XipherZen 💤☄️ (Moved Platforms)

Seison't | He/They |🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦 | Minors DNI - Moved Platforms. See pinned post.

[XipherZen 💤☄️ (Moved Platforms) @Xipher_Zen]

You’ll find me under better weather 💙

[XipherZen 💤☄️ (Moved Platforms) @Xipher_Zen]

Goodbye introduction post.

I’m fed up and I will NOT let AI TOUCH Toga’s work. Numbers be damned.

[88 Studio @88Studio_ID]

We're here, say Hi please 🥰

[XipherZen 💤☄️ (Moved Platforms) @Xipher_Zen]

@Merrydawg No cringe. This is a beautiful take on it.

I’m sure I’m childish and naive myself, and people squint at me sideways, saying plenty, but I’ve made my decision.

I think I’d rather continue to have hope in a cruel world than go back to being withdrawn from it.

[Lucius Merryweather 🖊️🐶 ASTRALINE @Merrydawg]

My thoughts on 🦋, 𝕏, pessimistic realism, and optimistic naivety.

In the 1986 animated feature film "The Transformers: The Movie", a Transformer, upon encountering a potentially hostile group of alien robots while stranded on a planet, states his intention to use the "universal greeting". He utters the sentence "Bah weep granah weep nini bong."

This strange and kind of embarrassingly childish gibberish is intended to roughly translate to "Hello. I am friendly. I mean you no harm. Let's be friends."

The exchange ends in a disaster, as the alien robots begin attacking the transformers anyway. The universe is cold and cruel, and even if you have good intentions, things most likely wont end well for you.

Later on in the movie, another group of alien robots surround the Transformers. And a naive and childish Transformer decides to try the same thing again. "Bah weep granah weep nini bong," he utters, in spite of the fact that it didn't work earlier. Despite how throughout the entire movie, it was proven time and time again that these childish ideals have no place in a dark and nihilistic universe such as this... it works.

The scene ends with the Transformers, and the alien robots on this planet, having a dance party.

It's a dumb and childish scene, made for very small children.

However, it also says something beautiful. That even if everything seems cruel and heartless, sometimes, if you extend a hand in friendship, just sometimes, it may work. Even if it goes against all sense.

I never watched the 1986 Transformers movie. I only know about this from a youtube review. But it nevertheless stuck with me.

This website is a hostile place. And a lot of people don't enjoy being here anymore. The internet has made people way too comfortable being mean to strangers, and I think everyone will agree that nowhere is that more prevalent than on X.

Recently, under Elon Musk's ownership, X has loosened their rules, made changes to how blocks function, and are now also going to use pictures and art to train their on-site AI image generator.

With these recent developments, countless vtubers, artists, and general users have made the choice to migrate to 🦋. It is their hope that they can find a warmer, more accepting community on a site that wont exploit their data.

Many call this attempt foolish and naive.

The internet is a cold and cruel and heartless place. The only way to escape it is to shut yourself away in private communities.

No matter where you go, whatever you upload will be used to train AI. The only way to prevent it is to not share your art at all.

"You shouldn't want a hugbox," the cold and heartless internet declares. "Toughen up, and steel your mind, so that you can live in the real world."

🦋 wont solve your problems. Creators will be back on X next week when they get less engagement. AI software will also be able to train on 🦋 content. Toxic and mean people will find their way into 🦋 communities.

It wont work. Give up.

And the saddest part of it all. I agree.

I see no logical reason why a migration will work. X is too big. It's childish to expect everything to work out. It's infantile to want to escape to a happy pillow fort free of mean people. Even if all artists agree that a migration would be best, we cannot possibly convince all the casual users and content creators whose daily entertainment comes from this site.

There are just too many reasons it wont work. And just too few reasons to think it will.

And yet, in spite of it all, I made a 🦋.

I even started posting many Merryweather Media comics over on 🦋.

But why? If I don't think it'll work, then why would I bother? Why waste my time?

Because I don't need to believe it. Because I want it to happen. And even if it is childish and stupid and naive, just like those idiotic, cringe, infantile scenes from that ancient Transformers movie... then I'll still do it.

Because it's okay to want something childish, once in a while. And maybe if enough people are childish and naive, then it might come true. Even if I cannot make myself believe it.

