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Aug. 10th, 2017
What is the $10 Revolution?
Aug. 10th, 2017 01:01 amvia http://ift.tt/2vGNsFP:
preservedcucumbers:
10dollarrevolution:
The $10 Revolution is an idea to transform the relationship we have to online media. The idea is this:
Set aside $10 of your budget a month. Just $10.
Then use that $10 to directly support creators you enjoy in whatever way you see fit. Maybe that means donating $1 to 10 different creators’ Patreons. Maybe that means subscribing to someone on Twitch for $5 and using the rest as a direct donation. Maybe that means giving the entire $10 to your favorite creator, and letting everyone else go.
But imagine the change if everyone set aside $10 to support their favorite online creators. If everyone who watched that tiny YouTube channel supported with $1. If everyone who read your favorite webcomic gave $1 a month.
Suddenly, an artist who has 300 fans has a legitimate source of income.
A YouTube channel with only 1000 subscribers might be able to sustain itself.
And the reliance on the ad-free model of media, where creators have to make clickbait to even have a chance of being seen, starts to end.
The $10 Revolution is not an idea, but a call to action.
Set aside just $10 a month, and ask your friends to consider doing the same.
Let’s see what we can do.
#10DollarRevolution
I’m in a position where I might have to give up on freelance art and go get a full time job soon, which means losing the freedom to work on my books, comics, and other projects. If one tenth of my tumblr followers pledged $1 a month to my Patreon, I wouldn’t have to do this. So yeah, this is a good idea.
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preservedcucumbers:
10dollarrevolution:
The $10 Revolution is an idea to transform the relationship we have to online media. The idea is this:
Set aside $10 of your budget a month. Just $10.
Then use that $10 to directly support creators you enjoy in whatever way you see fit. Maybe that means donating $1 to 10 different creators’ Patreons. Maybe that means subscribing to someone on Twitch for $5 and using the rest as a direct donation. Maybe that means giving the entire $10 to your favorite creator, and letting everyone else go.
But imagine the change if everyone set aside $10 to support their favorite online creators. If everyone who watched that tiny YouTube channel supported with $1. If everyone who read your favorite webcomic gave $1 a month.
Suddenly, an artist who has 300 fans has a legitimate source of income.
A YouTube channel with only 1000 subscribers might be able to sustain itself.
And the reliance on the ad-free model of media, where creators have to make clickbait to even have a chance of being seen, starts to end.
The $10 Revolution is not an idea, but a call to action.
Set aside just $10 a month, and ask your friends to consider doing the same.
Let’s see what we can do.
#10DollarRevolution
I’m in a position where I might have to give up on freelance art and go get a full time job soon, which means losing the freedom to work on my books, comics, and other projects. If one tenth of my tumblr followers pledged $1 a month to my Patreon, I wouldn’t have to do this. So yeah, this is a good idea.
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slutty-ankylosaurus:
animate-mush:
mythaelogy:
things linguistics has taught me: do not fuck with the welsh
Seriously though do not. This is welsh nationalism in a nutshell.
So like, 150 or so years ago, nobody cared about Welsh. Not even the welsh. But then, one day, some folks got sick of paying the tolls at toll gates. Citing bizarre biblical precedent, they dressed up as women and started seizing toll gates, at which point the (also welsh) gate owners went “WTF?” and called in (english) magistrates to resolve the dispute.
The English Magistrates looked at the situation and went “WTF?” and commissioned an inquiry loosely titled “WTF is wrong with Wales??”
Well this commission did a ton of work and looked at schools and politics and people on hillsides raising sheep and all that jazz and came to the thrilling conclusion: What’s Wrong with Wales is that Ridiculous Backwards Language they all speak there.
There was a moment of dead silence, broken only by the loud scrape as Wales, collectively, as a nation, in a fit of unity not seen since the castles came to subjugate the native tribes, pushed back its chair, stood up slowly, and said “what you just say bout me?”
And folks who’d never heard it spoken started teaching their children Welsh, and the old sheep herder on the hill became a cultural icon, and the rioters and the gate owners high fived each other and said “suck it, England!” (only in Welsh this time).
