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@sixthcrane

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darkcomedies

using tumblr age 14: i am going to end misogyny reblogging pastel art about choice feminism

using tumblr age 23: [in the tags of a poll] SPINACH SWEEP๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ’ฏ

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the science bitch urge to correct all common misinformation when it appears vs the knowledge that people hate that bitch actually

before I learned that this behavior is annoying I was the most intolerable child on the playground I will tell you that much

rly did not expect this to get notes but I guess we are all that bitch. anyway this is something I am still actively working on bc this urge is hard to master but when this comes up, I find it helpful to ask myself 1) is this misinformation going to directly hurt someone if I don't correct it? 2) will correcting this person hurt their feelings or make them feel stupid?

if the answer to question 1 is yes, you should probably make the correction, but make an effort to do it as gently as possible. ("so, fun fact about that, there was a study..." works at least a little better than "actually, that's not true.") if the answer to question 1 is no, then things really depend on question 2. my default is to assume yes, I might hurt someone's feelings, because I've seen too many people shut down completely after being corrected on something.

anyway. ymmv and I am not an expert at this but asking myself these questions has helped me not seem like quite such a know-it-all asshole in social situations.

(this is also all very context dependent. I work in science, and at my work it is completely acceptable to say "no, actually you're wrong and I can provide citations to back it up," even over something trivial. this can make it even harder to find the right balance among non-scientists, but I still gotta try because I do not want to shut down conversations or hurt people's feelings.)

in case you were wondering about my other annoying urges, no I have not solved the "giving unsolicited advice on tumblr dot com" one yet.

further excellent advice about this from tags from @pegasusdrawnchariots:

#about#I spent years feeling bad abt this before I was like#u know what. my friends deserve to be well-informed adults#& I don't want them to get hit w a 'well actually' by someone truly insufferable down the track for sharing the same fact#so if anyone wants to knowโ€š the secret to being a know-it-all bitch that people DON'T hate is#first: validate what the other person said. yes I read that somewhere too. yes we got taught this in school growing up too. (KINDLY)#second: offer to share yr info. OFFER ONLY give them a way out. sometimes people have heard it all before & they just don't care. that's OK#third: the best way to share a correction I find is to do it Conspiratorially. people love being In Cahoots. make them included not insulte#'ooh do u wanna hear what I read in a debunking article abt that?' 'when we studied this in class I heard a different story!'#'I'm abt to save u so much money. this is unfortunately a very well covered-up scam & I can tell u why if ur curious'#I have saved people from eating raw potato using this method. from buying collagen powder. it works trust#fourth: share what u know! if possible first identify where/why/how the misconception occurred#journalists misrepresenting data. a quote out of context. propaganda from a monopolised industry. etc. esp w concrete evidence#so the person doesn't feel stupid by the end!! this is more likely to make them appreciate u than resent u for correcting them#fifth (optional): u can be a bit self-effacing if u read the room & deem it necessary#e.g. 'I just realise now that no one asked haha but I wanted to share it anyway! I know I had my mind blown when I first found this out'#I know that as a science bitch yr priority is The Facts. trust me I've been there#but if u want to pull this off around peopleโ€š yr priority has to be The People. sad but true#u have to make them feel like this is a balanced conversation AND check that they actually care AND that they're curious#& sometimes the person u were originally telling might not care but someone else who heard might approach u later & ask on their own!#if u were kind the first time around people know they can be curious/ignorant around u without feeling belittled#also. it helps if u have a reputation as the Local Fact Sharer#that way people will see u kindly correcting them as the Local Fact Sharer just Sharing Them Facts again#so volunteering Facts that don't stem from correcting people is vital groundwork#anyway go forth science bitches!! I love & cherish u <3

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bunabi

You won't reach a point where you don't need references anymore ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Even artists who freedraw regularly still do studies, refer to their past work, keep character sheets at hand, etc

Please don't impose that expectation on yourself just because of a live demo, tiktok, or timelapses especially

Bob Ross would make smaller, messier versions of the paintings he would paint for his show which would be off screen of the camera where he could see them so that he could use them as reference.

In the Renaissance period in Italy, artists would pay literal graverobbers to bring them fresh corpses so they could study muscle structure. Some of the greatest artists in history had to commit literal crime in order to get the references they needed.

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no offence but the reason tumblr is โ€œdyingโ€ is, well, yes, of course the cursed like/reblog ratio and the change in user behaviour (because of people being used to how instagram and tiktok work) BUT also the lack of weekly shows. i say it with my whole chest, they don't produce captivating and engaging stupid weekly tv shows anymore because streaming killed that so you have spikes of activity here when Something happens in general fandom or up to three days after a new season of whatever drops and then it's a wasteland. this is obviously an old woman yelling at a cloud missing supernatural and the vampire diaries and pretty little liars and all these other shows type of post but honestly give me back weekly tv shows where i have something to watch for 40 minutes almost every day of the week after work so then i can read and reblog it on tumblr give it back for the sake of my sanity

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cocomeeker

Does anyone else remember playing music in Windows Media Player and just sitting there and watching this for like two hours

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I know I'm almost 9 years late to Undertale, but I'm working on my own Papyrus Dating Simulator. Coding, writing, and doing all the art by myself while knowing nothing of RenPy and Python, it's gonna take a while... BUT! But it's gonna be sooo worth it!

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Forgot to post this but here is a painting I did for my mom for motherโ€™s day!ย 

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vorpalfae

Silent Hill 1-4, Sony PlayStation 1/PlayStation 2 (1999-2004)