#he doesn't know what facebook is much less instagram

[normal-thoughts-official]

love it when people are like "joenicky influencer au!" babygirl. respectfully. it's never gonna happen. i can excuse canonverse nicky knowing how to use a phone because they need that knowledge for survival, but modern au nicky's idea of a "phone" is the rotary kind and i won't hear another word about it. look at his haircut. does this look like a man who knows how to pronounce "meme"? don't embarrass yourself

[delphi-shield]

SAY IT BACK ↪ letting them leave without an ily

finishing up some smaller things from my wip folder before i buckle down and work on the big stuff again. here's this doofy little fluff piece.

characters included: chris redfield, leon kennedy, jill valentine, ada wong

content: fluff. just fluff. established relationship. mildly ooc behavior for the sake of fluff (also known as being in a relationship and acting stupid)

You found it on TikTok - or maybe it was Instagram, or Facebook - doesn't matter. One of the media conglomerates had given you a horrible idea about how to tease your loving, devoted partner.

It's simple - when they said 'I love you' before they left for work, you just wouldn't say it back. What could go wrong?

Chris Redfield ↪

Did not notice. Secure. In his lane. Unbothered. Probably not moisturized. (Get him a nice oil, fragrance free. He'll like it more if you massage it into his muscles for him, spend a little extra time smoothing along the curve of his spine, up and over the tightness of his shoulders.)

If you're at the point with Chris where he's saying “I love you” in place of a goodbye, he doesn't need to hear you say it back. He's confident in your relationship. Hearing it is just a nice bonus.

You're going to get your own feelings hurt here. Sent yourself into a spiral. Like, damn, does he not listen? Does he not care? What the fuck is his deal?

Chris is legitimately confused when you bring it up to him later. Doesn't get the point of the whole thing. “Why wouldn't you just say you love me?” Head cocked to the side, so puppy-like you can practically see the velvety ears flopping over.

Really doesn't do the whole social media thing. Even when you show him videos as an example, he's just shrugging. "I'm pretty sure those are skits, honey. No one really reacts like that."

If only he knew. Hey - at least now you know that Chris is perfectly content in your relationship and won't let anything silly like this bother him. It's just a sign to ramp up the pranks - more practical jokes, less subtle, harmless emotional manipulation.

That's what you thought, at least, but when Chris flips the light off that night and sidles up behind you in bed, strong arms slipping around your middle and tugging you back to him, his voice rumbles in your ear - "You gonna tell me you love me, or is this gonna be a problem?"

And Chris is really good at extracting confessions. How badly do you actually want to get some sleep tonight?

Jill Valentine ↪

Doesn't seem to have noticed that you ignored her. Walked right out the door without missing a step, didn't even glance back. Her car pulls out of the garage, her sunglasses on - she seems entirely unbothered.

Oh, she’s bothered.

Jill Valentine is Not Petty™️. And she does not pout when her partner doesn't say ‘I love you’ back. She's in a pissy mood at work for a completely unrelated reason. She's not returning your texts because she's busy at work, not because she's trying (and failing) to give you a taste of your own medicine.

She definitely doesn't carry that storm cloud all the way home with her, doesn't rain on your parade when you cheerfully announce that dinner's ready and on the table.

You're trying everything you can think of to cheer her up. Asking about work got you a noncommittal shrug. You'd offered to draw a bath for her - or (preferably) for the both of you, but she'd dismissed the idea, talking about how it would take up too much time.

She didn't have the heart to shrug you off when you started massaging her shoulders. Despite your silence in the morning, you were clearly intent on taking care of her. Maybe nothing was wrong. Maybe you just hadn't heard her.

Her palm presses against your cheek, turns you to face her. She searches your eyes for a moment, her gaze unreadable. "Thanks for dinner. I love you."

Nothing. Fucking nothing. "You're welcome."

Jill knows that look on your face, that shit-eating grin that you're trying to cover up by glancing down, by pretending to be flustered. Her hands grip your hips. She manhandles you into her lap, chair scraping against the floor to make room for the both of you.

"Okay - spill. What's up with you?"

Once you explain, she's not mad about the whole thing, not really. But you can't help but notice that she's been withholding kisses lately, and-- wait.

Fuck. Now she's turned the tables on you.

Leon Kennedy ↪

Keeps finding new and inventive ways to double back inside the house. He's not going to outright ask you what's up - that would make him look desperate, which he’s totally not. He’s definitely not concerned at all that you didn’t complete your morning ritual and send him out the door with an ‘I love you’. He’s a big boy - this isn’t high school, this is his very mature, very adult relationship.

Excuse number one: “Sorry, forgot my keys,” as he makes a show of dropping his keys out of his pocket, onto the living room floor. His eyes are on you when he reaches to grab them. Leon tosses them in his hand, making as much noise as he possibly can. “All right, love you.”

You hold strong. Still no ‘love you’ back. He’s gone for all of 60 seconds when he comes back with excuse number two: “Ah, damn, forgot my badge. I’d lose my head if it wasn’t attached.”

His badge is attached to his belt. You can literally see it. When you point that out to him, he makes a show of being relieved, goes so far as to press a kiss to your temple, and says, “God, what would I do without you? Love ya. Have a good day.”

But you hold strong. Until excuse number three:

“Babe, have you seen my gun?”

You laugh, which only makes him laugh - and then he hits you with ‘no, seriously’ while he leans against the doorway, hip cocked. He’s got you figured out by now, knows that if he can make you laugh then you’re not doing this because you’re mad at him or anything. He can't even be mad when you explain it to him. He can only warn you:

"I'm gonna get you for this. Now, c'mon - say it."

Ada Wong ↪

I don't know why you would do this to her to be honest. She just said ‘I love you’. You should be marking your calendar and turning this into a holiday.

She doesn't say it often, at least not while you're conscious. Whether she presses her sentiments into your hair while you sleep against her, drooling against her collar bone, is up for debate. You have no hard evidence and she'll deny the allegations.

It simultaneously is and is not a big deal. She didn't say it because she craved the validation of having you repeat it to her. She said it because she meant it. There's so few concrete truths about herself that she can share with you, but that was one of them. Does it sting a little not to have it returned? Maybe.

She turns the moment over and over in her head, letting it haunt her. You had given her time, she thinks, why can't she give you yours? But your silence is a specter that tinges every moment. It creeps at the edges of every thought, it–

“Hey, you forgot your coffee.”

She turns to see you in the door of your apartment, hanging from the frame with one hand, her cup extended to her in the other. She clicks back to you in her stilettos, and your press a kiss to her cheek when she claims her drink. The guilt of it all ate at you before you could let her leave your sight. “Love you. Be safe.”

She'd spiraled before she even got down to the parking lot. Total loser in love.

[beardedmrbean]

Threads, Meta's new social media app, has signed up 100 million new users less than a week since its launch last Wednesday, making it the fastest-growing app in history.

Like other social media apps, users probably barely scanned − or skipped − the terms and conditions for what information Threads can collect, share and sell about them.

Meta probably already had a lot of information about users because Threads is built upon its Instagram platform.

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

So how much does Threads already know about you, and what can it do with that data? Here are a few reasons to be concerned about your privacy.

What information does Threads collect?

Social media platforms monetize user data by selling relevant ads based on your location and activity, but, along with the usual app privacy requests like browsing history and location data, Threads also asks for financial information, health and fitness data, diagnostics and a nefarious-sounding "sensitive info."

Many users have voiced concern over Threads for its 14-point list of data permissions you're granting Meta to use the app. Twitter, by comparison, has 10 of these.

"I would say it's at the outer boundaries of what's usually expected, which is to be expected from its connection to Facebook, a brand long known for being especially hungry to take in user data and commercialize it in different ways," says Dan Ackerman, the new editor-in-chief at Gizmodo, a leading technology, science and culture news publication.

Android users can toggle off some of the data requests from the app, while the Apple App Store is "more take-it-or-leave it," Ackerman said.

"It also doesn't help that there's no browser-based fully functional version of Threads right now, and so you have to use the app version," he said.

Meta declined my request for comment and clarification.

Is Threads data collection worse than Twitter?

It's not necessarily malicious, suggests Tim Bajarin, a veteran technology analyst and Chairman of the San Jose, California-based market research firm Creative Strategies. "Users should know this Threads data list is pulled directly from Instagram, and it's all tied to their advertising engine when they start to monetize Threads.  

