people outside US/india who filed demand letters/small court case claims to get their accounts back -- how was your experience?

did you get your account back? if so, how long did it take you? did you file to meta in california or to a different address entirely?

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u/merchantivories — 17 hours ago

people who aren't from the US or india... what legal route did you take to get your account back?

also, who are the lawyers/attornies you hired? how much did you pay for their services? would they be willing to help someone outside US/india?

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u/merchantivories — 1 day ago
▲ 100 r/AskPH

why is divorce allowed in other catholic or former spanish colony countries, but not here in the philippines?

the only other country with no divorce is the vatican city. other countries with worse QOL or treatment of women have it. wtf?

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u/merchantivories — 13 days ago

what would a pjo adaptation look like if it was made by another studio or company?

didn't include fox and disney anymore, since we already got adaptations from them :p

  • would it be a movie or show?
  • live action or animated?
  • 3D animation or 2D animation?
  • western style 2D animation or japanese anime?
  • how would the company approach the series in terms of tone?
  • would they change anything about the characterizations, setting, etc?

for example, i think CW would definitely cast adult actors as the teenage characters and then put sexual tension just like the fox movies 😭 will definitely not be the peak of television and will be low-budget but it would be entertaining in a "so bad, it's good" way and would somehow reach up to heroes of olympus and trials of apollo

btw, sorry to the anime fans here but for some reason i can't include more pictures 😭 will be including one in the comments -- will limit it to one to not spam the comments section

u/merchantivories — 13 days ago

i wish my mom wasn't so afraid...

because it made me afraid as well

my parents had me in their late teens. they are now in their 40s. my father is a narcissistic and borderline abusive piece of shit. my mother is afraid to leave him due to fear that she would cause trouble, that she would inconvenience people, and that she would be a burden.

tonight my father was throwing a temper tantrum bc he was calling her name and trying to get her attention but she was busy in the call with her father. mind you, he just lost his wife so he was really lonely and he had no one to talk to. my father ended up destroying one of our plates out of anger and frustration. he then complained how his now-dead father cheated him out of the deal they had and how he doesn't have money now (he was stressing over how we're supposed to pay for my sister's cancer treatment)

i genuinely cannot take it anymore so i decided to pack my bags. while i was packing, my mother was discouraging me and telling me not to leave her alone and to help her. i don't want to leave her alone either but all of my attempts to encourage her to leave have been futile. for many years, i had been telling her to go back to her parents (who live in another province), but she didn't want to bc she thinks she'd just be a burden to them bc they don't have much money, they were sending her siblings to college a while back, they couldn't afford three more mouths to feed, she didn't want to be a burden to them etc.. she also says she can't move to another province bc she already got a nice paying job here as a teacher (she has lots of debt though and most of her salary goes to paying that). asked her why she didn't go to the police and she said she didn't want to cause trouble (ig since this is not her hometown?). asked her why she didn't go to DSWD and she said "how are they supposed to help me?" ??? we have hotlines for abused women and children AND we even have a nearby women's shelter (that's only a few minutes away from here). asked her why she didnt think of the long term effects of abuse on me and my sister (who developed depression and anxiety disorders) and said she didn't think of it (she only thinks short term)

im fully aware that i am also an adult and i could easily file the police report myself, but i am also scared. i guess i got that from her, but somehow... i am also more willing to take risks. i know she is fueled by fear but a part of me still can't understand how she can't take a leap of faith. other housing situations may not be the best and i dont have lots of options where i could live but anything is better than staying with that piece of shit. i know leaving is hard but i wish she would at least TRY. why can't she at least TRY? why didn't she see how my father's behavior affected me and my sister terribly?

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u/merchantivories — 19 days ago

i wish my mom wasn't so afraid...

because it made me afraid as well

my parents had me in their late teens. they are now in their 40s. my father is a narcissistic and borderline abusive piece of shit. my mother is afraid to leave him due to fear that she would cause trouble, that she would inconvenience people, and that she would be a burden.

tonight my father was throwing a temper tantrum bc he was calling her name and trying to get her attention but she was busy in the call with her father. mind you, he just lost his wife so he was really lonely and he had no one to talk to. my father ended up destroying one of our plates out of anger and frustration. he then complained how his now-dead father cheated him out of the deal they had and how he doesn't have money now (he was stressing over how we're supposed to pay for my sister's cancer treatment)

i genuinely cannot take it anymore so i decided to pack my bags. while i was packing, my mother was discouraging me and telling me not to leave her alone and to help her. i don't want to leave her alone either but all of my attempts to encourage her to leave have been futile. for many years, i had been telling her to go back to her parents (who live in another province), but she didn't want to bc she thinks she'd just be a burden to them bc they don't have much money, they were sending her siblings to college a while back, they couldn't afford three more mouths to feed, she didn't want to be a burden to them etc.. she also says she can't move to another province bc she already got a nice paying job here as a teacher (she has lots of debt though and most of her salary goes to paying that). asked her why she didn't go to the police and she said she didn't want to cause trouble (ig since this is not her hometown?). asked her why she didn't go to DSWD and she said "how are they supposed to help me?" ??? we have hotlines for abused women and children AND we even have a nearby women's shelter (that's only a few minutes away from here). asked her why she didnt think of the long term effects of abuse on me and my sister (who developed depression and anxiety disorders) and said she didn't think of it (she only thinks short term)

im fully aware that i am also an adult and i could easily file the police report myself, but i am also scared. i guess i got that from her, but somehow... i am also more willing to take risks. i know she is fueled by fear but a part of me still can't understand how she can't take a leap of faith. other housing situations may not be the best and i dont have lots of options where i could live but anything is better than staying with that piece of shit. i know leaving is hard but i wish she would at least TRY. why can't she at least TRY? why didn't she see how my father's behavior affected me and my sister terribly?

