Getting back into doctor who singlehandedly made me realise that Instagram was an awful dreadful bad no good place and that a Tumblr migration was in order

De Regreso a la Noche (Ciudad de México, 2022), por Abelardo Ojeda.

(Había comenzado a escribir este texto en inglés y luego me di cuenta que los que no hablen español pueden traducirlo o mandarme mensajes después para conversar cualquier duda, así que para fines prácticos lo voy a dejar en español.)

Podría comenzar diciendo nos quitaron Instagram, como si se tratase de una app que diseñaron para fotógrafos pero bien sabemos que no es así. Instagram fue creada para que la gente subiera las fotos que toma con el celular, tan claro lo dejaron que nunca en todos estos años nos dejaron tener el formato 2x3 en vertical y siempre siempre tenemos que adaptarlo con unas malditas barras blancas o alguna clase de marco.

Como muchos saben, el CEO de Instagram anunció hace tiempo que la app no iba a estar más enfocada en fotografía y por el contrario, iba a girar su interfaz totalmente para favorecer el video. No tengo problemas con que tengan video, pero sí con que decidan que la foto ya no será más un contenido principal.

Los cambios de interfaz (UI) en la última versión de la app, es probable que no los hayan experimentado todos aún, pero básicamente los textos ahora aparecen dentro y encima de la imagen, restando espacio e incluso provocando problemas de lectura para los que suben videos con subtítulos. De pronto me pregunto si lo que intentan es boicotear toda la plataforma para que Facebook tome ese segmento y lentamente se deshagan de Instagram. Puede ser que sí, puede ser que tengan ya otros planes dentro de Meta.

A todo esto, sumen un algoritmo cada vez más castigado y una mayor cantidad de usuarios que diluyen sus intereses entre miles de videos de los temas más diversos.

Y de pronto en todo este problema (que no debería realmente ser un problema), existe Tumblr, sin tantos altos y bajos, con comunidades bien establecidas hace años y con contenido más diverso y más raro (único muchas veces). Ahí es donde me pregunto... ¿y por qué terminar en Instagram, si lo que uno crea no es para todo el mundo? Es decir, es posible que siempre exista público nuevo que aprecie la foto de calle y todas sus variantes, pero si ya tienes un lugar en donde la gente tiene bien definidos sus gustos y la forma de publicar es más libre y diversa (textos con imágenes y video, indexación en Google, etc), ¿para qué usar Instagram?

A lo mejor esta es la famosa tercera llamada para regresar a los blogs, sean Tumblr, Wordpress o donde más les guste. Si ya sé que Tumblr también tiene anuncios, pero creo que aquí obtienes más a cambio en comparación con lo poco que puedes recibir en Instagram.

Pues nada, me liberé de la bestia y Tumblr regresará a ser el principal, mientras no decidan también convertirlo en otro Instagram.

Desperately looking for an art community outside Instagram. For my first post, I give y’all some classic meme cats made (making) thanks to gouache and chronically being online. Let me know what y’all think, any art tips for tumblr, and who I should follow on here! Thank you for being here!

October 5, 2023 Last year in November, I left Twitter which has been rebranded as X.

And now I have left Instagram. I cannot handle all the social media I have, and I haven't really been active there. I also got frustrated about how much the platform has changed. So I decided to leave it completely with the profile I created for my spiritual interests - which also means all of my posts there are no longer available. I am going to stay here on Tumblr with this blog. And in case you want to know where else I am, here is my linktree: https://linktr.ee/siochanta (photo: EriK Witsoe, Unsplash)

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@shinjiroatae1126: To all my fans, today was a very special day for me. For years, I struggled to accept a part of myself...But now, after all I have been through, I finally have the courage to open up to you about something. I am a gay man. It has taken me a long time to be able to say I am gay. I could not even say it to myself. However, I’ve come to realize it is better, both for me, and for the people I care about, including my fans, to live life authentically than to live a life never accepting who I truly am. I hope people who are struggling with the same feeling will find courage and know they are not alone.

ps, he’s released a new song, “into the light”, which you can watch here. part of the proceeds from the single will go to lgbtq+ organisations

@shinjiroatae1126: July 26th, 2023 was a big day for me. I finally gathered the courage to come out to the public as a gay man. I am grateful to have received media coverage from multiple platforms both within Japan and overseas.

To be honest, I was extremely anxious before all of this happened. However, I've been pleasantly surprised to discover the overwhelming amount of positive feedback pouring in from both my fans and people who have come across the news about me. It's heartwarming to see that my story is being acknowledged from all around the world, and this brings me immense joy. Although they may be baby steps, I sense that this world is gradually moving into the light. Yesterday, I made an announcement about resuming my career as an artist. I also released a new song titled “Into The Light”. The music video for the song is also on YouTube now. This song is packed with the emotions and thoughts leading up to this point, including my decision to come out. Living with anxieties and struggles is not limited to just LGBTQ+ individuals. I hope this song can be a source of encouragement for anyone carrying such emotions. I've aimed for it to become a song that can uplift those with similar feelings. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Pride House Tokyo, Japan’s first permanent LGBTQ+ center, and ReBit, an organization providing resources and support for LGBTQ+ youth. I hope this song will touch many hearts.🙏🌈

At first, there was total silence. Then, there were shrieks, wild applause, weeping and shouts of “I love you!”