"When you sign off on financial info, for example, they're not looking at your bank statements or anything," Bajarin said.

Rather, Threads collects what you're posting about and liking, where you are, and whether you bought something through a third-party site, app or game you logged into using your connected Facebook/Instagram ID (usually to avoid creating a new password altogether).

Bajarin said users are granting Meta access for future advertising.

"Meta isn't giving you a free app out of the goodness of their heart − they're there to make money, which is mostly from advertising."

Threads can collect and save this information, and the data can also be shared with third-party services that connect to your Threads profile.

Can you deactivate Threads?

Yes, but you cannot delete it without also deleting Instagram, Bajarin said.

"Meta built (Threads) on the Instagram infrastructure, on top of the program itself, and so it would be very difficult to uninstall one and not both – at least the way it's engineered today. ... They could eventually be spun out to be completely separate apps," Bajarin said.

To deactivate (but not delete) your Threads account, Adam Mosseri − the Instagram boss who now spearheads the Threads app – says you can choose to hide your Threads profile and content, delete individual Threads posts and set your profile to private, as reported by USA TODAY contributor Jennifer Jolly.

"Threads is powered by Instagram, so right now it's just one account, but we're looking into a way to delete your Threads account separately,” he posted.

Ackerman said the fact Threads is built on Instagram is actually a boon for Meta and users, "as it's especially easy to sign up for, has no wait list, and is simple to use." But "in order to delete your Threads account after you sign up, you’ll need to delete your Instagram account, as well, which reminds me of the difficulty people had deleting their Facebook accounts in the past, and how there was a lot of fine print about what data Facebook would keep unless you jumped through extra hoops."

Is the Threads app safe?

Threads is asking for more permissions than Twitter, so it boils down to your comfort level.

Though some of the privacy permissions seem ludicrous – granting Threads access to health and activity data and other "sensitive info" on a smartphone just seems wrong – no one is forcing users to install and use Threads or any other social media app that monetizes its free platform by delivering personalized, contextual ads to you.

Threads is available in more than 100 countries, but perhaps it's no surprise it isn't available in the Europe Union just yet: Meta was forced to pay more than $400 million by EU regulators for forcing users to accept targeted ads.

Personally, I am using and enjoying Threads quite a bit but wish there was more clarity about how my data is collected and used. And I'm disappointed Meta declined to clarify things.

I select "Ask not to track" on all iPhone apps to reduce an app's visibility into my web browsing activity, and I have a virtual private network (VPN) on my computer for extra privacy, but perhaps it's true there is nothing truly free in this world – it's just up to each person to decide whether the cost is worth it.

[the-autistic-agoraphobe]

What the Queensland Government should and Shouldn't do to help Autistic People.

Trigger Warning: ABA therapy, ablism, electric shock, violence and sexual assault

Steven Miles (the Queensland Premier) announced on his Facebook page and Instagram page that there will be funding for early intervention for Autistic children. Unfortunately more than 6.5 Million dollars is going towards an organisation called AEIOU.

The problem with AEIOU is that they practice a therapy known as ABA therapy that is very harmful to Autistic people. ABA therapy is when a adult tells the Autistic child what to do and when the child does what the therapist wants the therapist rewards the child and when the child doesn't do what the therapist wants than sometimes the child get disciplined. This sounds familiar like dog training which is very dehumanising to Autistic people.

Many ABA therapist have a goal of making the child less Autistic and more like non Autistic people. They give them treats for looking at them in the eye and not stimming (repetitive body movements such as hand flapping which is common with Autistic people). Eye contact often is hard for Autistic folk and makes us feel uncomfortable and it is very exhausting to have to remember to give people eye contact. Eye contact doesn't come naturally to Autistic people. Most stims such as hand flapping is harmless and helps Autistic people to release stress or sometimes express emotions like excitement. If an Autistic person is taught not to stim than they will feel very overwhelmed and can trigger meltdowns. If Autistic people are forced to mask their Autistic traits than they will end up having lots of problems. Autistic people should be accepted by Non Autistic people.

Many Autistic adults who have had ABA therapy as a child have PTSD. It's not therapy if it causes PTSD. Autistic children have been shocked and placed in prone restraint because they didn't comply to commands. These poor children most have been terrified. Prone restraint is dangerous as people can die from it. Therapy is ment to help people and ABA therapy isn't helping people if it causes PTSD.

Not long ago a show on the ABC called Four Corners showed an Autistic teenage boy being restrained in ABA therapy because he didn't brush his teeth. How the therapist treated this poor boy was appalling. I believe that learning life skills such as teeth brushing is good but there are better ways to teach this boy how to brush his teeth. The boy also had an intellectual disability and was non speaking so he may not have understood what the therapist was asking him to do. I feel sorry for the boy because he hadn't done anything wrong and he would have been scared and confused.

ABA was founded my a Norwegian-American psychologist named Ivar Lovaas. Lovaas quoted "you see, you pretty much start from scratch when you work with an Autistic child. You have a person in a physical sense- they have hair, nose and a mouth but they are not people in the psychological sense." By quoting this Lovaas is referring to Autistic people as not being human which is very insulting to Autistic people. Autistic people are just as human as non Autistic people. Lovaas also worked in gay conversation therapy which caused much harm to gay men.

All children are young and impressionable. ABA therapy gives Autistic children the idea that they must do what they are told to do or they face negative consequences. This can be problematic as it can make Autistic children more prone to sexaul predators. Sexual predators can tell the child to do something and the child feels as though they have to comply to avoid punishment.

ABA therapist don't have much training and don't know much about Autism when they start working with Autistic children. They only get around forty hours of training and many ABA therapist only have high school as the highest level of education that they have received. I have heard stories of ABA therapist in training going to local zoos to observe training of animals to learn which techniques should be used in ABA. I find this very dehumanising. Autistic children arn't animals who need training they're people.

As you can see ABA therapy does more harm than good and it's best that the Queensland Government withdraws their money from AEIOU. I believe ABA therapy should be banned and AEIOU should change the way they run their business. Instead of providing ABA therapy AEIOU should change to being a child care service that specialises in Autistic children. All staff should be trained about Autism and learn to accept Autistic traits. There should also be cameras set up in the classrooms to ensure safety of the children. There should be at least one Autistic staff member at each centre to help non Autistic staff see an Autistic perspective on things. I believe that if Autistic children were allowed to be themselves they will have much more positive mental health outcomes.

If the Queensland Government wishes to help Autistic people. I do have a few ideas. I believe there needs to be more support for Autistic people with high support needs and their families. It is ridiculous to expect one person to care for an Autistic person with high support needs 24/7. Some HSN Autistic people need to have supervision 24/7 for their own safety. One person cannot spend 24/7 supervising another person because they need to sleep, eat, shower and do other things. I suggest that the government funds support workers to take shifts with the main carer to car for the HSN Autistic person. These support workers should be trained in Autism and learn about the person they're caring for. This way the main carer will have the time they need to do things they need to do.

Another thing that the Queensland Government can do to help Autistic people is change the law to allow Autistic people who are at risk of eloping to have disability parking permits for their own safety. Some Autistic People elope which means they run away. This can be dangerous when walking through a car park as the person can be hit by a car. In the UK Autistic people are allowed disability parking permits. Why not Queensland? If it's a matter of safety.

I have heard many people have been struggling to get access to Autism tests to receive a diagnosis. I feel like the Queensland government needs to help speed up the Autism testing and diagnosing process. Maybe the government can work on training more people on Autism testing so people don't have to wait so long for a diagnosis. An Autism diagnosis is more important than one may think. When I found out that I was Autistic I was relieved because I had a word to describe who I was and why I have always been different to many other people. Once a person gets a diagnosis they can get the support that they need to thrive.

Thank you for reading this article. I am sure if these changes get made they will benefit many Autistic people and their families.

[alantea87]

Two weeks in with a Nokia flip phone and no social media...

And I'm feeling better. Honestly, though. I do not miss social media. Especially the control it had over my emotions, lol. However, I do deeply miss memes. Memes were my oxygen. And I do miss the casual interactions with old and new friends on Insta. Facebook has been permanently deleted and my Instagram has been deactivated - not sure what next. But I am indeed enjoying my low-tech life using a Nokia flip.

New toy (pictured: Sennheiser HD599, affordable audiophile open-back wired headphones)...

