Anna Wintour casually photobombing Alex Eala and Lin-Manuel Miranda selfie 😭
the crossover! Broadway, Tennis and the Editor-in-Chief of fashion itself 🎾
Something genuinely interesting about the discussions around ao3 censorship is how many arguments come back to "AO3 could make this change and it wouldn't impact them."
"AO3 banning this would actually help them, because more people would come to the site."
People are so used to interacting with business models that they struggle to conceptualize any other model. Even when people tell them it's an NFP. Even when people explain they're all volunteers.
I want to be as clear as possible, no one AO3 is interested in growing the 'business'.
The more people using the site causes more work for their volunteers.
If less people used it, there would be less work for people to do, and as they're doing it for free, that could be welcomed.
The ENTIRE foundation of AO3 was based on the ethos the founders had of not wanting censorship in fanfics.
Saying "if you don't censor your fics I'm not going to use your site anymore!" To the people founders and volunteers of the 'non-consoring fics free site' is honestly laughable."
Its not a business, it doesn't follow a business model, you are not a customer, they are not looking to grow. I'm sure they're passionate about what they do... But what they do is run and volunteer a site that's against censorship.
On that, and this is a much bigger issue that Im not going to into in depth but worth touching on, people keep saying censoring would NOT be a 'slippery slope' because they can just ban the 'bad stuff'.
Two days ago I saw a tweet with 2k likes saying essentially "all ao3 has to do is ban real people fiction. That would get rid of all of the concerns." None of the concerns, until that tweet, I had seen had indicated that RPF was their concern. But this person, and 2k other people who liked it, apparently believe it is... presumably because they don't like RPF.
There have been attempts to create sites like AO3 but with censorship and they all failed. And ironically the main reason this discussion is occurring is because Wattpad increased their censorship... To satisfy people requesting more censorship. The difference is Wattpad is a business. AO3 is not.
was confused af bcs i dont recall navier & sovieshu having an intimate scene early in the manhwa then it transitioned to freaking rashta - oh good luck to our blood pressure
the art of holding a good conversation:
number one tip: ASK FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS!!!!
when someone mentions:
their job -> ask how they like it
a hobby -> ask how they got into it
a trip -> ask what the best part was
literally anything -> ask one more question about it
people drop little clues about themselves ALL. THE TIME. but most people miss it because they don't ask any follow ups.
this is what separates small talk from real convos people!!!
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People I love may not be aligned. And accepting that BTS are flawed human beings has been an important part of maintaining a healthy relationship to them. It would require moral failing that inherently speaks to them being bad people for me to unstan, and I don’t think that will+
not healthy for me to do. I had to reflect and recalibrate how much of my identity is attached to them. I am not going to agree with all of their choices and in order for me to maintain my personal morals, I have to accept that I will never compromise on them even when the +
with great power comes great responsibility. BTS are good people who made it big very fast and had responsibility thrust upon them without their permission. But whether they like it or not, it exists, and they have to reconcile with that. I hope that what this situation does for+
I’ve reflected a lot on the CB situation the last little while and I think the thing I’ve come to realize is kind of complex. I love BTS so fucking much, and I believe they are good people. But a very difficult thing happens when good people come into massive wealth and power. +