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In my experience it's got 2 possible meanings depending on the group doing it. 1 is like dogs sniffing butts to say hello, and the other is a display of dominance with the person with the worse eyes receiving the most respect

Glasses people love to make you try their glasses on to see how fucked up their eyes are. It's a sign of respect in their culture.

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It is super common for words made to explain something medically to become inflated hyperbole when discovered by the general populous. The problems arise when the people using the medical meaning are assumed to be using the slang meaning and vice versa. As well as when the original meaning is ignored or denied by those that assume that the hyperbole is the true meaning.

Language is ever changing and that is beautiful, but it also sometimes is the cause of misunderstandings of a ton of medical terms like hyperfixation, psychopath, narcissist, chronic, etc etc etc

Hyperbole is good and important. It expresses emotional extremes. It's just also really important to remember that the things used in hyperbole do actually exist outside of it and not all instances of a term are being used through the same lense

In a language that contains words like devotion, passion, enthusiasm, love, fascination, obsession, etc., I can’t help but regret this tendency to cram all those meanings into "hyperfixation," a word which manages to pathologize and medicalize the act of having interests.

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It has been too hot this summer. There's been a ton of days where it's been 96-106F. It's been too hot to draw or do much of anything. I hope all of you are surviving and staying cool.

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Some gases are heavier than air and they aren't good for you to breathe in. If you keep pouring them out of the container you're going to get sick. Shame on whoever put them in there for not getting lids and proper labels

:(

they say you can't pour from an empty cup but i've been doing it my whole life and aside from all of these mysterious ailments it's working out great for me

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LMAO so, recently someone tried to SCAM me, so i'll show you what happened and the telltales of it being a scam.

This one is quite obvious but i know people who are just starting their artist careers and might not have experiece.

Follow the thread:

🚩#1: They pick your most famous/Popular art as reference. They don't know what you actually sell.

🚩#2: They will pick a random popular character. They're not roleplayers or anything. They're not here for the art in any level

You ask me, what are the odds they really like Goku? Oh, well, you'll see. At this point i check their profile for anythign that might indicate it, but as you'll see you won't have to.

🚩#3: They say they saw my ToS. On it i state i only work with paypal and google forms.

🚩#4: Random issue with payment method. They might have a real problem with it, but see; they'll never ever accept any other payment method, such as Zelle, CashApp, Payoneer, Ko-fi, etc.

I already knew this drill so, let's continue.

🚩#5: I love playing dumb lmao. Anyway, this scam revolves on them either sending you "too much money" and asking it back or something like it. I won't be following through because i know it'll be annoying.

BE ADAMANT WITH YOUR METHODS. Do NOT EVER bend them for randos.

🚩#6: They're so ready with the info on how the payment works it's fucking funny.

The reason I PERSONALLY use PayPal INVOICES (no any other payment within paypal) is that they're safe for both me and my client. My rules are stated clearly.

MAKE A ToS I BEG YOU YOUNG ARTIST

🚩#7: They're not even a good scammer lmao they REFUSE to go on my PROFILE to get a link or read anything.

I use Forms because it collects the client requests and it's easier for me to read it all in one place. It ALSO makes scammers bored.

🚩#8: They're so disinterested on the art they don't care for posing, vibes, colors, nothing. Again, they're NOT here for art. That's hilarious.

🚩#8: Same as above. They don't care for posing or anything.

On my art they link me, i have a vampire almost staking himself in a state of euphoria.

IMAGINE VAMPIRE GOKU STAKING HIMSELF THAT'S SO FUCKIGN FUNNY MY BRO, THINK YOUR SCAM THROUGH MAYBE

🚩#9: They will price your own work for you. And they'll overshot what we, smaller artists, charge for it.

They'll overshot by a lot.

They want you to be impressed and showing "generosity" usually gets people who need monay into risky situations. That's just plain cruel.

🚩#9: Same as above. Over generosity and eagerness to pay.

They're not even with the sketch, this haven't been an hour, they don't have any work form me but OH GOD they're SO READY to pay you NEED TO KNOW they WANTS TO PAY YOU SO BAD

Lmao yeah it's working out ❤️

THIS ONE IS JUST HILARIOUS BRO I CAN'T EVEN.

ANYWAY let's continue

🚩#10: They don't know me. They don't follow me. They broke every rule on my ToS. They're making me go through a payment method i am unfamiliar and don't use.

They don't care for my process. They're not interested on my sketch.

BE. ADAMANT. ABOUT. YOUR. RULES. AND. PROCESS.

Now, for the beautiful closure of this:

Have a ToS. Don't bend the rules for randos.

Use Invoices. Be sure you're safe.

Use forms if you'd like. Requests through DM and Discord ARE COMMON FOR OTHER ARTISTS. I personally don't like it, i have ADHD.

Being an artist on an online space is dangerous. If you need help, poke an artist you know, see how they operate and if it fits you. Most of them would help you.

🚩#11: goku isn't even on their icon 😭

This is the account that tried to scam me.

#art is life ❤️

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having ocs is so fucked .... i miss them so bad but im the guy who has to create new content. but im sleepy

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"what's the worst thing you can do as an artist" is not "shade with black" or "not use references" or whatever the worst thing you can do as an artist is hate yourself. and that includes the person you used to be

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This has starting becoming a call and response for us when the sun comes out while I'm driving XD

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why don't you look at a black cat's fur turning brown in the sunlight and maybe you'll calm down

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I've been thinking about Demon Lord AU again. While making this I realized that the Mage's carriage never had an animal pulling it. It moved by their magic alone!

I used this piece to test out the rainbow brushes I've been making. I think you can see the hue shifts in each stroke easiest where the light hits on the characters and the wheel in the BG

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This happened on our way to visit Sky in March

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I was so confused

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Another emergency sketch commission for @linseytheplotbunnybreeder

This was so fun to make. The pose is adorable and I like that it shows of their height difference <3

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On April 16th 2025 the US federal government has proposed to change the interpretation of the endangered species act so that it no longer protects habitat.

This is open for public comment until the end of May 19th. Please comment and make your voice heard.

Wildlife need their habitat. If the ESA redefines harm so that habitat is no longer protected, the implications for wildlife would be catastrophic.

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Another sketch commission. This one was from my normal sketch comm options so it's more refined ;3

mlpdiamondrose commissioned this as birthday present for minerva.solveig on Instagram. It's her OC :3

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!