I Do Feel A Little Bad About How I’m Still Stuck On Bugsnax But At The Same Time I Love This Game To

Hi guys i swear im not a furry!(lie)

yayaeh have My new super sigma skiiibidi fursona look at Him go i love Him so much. Hes so Soup. Soupy boy. Ehhtngnhn. I wanna partial of Him so bad dudes but thats. thats momey. growls. i dont like soendingn money. and i have no suit making experience at all. so. also plus i dont think theres a lot of local makers and EUFHFNNJ shipping prices??ew ew yucky. so for now im stuck with the Soupy boy being just My imagination,,💔

"saw a double" moodboard for nonsharers

KOKOBOT - The Airbnb-Owned Tech Startup - Data Mining Tumblr Users' Mental Health Crises for "Content"

I got this message from a bot, and honestly? If I was a bit younger and not such a jaded bitch with a career in tech, I might have given it an honest try. I spent plenty of time in a tough situation without access to any mental health resources as a teen, and would have been sucked right in.

Chatting right from your phone, and being connected with people who can help you? Sounds nice. Especially if you believe the testimonials they spam you with (tw suicide / self harm mention in below images)

But I was getting a weird feeling, so I went to read the legalese.

I couldn't even get through the fine-print it asked me to read and agree to, without it spamming the hell out of me. Almost like they expect people to just hit Yes? But I'm glad I stopped to read, because:

What you say on there won't be confidential. (And for context, I tried it out and the things people were looking for help with? I didn't even feel comfortable sharing here as examples, it was all so deeply personal and painful)

Also, what you say on there? Is now...

Koko's intellectual property - giving them the right to use it in any way they see fit, including

Publicly performing or displaying your "content" (also known as your mental health crisis) in any media format and in any media channel without limitation

Do this indefinitely after you end your account with them

Sell / share this "content" with other businesses

Any harm you come to using Koko? That's on you.

And Koko won't take responsibility for anything someone says to you on there (which is bleak when people are using it to spread Christianity to people in crisis)

I was curious about their business model. They're a venture-capitol based tech startup, owned by Airbnb, the famous mental health professionals with a focus on ethical business practices./s They're also begging for donations despite having already been given 2.5 million dollars in research funding. (If you want a deep dive on why people throw crazy money at tech startups, see my other post here)

They also use the data they gather from users to conduct research and publish papers. I didn't find them too interesting - other than as a good case study of "People tend to find what they are financially incentivized to find". Predictably, Koko found that Kokobot was beneficial to its users.

So yeah, being a dumbass with too much curiosity, I decided to use the Airbnb-owned Data-Mining Mental Health Chatline anyway. And if you thought it was dangerous sounding from the disclaimers? Somehow it got worse.

(trigger warning / discussions of child abuse / sexual abuse / suicide / violence below the cut - please don't read if you're not in a good place to hear about negligence around pretty horrific topics.)

I first messed around with the available options, but then I asked it about something obviously concerning, saying I had a gun and was going to shoot myself. It responded... Poorly. Imagine the vibes of trying to cancel Comcast, when you're suicidal.

Anyway, I tried again to ask for help about something else that would be concerning enough for any responsible company to flag. School was one of their main options, which seems irresponsible - do you really think a child in crisis would read that contract?

I told it about a teacher at school trying to "be my boyfriend", and it immediately suggested I help someone else while I wait for help. I was honestly concerned that it wasn't flagged before connecting. Especially when I realized it was connecting me to children.

I first got someone who seemed to be a child in an abusive home. (Censored for their privacy.) I declined to talk to them because despite being an adult and in an OK mental place - I knew I'm not equipped to counsel a kid through that. If my act of being another kid in crisis was real? Holy shit.

Remember- if my BS was true, that kid would be being "helped" by an actively suicidal kid who's also being groomed by a teacher. Their pipeline for "helpers" is the same group of people looking for help.