How am I filling my time? MUSIC. Like the good old days. Like, listening to music in lossless with a wired head set kind of old days. These HD599s are a cult fave in the audiophile community for their accurate audio presentation, wide soundstage and resolution. Got them for £157, RRP £199. Basically it's like listening to your fave artists in the studio with them, as long as you feed them a decent source (I'm using Apple Music, lossless + hi ress lossless). Technically I'm not using a proper DAC, just Apple's lighting to 3.5mm adapter (a secret DAC by Apple) for my iPad Pro to drive these HD599s. The sound is out of this world. I'm hearing things in tracks I've not heard before. My current fave artist for about two years now is Zach Bryan (alt-country, americana - https://www.zachbryan.com/music). He's the only artist who can currently make me cry and that says alot.

Note-taking with pen and paper...

I have now resorted to my mini Muji notebook and pen jot down to dos, shopping lists and ideas. My Nokia doesn't have a note taking app, but it does have a simple calendar that I really like. My handwriting is awful, though. Over ten years of smartphone use would do that to a person.

My current EDC (every day carry) is as follows...

a) Nokia 2660 Flip, b) iPad, AirPods Pro 2, c) Muji notepad + gel pen, d) Kindle, e) on gym days... Apple Watch SE (for music)

SMS...

You'd think texting is horrendous on a feature phone, but suprisingly I would say it's very doable. Especially if predictive text is available, which it is on the Nokie 2660 Flip. Fine, you can't type quickly but the tactility of the keypad is lovely. It really feels like you're putting in more effort in your messages than a touch screen.

Less 'digital blur'...

I know such a term is used in the photo-editing world, but now I use it to describe my experience when I am presented with too much choice on streaming services or other digital media. Everything is blurring into one digital blob. With the exception of music streaming (I love the choice and I go through phases of liking certain genres/artists), I really do miss CDs and Blu-rays. I've now reconnected my 10 year old Blu-ray player to my 1080p projector to tap back into my Blu-ray collection. Thankfully, it's a good time to get back into them, as you can buy preowned Blu-rays for a couple quid on eBay including postage. You can't beat the picture quality and bitrate. Not to mention actually owning a physical copy no streaming service can take away from you, lol.

Less noise...

As I've deleted WhatsApp (the Nokia 2660 isn't compatible with WhatsApp, only the US version of it aka 2680 Flip), I've not been in any group chats for over two weeks and it's been bliss. Yes, that also includes my family ones. I do not miss them. The total lack of noifications on my Nokia (apart from calls, SMS and calendar events) has contributed to lower levels of general anxiety and distractions. I am now able to fully concentrate during a TV show or even when listening to an album. I am fully present and immersed. Even my conversations with real people have improved greatly; I am more patient and empathetic. Mainly because I am not half-scrolling on my phone anymore. Gosh, smartphones have really killed off real human connection.

Do I miss my iPhone...?

I think if you can have a healthy relationship with a smarthphone (not using social media, no doom scrolling etc), I think they pose as a vital tool in the modern world. But as I do not have that level of self control, my Nokia was the intervention I needed. Two weeks in I don't actually miss it. I miss how it was a tool to allow me to self-soothe (not in a healthy way). So breaking up with my smartphone was probably for the best. It's made me get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Awkward silences, quiet stares into space, being one with your thoughts. Just like the good old days.

Where is my iPhone?

It's tucked away in my drawer, fully charged with £5 loaded onto a seperate sim inserted in it to be used PAYG. It is only to be used in emergencies or when I am travelling to new distant lands e.g. South London, lol. Literally it just has Google Maps, Uber and email. Not even music. I don't want to see my iPhone as an entertainment device (I am not against digital entertainment, but I am against small smartphone devices that hijack your attention all day/night).

Am I bored?

Yes and no. Yes, because I loved the short-form media that exists on Instagram (spending sometimes hours per evening consuming it). And keeping up with my favourite meme accounts, musicians and rugby teams on there, too. But no, because I've just gone back to classic ways on keeping oneself entertained... music and movies.

Who am I texting?

Literally, just three close friends I've known for over 15 years. No body else.

Will I keep using my Nokia 2660 Flip?

Yes, for the time being. I think I found a compromise with using smart tech. Just not using a smartphone has been crucial to this compromise, as it has literally improved my mental health in only two weeks. All this extra time and energy has allowed me to focus on therapy (I have an amazing therapist I speak to weekly) and addressing key life challanges I have been avoiding for so long.

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More posts to come,

Love, Alan. x

[pridecomesbeforethefall]

Okay, I've been meaning to do this post for a while, but sadly NB likes keeping me busy on the couch. But yeah! I have first impressions and opinions to share, whether you like them or not.

Call me stupid or something, but I did not know that Barbatos made a pact with Solomon. (And I feel for you, Barbatos. I really do. And I'll leave this at that.)

Also, sad to see the devs did not change how the story begins - so you get stuck with Mammon. Again. Which I hated in the original game already. Because of that, and the game forcing to use his card in the beginning, he got to intimacy lvl 5. Not happy.

Adding a skip function to surprise guests? THANK FUCKING YOU. FINALLY. I CAN SKIP WHO I DON'T WANT. (Which means there's gonna be a LOOOOOOOOOOOT of skipping for me because I don't have my royal threesome card arsenal in this game. Yet.) Because even ignore function adds intimacy in here. So if you don't want it, skip it.

The new Nightmare looks nice, but the summoning board is a bit too neon-y for my tastes. Because of that, I also find it harder to make out what color the skull eyes are. /w\ I'm blind and refuse to wear my glasses most of the time lol.

My most favorite new thing though, has to be WW. You can just skip a scene if it's not a character you like and watch the ones you do like. (And I already found it so cute how Lucifer treats the MC sheep when you gift him one. * w*) It also made the floor plan visible to us all, and in all honestly I had been wondering what kind of blueprints the house had. Now we know! ♥

Also reversing the outfit purchases was a nice move. This means less ravens for me to spend on outfits, since pretty much Lucifer has the only normal clothes I like. And even then, I prefer his demon form.

I also noticed that they decided to limit how many DVs you can purchase with ravens monthly though. Which I find ridiculous, because in the original game that's basically the only thing I used my ravens on once I had gotten all the outfits I wanted.

Another thing I also am not a fan of, is the Fab Snap thing. I'm a fucking boomer who doesn't use Snapchat, so I fail to see the attraction of it. (And while we're at it, I don't have Facebook, Instagram or TikTok either.)

Overall? I'm liking the story so far, which isn't that far yet lmao. (But oh man getting to see the bestest boi so early on was by far my favorite thing. * w*) And I'd lie if I said it wasn't hilarious how everyone's way of dealing with Satan was involving chaining him up in some closed space. He's still one of my favorites, but that's exactly why it's so amusing.

Oh man, I have a long, long way to go with Lucifer again. But it's worth it. It's gonna be worth it. I know.

[treadmilltreats]

All The Hatred In This Country

All the hatred in this country

I sometimes wonder if I went to sleep and woke up on another planet. The world I remembered was kinder. It had more compassion for others, and it definitely had more tolerance for other people's opinions.

This new country we live in now has none of these things. There is so much hatred towards others that people have no tolerance for others whose opinions are not like theirs. They are quick to call you names, to cut you down, and try to make you feel less than. My question is, who died and left you all, God? What makes you think your opinions are better than others or that you are better than someone else?

I am not going to hate you because you have different political views than me, or because you choose to love someone differently than I do or that you're another color or have another religion. That is none of my business. I don't have any room in my life to hate someone. That takes too much out of your soul, and honestly, you don't mean that much to me to allow you to take up that space.

Besides, who am I to judge? I've done some shitty stuff in my life just like you have. We all have, and none of us is without sin, so how can I judge? So many of you preach the bible…but you dont seem to remember that he who has no sin cast the first stone? Nah, just the parts you want to use to beat people down with, yeah, I get it.

I know what it's like to be put down, to be called names, and trust me, it doesn't feel good. It's obvious that those of you doing this have forgotten that feeling or don't know it because if you have, you would never want another person to feel that.

So today, my friends, let's all try to be tolerant of others' opinions, of others' lifestyles of other religions, just a more tolerant period. You don't need to always put your opinions out there. If you see something you don't like, keep scrolling, delete them, or better yet, mind your own damn business and just stop all the hatred in this country.

