#New Optimists

[asg-stuff]

The fact that the most important gains in human welfare have been won by labour unions and social movements, enabled by publicly funded research and secured by public healthcare and education systems, almost always in the face of determined and even violent resistance from the capitalist class, is never acknowledged [by the New Optimists]. (via Progress and its discontents | New Internationalist)

#New Optimists #capitalism #economics #Jason Hickel #poverty #global poverty #inequality #society #Bill Gates #Steven Pinker #data

[inkskinned]

he says i hate everyone except you and that is addictive and that is kind of romantic and beautiful because you're young and you're kind of a sarcastic asshole too and you don't like bad boys, per say, but you don't really like good ones either. and you like that you were the exception, it felt like winning.

except life is not a romance book, and he was kind of being honest. he doesn't learn to be nice to your friends. he only tolerates your family. you have to beg him to come with you to birthday parties, he complains the whole time. you want to go on a date but - people are often there, wherever you're going. he's just so angry. about everything, is the thing. in the romance book, doesn't he eventually soften? can't you teach him, through your own sense of whimsy and comfort?

at first - you know introverts often need smaller friend groups, and honestly, you're fine staying at home too. you like the small, tidy life you occupy. you're not going to punish him for his personality type.

except: he really does hate everyone but you. which means he doesn't get along with his therapist. which means he has no one to talk to except for you. which means you take care of him constantly, since he otherwise has no one. which means you sometimes have to apologize for him. which means he keeps you home from seeing your friends because he hates them. you're the single exception.

about a decade from this experience, you'll type into google: how to know if a relationship is codependent.

he wraps an arm around you. i hate everyone except you. these days, you're learning what he's actually confessing is i have very little practice being kind.

#i used to think it was romantic too and then i was like. now i see it as a HUGE red flag #writeblr #it is also almost EXCLUSIVELY said by immature ppl who think this is normal #fyi even if u think it's funny and ur like 'im an introvert it's just TRUE' like. you need therapy (ily tho) #healed introversion is just ''i would prefer to be by myself'' not ''i hate every person'' ... hate is not normal. that is not healthy #im sorry. i know it feels accurate. but if you're walking around with that kind of rage.... #1. you're making a LOT of assumptions about every single person u have ever met. which is often unfair and unkind #and also usually involves judging people based on their worst moments or little mistakes #2. you are being unfair to the person who is ur ''exception'' #3. there is a VAST difference between ''ur my favorite person'' and ''the ONLY person i like.'' #idk i think this is just a personal bias thing tbh #im sure there are people who have this experience normally #but i have YET to find a man who thinks like this and ISNT absolute DOGSHIT. although tbh.... like. im sure he exists #when u hit like 30 some of the things that were once kind of hot now just sound fucking exhausting. like ''im in a band'' #edit in the tags: i used to kind of be like this too. but the thing is that like. my life became so much more peaceful #once i started believing that people are generally good. like yes i am mad at the world at large #but it's just.... a very hard way to live. you're not a bad person or wrong for the ways other people hurt you and taught you to be angry. #but that anger will continue to hurt YOU. it will punish YOU. it will prevent YOU from making new deep connections. it will protect you yes #but it will also cause MASSIVE blowback. bc if you lose the One Person... your life will fall apart. i know this personally. #i really recommend just trying to be... cautiously optimistic instead. like. yes #people can be horrible and cruel and there are some communities (incels for example) that aren't worth that optimism #but i think like... most people will hold a door for you . most people want to help you find your wallet . #i hope one day you are able to find peace. i hope that rage eventually smooths over. i know how hard it is PERSONALLY #and i know what must have happened to you. and im deeply deeply sorry we share the same wound. #but i promise - sometimes we all need someone else to help us carry the weight. eventually the rage has to die so that we can let help in #i had to spend years biting at outstretched hands. i still often do. im still very wary . and my heart breaks that you flinch too. #here's the thing: i don't blame you. but we were both acting out of fear and pain. .... not out of healthy behavior. and ... change #was needed. i needed change too. rage was useful for a while. then it just left me isolated and bitter. i had to (with effort) #choose to let that rage go. and let people in . VERY SLOWLY THO LOL

[local-space-gay]

gonna leave this “I told you so” here for when the nimona movie comes out and it’s good. have faith pls

