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Descend From Homestuck Vol. 5 By Toby Fox Propaganda: "i love u descend" "how did he manage to cram all those leitmotifs in here?" "you cannot beat descend without something equally iconic" "good GOD when descend hits……" "descend fucks hard." "descend is a whole 5 course feast"

Sunsetter From Homestuck Vol. 5 By Toby Fox Propaganda: "one of the most important motifs in hs to me!!!!! and the INSTRUMENTS and the ARRANGEMENT here!!!!!!!!!! makes me rlly feel" "GO SUNSETTRR"

Time on My Side From Strife! By Tensei Propaganda: "The prince is awake. Your shit is wrecked. <3 This song does a great job introducing us to Dirk's abilities for violence and cunning, as well as the fact that the Condesce is this sessions Jack. Also, sounds amazing!" "time on my side is a classic i never get tired of listening to" "Time on My Side is so unbelievably hype wow" "time on my side is such a layered motif-dense track and that’s BEFORE you consider its impact in the flash. like hey did you know. that the prince is awake and your shit is wrecked"

Clockstopper From coloUrs and mayhem: Universe B By pixelseph and paradiddlesjosh Propaganda: "really wish someone woukd create a loop of just the first section of clockstopper before it gets suoer crazy" "ouhhhhh my god clockstopper"

Doctor From Homestuck Vol. 4 By Buzinkai and Clark Powell Propaganda: "Much respect to Mrs. Buzinkai. This is one of the most important songs in homestuck. If you make it to this point, good chance you're staying for the ride. But how is the song? Incredible. It's perfect for the kind of exploration that happens in it's flash, and outside of that context, it just sounds great." "OUUUGHH doctor i used to lisyen to this during 5th period a lot" "God. Holy shit. I’m crying (literally) & throwing up (not literally). This is The homestuck song. God damn" "doctor is just a universal top tier with a lot of mileage." "oh yeah doctor is a classic for a reason" "still get chills at the end…ough" "Doctor is and always has been my favourite piece from Homestuck. It's a track radiating with comforting nostalgia, and I listen to it whenever I'm feeling down, or especially when I'm feeling numb - I remember to feel, because feeling is important. I remember what it was like to be 13 and reading Homestuck, an experience that would change my life, as an artist and as a person. Us fans often say, "Get past the Act 3 Intermission, it gets better," because once you reach Act 4's opening page and hear Doctor for the first time, you've reached the threshold of no return. I don't make the rules. You'll hear it, and you'll stay. Not because your annoying friend is telling you to, but because you realise that you actually want to be here now. Ever since Buzinkai's passing, the track harbours a certain feeling of loss, of something that once was, a perfect moment - perhaps it always did, at least since Homestuck's end, but especially since then. Rest in peace, Buzinkai."

Infinity Mechanism From Homestuck Vol. 8 By Thomas Ferkol Propaganda: "ONE OF MY FAVS AND THE ANIMATION FIT PERFECTLY" "INFINITY MECHANISM I LOVE YOUUUUUU. and the propaganda is completely right that it was perfect for the flash!!!!! the part at the 2 min mark goes SO hard. such a good track" "infinity mechanism is just too good"

Savior of the Waking World From Homestuck Vol. 5 By Toby Fox Propaganda: "I'd say this is where Doctor became one of the themes of Homestuck, instead of just June. Honestly, there's not much to say about this. It's just incredibly good. Toby knocking it out of the park once more." "genuinely one of the most beautiful songs in Homestuck imo" "toby fox sotww save me… sotww……. save me sotww…………………….." "one of the best tracks in the comic" "he may have never cooked harder i fear" "savior of the waking world might actually be my favorite song in the comic"

Constant Conquest From Cherubim By Michael Guy Bowman Propaganda: "constant conquest is constant dissasociation music for me. its the track that really makes me love caliborn. because like. caliborn fucking sucks. he and calliope are both in a shitty situation. i think gamzee did a Very Bad Raising of them when he locked them up. and i mean caliborn fucking sucks. hate the guy. but also yeah. yeah i feel for him so much. lashing out and having terrible angers. dancing and twirling through it all. the music feels spinny"

Heir of Grief From [S] Collide. By Tensei Propaganda: "BEST HS SONG ACTUALLY USED IN THE COMIC." "A piece of homestuck music I listen to FREQUENTLY - the tonal shifts are excellant and is such an AMAZING SONG for such an amazing sequence" "AAUUOOOUUGGHH" "i may not be that much of a homestuck, but DANG this song will never not make me feel Emotions" "heir of grief is absolutely my fav hs song ever" "its fucking legendary i love hair of grief so much. it makes me so emotional, it makes me clair de lune levels of emotional that is THE highest bar there is. oooh my godddddd i love this song. never talk to me about hair of grief, ill cry" "HEIR OF GRIEF SWEEP. rips of my shirt to reveal a 2nd shirt w heir of grief (audio) on it"

Creata From Homestuck Vol. 10 By Seth Peele Propaganda: "this is some actual movie soundtrack john williams shit what. TGIS IS SO PEAK HELLO????? ive never actually listened to the full version just the canon edit used in collide. dare i actualy say. i think this legitimately might be one of the best homestuck songs ever?????? EVER!!!! HAVE YOU GUYS HEARD THIS SHIT??????"