And now Welsh is a protected language, there’s a strong Welsh nationalist movement, with its own flag and spelling conventions, and there’s a Welsh channel on television (which is doubly impressive when you remember that Britain only has like three channels).
And that is how the Welsh saved their language from extinction by sheer force of spite
Just gotta add those toll booth riots were called the Rebecca Riots, the rioters were known as Rebeccas and I am named after them. It’s the one consolation to an otherwise boring name.
Also my great grandad lived to the age of 101 and never spoke a word of English that wasn’t forced out of him through threat of unemployment. Despite being fluent and having 5 great grandchildren who have the Welsh vocabulary of toddlers.
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slutty-ankylosaurus:
animate-mush:
mythaelogy:
things linguistics has taught me: do not fuck with the welsh
Seriously though do not. This is welsh nationalism in a nutshell.
So like, 150 or so years ago, nobody cared about Welsh. Not even the welsh. But then, one day, some folks got sick of paying the tolls at toll gates. Citing bizarre biblical precedent, they dressed up as women and started seizing toll gates, at which point the (also welsh) gate owners went “WTF?” and called in (english) magistrates to resolve the dispute.
The English Magistrates looked at the situation and went “WTF?” and commissioned an inquiry loosely titled “WTF is wrong with Wales??”
Well this commission did a ton of work and looked at schools and politics and people on hillsides raising sheep and all that jazz and came to the thrilling conclusion: What’s Wrong with Wales is that Ridiculous Backwards Language they all speak there.
There was a moment of dead silence, broken only by the loud scrape as Wales, collectively, as a nation, in a fit of unity not seen since the castles came to subjugate the native tribes, pushed back its chair, stood up slowly, and said “what you just say bout me?”
And folks who’d never heard it spoken started teaching their children Welsh, and the old sheep herder on the hill became a cultural icon, and the rioters and the gate owners high fived each other and said “suck it, England!” (only in Welsh this time).
And now Welsh is a protected language, there’s a strong Welsh nationalist movement, with its own flag and spelling conventions, and there’s a Welsh channel on television (which is doubly impressive when you remember that Britain only has like three channels).
And that is how the Welsh saved their language from extinction by sheer force of spite
Just gotta add those toll booth riots were called the Rebecca Riots, the rioters were known as Rebeccas and I am named after them. It’s the one consolation to an otherwise boring name.
Also my great grandad lived to the age of 101 and never spoke a word of English that wasn’t forced out of him through threat of unemployment. Despite being fluent and having 5 great grandchildren who have the Welsh vocabulary of toddlers.
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mostlysignssomeportents:
Public-private partnership
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mostlysignssomeportents:
Public-private partnership
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bemusedlybespectacled: witchedybitchedy:
Aug. 10th, 2017 01:01 amvia http://ift.tt/2vo6JJx:
bemusedlybespectacled:
witchedybitchedy:
ruby–wednesday:
thecharge:
ariaste:
margotkim:
This is the greatest progression of events I have ever read, where’s my historical gay romance novel about this
KING JAMES, CAN YOU CHILL?
Local King Cannot Stop Promoting His Boyfriend
where’s the lush period drama about this series of events?
fun thing about king James, this guy was fairly public about his bf (more public than what was acceptable). He threw lots of extravagant parties with his man on his arm. It pissed off the church obviously so to get them off his back, he’s the one that ordered the third translation of the Bible from Hebrew to English (the King James Version aka the Authorized Version) so the Bible every hot blooded all American Christian reads today was literally just written so a very gay king could fuck his boyfriend in peace.
oh my god this is hilarious
“guys, guys. I know this looks kinda gay, and i promise i have a good explanation for all this, but have you considered… that jesus… is also gay? checkmate, heteros.”
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bemusedlybespectacled:
witchedybitchedy:
ruby–wednesday:
thecharge:
ariaste:
margotkim:
This is the greatest progression of events I have ever read, where’s my historical gay romance novel about this
KING JAMES, CAN YOU CHILL?