#I believe in this movie #the ppl working on it sound so passionate #and ND STEVENSON HIMSELF listed it as one of his favorite movies #therefore I am optimistic #nimona #nimona movie #animation news

[yo-yo-yoshiko]

Congrats on making it through, kings…

Some closeups cause I love drawing the sanajim interacting with humans so much:

Oh and the kings too:

#ohsama sentai kingohger #kingohger #super sentai #fan art #what an incredibly optimistic tale. i loved every second of it. #geez i’m getting as mushy as i do on new year! #good show kingoh. what a good show. #lets all continue to do our best out there folks. #glad to have been along for the ride. #とさ

[il-predestinato]

6 TENTHS?!

Charles’ brake issue in Bahrain cost him 6 tenths per lap! 😭 Imagine the race we could have had!

(Source: formu1a.uno)

#charles leclerc #f1 #technical #bahrain gp 2024 #6 tenths might be optimistic tho bc that would put him striking distance of max #BUT this is still good news in the sense that sf-24 clearly has some potential #unfortunately sainz clearly underperformed so we have no good reference for where they could have finished relative to max #fave #for reference #* #cuntos cuntz

[lost-in-the-shadows]

THE LOST BOYS, A NEW MUSICAL

#youtube #video #HOLY SHIT #I AM CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC BUT I THINK THIS COULD BE REALLY REALLY GOOD #i haven't been to new york in years... might have to plan a trip lol #the lost boys #the lost boys (1987) #tlb #the lost boys a new musical

[zosonils-art]

now, here we go, it's the end of the show / hear them, they're calling your name

#cause in the end it's you and your friends.... #zos draws #super mario bros #super paper mario #mario mario #super dimentio #yikes this poor blog didn't see much action this year </3 #well i really had fun drawing this at least so maybe that's a sign that the burnout is finally backing off #new year new me let's see if i can cycle back into horrifyingly fast art output autism [probably not but i like to be optimistic]

[disco-troy]

this is how i imagine Dick and Donna's relationship btw

#dick grayson #donna troy #dc comics #new teen titans #would put Kory on this but she’s too optimistic for the first slide #still it’s the same for Kory #wonder twins

[barzysunflower]

I’m gonna throw myself off a bridge now. so unwell. I need him to speak French more often please 😭🥵🤤

#mat barzal #mathew barzal #new york islanders #but yay I’m so happy he’s so optimistic about the new coach and seems like the new coach really knows what’s wrong with this team lol #🥵🥵🤤🤤 #his little bruise 🥲 #he’s so pretty i want to cry

[emotional-engine]

In case you missed - GREAT Neopets News!

I didn't see anybody talking about the news here, so I thought that I could share a summary.

The Neopets Team announced today that they're under new management. They're no longer affiliated with Jumpstart (which announced their closure back in June) or their parent company NetDragon.

In their blog post in the official Neopets Medium page, they confirm that they are now an independent company:

(Dominc Law, worked for NetDragon and was an old school Neopets player. He put together a team to work on saving the brand.)

Also in that blog post the team talks about how they are well aware of the problems the site has been through in the last decade, they acknowledge the lack of resources which resulted in the Neopets website being left broken.

Going ahead, they are going to focus on community requests, such as speeding up the process of Flash Games conversion, clearing up the page conversion backlog, bug fixes, mobile compatibility issues and improving customer support.

Most importantly, in my opinion, they clear up that they WILL NOT go forward with any Metaverse bullshit, and will instead work on creating a game that feels like Neopets:

At this point, they have secured $4M in funding from various (unnamed) investors with additional funding from the management buyout. For the first time in forever, it looks like TNT has the resources they need to move the brand forward. In the blog post, they mention they have already hired developers and artists to work on the fixes the site needs.

From what it looks like, the game will be a mobile social life-simulation, parallel to the current website. We don’t have to worry that neopets.com will be replaced by a mobile app.

As of now, they have announced:

A brand new plot, scheduled for early 2024

A 2 million(!) NeoCash giveaway

More transparency with monthly updates from the team, scheduled AMAs

Neopets will be under the control of a new, unified entity: World of Neopia, Inc - the website will remain the same (neopets.com)

A Brand Ambassador Program

No longer going forward with NFT/Metaverse stuff

At the end, they published a FAQ with some answers that I found to be good and very interesting:

You can read the entire blog post here.

