Also interesting is how this effect even applies to large booksellers. Barnes & Noble completely fell apart after they started making deals with publishers to buy books ahead of release *and* put them all up front (premium space). No one wanted these books and it contributed to B&N near death spiral
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Also interesting is how this effect even applies to large booksellers. Barnes & Noble completely fell apart after they started making deals with publishers to buy books ahead of release *and* put them all up front (premium space). No one wanted these books and it contributed to B&N near death spiral
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And here’s the full pic! I’ve been wanting to draw more fanart for Tate’s excellent run on Batgirl and I’m sure to do more soon.
October 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
And here’s the full pic! I’ve been wanting to draw more fanart for Tate’s excellent run on Batgirl and I’m sure to do more soon.
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"Okay. Back to work."
October 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
"Okay. Back to work."
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Variant cover for Batgirl #15.
October 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Variant cover for Batgirl #15.
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September 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
When I say that Slim's monologue in Sinners isn't a treatise for the movie but people just want to dismiss the importance of black congregation-ism because it aligns with their ideological priors
*leans in real real intimidatingly close to your face* even if they're a protagonist
btw just because a character says something in a book doesn't mean the author is endorsing that point of view. just sum food 4 thot
August 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
When I say that Slim's monologue in Sinners isn't a treatise for the movie but people just want to dismiss the importance of black congregation-ism because it aligns with their ideological priors
Feels a bit vindicating that with Yunara's VO riot on some level realizes that the lore they wrote for Ionia is orientalist/infantilizing af and want to kind of change that. But also kind of a poison pill because they aren't actually changing Ionia to be not an orientalist mess of trauma fetishism/1
June 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Feels a bit vindicating that with Yunara's VO riot on some level realizes that the lore they wrote for Ionia is orientalist/infantilizing af and want to kind of change that. But also kind of a poison pill because they aren't actually changing Ionia to be not an orientalist mess of trauma fetishism/1
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Lux saying this is the equivalent of all those chuds who say "well maybe the Dark Side of the Force makes some valid points"
Riot writing at its finest.
Riot writing at its finest.
May 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Lux saying this is the equivalent of all those chuds who say "well maybe the Dark Side of the Force makes some valid points"
Riot writing at its finest.
Riot writing at its finest.
Man. Riot just makes Demacians seem so cowardly and feckless. Why do they do this all the time? It just bums me out so much. The royal guards couldn’t bear the thought of even getting off the fking boat? Really?
Why does riot write Demacians as such fking losers all the time
Why does riot write Demacians as such fking losers all the time
I really wish Riot would just like, do something with Demacians that wasn't just constantly just reiterating "They hate magic"
They have one playbook when it comes to Demacia it seems and it's real tiresome. Or at the very least see what Viktor did in Arcane and let Demacians go "I told you so" lol
They have one playbook when it comes to Demacia it seems and it's real tiresome. Or at the very least see what Viktor did in Arcane and let Demacians go "I told you so" lol
May 15, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Man. Riot just makes Demacians seem so cowardly and feckless. Why do they do this all the time? It just bums me out so much. The royal guards couldn’t bear the thought of even getting off the fking boat? Really?