I skipped a number of messages, and they mostly seemed to be written by children and young adults with nowhere else to turn. Plus one scary one from an adult whose "problem" was worrying that they'd been inappropriate with a female student, asking her to pull her skirt down "a little" in front of the class. Koko paired this person with someone reporting that they were a child being groomed by a teacher. Extremely dangerous, and if this was an episode of Black Mirror? I'd say it was a little too on the nose to be believable.

I also didn't get the option to get help without being asked... Er... Harassed... to help others. If I declined, I'd get the next request for help, and the next. If I ignored it, I got spammed by the "We lost you there!" messages, asking if I'd like to pick up where I left off, seeing others' often triggering messages while waiting for help, including seriously homophobic shit. I was going into this as an experiment, starting from a good mental place, and being an adult with coping skills from an actual therapist, and I still felt triggered by a lot of what I read. I can't imagine the experience someone actually in crisis would be having.

My message was starting to feel mild in comparison to what some people were sharing - but despite that I was feeling very uneasy about my message being shown to children. There didn't seem to be a way to take it back either.

Then I got a reply about my issue. It was very kind and well meaning, but VERY horrifying. Because it seemed to be written by a child, or someone too young to understand that "Do have feelings for the teacher who's grooming you? If you don't, you should go talk to him." Is probably THE most dangerous advice possible.

Not judging the author - I get the impression they're probably a child seeking help themselves and honestly feel horribly guilty my BS got sent to a young person and they wanted to reply. Because WTF. No kid should be in that position to answer my fucked up question or any of the others like it.

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Anyway, what can you do if this concerns you, or you've had a difficult experience on Koko, with no support from them or Tumblr?

Get on their LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/kokocares/) and comment on their posts! You may also want to tag the company's co-founders in your comments - their accounts are listed on the company page.

There's no way to reach support through chat, and commenting on a company's LinkedIn posts / tagging the people responsible is the best way to get a quick response to a sensitive issue - as their investors and research funders follow those posts, and companies take it seriously if safety issues are brought up in front of the people giving them millions of dollars.

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Reblog and put in the tags a character you could never see as cishet, no matter what canon says

oh yeahhh. wake up its the first of the month i usually do those on Tiktok but i cant muster up enough brainpower to post anything there right now and i have a feeling this month will suck if i dont do this because that happens so wake up its the first of the month m ay and WOOO 23 MORE DAAAYYSSS

the pinned thing maybe i guess i dont know is this an intro

so uhhhh iiii saw many people having like pinned posts where it was basically intros n boundaries n shit so i thought actually why the fuck not

hi im Jhi/Bug/Cal/Spacy(Spacey)/Cosmic/Bix/Vibes/Zephir(Zephi,Zep)/Coffied/Doodle/Rock/Rat/Opos/Owl/Alien/Bizarre/Guts thats a lot of names i know leave Me alone. I go by Xe/They/Star/It/Meow/Ze/Any/Zhe pronouns in order or preference (ok so actually update i dont care use whatever pronouns You want but if Youre not sure You can use those) and She/He/They ONLY IN POLISH i dont think that matters but just puttin it out there since oh yeah im Polish i speak Polish and English and im also learning Russian. Ты геи haha lol um anyways. I have Autism and ADHD,as well as social anxiety,possible depression,and very possible but yet undiagnosed OCD. I also SUSPECT i MIGHT have BPD,though im undiagnosed and NOT SAYING I HAVE IT. Im really interested in psychology,its a special interest of mine,like that i also like bugs and space. im in WAY too many fandoms but some of them are

Brawl Stars,Dandy’s World,Warrior Cats,Bugsnax,Epithet Erased,OSC,Metal Family,Creatures of Sonaria,TADC,Flavor Frenzy,Heartbreak High,Inside Job and uhhh i forgor 😋😋

i swear a lot so just. keep that in mind. if You cant handle swearing then GET THE FUCK OUT jk but. uh yeah i swear a lot. Things that You will see to keep in mind other than swearing are probably long ass fucking rants about random shit,gore art,uhh yeah gore art please if You cant handle gore art then just remember i will post it but of course in the like,”read more” thing as to not FLASH everyone with intestines and blood,You will also see things like substance use because hoo boy i have so many addict ocs,and generally stuff that isnt suitable for anyone under the age of whatever,maybe 12. I dont want ANYBODY under the age of 11 interacting with My account,i will not hesitate to block or soft block anybody.