“Be the change you want to see”

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UNIVERSITY - OF - OXFORD

IN - OXFORD - SHE's - ENGLISH

SHE - DID - FACEBOOK - ADS &

ONLY - GOT - VISIBILITY - LIKE

TIK TOK - AND - NO - SALES - 2

SHE - SPARED - ME - MONEY $$

WELL - SHE - SAID - WHAT - SHE

HAS - GAVE - HER - THOUSANDS

OF - DOLLARS - INSTEAD

HER - ETSY - STORE - GENERATED

61,467 - SWEATSHIRTS - SOLD TOO

RIGHT - AWAY

SHE - NEVER - MADE - MONEY - FR

FACEBOOK - ADS

INSTEAD - AN - ETSY - EXPERT - FR

ETSY - COMMUNITY - AND - FIVERR

SHE - ASKED - IF - I - HAVE

INSTAGRAM

MY - REPLY - 'YES'

GAVE - HER - shop_cailey

SOON - JACK - MESSAGED - ME - I

HEARD SOUND FR MY SAMSUNG

AND - SHE - ACTUALLY - WAITED

UNTIL - I GOT BACK - 2 - FACEBOOK

WHAT - A - DARLING

WHO - DOES - THAT

SO - SHE - SAID - WHAT - I - NEEDED

BEYOND - SEO

WE - NEED - MY - FOLLOWERS

(AOPSO) stands for Advanced and

Organic Product Sales Optimization.

It is a methodical research process

conducted for each product in a store

to find the most popular and less

competitive keywords. These keywords

are specially tailored to improve visibility,

increase website visits, and generate

higher quality sales as a result.

SUMMARY

WE - NEED - (AOPSO) - THAT's

ADVANCED - AND - ORGANIC

PRODUCT - SALES

OPTIMIZATION

ONLINE - KEYWORDS PLACED

SO - PEOPLE - CAN - FIND OUR

PRODUCTS - THEY - ALL - HAVE

2 B - OPTIMIZED - 4 - PRODUCT

2 - SELL - THEY - CAN'T - BUY IT

IF - THEY - DON'T - KNOW - YOU

HAVE - THAT - MERCHANDISE

JACK - CHARGES

$10 - PER - ITEM - LISTED - AT

MY - ETSY - STORE

NOW - 18 PRODUCTS - $180

AS - TOTAL - STRANGER THAT

IS - A - BIT - MUCH

10:38P EDT - JACK - IS - MY 1ST

FOLLOWER - AT - INSTAGRAM

HOW - COOL - WOW - I - HEARD

A - NICE - SOUND - PROMPT

COOLEST - INSTAGRAM - NOW

I - HAVE - 1 FOLLOWER

AN - ETSY - EXPERT

JACK - SAID - AFTER - MY ITEM

IS - LISTED - SALES - WILL - BE

AT - ONCE - MORE - THAN ONE

SALE - PER ITEM - RIGHT AWAY

$10 - PER - ITEM 4 - 3 MONTHS

NEW - KEYWORDS - 2 REPLACE

THEM - SO - I - BARGAINED

CAN - WE - START - WITH

10 ITEMS - $100

3 MONTHS

AS - SOON - AS - I - MAKE

MONEY - THEN - I'LL PAY

FOR - THE - OTHERS

JANE's - ETSY - STORE

MADE - HER - MORE THAN

$125,000 - ALREADY - FOR

HER - SWEATSHIRTS - ARE

NOT - CHEAP - AT - ALL

MY - FAVORITE - SO FAR

I LOVE - THIS - CAT - CANVA - PRO

MY - TUMBLER's - FIRST - PRINT

715 VIEWS - AT - TIK TOK

JACK - SAID - AFTER - HE - DOES

THE - OPTIMIZATION - OF - MY 10

ITEMS - I - SHOULD - GET - SALES

PER - EACH - ITEM - RIGHT - AWAY

SUPER - FAST - HE's - AN - EXPERT

OF - ETSY - ALSO - DOES - FIVERR

HE - SAID - SEO - DOESN'T - WORK

BECAUSE - U - NEED - AN - EXPERT

2 - DO - THE - WORK - 4 U

FACEBOOK - ADS - IS - JUST - YOU

BEING - VISIBLE

U - DON'T - ALWAYS - GET - SALES

THEN - WASTING - YOUR - MONEY

I - PAY - BY - PAYPAL

HE - GAVE - ME - EMAIL - ADDRESS

2 - SEND - MONEY

CHOOSE - FAMILY - & - FRIENDS

MUCH - BETTER - COPY - AND SEND

PAYMENT - PROOF - AT - INSTAGRAM

I - CAN'T - WAIT - 2 - MAKE - MONEY

LIKE - JANE - THE - ENGLISH - GIRL

SHE - SAID - 'THOUSANDS'

SHE - HAS - 61,468 SOLD - FR - HER

EXPENSIVE - SWEATSHIRTS

SOON - I'LL - BE - MAKING - MONEY

FINALLY - ONLINE - WHICH - I'VE US

NEVER - BEEN - ABLE - 2 - AND YES

WITH - SHOPIFY - ALI EXPRESS - XO

ALL - THEIR - SELLERS - EVER - DID

WAS - CHANGE - THEIR - PRICES

DAILY - EXHAUSTING - ME - AND

MY - FINGERS - NO - THANKS AND

THE - MONTHLY - EXPENSES TOO

NOW - I - JOIN - YOUTUBE - IN

FINALLY - MAKING MONEY WITH

PRINTIFY - PRINT - ON - DEMAND

PINTEREST - 88 CLICKS - ON THE

'BLOSSOMS - OF - LOVE' - SEOUL

ANIMATION - FLIKA - GIRL - VOICE

I'M - SO - EXCITED

MAY - 2024 - FINALLY - I - WILL FL

HAVE - MONEY - I'M - STAYING - AT

THE - HOMEWOOD - SUITES

BY - HILTON - HUB - LOCKER

KITCHEN - WITH - OVEN

SUITES - SMALL - POOL

FITNESS - CENTER

WASHERS - DRYER

HAPPY - 60TH - BIRTHDAY

2 ME - HAPPY HAPPY DAY

JESUS - IS - LORD

DEAR - DR JERRY SAVELLE

I - WILL - BUY YOUR BOOKS

I - WILL - LEARN - ALL YOU

TAUGHT - WITH - KENNETH

COPELAND - MINISTRIES 4

OVER - 55 YEARS - INSTEAD

JESUS - IS - LORD

REST - IN - PEACE

DR JERRY SAVELLE - AGE 76

CROWLEY - TEXAS

UNITED STATES TX

'ADVENTURES - IN - FAITH'

OUR - FAITH - SHALL - YES

OVERCOME - THE - WORLD

WE - HAVE - THE - FAVOUR

OF - GOD - WE'RE BLESSED

[pineviewhighschool]

the kids + social media

chloe would have sort of like, a vent/diary tumblr blog where she likes to reblog aesthetic photography as well as literary quotes & poems. she would definitely also post about music & shares her songwriting from time to time. she has some mutuals but doesn't really talk to anyone, her blog is just like her own personal space. she also has an instagram, but she doesn't use it as frequently as she uses tumblr & doesn't share much about her real life & feelings on it. she only really uses it for the sake of her cheerleader friends.

ethan is one of the few teens in the world who still uses facebook. he doesn't post on there at all but that's usually what app he scrolls through if he wants to look at social media. i think when he & chloe become closer, he gets introduced to tumblr & makes his own blog where he mostly just reblogs nature related posts & photography. i can imagine him posting about what he finds while foraging & pictures of his insect taxidermy, but other than that i don't think he'd really make his own posts.

alicia doesn't have a tumblr, but she has more popular social medias like twitter, instagram, & tiktok, though she likely uses twitter & instagram a lot more. she's mostly just on social media to be more informed about current events & keep up with people she knows. she'd probably also post about projects she's a part of or working on. she'd never post about her personal life or feelings like chloe, i think she maintains like a pretty positive or "professional" persona on the internet.

zach doesn't use social media apps that often, but spends a lot of time on online forums & less tasteful corners of the internet. probably a 4chan user to be honest, though he wouldn't be on like, the nazi threads at least. he used to like reddit in middle school but got tired of it at some point. i can also imagine him streaming on twitch or something ocassionally. he has tiktok on his phone but he's barely on it & thinks tiktokers are stupid. he makes fun of tumblr & twitter users, but would probably move here if all the forums he's on suddenly got shut down. the most online one on this list.

tyler doesn't touch the internet with a 50 foot pole other than to look things up or whatever. he has a facebook account susan made for him when he was a little kid but he's never used it. the closest thing he gets to online interaction is when he ocassionally plays a video game & it's one of those multiplayer shooters with voice chats/lobbies, though he doesn't talk to anyone unless he has to.

