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➶ ∙ Art & Games Gallery / Re: HIRAETH's Artworks
« on: March 17, 2022, 09:23:08 pm »
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© ∙ Music Room / Re: HIRAETH's VSynth Works
« on: March 06, 2022, 02:02:20 am »Uploaded an UTAU chorus ^^
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➶ ∙ Art & Games Gallery / Re: HIRAETH's Artworks
« on: February 24, 2022, 02:43:52 am »
New fullbody artwork of my UTAUs!
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➶ ∙ Art & Games Gallery / Re: HIRAETH's Artworks
« on: February 15, 2022, 03:47:57 pm »
Art for my latest cover ^^
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© ∙ Music Room / Re: HIRAETH's VSynth Works
« on: February 14, 2022, 08:28:42 pm »Happy Valentines Day!
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➶ ∙ Art & Games Gallery / Re: HIRAETH's Artworks
« on: February 06, 2022, 04:28:49 am »
Art for my latest cover ^^
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➶ ∙ Art & Games Gallery / Re: HIRAETH's Artworks
« on: February 06, 2022, 04:27:31 am »cute!
Oekaki doodle of my UTAU !
thank you!!
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© ∙ Music Room / Re: HIRAETH's UTAU Works
« on: February 06, 2022, 01:35:20 am »New cover!! I used my other UTAU's newest voicebank for this
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❤︎ ∙ Greetings and Introductions / Re: hello whirrld
« on: February 04, 2022, 03:12:55 pm »Welcome!! 
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➶ ∙ Art & Games Gallery / Re: HIRAETH's Artworks
« on: February 03, 2022, 08:55:44 pm »
Oekaki doodle of my UTAU !
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☞ ∙ Life on the Web / Re: Social Media is dangerous
« on: February 03, 2022, 07:58:48 pm »i feel like it's possible and even pleasant to use it if you know how to curate things well (blocklists, chronological timeline only, tracking blockers, ublocking the trending tab and only interacting with friends)
as in yin-yang, there are always good things in the bad things. for twitter, for example, it's the artists, especially japanese
tumblr is still alive despite the 2019 purge, and i feel like it's only gotten better as all the crazy discourse has moved to twitter
During my time in using Twitter, I've tried literally everything to block and mute certain things and limit my interactions to friends only, but even then, I can see my friends discussing about drama in the timeline, and my mutes and blocks don't even work for the most part. That's just my experiences with Twitter, and I would literally use literally anything else other than that bird site.
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© ∙ Music Room / Re: HIRAETH's UTAU Works
« on: February 01, 2022, 03:27:13 am »https://soundcloud.com/ravenlovemail/darling-ft-mario-opulence_resolute
I can't embed SoundCloud tracks here, but I posted a cover I made for funsies on my side account
I can't embed SoundCloud tracks here, but I posted a cover I made for funsies on my side account
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☞ ∙ Life on the Web / Re: Social Media is dangerous
« on: February 01, 2022, 03:11:07 am »Oh lord, big post incoming since I have a lot of thoughts on this topic. Might be convoluted at times so please bear with me.
As someone who's been in communities that THRIVE in social media (or are based on it), I can confidently say that social media as a whole has severely impacted my mental health and self-esteem in the most negative way possible. I used to go on Twitter every hour of the day scrolling mindlessly, and it was ALWAYS the posts with hot takes/drama/callouts that got me hooked that I eventually used Twitter for seeing the Drama of the Day and that alone.
Big mistake of course, and it took 5-6 years for me to realize that social media as a whole is a hellish breeding ground for negativity and drama, and is designed that way to piss you off and profit off of your anger. The experiences I've seen in the community were also full of drama that I eventually started to hate it, and I sometimes reacted badly to what was happening before I got some clarification on what happened. Literally a lot of people on social media are so quick to believe something without researching it and would rather jump to conclusions and take that as the definitive truth, which a lot of people do unfortunately. I feel like this way of thinking is why there's so much drama on social media, but keep in mind that's just coming from my experiences. And I've noticed that the people who engage in this drama are often minors and young adults who engage in drama and other activities.
