I will say, I used to be on tiktok but left a few years ago. But even now it hasn't changed and I'm glad, everyone on there gets up to the most spiteful goofy mischievous antics and it's literal art. Like yes I love it here on tumbler cause everyone is an equal amount not fully mentally well, but on tiktok they realized someone can say "wouldn't it be funny if we started a trend where we try and steal the most stupid and inconvenient shit like this toilet from my school bathroom" and everyone said "ya sure why not"
Nope now it’s at the point that i’m shocked that people off tt don’t know what’s going down. I have no reach but i’ll sum it up anyway.
SCOTUS is hearing on the constitutionality of the ban as tiktok and creators are arguing that it is a violation of our first amendment rights to free speech, freedom of the press and freedom to assemble.
SCOTUS: tiktok bad, big security concern because china bad!
Tiktok lawyers: if china is such a concern why are you singling us out? Why not SHEIN or temu which collect far more information and are less transparent with their users?
SCOTUS (out loud): well you see we don’t like how users are communicating with each other, it’s making them more anti-american and china could disseminate pro china propaganda (get it? They literally said they do not like how we Speak or how we Assemble. Independent journalists reach their audience on tt meaning they have Press they want to suppress)
Tiktok users: this is fucking bullshit i don’t want to lose this community what should we do? We don’t want to go to meta or x because they both lobbied congress to ban tiktok (free market capitalism amirite? Paying off your local congressmen to suppress the competition is totally what the free market is about) but nothing else is like TikTok
A few users: what about xiaohongshu? It’s the Chinese version of tiktok (not quite, douyin is the chinese tiktok but it’s primarily for younger users so xiaohongshu was chosen)
16 hours later:
Tiktok as a community has chosen to collectively migrate TO a chinese owned app that is purely in Chinese out of utter spite and contempt for meta/x and the gov that is backing them.
My fyp is a mix of “i would rather mail memes to my friends than ever return to instagram reels” and “i will xerox my data to xi jinping myself i do not care i share my ss# with 5 other people anyway” and “im just getting ready for my day with my chinese made coffee maker and my Chinese made blowdryer and my chinese made clothing and listening to a podcast on my chinese made phone and get in my car running on chinese manufactured microchips but logging into a chinese social media? Too much for our gov!” etc.
So the government was scared that tiktok was creating a sense of class consciousness and tried to kill it but by doing so they sent us all to xiaohongshu. And now? Oh it’s adorable seeing this gov-manufactured divide be crossed in such a way.
This is adorable and so not what they were expecting. Im sure they were expecting a reluctant return to reels and shorts to fill the void but tiktokers said fuck that, we will forge connections across the world. Who you tell me is my enemy i will make my friend. That’s pretty damn cool.
was asked to share about Bitzy the clown so im gonna!!
excuse anything that doesnt make sense or spelling errors i currently have a migraine lol
this is just surface level stuff that shows who they are as a person
okay so bitzy started off as a clownsona that i could imagine saying what i was really thinking to customers/coworkers whenever i got mad at them when i used worked in customer service lol, it really helped me chill out and control my emotions
they were originally a character that i imagined doing badass stuff to music when i went on 4 hour long car rides every weekend for half a year, it helped pass the time and keep me sane
but yea bitzy very early in development was just the embodiment of what customer service does to a mf
inspiration for them: The Collector from the Owl House, Steve from Big Top Burger, The Ice King from Adventure Time
they go by they/it
VERY gender, will wear anything
but will scratch at their skin if its exposed so they tend to wear clothing that covers their limbs
they have adhd and theyre autistic, they dont/are unable to mask
theyre immortal, they can die (usually it happens in the stupidest and funniest ways), but they keep coming back, because their worlds rules say that theyre supposed to be there, always
they are inorganic (by earth standards), along with everying in their world
theyre a literal creature, able to contort and warp their body into anything, usually unsettling scary shit
they became a god-like entity, accidentally
that gods purpose is to observe and experience
though they are not the leader type, preferring to be lead by someone else
they dont need to eat, sleep, or drink due to being immortal, but they occasionally do if they want
has a personal, wholesome, and wordless relationship with the one deity thats a higher being than them, but they rarely see it, about once every thousand years or so. it shows them the stars
sometimes they forget theyre a god though so they act like a mortal more often than not
they have a really bad memory, like, amnesia type bad. half is from repression, half is from head trauma when they were younger. also has constant headaches, the worse they are the more likely it'll mention them. both of these are partially a result of their powers
they arent as funny as other clowns, and theyre bad at entertaining and improv
as a clown they should enjoy performing for others, but they do not, instead preferring to do so alone and only for themself
hates being percieved and analyzed
it used to be a jester
sometimes works on cartoon-like physics
in their world theyre a wanderer, and though they have a home they dont use it often
their house is like a huge blanket/pillow fort that sort of resembles a circus tent
theyre very childish, and from an outsiders perspective they seem kinda empty headed
even though they are childish and whimsical, they HATE being babied
will get irritated if clothing is asymmetrical
favorite color is red
is fascinated with celestial things, too bad there's no sky in their world....