[restaurantify]

100+ Engaging Pizza Captions for Your Instagram Posts

Pizza, a beloved global favorite, is adored for its affordability, deliciousness, and endless variety. But it's not just a hit in pizzerias; it's also a star on Instagram!  

Did you know that the hashtag #pizza has been used in over 40 million posts? For comparison, #sushi lags with fewer than 25 million posts, #burger falls under 15 million, and #tacos has less than 8 million.  

Pizza is undoubtedly one of the most popular foods on Instagram. It not only photographs beautifully but can be prepared in countless delectable ways. Yet, to make your Instagram posts truly irresistible, you need a catchy caption to complement those mouthwatering images. 

Crafting a clever caption for every post can be a creative challenge. So, here are 123 pizza captions for Instagram, all about this perfect pie. 

Short Instagram Captions About Pizza:   

Pizza perfection. 

You had me at pizza. 

It's pizza o'clock. 

Keep calm and eat pizza. 

A little slice of heaven. 

In pizza we crust. 

Pizza my heart. 

Life is better with a slice in hand. 

Love at first bite. 

Pizza is the real MVP of food. 

Each hand holds a slice of a balanced diet. 

When life gives you pizza, eat it all! 

Cheesy goodness. 

Pizza love never ends. 

Pizza – because adulting is hard. 

Piece, love, and pizza. 

Pizza makes everything better. 

One-line Captions About Pizza: 

Travel isn't about self-discovery; it's about discovering pizza. 

Pizza, the ultimate comfort food. 

Don’t buy me flowers, buy me pizza! 

People disappoint, pizza never does. 

Pizza is the only answer, no matter what the question is. 

Pizza: the circle of life. 

Love without a kiss is akin to pizza without cheese. 

Pizza is always the answer. Who cares what the question is? 

Pizza is the circle of life – dough, cheese, toppings, repeat. 

I followed my heart, and it drove me to pizza. 

Pizza is my favorite four-letter word. 

The only bad pizza is the one you didn't eat. 

Pizza, because it's always a good idea. 

The Funniest Pizza Captions for Instagram:  

If you are what you eat, then I am absolutely pizza! 

My life motto: Eat, sleep, eat pizza, repeat. 

Unless they deliver pizza, no one is worth waiting for. 

Except for pizza, no one is perfect. 

A pizza is always worth a thousand words. 

If pizza can't be fixed, it's a serious problem. 

Problems fade, but pizza endures. 

Why did the pizza maker go broke? He just couldn't make enough dough! 

Every pizza I've met has been a winner. 

I'm a 'slice' of life kind of person. 

When life hands you lemons, throw them back and order pizza. 

Pizza: the only circle of trust you should never doubt. 

Pizza doesn't judge; it just gets devoured. 

Pizza is like a high-five for your taste buds. 

Pizza is my favorite notification: 'Your order has been delivered.'

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Short Pizza Captions for Instagram: 

Less drama, more pizza. 

Pizza obsessed. 

Keep calm and eat pizza. 

Pizza is always a good idea. 

Happiness is a slice of pizza. 

Do good. Be nice. Order pizza. 

There’s always room for pizza. 

A slice of heaven. 

Pizza is the circle of life. 

Pizza o’clock. 

Little slice of heaven. 

There’s always time to eat pizza. 

I support the pizza party. 

Life happens, pizza helps. 

Pizza – cheaper than therapy. 

Pizza + friends = the perfect blend. 

Make pizza, not war. 

Pizza party. 

Too much pizza? No such thing. 

Pizza time. 

Slices a day keep the blues away. 

When in doubt, order pizza. 

Pizza vibes. 

Pizza = life. 

Favorite food. 

A pizza day is never a bad day. 

Deliciously cheesy. 

Cheese Captions for Your Melting Pizza: 

Melting cheese, melting hearts. 

Life's too short to say no to extra cheese. 

In cheese we trust. 

Whenever life gets tough, just add more cheese. 

Beneath this cheese lies a world of happiness. 

Cheese, the real superhero of pizza. 

Love at first bite of melted cheese. 

Say cheese and smile for the pizza. 

Cheese is the thread that weaves my pizza dreams. 

There's no 'we' in cheese, but there is 'me.' 

I believe in love at first cheese pull. 

Cheesy goodness, take the wheel. 

In a world full of toppings, I choose cheese. 

Life is better when your pizza is covered in melty cheese. 

Cheese is the unsung hero of every pizza. 

Cheese is my one true love, and pizza is the vessel. 

Cheese on my mind, cheese in my heart, cheese on my pizza. 

Life's better when it's cheesy. 

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Homemade Pizza Captions For Instagram: 

If you were pizza, I'd love you. 

It's not about the problems, it's about the pizza. 

The best pizzas are those eaten with friends. 

I eat pizza after exercising. Just kidding, I don't exercise. 

I've never melted a pizza like you. 

Don't listen to those who tell you that you can't eat a whole pizza; you don't need that type of negativity in your life. 

Yes, I will marry you, pizza. 

When life gives you ingredients, make homemade pizza. 

I knead to share my homemade pizza masterpiece with you! 

Not a chef, just a pizza artist at work. 

Home-cooked comfort, one slice at a time. 

When you can't dine out, dine in with homemade pizza. 

Homemade happiness served one slice at a time. 

  

Pizza Puns: 

I've got a special pizza in my heart for you. 

You've stolen a pizza, my heart. 

I knead more pizza in my life. 

Let's get this dough on the road. 

You're grate, just like pizza. 

Life's a slice; enjoy every bite. 

Stop being so saucy, pizza! 

What did one pizza slice say to the other? 'You've stolen a pizza my heart!' 

My love for pizza is deep-dish. 

Pizza Bliss

[troynovant]

A Treatise on "Liking"

I've been thinking about what motivates us to "like" posts and comments on social media (one of the characteristic habitual actions of 21st century life.) If I "like" a friend's post on instagram or facebook it feels like a small but polite or friendly interpersonal gesture. This "like" may have the additional benefit of encouraging that person to "like" our posts in return, through positive motivation ("I like her because she always likes my posts, so I'll like hers back") or negative ("He always likes my posts, I should like one of his").* A parallel but usually distinct action is to "react" to a comment (or on facebook, any post.)

However, most people are relatively hesitant on these same sites to "like" (or "react" to) a post or comment from a small or personal account owned by someone who they don't know, as that person is likely to receive a notification and might wonder who you are. This hesitation decreases in proportion to how "public" the post or comment is, as determined by engagement or number of "likes." Someone whose comment on a public (issued by a popular account or otherwise widely-shared) post has received thousands of "likes" is less likely to notice your individual "like"; in these circumstances, the "like" is not a minor unit of interpersonal communication, as it is between acquaintances (again, implicitly communicating something like "Hi, I like your post!") but rather, a vote in the online attention economy, conferred to reflect appreciation ("Wow, this image is beautiful," for example, or "haha this made me laugh") or support ("I agree," for example, or "This is an important message.")

To put this another way, a "like" a public post on any of these sites feels like offering support or "boosting" the post insofar as most people who run big, public-facing accounts make their living through high social media engagement/follower count. "Liking" can also determine what content you see more of 1) abstractly in the sense that a "like" confers support and well-supported accounts gain the resources to produce more content and stick around longer and 2) directly insofar as it affects the algorithm that determines what content appears to you more often when browsing.) This is particularly the case for "endless scroll" sites and apps, including video (instagram reels, tiktok) image (tumblr's "for you" page, etc.) and text text (twitter's "for you" etc. page).**

Twitter largely works the same way, except that it (and perhaps facebook, which also showcases that you have "liked" a post to others) has the additional side-effect of publicly or semi-publicly broadcasting your opinions, tastes, stances etc (indirectly, by "liking" content you agree with.) If the "liked" post on any of these sites engages in politics, it also feels like "voting" for your side of some political or cultural divide. This is doubly so with reddit, first because your "like" (or "upvote," literally voting something "up" on the page) spatially privileges posts and comments in proportion to their "votes, and also because that site doesn't archive or broadcast your "likes, meaning that reddit specifically excludes "liking" as a form of self-making, self-curation, indirect expression of belief, etc.

