Bastard Baby

Casual shitposter with a side of aesthetics. Pls talk to me, I like things. Things like idol boys, gbf, Trauma Center, Cardfight!! Vanguard, Mass Effect, and Code Vein. More active on twitter @Shokenfi

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

I think ao3 is literally the only site where no censorship means no censorship. you can post the most vile things on there — things that will get taken down on any other platforms — and ao3 will protect you, your works, and your rights to create whatever you want, however you want.

and no, this isn’t me saying “write that messed up, disgusting thing” because while, yes, write it if it’s what you want (I myself enjoy writing dark fics, something I believe would be considered “vile” to a lot of people), this is me saying in a world of censorship and capitalism, ao3 really is a treasure.

everybody say thank you ao3

[rnismatch]

literally i dont give a fuck about prom unless registeel is going

[bogleech]

good news!

[bogleech]

Wait you said prom

[unspeakablearchives]

(Source: Sen the donkey)

[partycoffin]

Hand mixers and Sewing Machines are Two different Types of horses

[partycoffin]

These are wild animals… Untamed Stallions…

[mctreeleth]

They respond well to a confident handler, but they can smell fear and will act up if they don’t respect you. Other horses include printers and hot glue guns.

[memewhore]

[werewolf-cuddles]

I swear we used to be able to think critically about random GoFundMe asks

It used to be understood that if someone using a throwaway blog suddenly starts messaging a bunch of accounts to beg for money, they were most likely a scammer.

Now suddenly there are fucking swarms of throwaway bots relentlessly shilling GoFundMe campaigns to anyone who even so much as breathes in the direction of a trending tag or post, yet the mere suggestion that any of these could be a scam will immediately get you yelled at by self-righteous strangers.

What changed?

[knightoflodis]

Because some people use specific causes as bludgeons and now people just blindly believe that anyone that claims to be suffering in a certain way must be telling the truth and must be helped at all costs. Which probably emboldens the scammers to try even more. And I also wouldn’t be surprised if some of the self-righteous strangers are scammers themselves since it already feels like some of the go-fund-me vetters are scammers or just believe the scammers.

I am so sick and tired of getting either random asks or just popping into some random post about nothing remotely related to these go-fund-me’s and seeing tons of replies pushing the same scams. It’s ridiculous.

[remastered-feedback]

If you think about it from the perspective of a would-be scammer, it's a golden racket. Not only do you not have to put in much work - it's not a coincidence that a lot of these messages have the same bland "corporate newsletter" tone that pervades 99% of AI generated text - but even if someone catches on and calls you out, as long as you've created a sympathetic enough character, a bunch of strangers on the internet will defend you from any and all accusations.

Not only is it less work than before, but now you don't even need to do anything to make people believe it, you just crowdsource that out, because calling out your scam is now cultural anathema.

Not saying to never help people if they need it, but like OP said, think critically about it. Do I know this person? Do I have any way of verifying their claims? Does their account have history of any activity other than "Randomly cold-call strangers asking for money"? Are they asking for money through a mechanism with zero recourse if they're ever outed as a scammer?

[niuniente]

[trankinstein]

Less magic schools. More magic universities. Unlearn the simplified models of your secondary education. Discover how to reference scrolls written by a wizard possessed by a different wizard. Identify bias in the voices that whisper from beyond the veil. Have your institution be accused of promoting a Merlinist agenda. Become addicted to energy potions.

[tuanishere]

all i can make is meme now sorry again and yes this is my way of shepard wrex grunt family dynamic

original meme:

[chiefmysticmia]

if kaidan came out during ME1 it would’ve gone something like this

[devilishgames]

[jb-blunk]

sometimes you find a reusable tupperwear in the back of your fridge that. well. you could wash but. goodbye. Remember the real problem is Taylor swift .

[enki2]

[fakesleepwalking]

prev tags too good not to save

[orcboxer]

[dct239394cvvd098dffgggp]

ill spend my twenties investigating the healing properties of salt i dont know about you guys

[protectspock]

[dct239394cvvd098dffgggp]

excuse me

[protectspock]

Sorry op. That's my friend the Salt Vampire from the Star Trek episode "The Man Trap" which first aired in 1966. Blessings be upon you.

[dct239394cvvd098dffgggp]

its just i dont feel blessed by its presence is all. sending love your way

[pimpa]

Happy pi day to the greatest video of all time

[visually-enjoyable]

[nonespark-blog]

A STREAKER CUT THE ACTUAL CONTESTANT OFF AND BLEW THROUGH IT LIKE HE’S SONIC THE FUCKING HEDGEHOG WHAT THE FUCK

[surprisebitch]

power move

[malaayna]

aerodynamic

[butterfly-apocalypse]

guy who didn’t realize this was his last day in the timeloop

[helpibrokemybrain]

[leebrontide]

I’m sorry this is a hilarious prank and dude is very impressive but I’m running away with “dude who doesn’t realize he’s in the last day of the time loop” and using it every time someone pulls some wild-ass shit like this.

[crispy-ghee]

if I say "I have to Austin Powers my car out of a parking space," do you understand what i mean

[thundersnapp]

like this?

[existennialmemes]

Ok it's very funny to laugh at Tuxedo Mask for showing up and doing nothing, but his job was never to actually fight the monsters.

His job was just to show up and believe in Sailor Moon so overwhelmingly resolutely that she remembers she's a fucking demigod long enough for HER to fight the monsters.

Because she's the only one strong enough to do it in the first place, and in this regard Tuxedo Mask is the first example of being "Kenough" in this essay I will

[mygeekcorner]

@kawaiipinkbunny is so right for this