#and it's really..... frustrating........... and disheartening

[skepticalarrie]

I’m not really sure how to ask this without it sounding bad to people reading it...

I’ve seen a bunch of different reactions and criticisms about how Louis is handling this new PR relationship and his public image in general. And honestly, I’ve seen some pretty extreme takes on both sides. On one hand, there are people who act super entitled and make all kinds of cruel comments and jokes about him. On the other hand, I’ve seen people saying that others are overreacting, that “it’s not that deep,” and that he shouldn’t be criticized because he’s not in a favorable position.

And in my time in the fandom, I’ve mostly seen the first type, like, people making fun of h or l. I remember during the dwd and holivia scandal, a lot of people were calling harry greedy and mocking him for whatever deal he supposedly accepted. But I rarely see the other extreme.

The thing is, I’ve always had a soft spot for Louis, but lately I’ve been feeling like I want to take a bit of distance... and I feel kinda guilty for that. Like, I should be able to understand his situation but somehow I can't. Have you ever felt that way?

I won’t pretend I’m in exactly the same position as you are or know precisely how you feel... but I’ve seen other fans say they feel “guilty” for not being as excited about Louis lately, so I get where you’re coming from. My own feelings are mixed, too.

A lot of us have always had a soft spot for Louis and felt protective of him, and that's the point, in my opinion. I’m definitely in that group. His struggles were so public and openly obvious... being sidelined during 1D, losing family members, facing a tough start as a solo artist. Compared with the others, he probably went solo from the least favourable position, with a lot weighing on him. So when he does things that don’t match the image we’ve built or the expectations we have, the disappointment can hit harder. That’s where the guilt creeps in, I think.

I also think that’s why some people swing to the opposite extreme and start basically bullying him, almost like over-correcting their own frustration. Which we have seen a lot lately.

I think it’s completely normal to have mixed feelings... at the end of the day, they’re human too. There’s no way they can please everyone with every move. I just wish more people had the maturity to handle that, even when they’re disappointed. Like… is this how they deal with people in their personal lives too? Or do they only act like this because it’s about celebrities?

It’s honestly so disheartening to see people being so extreme, especially when it comes to the boys. Especially considering what just literally happened with Liam... people can be truly awful.

[freshlyroastedemobean]

Literally the only reason I even knew about the show was through TikTok edits, without fans of the show talking about it I never would have known it existed.

Amazon has done this to several of their non big IP shows and it’s so frustrating. Execs will look at that and come to the conclusion that audiences don’t want original shows when really low numbers often stem from not promoting.

It brings to mind the Tranformer One guy on twitter who literally single handed promoted the movie and helped boost its numbers when its production company ignored it. It’s wonderful fans love something so much they’d be willing to do this but it’s so disheartening that these companies are run by people who clearly don’t care about film making and only care about money.

so so so so so pissed off about étoile getting canceled.

how representative is it that a tv show about the current growing depreciation of the arts got canceled following its first season despite a two-season order. of course the show was right after all. companies will make zero effort to promote and support the arts and will turn their backs on it as soon as they decide it’s not profitable (after not even making a slight effort to make it lucrative - even though that should not be the point). i truly think this was a sabotage situation because there is a new creative director on amazon and they didn’t even want to give the show a chance, probably thinking that being about ballet the show was not going to ever be successful. no late night shows, no magazine covers, no buzzfeed or other famous platforms videos, an all at once release against the creators’ wishes… you couldn’t even find the show on the amazon platform unless you actively searched for it and i’m serious.

and even with all that effort for it to not be known it still gained a surprisingly large viewership which only illustrates how it had serious potential.

i feel fucking awful and i still had so many ideas for edits, but i dont even want to anymore cause it hurts too bad. it hadn’t even been TWO MONTHS since its release. it was slowly getting around by word of mouth.

idk man i’ve been following this show since it was announced years ago and it was so incredibly dear to me. asp and dan are horrible people and deserve the worst, but when i think about the incredible cast and crew and all the artists involved in it… oh i feel so bad. this was a once in a lifetime opportunity for so many of them and the show’s love for the arts was so genuine. it doesnt even feel real but also not surprising considering capitalism is literally made to destroy art.

[monster-noises]

I am experiencing... frustration.

[skitskatdacat63]

My favorite thing tumblr does is when it hides all of my most important art(and other posts) from my organizational tags. Like wow thank you. So glad I can easily find a random sketch I once posted, and not the art I spent hours on. Sick. Thank you.

[smile-files]

isn't lying to one's parents something most teenagers do? why do i feel like literal satan whenever i do it

[bonnieisaway]

WHY did I fuckin forget to upload this dear god help me . anyway someone let these fuckers be happy they make me so miserable (/pos) I know the song isnt 100% accurate but I Needed this you do not Understand

[getvalentined]

Thinking about finally throwing all my FF7 meta analysis and lore deep dive stuff onto a sideblog. It'd be reblogged from here, but I'd be able to organize it a little better, have a directory so people could find things more easily, and maybe it'd stop people from regurgitating things I say word-for-word for brownie points when they can just find and reblog the fucking original post(s).

[s0ckh3adstudios]

i feel like i can relate a lot to Kieran from the Pokemon SV DLC but i feel like NOBODY understands his character correctly

[lorelune]

biggest L of lorelune is for sure the diluc fic 😔 oh beloved one day i'll work on you again

[aparticularbandit]

So.

Washed the pants for the Monokuma cosplay.

Was concerned about bleed - even though that didn't happen the first time I washed them - so turned them inside out. Figured this would keep ink from the legs from bleeding on anything else.

Which. was true.

Did not think about where the black part would be up against the white part.

So.

The bleed isn't too much. The back...looks...less great than it did.

Threw them back in the washer rightside out to see if that will get it out.

...it might make it worse.

-sighs-

[lctibule]

tried to do some writing but i got all of like three sentences out before i got frustrated and gave up, so 🤷

[beatcroc]

did the old tumblr live toggle actually work for yall? mine literally never has lmao

[bridgertonphd]

“why did this set suddenly stop getting notes at a really low number” and then it’s because only 7.4% of the notes are reblogs.

[ivyloveheart]

Yeah idk I guess I’m just gonna go back to just reblogging things idk. Not really too in the UTMV fandom anymore and I still can’t get many interactions.

[roaringheat]

God I so badly wish gay characters and relationships were just as normal in videogames as straight characters are. I just wanna see myself in a game and have it not be like a single NPC you may or may not run into

[writer-at-the-table]

Trying to learn how to typeset in Scribus is the most frustrating, difficult thing I've tried to do in a long time. I just had to walk away or I was going to cry.

It doesn't help that my brain has felt slow and mushy for a few days now. Hopefully it'll go better tomorrow.