Local King Cannot Stop Promoting His Boyfriend
where’s the lush period drama about this series of events?
fun thing about king James, this guy was fairly public about his bf (more public than what was acceptable). He threw lots of extravagant parties with his man on his arm. It pissed off the church obviously so to get them off his back, he’s the one that ordered the third translation of the Bible from Hebrew to English (the King James Version aka the Authorized Version) so the Bible every hot blooded all American Christian reads today was literally just written so a very gay king could fuck his boyfriend in peace.
oh my god this is hilarious
“guys, guys. I know this looks kinda gay, and i promise i have a good explanation for all this, but have you considered… that jesus… is also gay? checkmate, heteros.”
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acoolguy:
mumblingsage:
imreallybad:
PSA did you guys know there’s an equivalent to the word “phallic” ??
Yonic: resembling of vulva/labia/vagina
Yonic, from from sanskrit word Yoni
flowers are yonic, fruit is yonic, i’m so excited that this word exists i literally have only ever heard the word “phallic” until now. YONIC!!
Signal boosting not least because now you have new insight to what people mean when they describe Lovecraft’s terror of yonic voids.
yonic the hedgehog
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acoolguy:
mumblingsage:
imreallybad:
PSA did you guys know there’s an equivalent to the word “phallic” ??
Yonic: resembling of vulva/labia/vagina
Yonic, from from sanskrit word Yoni
flowers are yonic, fruit is yonic, i’m so excited that this word exists i literally have only ever heard the word “phallic” until now. YONIC!!
Signal boosting not least because now you have new insight to what people mean when they describe Lovecraft’s terror of yonic voids.
yonic the hedgehog
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siriusc:do you ever get stuck in between
Aug. 10th, 2017 11:46 amvia http://ift.tt/2vRVGuj:
siriusc:
do you ever get stuck in between “it’s ok not to have everything on track i got time” and “i’ve already wasted my life at the ripe old age of 23”
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siriusc:
do you ever get stuck in between “it’s ok not to have everything on track i got time” and “i’ve already wasted my life at the ripe old age of 23”
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plantguylester:
just-shower-thoughts:
Since the B in LGBT stands for “bisexual”, doesn’t that imply that there are only two genders?
if I’m bilingual doesn’t that imply that there are only two languages
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plantguylester:
just-shower-thoughts:
Since the B in LGBT stands for “bisexual”, doesn’t that imply that there are only two genders?
if I’m bilingual doesn’t that imply that there are only two languages
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omgchoppedgoateedinosaurfan:
See No Evil Hear No Evil Speak No by carney
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omgchoppedgoateedinosaurfan:
See No Evil Hear No Evil Speak No by carney
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pelinal:
pelinal:
neck:
make baseless claims on the Internet and block everyone who asks you to explain yourself
ok but like. what would that accomplish
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pelinal:
pelinal:
neck:
make baseless claims on the Internet and block everyone who asks you to explain yourself
ok but like. what would that accomplish
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ilcastro:
stardustandswirls:
me to the demon in the corner of my room: ain’t u got shit to do
Demon to me: I could ask you the same thing
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ilcastro:
stardustandswirls:
me to the demon in the corner of my room: ain’t u got shit to do
Demon to me: I could ask you the same thing
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meetmlm:
boys with mental illnesses don’t need to “man up.” you are allowed to ask for help.
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meetmlm:
boys with mental illnesses don’t need to “man up.” you are allowed to ask for help.
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via http://ift.tt/2uuRnlc:Why do stars like Adele keep losing their voice?:
honeybruh:
autohaste:
desmadrechic:
desmadrechic:
i’m shook
this is a long read but it’s good
Lemme save you read and just tell you: poor vocal technique 🤷🏾♀️
lmao exactly why my fam and I rarely lose our voices
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honeybruh:
autohaste:
desmadrechic:
desmadrechic:
i’m shook
this is a long read but it’s good
Lemme save you read and just tell you: poor vocal technique 🤷🏾♀️
lmao exactly why my fam and I rarely lose our voices
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richardgoranski:
someone: talks to me in a way that seems the teeniest bit off, hardly noticeably different than their norm
me: lies down in the shower sadly, wondering where i went wrong in this friendship
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richardgoranski:
someone: talks to me in a way that seems the teeniest bit off, hardly noticeably different than their norm
me: lies down in the shower sadly, wondering where i went wrong in this friendship
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kuklarusskaya:
you know why it’s so critically important to celebrate women over the age of 40?
