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This is devastating, I'm so sorry ❤️
December 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I LOVE DOING THE JOBS OF SEVEN DIFFERENT FULL TIME PROFESSIONALS IT'S SO FULFILLING
November 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We could run another trial of universal basic income, in case the other 1,000 weren't conclusive enoigh 😮‍💨
November 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
... but anyone relying on this method of income to survive is exactly one bad day or one unexpected tariff bill away from shutting their doors forever. The only exceptions are those who already have the safety net(s) of a partners income/inheritance/well-paying industry job to catch them.
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
...for what would have been an equal amount of labour in preparation upfront. It feels like everything is "breaking even" right now, with the grain from every crop planting exactly enough wheat for next year and feeding creators enough to avoid starving...
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
...ever reliably be realised. Lauding a project that raised $XXX,000 as "successful" is ridiculous when the reality often is that everyone was underpaid, the production costs would've been huge, and even if well paid it helped people pay rent/bills for maybe a few months at most...
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I had thoughts on this born from stuff I read/listened to lately about self-promotion, but I lost the draft I wrote and gave up. The gist of them was that all conversations around "success" seem to use "revenue" as their metric and measure, which creates an expectation of survival that can't...
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I have many barking thoughts about "professionalism" in an industry that is predominantly hobbiest-led by people who still have full time jobs to support them. I don't think our industry can stand on its own, and for the hundreds of thousands of players only a handful can earn a living.
November 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Similarly, app/program devs that shut down their perfectly searchable and archived forums in favour of chat platforms like Discord. None of this shit is broken, why are they breaking it??
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
All of yesterday I felt like huddling under a weighted blanket 😬 can't wait to feel mildly grim in the dark for the next 6 months 😭
October 31, 2025 at 9:37 AM
-AND THEN HAD THE AUDACITY to charge me interest on this 0.59p. Man fuck the UK tax system, shouldn't you be shaking down Starbucks or Microsoft or some other billionaire bastard?
October 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM