hey, I went to Mad At You Island and it wasn't empty. there was a stranger you were a bit curt with on a bad day, an old friend who you got into a falling out with, a labmate who's experiment you messed up by mistake, someone who's birthday you forgot, an internet stranger who is hellbent on deciding you're not morally good enough for not reblogging a post or not following a one day boycott. and it is kind of mortifying to realise that Mad At You Island will never be uninhabited, but it's just a fact of life. and if you try to reduce the population to zero, you'll end up whittling yourself down to nothing
for digital artists, what do you primarily draw on
pen tablet (you are not drawing directly on a screen)
screen tablet (you draw directly on the screen. this includes ipads and phones)
I used to use a pen tablet but now I use a screen tablet
I used to use a screen tablet but now I use a pen tablet
I use both pen & screen tablets equally
I draw with a mouse/trackpad
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Voting ended onSep 19, 2025
I feel like there’s been a BIG shift in usage of pen tablets to screen tablets in the past 5 years. Pen tablets were the norm for both beginning and professional artists for a very very long time, but now it seems like if you’ve started drawing digitally within the past 5-8 years you’re way more likely to have a screen tablet.
for those who don’t remember, “mole interest” was an experiment I did 2 years ago because I wanted to test what causes tags to go trending on tumblr. My hypothesis was that all it takes is one (1) post blowing up in an established tag to make the entire tag trend.
I had randomly generated 2 words, which is where “mole interest” came from. I failed to consider that by generating a new tag, it wouldn’t have had enough posts already in it to prove what I now call “the mole interest effect”.
But now it does.
In 2023, we said “fuck it” a la mythbusters and ended up doing whatever it took to get #mole interest to trend. And it did. And it happened to be September 11th that day, and we managed to get #mole interest to trend ABOVE #9/11.
So, in the name of science, I ask you to reblog just this post. Let’s put the mole interest effect to the test.
basically my opinion on many many things is “you should be allowed to do that and i should be allowed to be uncomfortable with it and the government and law should not be involved in this whatsoever”
god it is so funny seeing radfems discover that racism spreads thru their ideology like wildfire and instead of thinking abt why that happens like clockwork they just go “guys stopppppp omg stop being racist pls it’s really ruining the appeal of being a terf who judges people’s worth based on biology/phenotype :(“
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1: Know your rights. All people in the USA have these rights regardless of citizenship
2: You have the right to:
-Remain silent
-Not sign anything
-Walk away if you’re not being detained
-Tell others their rights
-Record and document
-Seek legal help
Clearly state that you are exercising x right.
3: If ICE comes to your door:
-Ask if they have a warrant signed by a judge
-If they don’t, don’t let them in
-State you are remaining silent
-Don’t say a word
4: If ICE comes to your workplace:
-Ask if you are free to leave
-You have the right to refuse a search
-Do not sign anything
-Remain silent
5: If ICE stops you on the street:
-Stay (act) calm
-Ask if you are free to go
-Remain silent and do not sign anything
-You have the right to refuse a search
6: If ICE stops you in your car:
-Don’t open the door or lower the windows all the way
-Ask if they have a warrant signed by a judge
-They have no authority over traffic and you do not have to show ID
7: If ICE arrests or detains you:
-You have the right to immediately speak to an attorney and remain silent until then
-They can’t listen to you talk to your attorney
8: Don’t fall for ICE’s ruses. They will lie and pretend to be local police, even dressing in their uniforms. Be on guard around all law enforcement. Know and exercise your rights.
i’m gonna say something that doesn’t feel good but you might need to hear it: bending over backwards being a people-pleaser, being conflict averse and not telling anyone your needs, and then being resentful and upset when your needs aren’t met is a You problem first
not related but also just good advice: when you’re lowkey frustrated with someone and can’t quite figure out why their behavior is bothering you, i highly recommend examining if they have broken an imaginary rule or standard that you hold yourself to
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