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xerith-42 · 3 months

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I know it seems like striking on social media might not do enough, but as someone who has been outright obsessively using the internet since I was a child to the point that it is literally woven in my soul, been active and involved in online activism for about five years, and been using social media as marketing for about the same amount of time, I can confidently say that

THIS FUCKING WORKS!!

People base their entire businesses on their success on social media. They look at trending topics on twitter and don't see bite sized chunks of culture distilled to its finest and worst moments, they see market data! They don't see you as a single human being, they see you as a data point among thousands run through a probably AI assisted system that's prone to fucking up, that determines everything they're going to do.

How they're going to advertise, who they target it with it, what the general public wants. Every single major corporation uses data from social media websites to do this. Every. Single. One. Social media is a lot of things, and one of those things is a tool for business and politics. We know for a fact that social media politics bleeds out into the real world very fucking quickly.

Even if you can't strike financially, even if you have to go to work or school to survive, striking on social media is one of the best things you can do. Even if it's quiet. People are going to notice when thousands upon thousands of users across various sites go completely dark, and even more when some of them start getting real fucking loud about this. The US Capitalist Infused Government loves sweeping war crimes under the rug once they think the general public has forgotten about their atrocities and fallen into complacency. This system has been doing this for literal centuries.

Social media is just the newest and most expansive form we as a species have developed in the ongoing invention of ways to express our thoughts about things. It's the weirdest one, that's for sure, but executives pay attention to it. They don't often seek to understand it beyond a very basic level, because as I said, they view us as numbers on a screen, not as multifaceted incredibly and deeply fucked human beings. They do not seek to understand us on a personal level unless they think the cost of it won't outweigh the potential profit.

Pattern recognition is the tool of the moment. Machine Learning. Gathering endless amounts of data so we can replicate human existence through machines. You may think that social media strikes are ineffective because social media is just on the internet and it's "not real", but it is real! You are really doing stuff! You are contributing! Even if you're just lurking! Basic amounts of engagement can make a huge impact in a busted algorithm. Maybe you're not someone who would ever be drafted into an actual war-zone due to physical or mental health conditions, but you are probably a part of a key demographic of people that businesses are absolutely hungry for.

The budding adult has always been the target of greedy capitalists basically since this system was established and continued to get worse over time. The stage of your life when you are in the age range of 18-25 is an incredibly important transitional period, followed by a transitional period every six months until you lose sense of what six months even is because you haven't been happy in eight, and if you're in the 18-25 range currently, you got extra fucked by the pandemic. The world is in a turbulent stage and we are at the center of all of it and have been since 2001. Every single social media marketing expert will tell you the 18-25 demographic of social media users is a target demographic, because they are the most prone to extremes due to a life chock full of them.

We have to remember to be human, but we have to also know how to speak their language. They just see us as numbers? Let's show them some fucking numbers. Make posts about Gaza trend on every platform you have your hands on. Even if it's just liking posts, that gives them a slight boost in the algorithm. Commenting on posts is especially important on sites like Twitter and Instagram. But across every site the most important thing to do is reblog/retweet/share/send/copy link, whatever it is for that site, it is the biggest thing that everyone, and I mean EVERYONE looks at.

From a humble artist to a head of marketing at a billion dollar corporation about to have a meeting with a barely over 21 intern about how they need to run the twitter account, to said intern bumbling their way through adulthood with a job they only feel they're good at because they've been using social media since Skype was invented. We need to be loud, we need to make sure this can't be ignored, we can't sweep this under the rug. Mass media, especially coming out of the West, has been trying to censor, de-sanitize, and keep this issue quiet.

DO NOT LET YOURSELF BE SILENCED

There are tens of thousands of DEAD CHILDREN who have been BOMBED while in CIVILIAN AREAS and that is a FUCKING WAR CRIME.

THIS IS A GENOCIDE

Say that as many times as you can. Do not let it be ignored. A silent populous is a complacent one. Use your voice, even as small as it may seem. Make noise. Be loud. Be annoying. Don't let this be ignored. Talk about it everywhere you go. Do not let this be ignored.