While reddit offers you no way to see your own "liked" posts ("bookmarking" on twitter or "saving" on reddit, instagram, etc. is another question entirely), other sites and apps, including twitter (which, bizarrely, makes this publicly visible) do permit you to look through your "liked" posts and comments (twitter is perhaps unique in that there is no no real distinction between a post and a comment there.) Tumblr, interestingly, seems to be the site/app in which this archive of "liked" content (more specifically, posts, since there's still no way to "like" comments) plays the biggest role in regular use of the site, since it operates in much the same way as "bookmarks" and also because users can look through that archive to find posts, images etc. to reblog.

I guess I haven't thought much about "likes" as an expression of romantic interest (a sub-genre I suppose of the "small but polite or friendly interpersonal gesture,") or the erotic undercurrent of "liking" a sexually-charged post. There's obviously the sort of thrill of spectral intimacy in "liking" someone's selfie or thirst-trap, or, on platforms that permit it, their nudes. On that note, Twitter is the last major site/app to permit explicit content without major restrictions, and I imagine it will at some point change that policy due to advertising pressure. A major irony there is that twitter is a uniquely bad platform for explicit content and pornography (too public in its overall nature, bad at hosting images and video, too easily "traceable" since user's "likes" are public, as are the accounts they follow.) Tumblr once shared this status and still undeniably hosts lots of explicit content despite its stated policy (see: this account); for those still using tumblr to find or share explicit content, "liking" both archives that content (see above) but also carries with it the mild erotic charge of communicating to another user, by liking, that you are turned on by their content, whether or not (usually the latter) they are its creator. *** In that regard, "liking" communicates a kind of very-indirect mutual sexual identification. Maybe the most minor possible unit of sexual interest is to "like" someone's "reblog" of erotic material, signaling, if nothing else, "I think that's hot too."

*This tacit policy of equal exchange occasionally shifts in proportion to digital social capital; if a former friend becomes, for example, a publicly notable figure or a minor celebrity, we expect that their account becomes proportionally "public" and we generally accept that we might "like" their content more than they "like" ours. Broadly, we, accept that accounts are either producers or consumers of content, with the vast majority of accounts at either end of the production-consumption scale.

**You can, in these cases, watch your choice to "like" or not "like" a post affect the nature of the following posts you see in real time (tumblr's algorithm is incredibly sensitive to this; if you "like" a set of gifs from a movie, for example, you'll probably see another post about that same movie within the next few posts that appear on your "for you" page.)

***Another perhaps unique aspect of twitter is that the vast majority of explicit content is posted by someone other than the original creator; where someone with say on OnlyFans account is generally able to report "stolen" content on twitter, tumblr is just unimportant enough to be functionally "beyond the pale" of the attention of most of the creators of for-profit explicit content.

[latina4rmbx]

Lover

I contemplated many a day on what to put for this particular title. I decided to share a memory.

You know how they say hindsight is 20/20? Yeah, youth is definitely wasted on the young. As I get older, I realize how naive I have been in my life. Naive is not necessarily a BAD word. I've been very trusting and sometimes just not in the know.

Back in the days before Instagram, right after the creation of Facebook (not The Facebook) there were these sites called BlackPlanet and MiGente. This was the dating apps before there were DATING APPS.

I met a man from MiGente and he and I used to see each other rather frequently, but he was NOT anything I could really put a label on. Or so I thought.

One day I called Mr. Man and he answers the phone, "Hi lover..." I literally don't know what the fuck else he said after that because I sort of passed out. Mind you, I might've been maybe 27, if that. I promise you the age is a HUGE factor AND the fact that I was just clueless (LOL Yes familia, I've had less clues than a incomplete box of the game).

"Hi lover..." (BLANK). Now, any conversation that came after that is irrelevant because like I said, my mind was BLANK. When I finally found the mental stamina to think properly I wondered...What does he mean by lover? Like seriously, what did he mean by lover.

Up until that point, I've been a girlfriend, a wifey, a side chick, a pendeja I mean all of the things, but I never realized that in ALL of those titles I was a lover.

This man, who was only in his early to mid-30's called me such a sophisticated word. I honestly didn't think I deserved such a title.

If you know me, you KNOW I asked him what he meant by calling me his lover. Was there someone and I was like your mistress? Lets be honest, generally speaking, when you hear someone call another someone lover, it's usually the side boo.

He said "No silly," Let me pause right here because he was so patient with me at times. He was compassionate and understanding and that was something I truly adored (and still adore) about him.

"No silly, that's what you are, my lover." Insert school girl blush here.

Again, I felt way too immature to be called by such a word. I never even considered that what we had was even love. Not saying because you call someone a lover doesn't mean you're in love or there's even love there. I'm sure you've seen a Telenovela or Soap Opera where the woman (generally it's a woman) who exclaims: "I've taken a lover." It's usually some pool boy or young man who is old enough for consent but young enough to be her child.

He called me his lover, because we were fucking (for lack or want of a better term) but there certainly WAS love there. I didn't know at the time that how he felt. I thought it was a flippant description of our relationship. It surely was not.

In more recent conversations with him we reminisce about being lovers and all that actually entailed. YES, there was sex and lots of it but there was care and we went out on dates and we had fun and we laughed so much.

Familia, you know how I flip definitions around right? I want to look up the definition of lover. Of course I'll share it with you (if there are multiple definitions I'll add the one(s) that are close to what my brain thought it was).

Well, there are MANY and they all are interesting:

DEFINITION OF LOVER

1. a person who greatly enjoys something or has great affection for something (a lover of fine wine)

2. a person who loves sexually or romantically; specif.,

a. either partner in a sexual relationship of any kind

b. either partner in an adulterous or otherwise illicit sexual relationship

 OLD-FASHIONED

c. the illicit male sexual partner of a married woman

d. a person with regard to his or her degree of sexual skill, responsiveness, etc.

3.  a couple in love with each other or in a sexual relationship with each other

Now, not to say that I got it right, but I definitely did AND surprisingly, the definition I was considering is already there. It's number 3. At least the first part of #3.

Sufficed to say that he and I are no longer lovers. We haven't been lovers in a long time (how long is long time you ask - approximately 9 years - give or take) but he and I still keep in contact.

Why would you want to keep in contact with an ex lover? Well, because we're mature (at least I have) and there was an abundance of love. We don't hang out or go out to eat or do any of those other things we used to do but we DO check ins once in a blue. Why? Because there was love. It's that simple. There was real love and so there's still affection and care and humanity.

There are lines we would never cross. Not again. He's in a happy and healthy committed relationship and I happy and healthy LOL. I am also happy for him. Some may say, it's a slippery slope and yes it could be...for others, not for us.

I was his lover, once upon a time. The memories will always exist and there will be this warmth of affection toward each other, nothing more. More than that, he was my lover and I was too immature to realize it.

Sorry familia, I have to log in to work. Mind the business that pays me.

Before I sign off, I hope you find a lover that shows you love and affection and patience and compassion but more than this...I hope you are mature enough to see it when you have it.

Thanks for reading.

XOXO

[dreamingofaizawa]

Your x chubby!reader prompts are so hot,💓I’m thinking about turning the tables. Chubby Katsuki🤤

Oh my fuck I'm salivating rn.

Warning for smut and size kink below the cut cause holy—

Sure he feeds himself well, the whole 'my body's a temple and I only put the good shit inside it' is one of his favorite slogans. But he's learned that he's allowed to let go a little, learned that a little fat never hurt when he got tired of counting calories and planning every portion of every meal. So his belly's gotten a little pudgy and soft, and so are his meaty arms and thighs. Even then his waist is still so small compared to his broad shoulders. And if he were to stand with no size indicators he'd look like a perfectly proportioned bodybuilder, but he's humongous. He's tall and built like a brick house, you can barely wrap your arms all the way around his waist.

And sure, he's chubby, but he's still so big n strong. And yeah, he's chubby but that doesn't make him any less attractive, nor any less cocky. Because he knows how hot he is, even with that layer of fat covering all that bulk, especially with that fat on him. He’s seen the Tweets, the Instagram fan pages and Facebook communities dedicated to “dad bod pro hero Dynamight supremacy”. He sees the way most of his fan base gives him either heart eyes or jealous glares when he passes by.

