[ SECRET POST #5926 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5926 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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[A Heist/A Date/In Space with Markiplier and Who Killed Markiplier]



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[Dear Monster]



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[Beanytuesday]



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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 30 secrets from Secret Submission Post #848.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

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Name the fandom. And repeats, etc.

(If you think something in this thread is a troll, please ignore it! Conversation is fine, but OT wank makes stuff harder to keep track of in this thread. Thanks.)

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DAILY LINKS:

General comments → Off-topic discussion thread

Games thread → Thread for games/memes/etc.

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01. https://i.imgur.com/6xrTLMl.png

[(Anonymous)]

Uninstall the apps.

Block the websites on your browser.

Sign up for a daily news letter or search for pictures of puppies on google images to fill the niche.

Seriously, try going cold turkey for a week. These sites aren't making you happy.

I can't promise you'll read more. Truly, you'll probably find something else to numb your brain but at least it won't be an algorithmically calculated amount of outrage.

[(Anonymous)]

I feel that. But honestly... you just have to force yourself to stop. If you're on the computer, log out of social media websites and delete the history if you can. If you're on the phone... I dunno, log out of apps or turn off the app notifications (I don't do shit on my phone so maybe someone else knows how that works). If you absolutely MUST keep up with social media, do it once a week and log out immediately. Similar with news... I know! So much shit going on, and who the hell wants to get blindsided by shit! But if once a week is too much, try twice a week and see how that feels. And keep in mind that while bad shit is happening, so is a lot of good shit and mundane shit. It's just that bad shit gets attention because human brains are wired to seek out threats.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm in this picture ans i don't like it.

tbf, i joined book discords and that helps.

[(Anonymous)]

Block/uninstall the apps. Like if you really don't want to be engaging with those apps anymore then it really is up to you to get rid of them.

[(Anonymous)]

A lot of times my problem is less that the apps are there and more that the to read/to watch list has gotten so large and venerable and looming that even thinking about it is stressful. Plus I've been looking forward to getting to that stuff for so long that I stress myself about what if it's disappointing when I finally get to it. Better to stare vacantly at online stuff that I *know* will be disappointing. When I'm in that state all the blocking apps doesn't help, I'll just find something else to do instead.

So I suggest you push the list of things you "truly want" to watch and read aside, and find something to watch or read that you have no expectations built up around, but is just as brainless but more fun than doomscrolling, and see if that can kick you back into gear.

[(Anonymous)]

You just stop. I don’t mean to be rude or snarky but that’s really just it.
If the books or shows aren’t keeping your attention, do yourself a favor and give yourself permission to not read or watch them and find others instead.
I’m your free time, put your phone in another room. Turn the ringer on so you’re not totally unreachable but stop picking the thing up. If you’re the type to respond to messages immediately, start waiting a little bit (unless it’s urgent) and limit yourself to just 5-7 minutes per hour to respond to what comes in while you’re reading or watching tv or doing anything other than staring at your phone.

[(Anonymous)]

Same. I don't watch TV anymore and I don't read books either. I'm stuck on youtube.

[(Anonymous)]

I've been putting off things that I want to read and watch for a while too - mostly out of a weird sense of procrastination, even though its procrastinating from things I actually want to do.

I'm no where near the point of giving advice, but a friend of mine has suggested to make time to do something else before I go on socials - or have a timed period of just not using my tablet so that I don't have to go completely cold-turkey (the idea of doing something without screen time for an hour or with just one episode of a show at a time instead of trying tinge watch something).
So I've been rewatching an old show I haven't seen for ages where episodes are half an hour while trying to keep my hands busy in the mean time (since the previous week I usually either fix my nail/paint them or get a note book to draw/doodle in during the afternoon). Idk if that's any use, but just throwing it out there.

[(Anonymous)]

I have limited my social media usage - and replaced it with F!S, a celebrity gossip blog and trawling second series for bargains. Waste just as much time, but feel slightly more in control/ less like I am being spoonfed shite.

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02. https://i.imgur.com/tkxnO6U.jpg

[(Anonymous)]

SAME.

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03. https://i.imgur.com/D6KIwI3.png

[(Anonymous)]

some anon on here is probably very upset about your use of this phrase

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04. https://i.imgur.com/ybU65c6.png

[feotakahari]

https://thehardtimes.net/opinion/opinion-yeah-well-maybe-john-darnielle-doesnt-like-your-whiny-voice-either/

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05. https://i.imgur.com/mSwc9z5.jpg
[A Heist/A Date/In Space with Markiplier and Who Killed Markiplier]

[feotakahari]

I mentally insert the name Yolanda Navison.

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06. https://i.imgur.com/jKgUnSA.png

[(Anonymous)]

100% agree - it was a fun movie! No brain required, just fun!

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07. https://i.imgur.com/1GWI9yg.png
[Dear Monster]

[(Anonymous)]

Sadly(?) and contrary to this secret, I find the guy on the left's design to be my speed. Thank you for introducing me to this game though!

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08. https://i.imgur.com/o9m7lki.png

[(Anonymous)]

It's a great TV show. But honestly I feel like... Why would you even want it to be a movie? Why would you want it to be associated with the unending shit show that is the DC movies?

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09. https://i.imgur.com/Cy2kafY.png
[Beanytuesday]

[(Anonymous)]

I think some of his stuff is unbearably funny.

Of course, being a Homestuck fan helps a lot...

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10. https://i.imgur.com/CL2y2oc.png

[(Anonymous)]

No comment on the secret itself, but I really want some Lucky Charms right now.

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NS, NF, etc.

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Official advertise your fandom-related event thread.

RULES FOR THIS:
1. NO images bigger than 600x600 in either direction (banners, et cetera).
2. ONE POST PER USER under this thread.
3. What IS allowed: roleplay advertisements, fandom comms, fandom events, things like that.
4. What is NOT allowed: anything for profit, any kind of fic/art commissions, seeking 1-on-1 RP, that kind of thing.

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General comments:

(If the thread contains spoilery/triggery content please warn/post as 2nd comment so it collapses!
Please collapse images, too!)

What is your current wallpaper/lockscreen/etc?

[(Anonymous)]

My phone has Mac Tonight in the lockscreen and a Ghibli poster for the background.

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Games thread!