Sometimes even we get disconnected from the real people around us. We base our sense of worth as a person based on the numbers going up or down but instead of developing a gambling addiction we just got angry about it but still fall into it because of cultural conditioning. But even if you only have let's say, completely random example, 70 followers. And only a small percent of them will see your post. Let's say maybe 20 on average, 30 on a good day, and even higher based on the machinations of fate. That's still 20 people who took time out of their day to read something you wrote, process something you created, share a part of your experience of living.

And likely they felt compelled to share it too, therefore increasing the spread of people who feel your influence. 20 people may not seem like a lot, but that has a major impact. Now imagine posts into the hundreds, thousands, hundreds of thousands and even millions. Those aren't just numbers. Each and every single one of those is just another person who might have reblogged a post because someone they like shared it, or because they wanted to spread its message, and that simple act causes a single post to have massive waves of effects from simple ripples.

Don't let yourself be discouraged. Don't think your voice or your impact "isn't enough to matter." Everything counts.

Don't let this be ignored. Don't become complacent. Know that every little thing counts, and to do every little thing you can.

#freepalastine🇵🇸#free palestine #free gaza #social media strike #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #strike for palestine #palestinian genocide #palestine #ceasefire #endisraelsgenocide #isreal is committing genocie #do not be silent #please reblog #spread the word #spread awareness #be loud

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ellieslaces · 2 months

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SO disappointed so far today and I just checked tumblr for the first time today. why the FUCK aren’t we talking about Palestine? it’s ONE day! not a full week, a DAY. 24 fucking hours. is fictional dick/pussy THAT important? is your fanfiction and written porn and whatever the hell else you’re posting more important than thousands of lives being lost to war crimes? no it’s not. I’m so disappointed. people are WEAK. people are SELFISH. and I’m fucking irritated. be human I beg you. just one fucking day.

from the river to the sea Palestine will be free 🇵🇸

#free palestine #palestine #free gaza #gaza #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #chloe talks #gaza genocide #israel #gaza strip #social media strike #social justice #just be human #this is genocide

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boigyu · 9 days

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idol au where you have heeseung as your phone wallpaper and accidentally show it on live

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floraloranges · 3 months

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Homies, how do we feel about them? 👁️👁️

#nervous to post this tbh #finished this a week ago but queuing it until after the social media strike #:)#trolls #trolls band together #tbt #guy diamond #tiny diamond #trolls floyd #pinkdiamond trolls #that’s what I’m naming them

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theguardianace · 3 months

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pjsekai cast based on if they use tumblr or not

#btw rui does have a tumblr you can't tell me he wouldn't love this #i think toya would like it on account of the Autism but he doesn't strike me as a social media guy #ichi's blog is soley dedicated to miku #and minori's haruka btw. but then after mmj i think she branched out #project sekai

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rhapsoddity · 3 months

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"Come here often?~"

"Sheriff, we're WORKING right now."

"Eh, worth a shot."

VSAU Ranchers REAL??? I need to draw them interacting more, my sillies beloved <3

#vigilante sheriff au #empiresblr #hermitblr #rhaps art #the sheriff #pyrolisk #i drew this during the social media strike but I can finally post this about now!#my sillies beloved #they save ppl and flirt like theres no tomorrow lmao

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akai-anna · 23 hours

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shinichi: *takes a deep breath* shinichi: i lo- anyone who has spent five seconds around shinichi ever: yes, you love ran, we know, you love mōri ran so much, she's the light of your life, you love her so much, you just love ran, we KNOW , you love ran you fucking love ran ok we know, we get it, YOU LOVE MŌRI RAN. WE GET IT.

