Ponder Sprocket | Chimerama's Karmic Tea Party (part 2/2) @pondersprocket2274 | Uploaded January 2021 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
There's absolutely nothing wrong with criticizing a person's behavior, especially if it's in an effort to help them recognize the issues so that they can do better as a person. That, however, doesn't mean promoting screenshots you not only can't verify the authenticity of, but also don't know who took them or how old they are. If videos talking about an artist only spoke of their personal interactions, there would be no problem. When you try to justify beliefs based on events you were not present for, don't know about fully, and don't understand the context behind, then you are already approaching the situation from a biased, misinformed position.
There's nothing wrong with talking about difficult or abusive relationships that you have been forced to endure. That, however, doesn't mean promoting a single, outsider's interpretation of an artist's work in order to claim that artist is a vile person, nor vilifying that artist for exhibiting symptoms of a mental condition or trauma that they explore themes of in their artwork.
People should apologize for and take accountability for their actions,-- I think there's no real arguing that here--but people should also be offered the opportunity to improve themselves. If you can't be bothered to check and see if any improvement efforts have been made, then while you are allowed to remain upset about past events and choose not to interact with the person behind them, you also shouldn't just assume that person cannot change in the course of half a decade.
People are ever-changing and ever-developing. A person's struggles with their mental health should not be used as means of painting them as a bad person, especially if they're trying to get help for those issues.

Ponder Sprocket commentaries are protected by fair use under the copyright act. Ponder Sprocket, the character, was originally designed for a comic book and is not a direct representation of the artist (myself) behind the channel.


Editors:
Kayden Monroe: twitch.tv/kaydenmonroe
DarknessStone: youtube.com/channel/UCSfQQhmRjJe5IWDG9E2nbsg
Feghost: youtube.com/channel/UConBBfSKb3emYfW7zi9mgfA
Doodletones: youtube.com/user/Doodletones


❤ Featured Fanart ❤
“Pheonix Sprocket” by m6rs
(can't find this artist's page, so if anyone can provide a link, please let me know!)

“Hold my Tentacles” part 1 and 2 by @WArtist100
twitter.com/queenwildwolf

“Junkie and Ponder” by Aaron Kasarion
twitter.com/AaronKasarion

“Fanart for Octomama” by @JareckaKatie:
twitter.com/JareckaKatie

“Crossover Crowd High Ponder Fanart” by xXDemonPeachXx:
deviantart.com/xxdemonpeachxx

“Monster Ponder” by Guts [on discord]:
(if anyone knows a link for this artist's work, please let me know!)

“Cybertronian Ponder Sprocket” by @Lumin_Animation:
twitter.com/Lumin_Animation

“[Fanart] Oh My Why Do They Never Learn” by DetectiveConanLover3:
deviantart.com/detectiveconanlover3

“Ponder is Allergic to Stupidity [Gift]” by XtremeAbsols99:
deviantart.com/xtremeabsols99

“Precious Octo-Queen” by @ArtyDemon:
twitter.com/ArtyDemon

“Ponder Chibi and her octopus fanart” by Gaigehopeful:
(can't find this artist's page, so if anyone can provide a link, please let me know!)

“Ponder Sprocket” by MsCPD [on discord]:
(if anyone knows a link for this artist's work, please let me know!)


My DeviantArt: deviantart.com/empty-brooke
My Comics: tapas.io/emptybrooke
My Twitter: twitter.com/EmptyBrooke
My Patreon: patreon.com/EmptyBrooke


Resources:
listenijustwantanottakenurl.tumblr.com
docs.google.com/document/d/1DVsjW6Wy_c4ROGy-FIgK7xAGrv4Q95ECcyE3EFDGgEs/edit (the collected doc)
tearzah-clown.tumblr.com
instagram.com/hazraet
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3170124
mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/binge-eating-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20353627
mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/borderline-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20370237
nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml
mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizoaffective-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20354504
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizoaffective_disorder
psychologenie.com/blunted-affect-vs-constricted-affect
verywellmind.com/flattened-affect-2953086
medicinenet.com/flat_affect/symptoms.htm
webmd.com/mental-health/flat-affect#1
healthline.com/health/flat-affect
youtu.be/Jtn3rQ0_x3s (Schizophrenia Medical Documentary)
youtu.be/60n7ZP3Cj-4 (“Are Schizophrenia Simulations Accurate?”)
youtu.be/oIvng9WbISo (“What is Schizoaffective disorder?”)
youtu.be/o_ziBs7jVBU (“Mental Status Exam Training, part 1: Affect and Mood”)