Regardless, I thought I was supposed to be satisfied with using social media since that's what the cool kids do nowadays. I saw my former friends getting "cancelled" on Twitter and eventually getting "ostracized" from the Internet as a whole (is that even a thing? LOL) and it was non-stop. I could literally trust no one in the communities I was in. Also, considering that people are glued to social media like magnets, is it just me or whenever these people say that "X does not deserve to be on this platform," I have a weird stomach feeling that these people trust (and love) this platform, even if it is corporate-owned? It's really unnerving to see that people trust corporate-operated social media like Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and so on, but like... corporations are never your friend and never were in the first place... I suppose it's a situational kind of thing depending on the person, thing, event, etc. that is the hot topic.
I also find it weird that people who have too much time in their hands will track down those who got cancelled under a name and then "cancel" them again by bringing up past drama. What if this person that got "cancelled" actually learned from their actions and changed as a better person? I suppose the people who are cancelling the "cancelled" never saw them change and are only operating on information that was given to them about the past bad actions. It's just disheartening because people want to prove that they are growing as better people, and others attempt to reverse this change by bringing up about the past. It's just.. not a good look at all. Some people do slip up as they change, and change isn't linear. As long as someone is still willing to change and are willing to make an actual effort in doing so, then that's what matters the most.
When it comes to posting on social media, I used to be extremely jealous of my friends' posts getting more traction than mine, not to mention that if you want to be successful as an artist/content creator, you gotta hop on a trend or you risk being obscure forever unless you do something groundbreaking. The algorithms of social media make it worse, and the content you've worked so hard on gets shoved away from the public eye. My work often gets shoved away constantly unless I do something, and it made me and my content feel worthless as a result. You have to put tag, keywords and so on to have your work noticed, and it would often backfire unless a miracle happened. I was even demotivated that I couldn't post anything new for months at point. I hated that I viewed my close friends as rivals when it came to art and so on. In social media, the first thing you unconsciously do is try to get popular or else you'll fail trying to. It makes you feel miserable if the content you created never ever succeeds later on and it makes you wonder where you went wrong when it's the algorithms that are making you suffer. I suppose social media serves to make you angry with the drama if shoves into your face and takes the spotlight away from you every time you post content you made, all while the corporations that manage those platforms profit off of your suffering.
And there's another part of social media that scares me a lot, but it's the one part that makes me scared for the people that frequent the Internet: putting sensitive information in social media. This often happens on sites, specifically Carrd. I'm sure any person with common sense or have taken cybersecurity would know that putting any sensitive information online would be dangerous. Putting out first (and last) names, ages, genders, and birthdays are fine! But when it comes to putting out REALLY sensitive information like phone numbers or addresses, that's when people are really risking their security. I've heard instances of people putting out that kind of information and it makes me shocked. I find it weird to share sensitive information because on one hand, people may use that information against you.
With all of that into account, this started to make me think that social media isn't... social media. It's just a platform where people fight and where people try to become popular by saying hot takes or become "saviours" by posting callouts about someone or something. Artists are often left unnoticed unless they're popular or do something groundbreaking like starting or hopping on a trend. On the other side, I suppose that social media is one way to get your work out there, but other than that, it doesn't do much. Using social media is like you're under surveillance; you have to be perfect in the eyes of the public. And if you screw up, you will be cancelled with no mercy, and even if you try to apologize genuinely for the mistake you have committed, people will drag you to the end with no remorse until they've had their victory. It's one strike and you're out. People use corporate social media like Twitter because it's familiar to them and that's where most if not all of their friends are. If a platform is not familiar to them or it's not what most of their friends use, then they won't use it either. It's sad because if no one wants to make the move to somewhere else, then the change won't ever happen.