#detective conan #mouri ran #kudou shinichi #meme strikes #la junk talks #detco posting #shinran #my beloveds #i swear this is the last one for today #but... you have to admit. it's accurate #no one simps like kudou shinichi #(to be fair sasaki shuumei is on a similar level. but shinichi and sasaki simp in different ways sooooooo...)#i love how the whole class is invested in their relationship lmao #and you know they all know how much a simp he is for ran #it's just so obvious. when he looks at her with stars in his eyes and a matching blush #i love how in the first ep/chapter it's already established #how much he loves ran #(and same for ran too... god i fckin love them all right?)#this just fits for him #if detco characters had social media his classmates would make fun of him like this #and i bet ran would be all confused (pre-confession) or (post confession) a blushing mess (but delighted)#Shenanigans in Beika-verse this is a thing i bet and would totally exist #that fic changed my brain chemistry and is an endless source of Happy Hormone Cocktail #anyways happy sunday everyone thank you for coming to my ted talk

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intersectionalpraxis · 4 months

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I can't help but think the 'Epstein list' is being used as a strategic distraction right now in mainstream media by the US government -especially considering the timing (and no, I'm not trying to make a conspiracy out of this). I know we have been waiting for this to come out, but don't let it deter you from what is happening around the world -like for instance, the developing story of a US drone striking and killing Iraqi paramilitary members in Baghdad recently -and US-backed IOF attacking Lebanon and Iran in the past few days, alongside the nonstop genocide and mass bombings, war crimes and crimes against humanity happening in Gaza. Even in the slight chance it's not, be vigilant.

#feminist #feminism #social justice #jeffrey epstein #epstein list #western media #mainstream media #iran #iraq #gaza strikes #gaza #lebanon #current events #us politics #us imperialism #free palestine

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xofeno · 8 months

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Hi here's a bigger version of the photo from this interview. The bigger photo was posted on givememyremotetv's instagram.

#still not over it #i love them so much #and i love the part where he talks about his sister being a grip on a show he used to work on #jesse lee soffer #tracy spiridakos #sag strike #wga strike #chicago pd #interview #social media #instagram

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dduane · 1 year

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(h/t @bisexualshakespeare)

#WGA strike #social media pack

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faerygardens · 10 months

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SAG and WGA members have repeatedly said that you, as fans, shouldn’t protest streaming services and new releases because fans continuing to show interest in new releases both gets them paid and puts pressure on the AMPTP to sit down and make a deal so idk where y’all got “don’t create or interact with fan content of any kind in any way”, the closest to this that I’ve seen is the cosplay rule*, which is for INFLUENCERS who are under the SAG influencer agreement or may want to be in the future, not fans with hobbies (in fact, in the Variety article that specifies the cosplay rule, they specifically say if you’re not in SAG or a future union influencer to “go right ahead”)

*I could not find the cosplay rule anywhere on the SAG-AFTRA strike official website but it appears to be an expansion on this point in the FAQ for Influencers section:

The cosplay addition to this rule seems to stem from this Variety article as well as screenshots of an email exchange between a twitter user and the strike’s official email address

I highly recommend you get your information regarding the strike and what counts as crossing the picket line directly from the SAG-AFTRA strike website as well as directly from the WGA strike website (I suggest reading the FAQs a couple times) or by submitting any questions you may have to the strike’s official email or phone number— [email protected] or 877-8-STRIKE (877-878-7453)— as opposed to listening to strangers online as there is a lot of misinformation going around right now

#fae.txt #sag aftra #sag strike #wga strike #I’m hoping everything here makes sense and is correct #I consulted the sag strike website as much as possible for this and read the faqs twice #none of which specify that fans should change the way they engage with shows movies or fan content #if I’ve missed anything on the official website feel free to correct me #again this is regarding the official website #twitter tiktok and tumblr are not reliable sources in my opinion #the only exception is if said social media belongs to strike leaders #anyway it’s 2am for me so I’m gonna go to bed now gn

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chirpsythismorning · 1 year

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Stranger Things has a HUGE fandom. I think just one way we could come together and make an impact is by donating to the Entertainment Community Fund (they mention it specifically on the WGA Strike site).

Something fandoms do all the time is come together and manage to donate hundreds upon thousands of dollars, and bc there’s so many of them, each of them don’t even have to donate a lot.