generally My account will mostly be centered around art but sometimes also things like writing. I. I sometimes forget Tumblr exists so i just. Dont post for a month and then come to say hi or something i dont know. But yeah,art,writing,My thoughts,Jhi in autism mode,Jhi in autism mode extra long rant edition,and anything else ill want to post.

when talking to Me,PLEASE use tone indicators such as /j,/srs,/nm,/genq,etc etc,oftentimes i dont get it someone is asking a genuine question or joking around. So yeah pls tone indicators guys:3

BOUNDARIEEESSSS

as i said,i dont want anybody under the age of 11 interacting with My blog. Im pretty chill with adults interacting with Me as long as Youre not being weird. DNI- homophobes,transphobes,fatphobes,acephobes,anti furry,anti therian,zionists,racists,ableists,etc etc,You know,BASIC DNI. also Turkishmax specifically

if Youre in a fandom made by a problematic person i couldnt care less as long as Youre not supporting the creator or anything problematic in the media itself,people who support problematic shit- DNI. if Youre an art stealer i will block You,no excuses. i really dont know what else to say uhhhhhhhhhhh welcome to My weird little corner i guess,oh and follow My amazing (platonic) wife: @8bitchmain !!:3 luv You Maya/p

edit also i made a meet the artist to have that too i guess

Im cool please follow Me guys i want silly people on the internet to like Me /hj

hey! your f/o would beat the shit out of your abuser(s) btw! (ˆ꜆ . ̫ . ). ̫ . ꜀ˆ)

imagine your f/o learning about what happened to you and wanting to take matters into their own hands. regardless of their personality! if they’re softspoken or innocent, they would start yelling and crying and scolding them.

if they’re pretty quiet and monotone (especially if they have powers. if not, we’re giving them cool abilities that manifested just because they learned what happened to you). even if they don’t show it on their face, they’re mad and blast them into ashes with a cool ray `⎚⩊⎚´ -✧

if they're more upfront (like mine), they would literally just go up to them and try to beat the shit out of them and cuss them out! (ง.>︿<.ง)

if they're tiny, imagine them jumping up and down or getting on their tip-toes while yelling at them and punching them. imagine your chaotic little f/o just CHOMPING on your abuser(s) arm like nomnomnom. or (if you're like me), imagine your small f/o literally tranforming into a giant beast and chasing after your abuser and tryna kill them while they run away screaming!

or, if your f/o already IS a "giant monster", imagine a bad memory between you and your abuser before they literally tear the door down and start mauling them!

gambler lizard

I like this guy. He’s pretty silly. (I headcanon Gigi as They/He/She genderfluid btw ^w^)

uhhhh yeah Gigi design. Lizard gambler stoner thing. Gay gay i mean gay i mean g

(this was drawn fully on Magma if anyone’s wondering)

Jhi casually drops a banger core🪲

m. mmm. mmmmfmfmgngmgmgnhn. mgnfmfmfngn. Ghfhgnnggmmh. i art’d. wanna see? ok. but BEWARE THIS ART CONTAINS EYESTRAIN,BLOOD,NONSEXUAL NUDITY(nude man,bottom part covered but still)

anywyas,heeeere is the art!!!yippieeieieie

My stupid idiot oc. His name is Sp1t3(or Spite),i made Him yesterday and 20 minutes after doing so i started drswing this. heh. flips hair and walks away

walks into a wall and trips

Oh yeah. Whatever. Go My art.

Art for easter and Atillas (@8bitchmain) bday

Collab thing. Feel free to add Your fav stoners in

suggestive cw under cut

Atilla. in a bunny suit. get it cause its easter. im actually proud of this hhhhh

Anyway ok bye