because young women and girls need role models. need someone to aspire to become as they age.
as it is, society basically tells girls and young women: aspire to be 18-22. do not aspire or imagine past that, for you are useless without youth and beauty. do not aspire to be wise, or strong, beautiful without youth, or valuable with lines and wrinkles. and THAT is scary. we put a cap on aspirations for girls, because we want them to think the ideal comes and goes by 20–when really, we’re at our best for many, many years beyond.
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kuklarusskaya:
you know why it’s so critically important to celebrate women over the age of 40?
because young women and girls need role models. need someone to aspire to become as they age.
as it is, society basically tells girls and young women: aspire to be 18-22. do not aspire or imagine past that, for you are useless without youth and beauty. do not aspire to be wise, or strong, beautiful without youth, or valuable with lines and wrinkles. and THAT is scary. we put a cap on aspirations for girls, because we want them to think the ideal comes and goes by 20–when really, we’re at our best for many, many years beyond.
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pervocracy:
Every time my mom talks about my sister’s puppy, it becomes clear that she has no idea what a puppy is.
“He’s very cute, but he always wants to lick people! Why would you let an animal put its tongue on you?”
“That darn dog is always sniffing things. He even sniff’s people’s… their crotches, if you can believe it.”
“When he goes on walks, you have to pull the leash short, or he’ll go off every which way! It’s like he has no manners or common sense at all.”
“He’s either running around all over the place getting into everything, or he’s sleeping! He’s very sweet and all, but I have to tell you, this is a difficult animal.”
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pervocracy:
Every time my mom talks about my sister’s puppy, it becomes clear that she has no idea what a puppy is.
“He’s very cute, but he always wants to lick people! Why would you let an animal put its tongue on you?”
“That darn dog is always sniffing things. He even sniff’s people’s… their crotches, if you can believe it.”
“When he goes on walks, you have to pull the leash short, or he’ll go off every which way! It’s like he has no manners or common sense at all.”
“He’s either running around all over the place getting into everything, or he’s sleeping! He’s very sweet and all, but I have to tell you, this is a difficult animal.”
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aaryastark:don’t 👏 let 👏
Aug. 10th, 2017 11:56 pmvia http://ift.tt/2hOUzGr:
aaryastark:
don’t 👏 let 👏 the 👏 fandom 👏 ruin 👏 the 👏 thing 👏 for 👏 you
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aaryastark:
don’t 👏 let 👏 the 👏 fandom 👏 ruin 👏 the 👏 thing 👏 for 👏 you
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notmydate:
black-nata:
shoutout to bilbo for not initiating mass murder when the dwarves ate all of his food because if that was me i would have ended the line of durin over a small block of cheese
Never forget how close he came.
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notmydate:
black-nata:
shoutout to bilbo for not initiating mass murder when the dwarves ate all of his food because if that was me i would have ended the line of durin over a small block of cheese
Never forget how close he came.
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monaramis:
thedosian-cabbage:
nuclearspaceheater:
gamefanatics:
The ends justifies the means
@monaramis hey bro you take architecture. do they make you go thru these bridge building physics game like our hellish high school pre-calc course did.
BRO THIS GAME I know this, this is the agglomeration of all my nightmares. We don’t go through it to study here tho, we only face the the pure mathematical incarnation of it.. Without drowning cars
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monaramis:
thedosian-cabbage:
nuclearspaceheater:
gamefanatics:
The ends justifies the means
@monaramis hey bro you take architecture. do they make you go thru these bridge building physics game like our hellish high school pre-calc course did.
BRO THIS GAME I know this, this is the agglomeration of all my nightmares. We don’t go through it to study here tho, we only face the the pure mathematical incarnation of it.. Without drowning cars
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