But he doesn’t really care what they think, never has. He only cares about one person’s opinion. His favorite fan, and without a doubt his biggest fan: you.

You, who’s so tiny in comparison to his massive frame. He’s just so big you look itty bitty to him, a little teddy bear standing beside a full grizzly. He lives for the size difference between you. Loves how he can wrap himself around you and completely engulf you. Loves the way you have to stand way on your tippy toes and pull yourself up by his shoulders to even manage a peck to his jaw.

He’s obsessed with how big his hands look on your soft waist, pinching your thighs, your ass. How massive his fingers are wrapped around your throat while he fucks you stupid. It makes him feral just thinking about it. The sheer size difference between you makes him painfully hard, blood rushing to his cock whenever he pays attention to how small you look before him.

And don’t even get me started on his dick. He’s fucking massive. It takes nearly an hour to prep you on his tongue and fingers before he can slip that fat cock of his in your tiny little hole. You’re already half stupid as he lines himself up and pushes the thick mushroom head past that first ring of muscle, and when he slowly and steadily sinks into you you’re sure you’ve ascended. He loves seeing you fall apart for him, because of him, because of how big he is.

You swear you can feel him in your throat when he fucks you in earnest, folding you nearly in half with his big hands on the backs of your thighs, pushing your knees up to your shoulders and putting all his weight into every thrust.

It’s unhealthy how much I wanna bite him and that chub on his belly. AAAHHH I wanna bury my face in his tummy and just chew and suck on him, squeeze at his chunky hips and thighs 🤤

OH MY GOD and then doing the same when going down on him and deepthroating that monster of a dick. Just squeezing and pinching at all that fat while gagging on the thick tip of his cock, hearing him coo down at you with a palm on the back of your head, petting you and telling you how you’re such a good little slut for him. He’s laughing at you, degrading you for tugging at his fat cause you need something to hold onto, hearing him growl when you turn and suck deep purple and red hues into the meat of his thighs.

He nearly cries when you toy and tug at his chest that’s built up some fat. He gets so sensitive when you suck on his nipples and pinch them till they’re hard, his hips rocking up to grind his hard dick against your ass and his head thrown back as those pretty whimpers slip past his lips. And if you do it long enough, play with his pecs and grind down on his dick just the right way, he’ll cum bucket loads in his sweats. He won’t even blink as he then spins you and abs pins you face down ass up, ready to go again but instead stuff you full.

[dystopiandilfs]

Dream's discord podcast. Basically him answering questions for 2.5 hours. This will sort of be in order but I fucked up my notes so it might not be in order completely. (From 13th May 2021)

For reference the photos at the end are: A prototype of fidget spinner merch as loads of people asked, a reference photo of his favourite merch and a photo he sent of his hair to prove he wasn't a brunette.

•He said his teeth are mostly straight but he's thought about getting Invisalign. He's never had braces. He has a tiny gap in the left side of his mouth and his canines are longer and sharper (vampire arc). He's never had teeth surgery so has his wisdom teeth still.

•He thinks pineapple on pizza is good.

•He likes seafood like lobster and crab. He had crab made in an air fryer last night. He like peas. He thinks quesadillas are good and likes most food.

•He hates Coffee and most drinks

•The Dream Shorts team is Ken who is his personal reminder (Ken's main job is to spam him with texts so he doesn't forget things as he's got a habit of reading texts and not replying) and also comes up with a list of sets for Dream shorts. The builder is a friend and munchymc builder "his talent gets wasted on Dream's shorts but we pay him so"

•His editors are currently Dizzy, Firesale and Mjcr. Willz doesn't edit for him anymore

•The mask animation isn't done but Mask should be released May 21st. He wants to release them together as "the whole song is a double meaning and the whole nuance will be lost without the animation" but no matter if the animation is done the song is getting released on the 21st.

•He and Sapnap eat together often.

•He and Sapnap prefer medium rare Steak

•He wants a home gym it's something he's willing to splurge on. They currently have a weight rack but they haven't even set it up.

•"Eat the rich? Shut up shut up" - Dream

•Talked about money basically saying "Most people don't understand how money works I don't have millions in my bank account it's in assets like merch, land and warehousing for that stuff" (He's not in his landlord arc)

•He's been debating Pride Merch because of Rainbow Capitalism. He doesn't want it too be seen as a money maker and if he does most proceeds would go to charity. He's currently super busy merch wise with Sapnap joining and George in the middle of joining. He did say "Only if the LGBTQ+ community in this community wants it" He thinks he's going to at least change the merch website to a pride one. Sapnap wants to make pride merch including a rainbow flame on his.

•He wants to create a charity that's centered around helping LGBTQ+ one day because he thinks that there's a lack of them. He mentioned that creating a charity was expensive and took a lot and was a complicated process including a board of directors but he wants to do it someday.

•He wanted to buy a bunch of houses in Florida which was a service to house mostly LGBTQ+ youth and people stuck in abusive households for free to get them out of bad home environments. But he didn't because he didn't want people thinking he was profiting of of abuse victims and LGBTQ+ community.

•He said he's terrible with time management and replying to people which is why Ken helps him (and also helps George and Sapnap). He mentioned how Sam messaged multiple times and Dream just forgot to answer but felt bad "I feel like people think I hate them..... Cause I'd be mad if people did that to me"

•He tries to reply to a few texts a day (community number). He also can't do birthday messages everyday because you can only reply at certain times so it's not abusing the system so if you get one it's special. He said he does try but it's got a weird time gap.

•Him and the manhunt winner are trying to come up with a good time to film

•He wants to stream this MCC on twitch and says his team is good.

•He talks about why he's not partnered with Twitch. Basically Twitch has a lock rate (in which you make money) and you legally can't stream on YouTube. So legally if Tommy wanted to stream on YouTube he couldn't. Someone then mentioned how Bad is a twitch partner but still streams on YouTube "Bad streams on YouTube but he has for a while and I don't think that he cares" - Dream

•He likes to reply to every donation he gets on stream and feels bad when he doesn't so he'll turn them off when he streams and wants a platform deal where he can be payed to stream (not twitch). If he gets a streaming partnership he will stream a couple of times a week. He looked in to Facebook but they don't have an alias system meaning you can see everyone's actual Facebook account and personal info, he doesn't like seeing real names on Facebook so it would require a lot of altering if he was to stream there so he's thinking it's probably going to be YouTube.

•He was asked about if his demographic was what he expected and he said he went in with no expectations, he didn't even know what stans were, wasn't really on social media so he wasn't aware of the fan culture. "You guys are a handful sometimes but it's worth it"

•He also mentioned how he and the DreamSMP changed the twitch audience demographic. It used to be male dominated in both streamers and audience and now it's almost split which is unheard on.

•He has 5 fidget spinners in his house. Two in his bedroom. Two in his office. One in the living room.

•He likes his Minecraft skin as he thinks the arm is cook and you never see the rest of his skin really. He says it's unique and different and "me". Dream: You can't even tell half the skins apart on MC.

•He's not lost the motivation to stream. Most of the times if he wants to stream he gets George or Sapnap to do it and he just turns up. It's more beneficial to them as they have donos and subs on. (Don't we fucking know it "can you say hi to")

•He has listened to Lovejoy. Says the ep was great and they're very talented and awesome. Doesn't know what his favourite song is but probably would pick One Day because the chorus slaps.

•RIP to acoustic Roadtrip. He said instead of acoustic Roadtrip we get Mask so no losses today for Dream stans.

•"With Roadtrip I went to Parker and I said Hey I have a story I want to tell through music. I have no experience with that can you help me" He said sure. He crafted the music and melodies and how things are formed where it's catchy. I have less comfort singing that. I love the song and it's my song, it's very representative of me and I'm sure I could sing it but it's a song I'd be kinds of scared to sing live, with Mask I basically did everything. I sat there the entire time and maybe an hour out if the 100 I wasn't in the call. Dream came up with the lyrics and main melody for Mask (First one he's ever come up with) "That was just notes in my fucking voice memos"

•The clip we heard of Mask was a prechorus not the actual chorus. He thinks he'd be more comfortable to do a mask acoustic and it's more melodic than Roadtrip. The chorus also has a lot of instruments similar to Roadtrip. Mask starts of slow and guitar with minimal reverb and is more raw.

