#exceptional apps

[shrewdbunny-art]

I think if the robins had Twitter it would just be this 24/7

Edit: pt2

Edit: masterpost

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[bookinit02]

i really do think there’s a huge disconnect on here w/ people who have never used tiktok as to what it actually is and who actually uses it. the number of people i’ve seen call it a “teen dancing app” is actually insane. it has not been a teen dancing app since i was in high school, around 2016 - 2020. the main communities i saw on a daily basis were 1) black history/anti-racism educators, 2) high school & college teachers sharing in-classroom strategies and frustrations with the education system, 3) local/state political leaders giving real-time updates on behind-the-scenes government decisions, & 4) community activism & leadership. like tiktok is an adult platform. almost every person i interacted with was my age or older. and yes it completely depends on your fyp and how you interact with the app, yes there’s still teenagers and dance videos and literally anything else you can think of. but these communities of adults aren’t insubstantial at all, they have literally millions of interactions on a daily basis. there’s about a million other types of communities that i could name just off the top of my head, because the range of users was SO diverse and thriving. it’s a long-distance community tool, just like any other social media—and honestly much better than any other social media, because it relies primarily on the kindness of strangers. i saw at least 5-10 videos today of queer people in rural areas panicking because they don’t have any access to queer community on any other platform or in real life. and before i end this i do want to say i think tiktok is coming back, i think this is a highly orchestrated political move, etc., but i do know it won’t ever be exactly the same. people are panicking about free speech violations because tiktok was a place where people fucking SPEAK. i have never seen mass mobilization and communication in this same way for as long as i’ve been alive. it is the people’s app, not just a silly teenage thing. if you’re not on tiktok and never have been, please stop talking about it like you know anything at all😭

[morecrearty]

made a digital redraw of this sketchbook doodle

[glasskoi]

brief marco from twitter

[leafuxxtea]

quick sketch,,, a woman and her fish (and her gf)

she keeps trying to fish and my first thought was "omg she has to have that 'women want me, fish fear me' hat"

LOOK AT HER LMAO

outfit without her jacket under cut

I'm sorry, I like this version better because tiddies,,,

[arcanewebs]

[flowerofthewave]

My piece for the YorkNew auction!! Read the wonderful fanfic here it's very sweet ♥️

[unpretty]

ever since setting up web feeds in inoreader for dropout i have sometimes seen the same video multiple times with different timestamps, and i've always assumed that means they had to edit something and republish, and usually i have to wonder what small tweak they made

usually

[tranniephannie]

dan howell, professional hater of tiktok, when people are slightly mean to phil: alright fuckers we’re taking this to tiktok

[glitch10]

He looks so goofy 💀

..I need to kiss him rn

[plesiosaurys]

IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY

COELACANTHS CAN OWO!!!

[kakushigotofanclub]

Sanemi and Obanai have the most important character dynamic in KnY to me right now and I so badly want to write queerplatonic saneoba fic but I feel like my writing style depends so strongly on dialogue that I just can't do it because it would 100% be an unsaid thing. Like I envision their relationship would be something like...

'I hate everyone, but I can tolerate being around you. I might even. I might even LIKE being around you, actually. But there's no way in hell I'm gonna admit that, so we're just gonna pretend it's a coincidence we spend so much time together. We just happen to be in the same place all the time. But I'm not attached to you and I don't get worried about you or anything like that. At all. Ever. That would be stupid, so don't get any wrong ideas (but god just please be careful I don't know what I would do if I lost you.)'

You know. Like cats.

[petitesmafia]

hc one the Flags’ fav drunk activities is picking out the craziest Lippmann fanfiction they can find and then one person narrates it

(note: Chuuya is the worst narrator bc he goes “what the fuck I’m not saying that lemme skip that” every time he sees a cringey line and Iceman is the best narrator bc he’s the only one who can maintain composure and keep a level tone from start to finish)

[muffinsbasket]

[nostalgic-suggestions]

clawing at the walls 2025 will be the year of love. please.

[ghostr0tz]

last one tonight i promise