And I hope it comes true.

Bah weep granah weep nini bong.

God, I'm cringing at myself.

Thanks for reading.
With Warm Regards,
Merry the Dog

🦋💙

[XipherZen 💤☄️ (Moved Platforms) @Xipher_Zen]

INCREDIBLY SWEET DOGGO DESERVES MUCH LOVE FOR HIS HARDWORKING ASS

[𝐂 𝐡 𝐞 𝐫 𝐮 ✤🐑 @CheruleanArt]

since trying out the new app,
a consensus that came out a lot was "I'm so glad I finally see your art in my feed"

You're telling me I've been posting every day, multiple times a day, for months, years, toiling, only for more new folks to see it?

please tell me it's not true 😭

[XipherZen 💤☄️ (Moved Platforms) @Xipher_Zen]

I’ve never had a CAT picture do so well, let alone within only THREE HOURS JESUS

[XipherZen 💤☄️ (Moved Platforms) @Xipher_Zen]

Fake account murdered in less than a day.

Meanwhile trying to get my name fixed on here? Couldn't talk to a real person after 3 YEARS.

🦋support is cooking 🔥 I hope you get your name back ASAP Lumi!

[Lumi 🐺❄️ ASTRALINE @Lumituber]

This 🦋 account is NOT ME! 🔥🔥🔥

I didn't have time to yet make one and whoever stinky did this I hope you stub your toe. 💢

[Miya Mewrilee 🎸💿 Millennial Dudetuber @MiyaMewrilee]

Since joining 🟦☁️ my phone won't stop

[Croni 🔜 DEBUT JUN 29 🍭🎀 @necronival]

10k on bird app VS 1k on butterfly app

1/10th the following but same amount of engagement 🤔

[Pomatomaster🧬🚀【HEIRS】 @Pomatomaster]

Posted my ref sheet to both platforms and these are the results after 1 hour

I have 13k followers on Twitter vs 1.7k on🦋btw 💀

Legit its so disheartening to know that for all the work i've put into this platform, the engagement is way lower than one I started using 3 days ago

[Gil Ryu 🤡 🎩 Vtuber OFFKAI @GilRyu1]

I'm still doubtful weather this site will have any staying power in a month, but this might be the best chance we have to get out and try something different! So I'll be posting over on 🦋if you wanna follow me!

[XipherZen 💤☄️ (Moved Platforms) @Xipher_Zen]

One of these let me say this freely. The other I have to post a screenshot 🤡

[Haru 🍡☢️🐇 @Harumi_Minnie]

Moots send your 🔵☁️

I’ll probably post my art on there for now in the meantime to test the waters. If all goes well I’ll use it as my art portfolio 💖🫶

… My X is kinda… messy lol

[◈ LazarusWR | VGen Open @LazarusWR]

I made one just in case ! I will continue to post on both platforms until the changes are made here; please drop yours - I'd like to keep making moots.

#Artmoots

[AstraReina ⏳️💫 | Comms open! @Astra_Reina]

Is this a normal thing for someone 😳😳
I think it’s a normal thing for someone…
Me… it’s not normal. BIG SHOCK!!!

The support in 🦋 feels almost unreal! Thank you so much 🥹😭

[Kabhaal 😱 @KabhaalVT]

As good cult leader, I always have plans within plans.

[Miya Mewrilee 🎸💿 Millennial Dudetuber @MiyaMewrilee]

This is wild. You’re getting rationed hard here and it’s nice to see my posts not get buried because it’s not a rage baiting or groomer bait.

[Oh'Taku! @OhTakuVT]

If you like my content, join me on 🟦☁️🦋

It has been an amazing experience that is perfect for artists & Vtubers!

I hope to see your there. 🫂❤️‍🔥

[ColeyShroom | Elf Vtuber 🍄🩷 @ColeyShroom]

Why I PREFER 💙☁️ regardless of the fact I have a "successful" Vtuber Twitter (X) account.

✨A thread! ✨

[Oh'Taku! @OhTakuVT]

This is perfectly said 🦋

In 2 days I've seen more uplifting, support with helping others than 2 years here.

No drama, no political pushing, no hate speech algorithm, links are allowed, hashtags to see what YOU want.

You deserve to be seen for all you do. 💙☁️