• He doesn't want music to be his main thing. It's something fun to do and he's passionate about it as it's a way to express emotions. He wants to release mask then go from there. He wants to release at least one more song but has nothing on his mind currently. His two ideas were Roadtrip and Mask.

•He wouldn't quit his job to become a pizza delivery man.

•His favourite features on himself are eyes or freckles and he also confirmed that he does have eyebrows.

•He was told that Parkour warrior would be bought back some time in the near future and he got excited for it. "Even if I don't win, which I will, it'll be fun"

•Went on about his MCC team but I'm not going to put that in as we should be getting them today. He did say he wasn't on Pink but he did sound confused. (For reference he's always in Pink as it's the last team announced and keeps the hype up by announcing the biggest streamer last)

•Said he and his mum had the Mr Beast burger. He recommends because he likes the avacado. He mentioned how Mr Beast uses "Ghost Kitchens" which is basically where he gives restaurants permission to cook his food so it's restaurant quality food.

•His favourite piece of merch is the circle smile. (The pool photo on Instagram). He said the quality was bad (he worked with a different company and didn't have his own company) and it was elasticy feeling and he's planning on re-releasing it again but with good quality.

•He's started to send merch out in custom packaging. So his bags have the smile and will mostly be green. Sapnap's has the flame and is either black or white. He's also trying to make it so every order has the sticker packs for both him and Sapnap.

•He loves the coins as it's cheaper than a hoodie but still celebrates the milestones and will last a long time. He mentioned how the old coins are getting removed off the site and how if you have any of the coins your special because only a few thousand get made. He's kept around 100 of each coin that he wants to give away in person.

•He wanted to have a cool store where you could access computers that give you access to the DreamSMP in spectator mode. But it's too costly and would require too much time and isn't safe fight now. He doesn't think it'd be worth it financially.

•Most of the hoodie are black instead of multiple colours because of limited supply and covid. Getting the colours are harder because if the pandemic which hopefully won't be an issue soon.

•He wants to do a short meetup tour with Sapnap and George with a few locations in the US (and if others nearby want to join like Quackity or Karl they can). He also wants to visit Australia, UK, Canada, Mexico and Philippines and do something like that there but definitely at least visit with George and Sapnap.

•He's never been to the Philippines but his mum has. He wants to set up a place in the Philippines where he can ship merch in bulk and it would help to reduce shipping. However it would probably be big milestone merch.

•He's not got the vaccine yet but will get it when he needs to. He doesn't leave the house so he doesn't see the point.

•He's the ideas man. George's footcam video was Dream's idea. The T-shirt video was Dream's idea. Most if not all of the Dream Team's videos are Dream's ideas.

•Said he's got a similar/the same hair colour as Froy (Dream buddy at this point the only difference between you and Froy is that one of you is dating Richard Madden /lh)

[funkymbtifiction]

Why do you think the BHE crew + their fb group gatekeep 4s and soc-blind stacking so much? I understand that 4s and soc-blind users are less frequent than other types and instincts, but I don't know. The only avowed core 4s are two mods and the ex-SO from one of them. And the only collages typed as sx/sp in their ig account are by, again, two mods and the ex-SO again. There are some, but very, very few, whom have being typed as sp/sx. This, for me, is weird because according to their own literature is the three more common stacking, being sp/so and so/sp the more frequent. But, instead, there are tons of people being typed as sx/so, the least frequent (according to their site). I don't know, some things feel weird.

One could argue that soc-blind users don't tend to lingers in typology communities due their lack of needing to... well, connect. But, then, at least four of them have stated that they actually meet through typology forums. How can the mods be social blind and still building a huge community? It didn't happen by accident, they put effort on the site, the fb group, the pod... I don't know if I am making sense here.

I think the 4 thing and the social stacking thing are separate issues; one potential reason for them not typing many 4s or 4-fixers is that 4s don't ask for help. They are withdrawn types, which means they are self-reliant and not as inclined to ask for someone to tell them who they are -- they are busy projecting and cultivating who they are, every minute of every day. The one "for sure" 4 I know would never ask anyone else to tell her what her Enneagram type is -- but if you showed her a 4 description (not a 9-as-a-4 "happy" 4, but a real one) she would completely identify with feeling like a broken alien who got stuck here in a world where nobody understands her. It's similar to why so few 5s get typed -- they also don't ask for help as much. But the attachment types (3/6/9) want help the most, because they feel confused, may relate to multiple types (especially if 9, who "sees themselves in a lot of numbers"), and need others to affirm their evaluation; they also get "attached" to whatever type they think they are and can be defensive about it, since they are attaching to and using that type as a projection of "identity."

The second possibility is that tritype is not only nonsense and irrelevant, but a way to confuse the issue, explain away all inconsistencies, and make a wrong typing fit -- the ability to say "oh this person doesn't relate to this number, but that's just cuz of their second fix." IE, "I am a 4 with a 9 fix, so I don't broadcast my sense of alienation or negativity in order to keep others happy." Nah, you are just a 9 if that's the case. Actual 4s are frustration/reactive types, there is no repression -- repression is the realm of the 9.

Regarding the stacking issues... well, Emeka doesn't update the Instagram account that much, does he? I wouldn't know; I don't do most social media. The explanation might also be that social blinds wouldn't see the point of submitting collages (who cares what others think of me; I don't need their feedback) and that social-users are more inclined to share a lot of collages / make a lot of them, as a way to connect to others.

Joseph started the Facebook page -- he's a social-dominant; but I don't think most of the soc-blinds interact on social media much. But yes, they are building a following -- as a source of revenue (sp), because they want paid (a lot) to tell you who they think you are, based entirely on visual typing. They have assumptions about how certain types act, take photos, dress, what they put on their Instagram pages, and present themselves, and type you and/or celebs based off these things rather than internal motivations or core desires. If you wrinkle your forehead a lot, or are visually facially expressive, you are a 6, etc. They look at your Instagram page to see what stacking you are, then they watch your video on mute to visually type you, and then having decided what type they think you are, they listen to your video to see if what you say confirms their assumption.

If you feel something is "off" about them, use your discernment. Trust your instincts. Question everything you learn from them, to see if it makes rational sense. If it doesn't (such as "most people are sp/so, but we have mostly sx/so collages in our Instagram"), then take note of that inconsistency and use it going forward in being skeptical and seeking more evidence. If something seems wildly off, don't trust it.

[treadmilltreats]

How the world has changed

I love Facebook's remember when because it reminds me of events that I may have forgotten or didn't realize happened so recently or so long ago.

This morning as I was going through I saw so many of my posts about what the world was like a few years ago. We were on lockdown, covid was spreading like wildfire, people were dying and on top of that there were riots all around the world about black lives matter. In all my years on earth I had never seen anything like what was going on during this time.

It felt like the world was imploding on itself. People had so much anger and hatred and most people were just scared of what was going to happen in the fKaren?

I even remember my girls asking me if the world was coming to an end and I honestly couldn't answer them. None of us knew what was going to happen.

I can't imagine what people who had depression issues or anxiety attacks were going through during this time. I look back and think, did we learn anything? Has the world changed because of this? Unfortunately, It doesn't seem like it.

The left is still against the right. Our freedoms are being taken away little by little every day. There are still mass shootings and definitely no different gun controls. Black men are still being shot senselessly without any justification or reprocussings.

If you follow me you know that I try to look for all the lessons in whatever life throws at me. In the good and the bad but others don't see the world like I do. Many people don't want to take responsibility for their actions, or admit to failure or wrongdoing. As if that would make them look bad or less than in others eyes. But we all must stand up and take responsibility for the state the world is in right now.

We allowed politicians to lie to us, to do things that don't benefit the whole instead of just the upper 10%. We haven't spoken up enough for the rights of others when we could have and now our own beliefs and rights are slowly being chipped away at.

People are going without food and shelters in the United States of America!

We are leading into a third world country right in front of our eyes and yet there is no change.

So today my friends, like I always say at the end of every blog, be the change you want to see. I believe that wholeheartedly, we can all change at any time, if we choose to do so. It takes one person to stand up and say enough is enough. One Rosa Parks to say I will no longer stand for this to make a difference. We all need to take responsibility and be that change we want to see.

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