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u/merchantivories — 19 days ago
▲ 19 r/baguio

what's your experience with regional haven CAR? i need a temporary place to stay to get away from my abusive father and this is the closest to my location

tried messaging them back in 2024 back never received a reply. would it be worth it to go here? can i bring my gadgets? i only need a temporary shelter, not a permanent one.

u/merchantivories — 21 days ago

confirmed nov 20 release date and speculations that GTA VI and SOTR are going to affect s3's performance -- do you think this will come true or will it stay as just speculation?

pjo s3 and SOTR release date: nov 20; GTA VI release date: nov 19

case for the show: it's on a streaming platform, not a movie or a game. THG and PJO also have some audience overlap

case working against the show: GTA VI is the most anticipated game release of the year and SOTR has a stacked cast (ralph fiennes, elle fanning, maya hawke, kieran culkin, with cameos from jennifer lawrence and josh hutcherson). there is more hype for this movie compared to the previous spinoff, TBOSAS. people are speculating that the media and general audiences are gonna prioritize them instead of this show

what are your thoughts? do you think this will come true or is it merely just speculation?

u/merchantivories — 29 days ago
▲ 91 r/ck3+2 crossposts

is there no way to change this to the tower of london in the future? :/

i mean this seems good but uhh... i wanna build the tower of london in the future as well after i unlock battlements. can i change this to something else once my current ruler dies?

u/merchantivories — 1 month ago
▲ 3 r/InstagramDisabledBans+1 crossposts

am i even gonna get an update on this?

i opened a support ticket on jul 8 and i keep asking for an update on my case but i never received one. in fact, i never receive replies at all! im really worried i'll never get my account back. is hiring a lawyer worth it?

note: i don't live in india or the US

u/merchantivories — 1 month ago

does anyone else feel that the fandom is much smaller unlike before? [general]

im a longtime fan of the books and i entered the fandom in 2013/2014. i think early 2010's was when the fandom was at its largest. i think the movies increased awareness about the books despite being inaccurate -- rr publicly condemning them made people curious and bought the books instead. this was also the time social media sites started to gain widespread use, fandoms were being solidified online, and the YA genre was at its peak. by mid to late 2010s lots of people left and moved on to other fandoms. in the early 2020s there was a brief resurgence due to the show's announcement and the first season's release but after that people left again and moved on to other fandoms. while there's still a lot of people left, i get the sense that the remaining people are just a loud minority... i mean pjo fans have always been a loud minority on the internet but there's just much less people now, you know? hope im making sense

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u/merchantivories — 1 month ago

since they're already pushing percabeth hard in the show, do you think they'd add a will cameo and fast track solangelo in the upcoming season? (both artworks by viria) [pjotv]

link to first imagelink to second image. 

the "i would let olympus burn for you" line in s2, the dance scene teaser for s3. and the percabeth romance is being used as a selling point for s3. do you think it's possible they're gonna do the same with solangelo and include a will cameo? it's the second biggest ship after percabeth, after all. 

case against it: there is no announcement of a will casting, and afaik, there hasn't been a casting decision that wasn't announced beforehand (correct me if im wrong)

on the other hand, afaik currently disney aren't adding lgbt rep in their productions due to fear of conservative backlash (ex. win or lose, elio). hinting at solangelo might lead to negative PR... whether it would be offset by added viewership from lgbt members or allies is a question mark

what do you think? 

u/merchantivories — 1 month ago

since they're already pushing percabeth hard in the show, do you think they'd add a will cameo and fast track solangelo in the upcoming season? (both artworks by viria)

link to first image. link to second image. 

the "i would let olympus burn for you" line in s2, the dance scene teaser for s3. and the percabeth romance is being used as a selling point for s3. do you think it's possible they're gonna do the same with solangelo and include a will cameo? it's the second biggest ship after percabeth, after all. 

case against it: there is no announcement of a will casting, and afaik, there hasn't been a casting decision that wasn't announced beforehand (correct me if im wrong)

on the other hand, afaik currently disney aren't adding lgbt rep in their productions due to fear of conservative backlash (ex. win or lose, elio). hinting at solangelo might lead to negative PR... whether it would be offset by added viewership from lgbt members or allies is a question mark

what do you think? 

u/merchantivories — 1 month ago

rumors that they'll move season 3's release date from december to november to avoid harry potter: do you think it will come true or will it stay as fan speculation? [pjotv]

some percy jackson fans are speculating that disney is gonna move season 3's release date to november to avoid competition with harry potter -- do you think this will come true, or will this stay as just fan speculation? will they stay in december just like previous seasons?

some people also speculate that harry potter will affect percy jackson's viewership -- do you think this is true? on one hand, they are competing for the same target audience and hp is a lot more popular, but on the other hand they're also on different streaming services.

what do you think?

u/merchantivories — 1 month ago

rumors that they'll move season 3's release date from december to november to avoid harry potter: do you think it will come true or will it stay as fan speculation?

some percy jackson fans are speculating that disney is gonna move season 3's release date to november to avoid competition with harry potter -- do you think this will come true, or will this stay as just fan speculation? will they stay in december just like previous seasons?

some people also speculate that harry potter will affect percy jackson's viewership -- do you think this is true? on one hand, they are competing for the same target audience and hp is a lot more popular, but on the other hand they're also on different streaming services.

what do you think?

u/merchantivories — 1 month ago

november or december release -- which one is more likely? [pjotv]

case for december: previous seasons were released on december, it's been a tradition for this show

case for november: more room to breathe

which one do you think is more likely? will disney defy their december tradition and opt for a november release?

there is the rumored nov 20 release date but nothing is confirmed yet. i think we are likely to find out the official release date on SDCC

u/merchantivories — 1 month ago