Fans of Shinjiro Atae, a J-pop idol who has been on a nearly two-year performance hiatus, had come to hear him talk about “the challenge of my life.” Standing onstage in a dark auditorium in front of 2,000 fans in central Tokyo on Wednesday night, he revealed something he has kept hidden for most of his life: He is gay.

“I respect you and believe you deserve to hear this directly from me,” he said, reading from a letter he had prepared. “For years, I struggled to accept a part of myself. But now, after all I have been through, I finally have the courage to open up to you about something. I am a gay man.”

Such an announcement is extremely unusual in conservative Japan, the only G7 country that has not legalized same-sex unions. Earlier this summer, the Japanese Parliament passed an L.G.B.T.Q rights bill but it had been watered down by the political right, stating that there “should be no unfair discrimination” against gay and transgender people.

In making a public declaration, the 34-year-old Mr. Atae, who spent two decades performing with AAA, a hit Japanese pop group, before embarking on a solo career, said he wanted his fans to know his true self. He also hopes to comfort those who might be grappling with anxieties about their sexuality.

“I don’t want people to struggle like me,” he said.

AAA debuted in 2005, with Mr. Atae, the youngest member, forgoing high school. He performed mostly as a dancer, and began appearing in TV series and movies.

His sexuality perplexed him. “It was a time when on TV, comedians would say two men kissing was gross,” he said. If anyone asked if he had a girlfriend, he just said he was too busy working.

Activists said they could not recall an instance when a Japanese pop star of his stature had publicly declared they were gay, because of anxieties about losing fans or sponsors.

“I think he has decided to come out in order to change Japan,” said Gon Matsunaka, a director and adviser to Pride House Tokyo, a support center for the gay and transgender community.

The decision to open up about his sexuality, he said, evolved over seven years of living in Los Angeles, where he saw how freely gay couples could show affection in public and built an extensive support network.

“Everyone was so open,” he said. “People would talk about their vulnerabilities. In Japan, people think it’s best not to talk about those things.”

Mr. Atae’s decision, he said, was not political.  All he wanted, he said, was to “normalize” being gay. Coming out, he knew, would likely draw criticism. “Whatever you do, there will be haters,” he said. “I can only focus on the people I might be helping.”

gwaine: arthur what’s the worst drunk text you’ve ever sent?

arthur: i’ve never sent a drunk text.

merlin: you drunk text me all the time! last night you asked if i wanted my dick sucked !!!

arthur: yeah i wasn’t drunk.

merlin:

also in the face of people deleting their blogs, that's another reason why you guys are supposed to reblog stuff. if somebody deletes a post, your liked version will disappear, but the reblogs remain. i'm insane about preservation and archival, every single piece of art i have ever enjoyed is reblogged on my 450k+ posts main account so if the artists leave I still have their work. i even tag things (though just with the main fandom tag) so I have years and years worth of fanworks saved that the terrible general site search will never show you.

please reblog art. not just to support the artists who make it and share their efforts, but also so you have your own copy of their works saved for yourself, and the future users of this site.

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Spring is here , the true beginning of the year , the season where my soul reborns and blooms .

I have made some progress in terms of the person I am becoming, truly in all my honesty all that i have done is to stop caring for everything that once used to matter , the less I care about anything in particular the less I am bothered and the happier i stay. And i really hope everyone here is doing well and I appreciate all the love that was sent.

The problem is I care a lot about everything and i don't even get the bare minimum in return and when i do get it it's too late, so much time has passed by then ,when it comes by then i do not want or need it because it's the not care that came out of love it came out of their guilts. And the longer i wait for it to come by -the more I learn why I don't need it anymore .

I am slowly learning to value myself ,trying to put myself in a position where I can agree that i too deserve all the good things and love even on the days when i have nothing to offer .

Idk guys I am just here to rant and to be stupid

Better late than never they say , I guess it's not too late for me either, I will start my life and live up to what I want & how I feel ,i don't have to care about anything else as long as I feel alive in my bones things will eventually flow, I will fall in love with myself little by little day after day.

I will choose myself instead of choosing others and I will fall in love with my solitude instead of bearing it with me , i don't care if I end up alone if I do end up all by myself I will be with someone who i know has a tendency not to give up .

Life is really short i just don't want to sit and watch it pass by , if I am lucky enough I will have 40 more springs to experience , I have clear boundaries and thoughts in my head now, eventually i will find peace through it I hope so.

Ramdan kareem to people who celebrate it here please remember gaza in your prayers and fastings

Art trade with @lil-hater 🖤🖤 (thank you so much for your drawing too :'')) Ig post: X

I’m posting some older art here but FMA 2003 will always break my heart

ranboo can be seen in baghera’s insta story and heard in the next one!

what-the-fuck-khr’s most popular sky is tsunayoshi! he won with 38.6% out of 10 characters!