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Hi here! Name's Tony! I reblog things, mostly. Sometimes I try to be original. This blog covers a lot of things, not just one fandom. Bi. He/him. Texas.
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fancureconfessional
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fancureconfessional

I really feel like people should try harder to support others.

On PA and Ao3, you rarely get support, encouragement, or comments, and that could possibly take a serious toll on someone’s mental health when they try their hardest/best on something and only one or two people bother to acknowledge that.

It feels unfair as well, because the same people who ignore others might say stuff like “why isn’t anyone commenting”, or practically force others out of the spotlight so they can have a turn.

I don’t understand why everyone is so reluctant to like a post, or comment something short like “This is great! Can’t wait to see more!” It just seems hypocritical and counter productive to me…

The community would be (hopefully, maybe…) better off if people just were a little bit nicer, or less self absorbed, or less selfish, in my eyes.

Supporting others is so important, and I hate to see people quit because they aren’t getting the support or encouragement that they deserve. :(

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mister-antonio

I feel your pain, anon!

I know a lot of people in the fan series community will say “do it for fun.” And there are others who, more negatively, say you’re not owed anything.

While true, it really can be even more discouraging to hear that, too. I know for me, being told I’m not owed a comment is worse than not getting one in the first place.

Words are words, but keep your head up. I know, personally, I want to read some more fan series this year, and even if I don’t have a comment for critique, I want to at least say “this is a joy to read!”

You’re not alone. Don’t the silence or the “you aren’t owed a comment” responses get you down (easier said than done).

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theculturedmarxist

>password sharing is estimated to cost them several billion dollars

KEEP SHARING THEM PASSWORDS

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freemtariphe

It doesn't COST them anything. They just don't make as much as they were expecting. If it COSTED anything, it would mean the cost of sustaining the service is higher than the earnings the service brings in. Which... Is not the case.

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theshampyon

This is a friendly reminder that almost every time large companies talk about "losses" they're actually talking about not making profit they think they deserved.

In your small business, a loss occurs when your outgoing expenses are more than your incoming funds. You make less than you spend. It's completely different for big businesses.

In big business they assume everyone who used their product would have bought it, therefore every use represents a loss of income. They deliberately do not account for the fact that people will take things for free that they would never buy.

They also calculate it another way. If they made $100M profit last quarter, and this quarter made $80M? They consider that a $20M loss! This is one part of what drives the constant push for infinitely increasing profit - anything else is framed a loss.

Noticing a pattern here? They operate on the assumption that the money is already theirs. They don't account for the reality of humanity. They don't account for the idea that they actually have to fucking earn it. It's theirs, and you took it from them!