Or watch the YouTube announcement (which is way shorter):

#neopets #putting my journo degree to a good use i think #i am in no way affiliated with TNT or jumpstart or netdragon etc #i'm just really really happy #things look bright for once and i'd like to share the news #i know some people might be skeptical but i'd like to be optimistic for once and trust the team #most of them nowadays are old players if i'm not mistaken #i don't think they like to see the website in shambles as it was #also really goddamn glad they're moving away from crypto shit #i appreciate the transparency #also be nice to me i'm shy #Youtube #i admit i got a little lazy by the end #nostalgia #y2k nostalgia #kidcore #will these tags even show up

[kanerallels]

I don't know about you guys but when the live action ATLA show comes out I intend to rewatch the old one. I think it would be funny if it was trending higher than the new one when it comes out

#this is not me saying no one should watch the new show #that's completely up to you #i might check out the kyoshi warriors part #but the more i see the less optimistic i get #atla

[wibreth]

A summary I saw posted on discord! I did not write this ❤️

ok here's my effort at collating all the high-level updates.

Neopets is now a standalone entity after JS's closure.

New head of said entity is Dominic Law (staff name probably Altador...that's what he goes by in NMC server), who previously headed NMC and saved Neopets through a "management buyout deal"

New TNT has raised $4M from external investors to be used for rebuilding the brand/site.

Plan to incorporate Ruffle to save Flash content. 50(!) games will be returning via Ruffle on July 25th!

Plan to launch new mobile app "World of Neopia", "a social life-simulation game in which you live your ideal Neopian life from the perspective of a Neopet"

Plan to increase communication. "releasing monthly updates, hosting regularly scheduled AMAs, and launch an exciting new brand ambassador program"

New unified home page launching July 20

Plan to relaunch Island Builders

Plan for "a virtual concert"

Plan for a new plot (called "The Void Within" per the youtube video)

Launch 2M NC giveaway, which ends Aug 6

Neopets Metaverse has been cancelled. Some assets will be used for World of Neopia, but world of Neopia will have no crypto/NFT elements. Collectibles continue to exist and can be traded on secondary markets but have no utility.

#im plagiarizing sorry #cautiously optimistic i guess? i am nervous about the new owner's association with crypto however #neopets

[dahldahlbills]

jumob psyisen 100

some frames and gif version

#jujutsu kaisen #jjk #jjk fanart #fushiguro megumi #gojo satoru #呪術廻戦 #inspired by the mp100 s3 opening!! in case that wasn’t clear #*jujutsus your psychos* #if anyone dares tag this as ship i WILL come after you don’t fuckin do it I swear #this is um .. my first animation pls be kind #is it perfect? No. Is it consistent? also no. but at least it’s finished!! #also I Know the gojo blindfold movement doesn’t make complete sense bc it’s more like a headband type thing #but this was simple to animate /as a beginner/ so let’s pretend it makes sense ok #dahl animates #jumob #my art #my animation #<— look at me optimistically starting a new tag #dahls art #had this idea as soon as I saw the mp100 opening I’m so glad it’s finally out of my head #i spent so long on this ty to everyone who endured my grumbling and groaning throughout the process #ive literally been working on this for over a month smh #and SHOUTOUT TO JELLIE FOR BEING MY MOST TRUSTED UNBIASED EYES THE WHOLE TIME #SRSLY COULDNT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT U ILY #also jellie basically named this project let’s all give her a round of applause for her genius 👏👏👏

[in-the-airducts]

my last 4 brain cells

#transformers #maccadams #tf1 #transformers one #optimus #megatron #elita #tf elita #elita one #bumblebee #tf bumblebee #i mean badassatron #personally i am optimistic #also im not developing that picture #i was just doodling #getting a feel for the new shapes #they're very thicc #chonky #pretty cool with the style overall

[agentemo]

anyone else looking forward to the next MCR tour?

#idk why but I am getting very excited about this idea #what new songs will we get to hear? what new lil fits from gerard? #i am an mcr optimist on this day #mcr #my chemical romance

[wanderinthedeep]

a deal’s a deal

#technically there’s a new tornado warning now #but I survived the first one #so I’m feeling pretty optimistic #important to keep promises #me