@shijikori that is a really good point. even for the artists who do end up sharing their art publicly later in life, I’m sure they started by doing so much sketching and doodling. and they probably do a bunch of that in between the things that they post publicly as well

imagine if we had a culture where art wasn’t something that was mass-distributed to the entire world over the internet - but was something that we made and shared with only those we felt safest with, like a home-cooked meal. I’m not sure if that would necessarily be worse than what we have now

I wonder what percentage of art is eventually shared publicly on the internet

on one hand I could believe that most of it is. simply because whatever mysterious force compels folks to make art also compels them to share it with as many others as they can

but on the other hand, sharing vulnerable and authentic art (which is the art that I think most artists are most driven to create) is incredibly difficult. in my experience it’s actually more difficult than opening up to someone about your childhood. and sharing art of any kind leaves you extremely vulnerable to attack - which a lot of folks on the internet love to do in response to authenticity or vulnerability. and honestly if one is driven to share their art with others, why not share it with only those closest to them? that would be much safer and more comfortable

so I feel like the answer to the question of “how much art is ever shared publicly?” could be anywhere from “almost all of it” to “a very small percentage”. and I don’t think that either option is necessarily better or worse than the other

@dfxluna omgg congratulations!! I have literally always wanted a fire cape and was never able to get one - it is so hard. it’s amazing that you were able to do it!

LOOK AT ME I FUCKING DID IT

@fargate this is a really interesting perspective - I think I really like it. I definitely try to do this with as much of my setup as I can, although I unfortunately made the switch to neovim long before it’s ready so I have to wrestle with that a fair bit on occasion. but I’m right there with you - I hate having to fiddle with a tool that I need in order to do some actual work. especially if it just unexpectedly fails one day

@kasdeya I move slow, am an absolute snail to adopt new things, and my working environments work fine. I admit I am what some would refer to as "a person who is very computer", but I hate fiddling with things that are supposed to let me work on other things (such as my OS and editor setup), so I think I realise when I needed to fix something.

Computers are good at things. Only by the time we have made them good at one thing, the hype has already moved on.

YouTube you could not have picked a worse person to advertise this to

stumbling on inconsequential internet drama with no context is so strangely calming

like I found this cute lewd-coded song about being seduced by a faerie and the comments are all like “I knew Elita before I even knew who Melanie was!! stop talking about Melanie this isn’t even her song!! 😡😡😡”

I get angry about a lot of inconsequential things but moments like this remind me that there is an infinite amount of inconsequential stuff to get angry about

and I get this feeling, almost like watching a thunderstorm rage outside my window: chaos and strife has struck close to my life but I’m warm and protected. and the reminder of how I could feel if I had just stepped outside makes me feel even cozier

@kasdeya "move slow and fix things" crew checking in

quick reminder that if someone is blasting out boosts that are entirely devoid of CWs but you still want to see their posts, you can just disable their boosts~

edit: example - https://fedi.miawgogo.me/notes/ai4ury00nka107ty

#Fedi #Mastodon

I wonder if computers are so bad at everything because we’re just perpetually pushing software too far too fast. like maybe if the human race slowed down a bit we could have computers that work sometimes

I’m starting to look at buying an ereader, does anyone have specific suggestions/opinions?

• I’m only really planning to use this for actually reading
• I’m primarily interested in a device that can plausibly held in one hand
• I’m okay with a system that needs some effort/configuration to get it to work well (as long as I can get it there)

huge respect to MandaloreGaming for reviewing Rogue. as in, the one that roguelikes are like

Rogue Review

I was expecting that my Listerine mouthwash’s active ingredient was going to just be fluoride, but it’s much weirder and more interesting than that. its active ingredients are:

• eucalyptol, a flavoring from eucalyptus. used in a lot of cough drops and drug-free decongestants
• menthol, a flavoring from mint. also used in a lot of cough drops and basically anything with a minty taste or a cooling sensation
• methyl salicylate, used to flavor root beer (apparently Listerine is the only brand of mouthwash to use this)
• thymol, a flavoring from thyme

apparently all of these aren’t just flavorings - they also do kill bacteria if they’re in large enough concentrations (which they definitely are here because they burn lol. the instructions say to swish for 30 seconds but I can’t swish for more than maybe 10 seconds before the burning gets too intense for me)

I wonder if this means that an intense cough drop with eucalyptol, menthol, and xylitol instead of sugar would be good for one’s teeth in (more-or-less) the same way as Listerine mouthwash

The thing about neurodivergence representation is that if the character isn't a stereotype, people just sort of forget they are representation even though the show just went right out and said it.

Like, every so often I'm reminded of the fact that Rainbow Dash straight up has a learning disability, that isn't a headcannon or projection, the show has straight up said as much.