rustythefox
3 months ago

Being on this website is fun because you can absolutely tell when a blorbo clicks in someone's brain. You're scrolling, and suddenly out of nowhere there's like 12 posts about the same character back to back reposted by the same person, and you just know "oh. They're a permanent part of their psyche now." and honestly it's a vibe go off king

merakisphere
3 months ago

Other 3D mandala makers hate me despise me for sharing this, but I see my craft as more than just the finished product. The process, and attention to detail are just as important in order to appreciate the beauty of this piece and all of its parts.

You’ll notice that although this seems like a very intricate bracelet, I do not use any fancy tools or techniques to assemble it all together. The simplicity of its assembly contrasts the complexity of its design, which is...actually quite poetic

Please consider browsing my Etsy Shop as I recently put in a lot of work to enhance my shop so that it is more organized, and easier to browse or customize your own personalized Fidget Bloom:

Quick Q&A:
Do you ship worldwide?
Yes
What happens if my bracelet doesn’t fit?
I will exchange it at no extra cost.
What is the material?
Tarnish resistant brass. I also use electroplated brass.
Do you have any promotions?
Yes, weekly sales, and discounts based on order size.
How long does it take to make?
Approximately 45 minutes. (from scratch)
Got more questions? Ask me in the comments. :)

If someone from 1983 suddenly woke up in 2023, what would shock them the most?

Harrison Ford is still making Indiana Jones movies

Instant & pretty much free communication worldwide

Advancements in medicine/medical technology

How much better and portable video games are

That we still haven't been back to the moon

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macleod
3 months ago

Color has been disappearing from the world.

A new research group used machine learning to track color changes in common materials and items, below is their findings for all color changes over time, they used 7000+ items from the 1800s to now to determine color changes in the most common items.

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Below are the colors of cars by year, notice how the majority of cars are grey, white, or black compared to twenty years ago.

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These aren't data points, but they are comparisons between the 'modern' homes of the 70s and 80s compared to the modern homes of today.

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Carpets have equally had the same treatment of grey added to them! The most common color of carpet is now grey or beige.

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Even locations that used to scream with color for decades have now modernized to becoming boring minimalist (and I love minimalism) personality-less locations.

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The world is becoming colorless, why?

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you can look at any folk culture around the world, past or present, and find the use of the entire color spectrum. humans are drawn to color, it holds emotional symbolism but it also reflects the land we live off of. I consider it like a celebration of life and our place in it

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the problem is that we aren’t actually allowed to belong to the places we live. houses and entire towns are shells meant to be as plain as possible for the next renter, buyer, or investor. the more generic it is, the more consumers it can be sold to. And when you have a country that’s biggest population doesn’t have a distinct sense of cultural identity it will be reflected and mass produced without much complaint

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people getting joy from the minimalist gray aesthetic is not the same as the estrangement this country is making between people and place, one of the most fundamental relationships humans need to survive (and be happy while doing it)

Films depict middle ages as devoid of color but it's the other way around.

When I was buying my house, people were telling me not to paint it this or that color because it would be harder to sell later. Like, I haven't even bough the house and you're already telling me to sell it! I'm buying a house because I need a place to live! I want to live here until I die or manage to move to Europe! We are not supposed to actually own anything anymore. Not our houses or cars or furniture. We are supposed to be perpetually replacing these things, paying more each time around, until we break and die and our bones are the color of the walls around us.