Why does riot write Demacians as such fking losers all the time
Why does riot write Demacians as such fking losers all the time
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I really wish Riot would just like, do something with Demacians that wasn't just constantly just reiterating "They hate magic"
They have one playbook when it comes to Demacia it seems and it's real tiresome. Or at the very least see what Viktor did in Arcane and let Demacians go "I told you so" lol
They have one playbook when it comes to Demacia it seems and it's real tiresome. Or at the very least see what Viktor did in Arcane and let Demacians go "I told you so" lol
May 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I really wish Riot would just like, do something with Demacians that wasn't just constantly just reiterating "They hate magic"
They have one playbook when it comes to Demacia it seems and it's real tiresome. Or at the very least see what Viktor did in Arcane and let Demacians go "I told you so" lol
They have one playbook when it comes to Demacia it seems and it's real tiresome. Or at the very least see what Viktor did in Arcane and let Demacians go "I told you so" lol
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#spiritblossom irelia from a few days ago! i forgor to post here
April 18, 2025 at 6:12 AM
#spiritblossom irelia from a few days ago! i forgor to post here
The awkwardness in the way that I 100% think/expect riot to mess up any kind of Ionia vs Noxus plot with some kind of orientalist, "muh moral ambiguity" garbage about how Ionians bad & imperialism isn't actually Noxus' fault, but not in the same way that people who harp on Arcane being "centrist" do
a cartoon character with the words you 're not affiliated with me on the bottom
ALT: a cartoon character with the words you 're not affiliated with me on the bottom
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April 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The awkwardness in the way that I 100% think/expect riot to mess up any kind of Ionia vs Noxus plot with some kind of orientalist, "muh moral ambiguity" garbage about how Ionians bad & imperialism isn't actually Noxus' fault, but not in the same way that people who harp on Arcane being "centrist" do
I have thoughts about some certain potential leaks about a future champion from a potential knightly region and I have to say I feel vindicated for being right about everything for years, but only in a depressed and exasperated kind of way.
April 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I have thoughts about some certain potential leaks about a future champion from a potential knightly region and I have to say I feel vindicated for being right about everything for years, but only in a depressed and exasperated kind of way.
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Take any take that relies on affirming their own political ideological priors with a grain of salt.
Anyone with a passing awareness of chronically online neurotic fandom trends can tell you that people like villains over heroes largely because they're extravagant and most importantly *motivated*
Anyone with a passing awareness of chronically online neurotic fandom trends can tell you that people like villains over heroes largely because they're extravagant and most importantly *motivated*
First: if it's "easier" to write relatable villains than relatable 'good guys,' that means something and should be considered as an independent question. *Why* have villains become so popular in recent decades? Because they reflect people's lived experiences within a broken system.
February 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Take any take that relies on affirming their own political ideological priors with a grain of salt.
Anyone with a passing awareness of chronically online neurotic fandom trends can tell you that people like villains over heroes largely because they're extravagant and most importantly *motivated*
Anyone with a passing awareness of chronically online neurotic fandom trends can tell you that people like villains over heroes largely because they're extravagant and most importantly *motivated*
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Love my baby Denji n feel real horrible for him rn really I do but been thinking sm about Asa n like she gave up everything she had to prove she was valuable, to return a favor to someone who helped her, to be fucking seen by the one person she thought saw her…and he just doesn’t
February 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Love my baby Denji n feel real horrible for him rn really I do but been thinking sm about Asa n like she gave up everything she had to prove she was valuable, to return a favor to someone who helped her, to be fucking seen by the one person she thought saw her…and he just doesn’t
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I'm not sure if Riot is aware of what kind of place Noxus really is. #LeagueofLegends
January 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I'm not sure if Riot is aware of what kind of place Noxus really is. #LeagueofLegends
*taps sign whenever anyone tries to say that Riot keeps portraying oppressed people as bad guys*
January 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
*taps sign whenever anyone tries to say that Riot keeps portraying oppressed people as bad guys*
I really can't with Riot here. The imperialist is here talking down to someone for being a cop.
Riot is so predictable.
Riot is so predictable.
January 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I really can't with Riot here. The imperialist is here talking down to someone for being a cop.
Riot is so predictable.
Riot is so predictable.
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Battle Crane Irelia Fanart by Riot Bo Chen www.artstation.com/artwork/oJ60zz
January 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Battle Crane Irelia Fanart by Riot Bo Chen www.artstation.com/artwork/oJ60zz
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half-assedly making an effort to post on both sites lol.
So here’s a two hour sketch of irelia my babygirl #artoflegends #leagueoflegends #art
So here’s a two hour sketch of irelia my babygirl #artoflegends #leagueoflegends #art
December 29, 2024 at 8:09 PM
half-assedly making an effort to post on both sites lol.
So here’s a two hour sketch of irelia my babygirl #artoflegends #leagueoflegends #art
So here’s a two hour sketch of irelia my babygirl #artoflegends #leagueoflegends #art