I decided that I had enough and deactivated the majority of my social media accounts. I only have Twitter up for posting my works and projects, but my access to the site is limited via Leechblock. I can't access any part of the site but the posting function. I can't access my profile except the editing part. That way, I don't have to look at whatever is happening on Twitter and feel miserable from it. I've been treating Twitter as a tool instead of social media. I've picked up Neocities again after abandoning it for some while, and it has went through some massive changes since then. I think it was through Neocities that I found the Yesterweb and started interacting with the community. Hell, I even started using Mastodon in place of Twitter and if I had to choose between the two, I'd pick Mastodon. I use SoundCloud, YouTube, NicoNicoDouga, and BiliBili for posting covers and other video content.
Since deactivating my social media, I've started to notice and learn some things:
That's what I have to say on this topic. I know it's a lot, but knowing that I've been tormented by social media for too long, social media as a whole is is like asking yourself to be hurt when you just want to be loved and accepted in a time where most people try to be popular through any means and not form genuine friendships/relationships. If there's anything that I said that was unclear, just let me know. I'm juggling through three things at the time of writing this post.
As someone who's been in communities that THRIVE in social media (or are based on it), I can confidently say that social media as a whole has severely impacted my mental health and self-esteem in the most negative way possible. I used to go on Twitter every hour of the day scrolling mindlessly, and it was ALWAYS the posts with hot takes/drama/callouts that got me hooked that I eventually used Twitter for seeing the Drama of the Day and that alone.
Big mistake of course, and it took 5-6 years for me to realize that social media as a whole is a hellish breeding ground for negativity and drama, and is designed that way to piss you off and profit off of your anger. The experiences I've seen in the community were also full of drama that I eventually started to hate it, and I sometimes reacted badly to what was happening before I got some clarification on what happened. Literally a lot of people on social media are so quick to believe something without researching it and would rather jump to conclusions and take that as the definitive truth, which a lot of people do unfortunately. I feel like this way of thinking is why there's so much drama on social media, but keep in mind that's just coming from my experiences. And I've noticed that the people who engage in this drama are often minors and young adults who engage in drama and other activities.
Regardless, I thought I was supposed to be satisfied with using social media since that's what the cool kids do nowadays. I saw my former friends getting "cancelled" on Twitter and eventually getting "ostracized" from the Internet as a whole (is that even a thing? LOL) and it was non-stop. I could literally trust no one in the communities I was in. Also, considering that people are glued to social media like magnets, is it just me or whenever these people say that "X does not deserve to be on this platform," I have a weird stomach feeling that these people trust (and love) this platform, even if it is corporate-owned? It's really unnerving to see that people trust corporate-operated social media like Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and so on, but like... corporations are never your friend and never were in the first place... I suppose it's a situational kind of thing depending on the person, thing, event, etc. that is the hot topic.
I also find it weird that people who have too much time in their hands will track down those who got cancelled under a name and then "cancel" them again by bringing up past drama. What if this person that got "cancelled" actually learned from their actions and changed as a better person? I suppose the people who are cancelling the "cancelled" never saw them change and are only operating on information that was given to them about the past bad actions. It's just disheartening because people want to prove that they are growing as better people, and others attempt to reverse this change by bringing up about the past. It's just.. not a good look at all. Some people do slip up as they change, and change isn't linear. As long as someone is still willing to change and are willing to make an actual effort in doing so, then that's what matters the most.