shorty, especially compared to other clowns, they can change their height but prefer not to (it lets people think theyre harmless)
very unpredictable, quick to irritate, never know what theyre gonna be chill about and what theyre gonna have a meltdown over
they try to refrain from hurting others though, hating the reputation they have due to....'events' that happened when they were younger, events that were not their fault
theyre very impulsive, not thinking before doing, but that doesnt mean theyre an idiot
can be incredibly stupid when it comes to certain things and incredibly smart when it comes to others
they cant navigate a conversation when theyre involved in it but if theyre just observing they can easily figure out intentions of the conversing parties, things those involved in the conversation wouldnt be able to decipher at all
many try to befriend them for selfish purposes and bitzy can tell, they can always tell, theyve always been able to tell
it doesnt have a reflection
theyre vehemently TERRIFIED of bodies of water, especially the ocean....
is also scared of being in a car, but not the car itself.... wonder why....
they find it funny to be chill and silly around people they know are terrified of them
something is clearly wrong with them, like theyre putting up a façade and ignoring how fucked up they are mentally
10,000 years of living in self inflicted isolation can get to a person
stuck in a state of dream-like escapism
escapism is a huge part of their story
loves liminal spaces, because, well, it lives in a world of nothing but that
has daddy and mommy issues, thats why theyre insane /j
very emotionally mature when someone is being vulnerable with them
great with kids surprisingly
has a cult dedicated to them that they do not approve of, but will use that fact to one up people
those who dont know of bitzys reputation are bound to insult and underestimate them, and then... well... they figure out who they are
bitzys overall mentality is "you dont fuck with me, i dont fuck with you"
has an immense appreciation for earth, and by extension humans, wonder why? they arent even supposed to exist in their world....
has a way tortured past
does not like the sound of jingling keys or keychains, it reminds them of some bad people, and stresses them out
they have a high pain tolerance but will fake getting hurt just to be dramatic
they also just tend to overreact as a joke, getting fake mad at little things just to be funny
powers can be emotion based though, and boyyyyy do they have some big emotions
has a gripe with technology
is not aware of peoples personal bubbles
never comforable enough to be vulnerable with anyone (anyone except for daydream)
despite being a chaotic and probably annoying person to be around theyre a good friend, who often puts their friends needs before their own, but they only have one friend that this is applicable to lol
can be unintentionally funny by being painfully truthful/blunt
struggles with reading due to brain damage, is more of a physically active person than a mentally active person anyways
if i havent made it clear enough, they are a complete outcast, but by no fault of their own, even before they lost their marbles they tried everything to get people to like them for them. it never worked...
theres a big 'secret' about bitzy i havent revealed yet but.... maybe this spotify playlist of songs that vaguely tell bitzys story will be a helpful hint ;3
Going to put all this in its own post too by popular request: here's how you make your own website with no understanding of HTML code at all, no software, no backend, absolutely nothing but a text file and image files! First get website server space of your own, like at NEOCITIES. The free version has enough room to host a whole fan page, your art, a simple comic series, whatever! The link I've provided goes to a silly comic that will tell you how to save the page as an html file and make it into a page for your own site. The bare minimum of all you need to do with it is JUST THIS:
Change the titles, text, and image url's to whatever you want them to be, upload your image files and the html file together to your free website (or the same subfolder in that website), and now you have a webpage with those pictures on it. That's it!!!!! .....But if you want to change some more super basic things about it, here's additional tips from the same terrible little guy:
That last code by itself is: <meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url=001.html"> Change "001.html" to wherever you want that link to take people. THIS IS THE REASON WHY when you go to bogleech.com/pokemon/ you are taken instantly to the newest Pokemon review, because the /pokemon/ directory of my website has an "index.html" page with this single line of code. Every pokemon review has its own permanent link, but I change that single line in the index file so it points to the newest page whenever I need it to! While I catered these instructions to updating a webcomic, you can use the same template to make blog type posts, articles or just image galleries. Anything you want! You can delete the navigational links entirely, you can make your site's index.html into a simple list of text links OR fun little image links to your different content, whatever! Your website can be nothing but a big ugly deep fried JPEG of goku with a recipe for potato salad on it, no other content ever, who cares! We did that kind of nonsense all the time in the 1990's and thought it was the pinnacle of comedy!! Maybe it still can be?!?! Or maybe you just want a place to put some artwork and thoughts of yours that doesn't come with the same baggage as big social media? Make a webpage this way and it will look the same in any browser, any operating system for years and years to come, because it's the same kind of basic raw code most of the internet depends upon!
Oh fuck right the slab
Return the slab.
im starting to think the idea of the "person who thinks they're better than you because they listen to obscure music which they talk about with elitist glee on how you Wouldn't Get It" is a fake kind of person that hasnt existed for a decade. everyone i know that listens to genuinely weird and unknown music is so excited to share it with others if actual interest is shown. all the concept has served to do is make people who haven't gone deep into obscure music write off anything they're not familiar with due to fear of "pretentiousness"
if i had the money i assure you i would’ve made a life size biblically accurate sun plush by now
After having gone up for vote, the pins are up for pre-order! However, there's just one stipulation:
Due to the cost of bulk shipping, I've got to make at least 50 sales of each. These can be bought individually or together, but each design must meet the minimum requirement. If not, though, then everybody simply gets refunded and we'll try again in September.
Per usual, they're U.S. shipping only and you can find them in my ko-fi shop here! Thanks!
Please boost
I have been in and out of the hospital since Saturday. Please don’t feel obligated but below is my kofi
korby my angel my little rabbit, it is your BIRTHDAY and youve made it so far and done so well and im so proud of the person you are and how far youve come and i know in my BONES and SOUL that you can survive any hardship you are faced with, and KICK its ASS. you will not be destined to die in a target parking lot i promise. good things coming.