I Need To Shed My Skin Like A Lizard

to those of you who are moving here from tiktok, from someone whos used both tiktok and tumbr for years...

1. DO NOT censor your posts

dont censor sex, abuse, suicide, dont censor it. we dont have censors like tiktok does, you wont be banned for talking about these things and tagging them properly helps people avoid them (also, we dont have shadowbanning here)

2. we dont really have an algorithm

you follow who you follow, and you see posts from who you follow or what you search. the 'for you page' is basically useless here. this also brings me to my next two points

3. dont crosstag

we get it, on tiktok you have to crosstag for reach, but thats not really a thing here. just tag your posts properly (also posters often leave more info about the post in the tags!! and when you reblog stuff you can leave your own notes in the tags, kind of like the old "repost comments" on tiktok)

4. dont expect to go viral/be famous

"viral" isnt really a thing on here (at least not for the average blogger). your posts will probably get 2-10 likes and you wont get nearly as many followers than on tiktok. thats just how tumblr is

5. blocking is your best friend

tiktok is VERY discussion based, and while tumblr is much more discussion based than other social medias, its still not a good place for ragebait/discourse. dont interact, itll make your experience worse in the end, just block and move on

6. you cant go into someone elses house and start rearranging their furniture

this is tumblr, not tiktok. dont diss old tumblr users for how they use the site or try to change them, thats like going into someone elses house and trying to rearrange their furniture. we've been here longer and we're familiar with the site and its culture, either find your niche, adapt, or find a different app

No nuance the normal option is only one and i want statistics to prove to my parents that something is deeply wrong with them

Scenario: a sample of your DNA was taken, popped into a cell, and cloned into a baby, gestated in a sci-fi artificial womb vat. The first time you or anyone in your family meets this baby is after it has already been born out of said vat. You can hold the newborn if you want, it's up to you, but it is a living breathing baby that was cloned from your DNA and is genetically identical to you.

I love clone philosophy. Give me all your philosophy of clones

The 8 Senses

The Autistic Teacher

really helpful technique ^ once you know how to divide by halves and thirds it makes drawing evenly spaced things in perspective waaay easier:

Ra’s: Who turned the Lazarus Pit purple?

Nyssa: Are those bath bombs?

Talia: *calmly sipping her tea*

Ra’s, to Talia: It’s one of your spawn again, I just know it.

Talia: I’ll have you know my children are both perfect angels.

Nyssa: *poorly concealed snort*

Meanwhile, back in Gotham:

Jason: I have to admit, I’m impressed.

Bruce: Jason, stop encouraging this.

Jason: What? I’m not encouraging it, I’m just saying it’s impressive.

Steph: Thanks. I just felt like I wasn’t contributing much to the annoy Ra’s effort.

Bruce: No, no effort. There is no effort.

Tim, walking into the Cave: Hey, anyone know why Ra’s texted me asking for an alibi?

Jason: It was Steph?

Tim: Seriously? That’s amazing! What’d you do?

Bruce: STOP ENCOURAGING THIS.

Tim: What? it’s just Ra’s. We annoy him all the time.

Bruce: *one more thread of mental sanity snapping in the background*

Bruce: I don’t want to know, but I feel compelled to, so by show of hands, who here routinely pokes a bear with a stick?

Jason: I’m telling Ra’s you called him that. *whips out his phone and begins texting*

Bruce: I did not… Not the point. Can you all just PLEASE stop antagonizing a supervillain?

Damian: Grayson said a little harmless teasing was a sort of bonding activity between family members.

Jason: Yeah, just letting gramps know we’re thinking about him.

Damian: And how we will one day dismantle his entire legacy.

Tim, cackling: I’m telling him you called him gramps. *begins texting*

Steph: Wow, and all I did was get some bath bombs in the Lazarus Pit.

Damian: My respect for you has increased, Brown.

Steph: Thanks, kid. Your mom helped.

Bruce: *pained sounds*

Later:

Talia: So what are your thoughts on Jason?

Steph: Yeah, he’s pretty cool.

Talia: Would you be willing to consider entering into a…

Jason: MOM! STOP TRYING TO SET ME UP!

Steph: Uh…

Talia, shrugging: It was worth a try.

Jazz's & Jason's Wedding

Sam: so what did you get your new brother-in-law? Danny: oh, I calmed the Pit Rage. yeah, apparently he got brought back to life through some really rank ecto-plasm. shit was nasty Dani/Ellie: ecto-bike. Johnny had an extra and he owed me Sam: do I wanna know why Johnny owed you? Danny: no you do not Sam: what about you, Dan? Dan *redeemed, a little paranoid about Jazz's safety since he's already lost her once*: the clown's head Danny: i'm sorry, what now? Jason: OH MY GOD PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS REAL! PLEASE TELL ME SOMEONE ACTUALLY KILLED THE JOKER AND GAVE ME HIS MOUNTED HEAD AS A WEDDING PRESENT! Jazz: you are not hanging that up in our house Dan *very smug*: i think that officially makes me the favorite

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