When it comes to posting on social media, I used to be extremely jealous of my friends' posts getting more traction than mine, not to mention that if you want to be successful as an artist/content creator, you gotta hop on a trend or you risk being obscure forever unless you do something groundbreaking. The algorithms of social media make it worse, and the content you've worked so hard on gets shoved away from the public eye. My work often gets shoved away constantly unless I do something, and it made me and my content feel worthless as a result. You have to put tag, keywords and so on to have your work noticed, and it would often backfire unless a miracle happened. I was even demotivated that I couldn't post anything new for months at point. I hated that I viewed my close friends as rivals when it came to art and so on. In social media, the first thing you unconsciously do is try to get popular or else you'll fail trying to. It makes you feel miserable if the content you created never ever succeeds later on and it makes you wonder where you went wrong when it's the algorithms that are making you suffer. I suppose social media serves to make you angry with the drama if shoves into your face and takes the spotlight away from you every time you post content you made, all while the corporations that manage those platforms profit off of your suffering.
And there's another part of social media that scares me a lot, but it's the one part that makes me scared for the people that frequent the Internet: putting sensitive information in social media. This often happens on sites, specifically Carrd. I'm sure any person with common sense or have taken cybersecurity would know that putting any sensitive information online would be dangerous. Putting out first (and last) names, ages, genders, and birthdays are fine! But when it comes to putting out REALLY sensitive information like phone numbers or addresses, that's when people are really risking their security. I've heard instances of people putting out that kind of information and it makes me shocked. I find it weird to share sensitive information because on one hand, people may use that information against you.
With all of that into account, this started to make me think that social media isn't... social media. It's just a platform where people fight and where people try to become popular by saying hot takes or become "saviours" by posting callouts about someone or something. Artists are often left unnoticed unless they're popular or do something groundbreaking like starting or hopping on a trend. On the other side, I suppose that social media is one way to get your work out there, but other than that, it doesn't do much. Using social media is like you're under surveillance; you have to be perfect in the eyes of the public. And if you screw up, you will be cancelled with no mercy, and even if you try to apologize genuinely for the mistake you have committed, people will drag you to the end with no remorse until they've had their victory. It's one strike and you're out. People use corporate social media like Twitter because it's familiar to them and that's where most if not all of their friends are. If a platform is not familiar to them or it's not what most of their friends use, then they won't use it either. It's sad because if no one wants to make the move to somewhere else, then the change won't ever happen.
I decided that I had enough and deactivated the majority of my social media accounts. I only have Twitter up for posting my works and projects, but my access to the site is limited via Leechblock. I can't access any part of the site but the posting function. I can't access my profile except the editing part. That way, I don't have to look at whatever is happening on Twitter and feel miserable from it. I've been treating Twitter as a tool instead of social media. I've picked up Neocities again after abandoning it for some while, and it has went through some massive changes since then. I think it was through Neocities that I found the Yesterweb and started interacting with the community. Hell, I even started using Mastodon in place of Twitter and if I had to choose between the two, I'd pick Mastodon. I use SoundCloud, YouTube, NicoNicoDouga, and BiliBili for posting covers and other video content.
Since deactivating my social media, I've started to notice and learn some things:
- I've had more time to focus on the projects and I work instead of using social media every single hour; I got too much time taken away from Twitter and TikTok
- I don't have to see whatever is going on in Twitter and TikTok
- I've stuck with friends who've been there with me and back; reconciled with some and make some friendships stronger than before
- My self-esteem and increased and I've learned to love myself more instead of hating myself for a period of 3-4 years
- I don't have to be pressured on what I create, I can just take it easy
- I feel like I'm creating things for myself instead of creating for the public; there's no pressure whatsoever
- Playing games in my free time has allowed my to destress and actually have some fun for once
- It's okay to enjoy something without being in a community centered around it
- I have time for other hobbies I haven't done in so long
That's what I have to say on this topic. I know it's a lot, but knowing that I've been tormented by social media for too long, social media as a whole is is like asking yourself to be hurt when you just want to be loved and accepted in a time where most people try to be popular through any means and not form genuine friendships/relationships. If there's anything that I said that was unclear, just let me know. I'm juggling through three things at the time of writing this post.
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❤︎ ∙ Greetings and Introductions / Re: The raccoon goes: "chitter"
« on: February 01, 2022, 01:27:57 am »Welcome to the forums!!
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