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elllteo · 2 months

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Creators I love you but it's time to wake up

Among rumors about our tumblr user data being sold off to Midjourney/Generative AI, recent Extremely transphobic events (that have been ongoing) coming to a head, another extremely concerning internet censorship bill being pushed in upper levels of government, and a general air of frustration over how the site belongs to and is operated by perhaps the second stupidest CEO (second only to twitters own) of our age, I'm very done with the last few vestiges of what the old internet held for artists.

And if you're reading this, you probably are too.

I know we're tired. We are all tired. It is not always viable to pack up shop and move, again and again and again.

From tumblr to twitter to anywhere else we've ever grown up posting, things no longer work. Our audiences are kneecapped by aggressive and hostile algorithms, our reach is abysmal - if we aren't shadow-banned or silenced for one (transphobic) reason or another, we're thrust into an ever growing pit of hostility where the only thing that drives clicks is fighting and contention.

We're tired. We're so fucking tired. We aren't businesses, we aren't content mills, we cannot keep this pace that modern social media has set for us, to wring every ounce of creativity out of us to profit from and leave us rotting.

The key to staying afloat here, and I cannot stress this enough, is to stay connected to your peers.

Pack up and move as units if you must. Exodus from the sites that are killing us. Push your entire friend group of artists to move from one site to the next that promises you a kinder experience.

Art drives movements, it drives change, it is all that encompasses being human. If you take that away from the shitty places, they will be left with nothing but a cesspit of inhumanity and the people who follow you will be more incentivized than ever to move with you.

Yes, this is terrifying. There are no guarantees. There never was, and never are, and never will be.

But stay connected. Stay human.

Support each other and be willing to hold hands and jump when we all - as a group - need to jump from the flames we're all trying to convince ourselves wont kill us before rescue comes.

Rescue isn't coming, rescue will be found hand in hand with each other. I'm offering you my hand, please take it. There's always a new start, there are always helping hands reaching for you. You have to look up from the doom-scroll long enough to see and take them.

#art communities #art community #teo talks #sorry I have a Lot of opinions about posting art online I've been doing this since I was 14 and I'm 28 this year #I have watched the rise and fall of social media titans and you have to understand the ONLY thing that will keep you afloat #is keeping connected to your peers #we have to move as units and we have to stay together and we have to support each other #your following is not stability. your friendships are.#thats why you hear about networking. thats ceo talk for friendships. connections.#you have to have enough connections to build your own support web on the chance that everything goes to shit. yes its hard work. it sucks.#but it is a necessity. twitter isn't getting better. its not going back to how it was. neither is DA or tumblr. its not happening.#If you put all your eggs in one or two precarious baskets and both fall. you will be shit out of luck! thats reality #there is hope to be found but you have to be realistic and understand that you NEED to build up a presence elsewhere. even if its hard.#I want to help you if I can!!!! bluesky is a really solid twitter alternative!!!#ive heard good things about cohost as a tumblr alternative!!!!#sheezy and inkblot are both indie sites currently being developed by and for other creatives. support them!#they won't be perfect until - and UNLESS - you do!#anyways sorry I will step off my soapbox now Im just frustrated with the state of everything

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brown-spider · 11 months

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Hey remember how Noir is an anti-fascist from 1933

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bebs-art-gallery · 4 months

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La Nuit (before 1937)

— by Auguste Raynaud

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blvvdk3ep · 8 months

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I love you people going into "useless" fields I love you classics majors I love you cultural studies majors I love you comparative literature majors I love you film studies majors I love you near eastern religions majors I love you Greek, Latin, and Hebrew majors I love you ethnic studies I love you people going into any and all small field that isn't considered lucrative in our rotting capitalist society please never stop keeping the sacred flame of knowledge for the sake of knowledge and understanding humanity and not merely for the sake of money alive

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morggo · 1 month

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#happy trans day of visibility #tdov #trans day of visibility #art #illustration #artists on tumblr #my art #trans community #trans rights #transgender pride #snake #rose #roses #flowers

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foldingfittedsheets · 9 months

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Two Witches and a Baby

Part One (current) || Part Two

Part One! Part Two!

Two witches are forced to cohabitate in order to raise the baby promised to both of them.

This comic was based on this post. (You can also see my old version on the link if you wanna see how far it's come.)

If you feel very generous and had a nice time you can tip me on Ko-fi! Comics are a labor of love and money really helps out while I'm in school!

Check my pinned post for more comics!

#art #my art #comic #lgbtq #sequential art #wlw love #wlw #wlw comic #queer comics #drawing #wlw romance #cute #sapphic #wlw community #do you love the color of the comic #two witches and a baby #morgan and liliana #ffs comic

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whereserpentswalk · 4 months

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I fucking hate this "capitalism is when you make money, the more money you make, the more capitalism it is" mindset people have gotten. No, an artist selling their own work is not them engaging in capitalism, it's literally a worker owning their own means of production.

Remember capitalism is someone profiting off of someone else's labor though owning capital. It is not simply the act of profiting at all.

#196 #my thougts #leftist #leftism #anticapitalist #anti capitalism #anti capitalist #anticapitalism #communist #communism #workers rights #worker solidarity #artists on tumblr #art #capitalism #marxism #marxist

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daily-spooky · 29 days

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Credit to its_merrycherry on Twitter

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camilleflyingrotten · 1 month

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LATER

#good omens #aziraphale #crowley #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #communication #marriage #proposal #april fool's day #they’re stupid your Honor #comic #digital art #procreate #my art

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gulfcoastinspired · 3 months

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Art Abounds: Explore the Central Gulf Coast’s Hidden Creative Hot Spots

Welcome to the Central Gulf Coast, where creativity flows like the warm Gulf breeze and artistic communities thrive in unexpected corners. From the vibrant streets of New Orleans to the tranquil shores of the Florida Panhandle, this region is a treasure trove of artistic inspiration waiting to be discovered. So, grab your sketchbook, camera, or simply your sense of wonder, as we embark on a…

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#Art Communities #Creative Hot Spots #gulf coast #Gulf Coast Inspired

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swarahlx3 · 1 month

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