#succeed out of spite

[ehditaan]

It’s one of those things that’s so annoying for being true. But the thing that probably helps me the most with heartbreak, after I’ve spent some time sobbing my guts out and talking it through with empathetic friends, is getting the fuck to work on some thing I care about.

Every time I have a stray thought about the relationship that’s ending, there is a horrible clenching, yawning, grasping pit of panic and despair right behind the hollow where my rib cage meets. But tonight when that has happened, I feel instantly better when the following thought is that I am doing the work I want to be doing, and I am taking steps to move forward with the life I want to have. Not all the way better by any means. There is no instant cure. But when someone else devalues you, what better thing to do than to value yourself? To show yourself that you are worth the effort of your dreams. That while this person may have left you, you will never abandon yourself again. You will answer that callous disrespect and dismissal by showing up for yourself and believing in yourself all the more.

And if you have a petty little fantasy about succeeding in that work so that they have to watch from the sidelines while all your dreams come true, well... I say spite is as good a motivator as any. It’s not the fuel I’d want to run on forever but it’s a damned good spark to get that engine going.

I love you. You’ve got this. You deserve it.

[lucky-clover-gazette]

always funny seeing zelda fans discuss shadow link as the same character as dark link, and characterizing him as intimidating and scary and a serious threat… like once you’ve read the four swords manga you can only ever perceive him as the cringefail gay loser he is

[nowandthane]

i only think im unlovable because i havent found the right people yet, i only think im unlovable because i havent found the right people yet, i only think im unlovable because i havent found the right people yet, i ONLY THINK IM UNLOVABLE BECAUSE I HAVENT FOUND THE RIGHT PEOPLE YET

[shaydh]

Any girls wanna date me to spite my father?

[p3xxie]

The universe is trying to bring me back down.

Well screw you universe!

This time I'm gonna win!!

OUT OF SPITE!!! 😡

[boujeeceo]

I'm moving out. I'm tired of feeling so fucking unsafe in my own home. I can't run or hide from people who know where I live because they live on the same fucking floor as me. It's time to make the drastic moves I've been procrastinating on.

[hinadori-chan]

low key wanna like

set up a queue for posts i like that don’t circulate anymore so that way the recirculate but also i don’t spam but like

i don’t think i’ve ever used a queue before tbh lol

[deus-ex-mona]

✨godspeed✨ intensifies

[b0bthebuilder35]

[genericpuff]

Oh.

To call WT's actions "antics" would be reducing the severity of what they're doing to creators. This is unacceptable behavior and it should be all the more reason for creators to start exploring other career paths outside of WT. For years they've been meticulously crafting an environment where people believe that WT is the only path to success, where WT controls the degree of success creators can achieve, from the manipulation of the promotional system to the lack of tagging and proper search functions on the app. Now that they've boiled the frog to this point, they're cashing out by flooding the platform with cheap imports, implementing AI tools, and of course, trying to use their contracts as a way to trap creators and keep them from owning their own IP's and maximizing on their own success.

I said it before and I'll say it again - Webtoons is planning to go public with their IPO this summer, so it would be a real shame if creators spoke up about the underhanded tactics used by WT to keep them from finding success in their own works. At the very least, it should serve as a reminder to all of us that companies like these can't amass billions without exploiting people along the way.

We can't even use "they're creating jobs for comic creators" as a reason to want to see WT succeed in spite of their flaws anymore because they're literally ruining people's careers, cutting them off before they've even started. That's not the platform being "flawed", that's the platform and the system it's built on being broken, full stop.

[danshive]

I sometimes see people argue about one of these circles as though it were all three circles.

Sometimes something can totally make sense in-universe, and fit with the themes of the story, the characters, etc... And you just don't like it for whatever reason. Maybe it wasn't done well in spite of that, or touched a nerve, etc.

Maybe you loved a story, and it was an excellent exploration of a character, but it would be totally fair to call out the technical nonsense, and how, even in-universe, it doesn't add up.

And maybe you thought this episode of a show was GREAT! But it was non-canon, nothing made sense, and, ultimately, it was UTTER NONSENSE.

And so on, and so forth. Heck, you could fairly add more circles to this. I'm keeping it simple with three.

My point is mostly that there's nuance to opinions, and sometimes, someone not liking something in a story has nothing to do with whether it made sense, or complimented the narrative.

Those things can be separate points. Stories don't have to be a failure at everything to be disliked, or succeed at everything to be liked, and arguing as though that were the case is silly.

[gh0stly-fr0g]

I don't curse purely because of how funny it is to see my friends trying to get me to curse and that's more rewarding then any emphasis swearing could grant me

[someweirdoreblogger]

If you think Hades won't encourage you to beat his ass in chess get the fuck off my train.

[loverboybrightsideghost]

What's something you did this year you are proud of? What's something from this month that made you smile? What's something you are looking forward to?

well, i got into my top college with a full ride, so i’m definitely proud of myself for that. sometimes i think “oh that was easy” bc right now i’m chilling but then i think back on everything i’ve done and also the fact that i have had a very different musical upbringing than many of my peers who are career-serious about music, and i’m like hey you know what? it is pretty fucking awesome that i did this. wow.

something from this month that made me smile as all the pride flags i’ve seen everywhere :) even if it’s rainbow capitalism, i like seeing pride flags flown all over the place.

i am looking forward to reading my comics >:) and chilling and doing the things i wanna do in my summer break before i start college

[the-feral-fa1ry]

Lol my parents are rejecting having a healthy relationship with me so I'm gonna throw myself so deeply into my own essence that I'm not only successful but happy and thriving without them or their support.

[honhonluigi]

I just stayed up way too late to make a bunch of videos I'm really excited for!!!!