News articles popping up that it’s been reported the fund received hundreds upon thousands of donations over a short time, likely as a result of ST fans coming together to do their part, feels like the least we can do right?…

Im trying to explore all options here.

Most of us live nowhere near the studios so protesting isn’t an option.

Spamming Netflix social media with our qualms seems like a lost cause bc they deal with fans hounding them every other day for canceling their favorite shows and don’t bat an eye, granted those fandoms obviously weren’t too big in the first place otherwise the shows probably wouldn’t have been canceled in the first place so that’s not saying a lot. Regardless, that also feels like a dead end, assuming our help starts and ends with us spamming Ted Sarandos’ instagram, that won’t go very far.

My point is, we don’t have that many options.

We can spread the word and hopefully those that do have the ability to do something more active in person will be inspired to.

We can do what we can online to be heard.

But it only goes so far.

I feel we are fortunate to have a HUGE fandom, so the prospects of focusing on spreading the word about the strike and encouraging fans to donate to that fund, is something that feels substantial, that would 100% make an impact in terms of it directly benefiting the writers.

I personally don’t have much money to give and I know that’s the case for a lot of people. But I could do it at least once and if we managed to pull together hundreds upon thousands of fans to do the same, that’s gotta be worth something?

#byler #stranger things #just spitballing here #but tbh #that seems like a way to directly support them #we can do other stuff at the same time by spreading the word about the strike in general #and so we’d still be making noice and pressuring Netflix on social media if we want to #thats our expertise #it’s what we do best #i just think we can go beyond a trending hashtag or posts joking about it and ending the fight there #there’s gotta be something we can do that could make an impact

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netscapenavigator-official · 10 months

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As Louis Rossman said, once a platform has to start penny pinching, it’s dead in the water.

And I think that’s a key difference of Twitter and Reddit, and Tumblr.

Twitter and Reddit are penny pinching.

Even if Tumblr isn’t good at it, this platform is still at least trying to introduce new things. They aren’t penny pinching because tbh if Tumblr started searching the couch cushions for pennies, all they’d find is more debt.

And I think that’s the key difference. Tumblr isn’t dead because it hasn’t given up. The day Tumblr starts blocking ad blockers or charging to have unlimited data caps will be the day it dies. Until then, as long as staff keeps at least trying, idk if it will.

And if it does, it won’t be as near of a catastrophic and violent end as Twitter is meeting.

#rambles #twitter #twitter takeover #twitter collapse #twitter meltdown #staff #tumblr #social media #web 2.0 #reddit #reddit strike #reddit protest #reddit blackout #reddit migration #7/5/23

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i-am-roadrunner · 6 months

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katrinalaw: Strike hair don’t care! Let’s go @sagaftra !!!

#Katrina Law #social media #instagram #klawedit #Nyssa Al Ghul #Arrow cast #Strike hair #KatrinaLaw #she is so beautiful #my edit

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l3onart · 2 months

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#golden kamuy #inkarmat #ienaga kano #femslash february #i joined the strike so i didnt post but also #i have to admit #i dropped the ball hard on femslash february #i keep thinking im able to do a million things!#and then i do half of them #orz #i wish i wasnt all over the place all the time #BUT #this is a positive space #and we are just enjoying our wlws.#hope y'all are thinking about them on this fine monday #excuse me for using tags as therapy but no other social media lets you do that #here's a fanart. rambling attached

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emblemxeno · 4 months

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"3H is better than Engage" discourse on Twitter again lmaoooo

Imagine being a fan of the most successful and popular game in the series, that still gets premium content on a prioritized basis in the highly successful gacha game, that got its own exclusive Warriors game, and still being that insecure.

Framing a common opinion-arguably the majority opinion-as a controversial, discourse heavy take is such deluded behavior.

#fire emblem discourse #they have all this content #but apparently randoms on different sites being critical of the game's messy story #is tantamount to the game needing a social media troop of guards at all times #making pre-emptive discourse strikes

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