would

[thebelchers]

[nedermemes]

kunnen we alsjeblieft rotte tomaten gooien naar politici terugbrengen

[anxietyproblem]

[unrestrainedbalderdash]

Autistic pigeon, doesn't read the social coos

[tkingfisher]

This is about where I am this week, on the Inspirational Quote front.

[mrjinx87]

FUN FACT: I’m actually *further* to the left now than I was in my 20s!

[not-caused-by-those-who-love]

I saw someone write recently (paraphrased), “They said ‘you’ll get more conservative as you get older’ and what they didn’t realize they meant was ‘you’ll get greedier and more paranoid as you get richer’ [which is true, there are psych studies] and what they didn’t count on is that no one gets rich any more”

[healingmachinewithskeletoninside]

ooh, quoting that again for emphasis: “what they didn’t count on is that no one gets rich any more”

[bombplot-foiled-deactivated2025]

resources to help palestinians living in gaza who will undoubtably be faced with unimaginable brutality in the coming days

- baitulmaal.org

- gaza mutual aid collective (pay/pal: AGEDKNAFEH)

not affiliated with aid but your local community may be doing a solidarity protest tomorrow listed here

[captainsaltymuyfancy]

Anera is one of the few orgs able to work directly in Gaza, delivering food, blood, and medical supplies, in addition to their regular activities in economic and agricultural sustainability and sovereignty. I’ve worked with them before and highly recommend.

PCRF also works in Gaza, their HQ was bombed in a previous attack. They do good work, especially with kids.

[bombplot-foiled-deactivated2025]

wanted to also add a crowdfund for a mother of two sick children in gaza. her friend is also accepting donations for her through her p*ypal (ayaghanameh)

and gaza mutual aid is now currently overwhelmed with all the donations they received and have closed their inbox. thank you everyone who donated!

[bombplot-foiled-deactivated2025]

doctors without borders is treating patients in gaza right now and accepts donations. they’ve reported all hospitals are currently overwhelmed from injuries

[evanbukley]

🍓🍓 reblog to give some chocolate covered strawberries to your beloved mutuals 🍓🍓