you've met me at a very "yeah i'm trying to work on that" time in my life
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JBB: An Artblog!
cherry valley forever
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I'd rather be in outer space 🛸
we're not kids anymore.
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Lint Roller? I Barely Know Her
KIROKAZE
almost home

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dirt enthusiast
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styofa doing anything
Sweet Seals For You, Always

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@magdalune
you've met me at a very "yeah i'm trying to work on that" time in my life
mermaid guy that idk what to do with
All of my latest sims
Mirian Jane Brown 🤎🌛
next friday it’ll be may already
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀i do love me some offline cas ˚。⋆𝜗𝜚
sad lawyer vibes ༄ pt 2
I think a lot of people give up on dreams without ever really trying.
"You're so lucky, you've done so many things." I've tried. "I'd love to be an author, but I've never written anything." Try. "I'd love to spend a year or two overseas." Try! "You worked in TV? That's so lucky." I tried! I tried really hard! I went to film school for years. My first on-set job was watering background extras. I've done a lot, yes, but I've also tried a lot, and failed a lot too.
I could paper a wall with my fuck ups, and that's okay.
I think some people are so afraid of leaving the spawn point they never play the game.
Come in! The water's fine! Mostly! Okay, I admit, there are dangers, but also, you won't learn how to fight off a shark until a shark attacks. (Is this metaphor working? I don't know, it doesn't matter, I'm not hitting backspace for no one, it's locked in now).
When you try you sometimes fail, but is that really the worst thing? There are plenty of things in life I have tried and failed at. I understand safety nets, taking the time to make sure you'll be okay in case you fumble something is smart, but eventually you do need to try.
Also, being real, some things (like writing) aren't all that dangerous. Sure, it hurts when something you've poured your heart and soul into flops... but some pain is actually just what life is. You have to stagger out there to find your voice, your people, and it will be awkward and weird, but it's okay.
It's okay.
Please.
Don't give up.
I believe in you.
Try.
forgot how much fun it is to build in Mt. Komorebi.
and yes i gave cho another makeover.
I genuinely think interactive fiction is an underappreciated art form.
Just to clarify. All this is interactive fiction:
IF is any storytelling wherein the storyteller has to change the narrative based on the choices of the person engaging with the story. I write both interactive and linear fiction, and while some stories are better linear, some are better interactive, and it's hard to make a story that is satisfying not just in one way, but in many.
The Interactive Fiction Competition is still a thing in 2026 & they gave a database! https://ifdb.org
i luv pretty men <3
summer’s enddd 🐤
A humble water fae home
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played around with relight in bouroughsburg 🌃
PLEASE REBLOG IF:
You're NOT going to support the Sims 4 Marketplace with money, reblogs, etc.
You're NOT going to harass or bully creators who go on the Marketplace. Ignore them. Make them irrelevant. Don't feed the trolls, DON'T engage with and be shitty to people.
You WILL support FREE (and/or reasonable early access) creators. That means REBLOGS and advertising people's stuff in builds on social media (within reason). Not likes. Reblogs.
You'll spread the word about free alternative content-- let's be real, it's out there somewhere. The Sims 4 has SO MUCH custom content out there. I easily have content from over a T H O U S A N D creators on my HD. There is NO SHORTAGE of a million variants of the same type of item and thanks to all the available tools out there, making custom content is easier than ever.
You'll share 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ on the high seas, if we can figure out how to do it.
You'll GIVE GRACE to creators who LEAVE the program!
You're not going to support billionaires' continuous human rights violations, environmental disasters, and global networks that literally want to take EVERYTHING from us, INCLUDING our creativity and our willingness to think for ourselves.
REASONS TO AVOID THE MARKETPLACE + ITS PARTICIPATING CREATORS + ITS CONTENT LIKE THE PLAGUE:
The Saudi investment group and TRUMP FAMILY buyout. 'Nuff said, but we'll continue.
The interest on EA's loan to do this buyout is going to be ~$1 BILLION annually. Them doing this means they are DESPERATE. We should NOT be rewarding them just because we want that fancy lipstick that, let's be honest, exists for free if you'd take like five minutes to go look on Google image or Pinterest.
EA is laying off workers to replace them with generative AI. They're closing other game studios. They would literally sell creators to Satan for a billion cornchips and they'd watch you roast in hellfire for a "cheap" laugh.
They haven't (as of this post) given an actual price-scaling metric - and in fact, have outright said it is subject to CHANGE. That means the pricing will NOT remain the same, EA has direct control over it, and the "value" of content is variable.
It's literally just gambling. Like holy fuck, this is so fucking predatory. And for those who don't know, the saying about gambling is, the house always wins. Casinos always rig shit to their favor to "run their business." Microtransactions work the same. Damn. Way.
Maxis literally wants the Marketplace to fail. They're hoping it dies and they're RIGHT to want that.
To be honest? I want to have sympathy for the folks who need $$$. But I can't, not at this point. There are multiple avenues of earning money through Patreon, Boosty, Substack, Modco, TSR (to a lesser extent), SimsFinds (formerly SimsDom) Pretty sure I've even missed one or two other monetizing sites dedicated entirely to Sims content.
(NOTE: We should not be counting Curseforge as an option, as it is part of a company that openly supports the IDF.)
Creators who are joining up with the Sims 4 Marketplace are actively pouring little bits of gasoline on a forest fire in the middle of a dry summer with the reasoning that it'll help them be more warm at night.
Love that for you, but you are actively feeding something that is already wildly out of control and consuming the community.
Spread the word. Take this post outside tumblr without credit for all I care. But I know this community, and I know this is going to become a problem if we let it.