Certain Coping Strategies Become Necessary When Your Social Media Following Reaches A Certain Size, And

certain coping strategies become necessary when your social media following reaches a certain size, and it’s always slightly painful seeing folk who haven’t learned them yet. for those with growing audiences, here’s some tips:

1. don’t stress about unanswered asks. your inbox will gradually become unmanageable. it’s cool/flattering that people want to talk, but you don’t owe anyone responses.

2. turning anon off lets you answer asks quickly and privately.

3. people will not read your FAQ, or your Before You Ask rules. instead of replying in annoyance, just quickly delete these messages and move on.

4. turn off direct messaging for non-mutuals.

5. turn off submissions (unless you REALLY enjoy them).

6. block block block block. one strike you’re out. don’t bother speaking to harassers - giving them unfettered access to your inbox is a form of self harm.

7. at some point if you’re an lgbt+ ally you’ll receive messages disagreeing with your support of a sexuality/gender (trans/nonbinary/ace/bi/queer support is what mostly gets folk angry). DO NOT reply privately, they will 100% screenshot you and post it out of context. either ignore/block or put enough thought into your words that you’re willing to have them broadcasted.

8. becoming publicly angry with someone will result in harassment being sent their way, so either message the person privately to resolve the issue, or move on. don’t be shitty.

9. people will be outrageously vile to you. people will threaten you. when this happens, disengage from the online world. talk to friends, hug a dog, eat your favourite snack, and protect your mental health.

10. people will treat you as an authority on subjects you’re not qualified to discuss. you are NOT an authority. like it or not, you now have the power to widely spread misinformation – either boost the voices of experts instead, or put careful research into your words. if you’re wrong, boost the correction.

11. you’ll make mistakes, learn roughly, and accumulate trauma. take your weariness seriously, and make sure the fun outweighs the bad.

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artamys787

5 years ago

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artamys787

4 years ago

this is slightly cos of a post @isa-ghost made but i feel like its important to say in case anyone needs to hear it:

i feel like theorizing as a whole has been kinda put down more recently cos people (tbf rightfully) dont want to stress Sean out or ruin the fun in any way.

yes, we don’t wanna put pressure on Sean for ego things. yes, we don’t want to build up high expectations and interpret every little thing as ego related.

BUT THIS IS CLEARLY AN EGO THING! SEAN CLEARLY WAITED UNTIL HE HAD A PLAN FOR WHAT HE WANTED TO DO AND DID IT AND IS NOW TEASING US WITH HINTS BECAUSE HE WANTS US TO GET EXCITED! HE WANTS US TO GO CRAZY AND THEORIZE!

so please don’t feel bad about theorizing/rightfully getting excited this week. if Sean wasn’t ready he wouldn’t have posted anything. Go out there! write those theories! Share headcanons with your friends! Make that fanart! Get hyped!

feel free to enjoy this moment of fire again wholeheartedly without feeling guilty about it. This is the time to do so! :)

This Is Slightly Cos Of A Post @isa-ghost Made But I Feel Like Its Important To Say In Case Anyone

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artamys787

5 years ago

Here's a drawing I made for @therealjacksepticeye 's Minecraft series

Happy New Year! 2019 wasn't the best year for me but I'm hoping 2020 will be better. I'm hoping that 2020 will be a good year for you too!

Seán asked and I delivered?? 😂

(This is one of my favorite scenes lol)

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artamys787

5 years ago

this is what i’m suffering right now. i’ve posted my edit everywhere for people to notice out of the country, and now it’s time for tumblr to see.

i would really appreciate it if we could reach out to @therealjacksepticeye and @markiplier for this. these guys are my idols and i want them to see my unique suffering right now. i have to inhale smoke everyday. i’m not clout chasing i promise. i just want the world to see what’s happening to australia rn. 😔♥️

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artamys787

5 years ago

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artamys787

5 years ago

OH SHIT! HERE WE GO AGAIN. SEAN ITS JANUARY FUCKING SECOND WHY IS THIS THE FIRST THING YOU UPLOAD FOR

OH SHIT! HERE WE GO AGAIN. SEAN ITS JANUARY FUCKING SECOND WHY IS THIS THE FIRST THING YOU UPLOAD FOR 2020 I SWEAR THIS WAS NOT MY NEW YEARS RESOLUTION

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artamys787

4 years ago

Screenshots for people that don’t want to go through every frame! (With time stamps)

Book pages:

Orb Visions (Minus Anti because there was a lot):

Chase:

Schneep:

Marv (holding the orb? normal eyes):

Book(?) burning, cuts to Marv:

Marv’s eyes getting fucked up by some red glitches, stayed there for a while as the picture changed color:

because that doesn’t look evil or anything…

Marv possibly throwing the book into the fire? Might explain the other scene:

Black orb with lines on it, might just be glitches:

I lied, there’s one anti, one red hallway frame:

A bit of theory:

Feels like Marvin used some kind of ritual to see the past/future in the orb thingy, and he might have seen himself turn evil. The red eye glitches make me very sus.

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artamys787

5 years ago