The way I explain it to my patients is that our neurons don’t regenerate. They make connections with each other and that’s it. If you don’t use your brain, they make fewer connections and, if one of them dies, you’re gonna miss it, because that was the only one that knew how to do X. Now, if each one of them has many, many connections, you won’t notice the difference when one of them dies. The others pick up the slack.

As of 2024, 45% of dementia risk factors are modifiable. Relevant to this conversation, 5% for less education and 5% for social isolation.

We absolutely are going to see the reflection of this, but it’s gonna take decades and it’ll be too late. So, for the love of your brain, pretend that it’s a muscle and make it work. People complain about “when am I ever gonna use this maths formula in my life?” You’re not. You’re teaching your brain to think logically. Those sinapses will be there for when you need to figure out your week’s schedule. English classes taught me how to interpret data and how to convey it in this text so it’s clear and you understand what I’m saying, not because I needed to justify why the curtain is blue.

Make your brain know how to do different things. Logic games, puzzles, taking care of a garden even if small, planning a church’s event or birthday, learn a new instrument, learn a few words in another language, look at a calendar every day, do some manual labor if possible. Do not, I repeat, do not let your brain get rid of sinapses by letting AI do everything. Your brain uses 20% of your body’s energy — do you really think it’s going to maintain connexions that aren’t in use?

Most cases of Alzheimer’s are sporadic, meaning no family history. Family history of a first-degree relative with Alzheimer’s starting before they were 80yo increases your risk in 2-3x on average.

Over the past 7 or so years, we've seen this absolute shift in expectation, migration, and stagnation in the webcomics sphere which applies to style, sustainability, and the platforms grip on readers and creators

I'll be the first one to say that webcomics are not an easy way to make money and a majority of folks who make them rarely see profit. This has always been the case! But when virality, siphoning audiences from all over, and opportunity to 'get printed' presented itself, that expectation shifted.

So let's talk about what those expectations are now: 🔴Demand for Higher quality- less readers will check out beginner looking works or comics that feel too 'faulty' in style meaning less excitement to see webcomics grow over the years. Polish is expected and commented on consistently by readers

There is also an expectation for specific visual and narrative styles. This applies to other social media platforms too- in that works that take less investing in are often promoted and prioritised. That means less risks on narratives, less nuances, and shorter series running.

🔴All on one site/app- That may seem pretty fantastic for getting new readers (and is the absolute main sticking point for so many artists) but when algorithms and specific series are wanted, your works have a harder chance getting to the people they need to. The search function is trash for a reason

I'm not one to toot the competition flute, but there's a level of that at play when the spotlight for that platform is actually pretty small. What you get is a lot of readers checking out the same comics, and not spreading it all out to find yours (their subs have a cap for this reason)

🔴Sustainability (and lack thereof)- The creator of these comics are often burnt out and given little support- all while fighting to see what is allowed on the platform with its excitable censoring. I won't speak for originals (there's many testimonies you can find) but their experiences of burn out are harrowing

With the high production expectation for a person who is rarely given help (often has to hire out of pocket for that) and the readers who want Updates Now, it's a frustrating place to post your comics with no rest. It's 2026, we shouldn't be treating cartoonists this way still.

Webtoons (the company) is always going to be interested in making a profit. That's sort of where it all starts and stops here. They'll embrace the slop machines (more slop sources) for investors, they'll mistreat creators, cancel 'unprofitable' comics, censor work, and protect that bottom line. That's their MO, always!

So when I see these conversations that inevitably float around about Webtoons and how the only response is 'stop using it', I think we also need to deconstruct what it's done to creators and readers and how they engage with/create works too- because it doesn't seem that simple of a solution

Webtoons has solidified itself in webcomics as the Place to start and stop with comics. They want you to use their app of course, but they've conditioned folks to think it's the only way to share your stuff. How do we break this? How do we get people to stop using it?

We share resources 😎

Also, for webcomic creators who either make their own website or use a comic platform like Comicfury, consider using a peer-to-peer ad network like Comicad.net to advertise your webcomic and create ad space on your own website.

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