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I'm not ready to talk about the sci-fi novel I'm writing in too much detail yet, but here's a meme about what it's inspired by without any further context

Even among people who use AI, nobody wants somebody else's slop. They like using AI to get out of doing work for other people. Use it for them instead of doing work, and they're not so happy.

In fact I will say the Earnest and Pious Charismatic Ethnic Minority political figure (AOC, Mamdani, El-Sayed) has been a pretty good bet for the American left so far, whereas the Disaffected Gruff White Guy Showcasing True Masculinity (Fetterman, Platner) has been a worse bet. Just an observation.

Fascism can be defeated it has been defeated before and it will be defeated again we will unmake their creations with our own hands and burn them to ash in the wind Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

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Bluesky has 153 kinds of users

A trio of distinct characters, each of whom is only known by their nickname, team up to journey through a strange, scarred land where the laws of reality do not apply, in search of something at its center which they believe could make their deepest desires come true.

Add "between my legs" to a movie title: Spirited Away Between My Legs

Serbia RN.

Normally I don't really buy into the "both parties are the same" view of things, but this is basically indistinguishable from right-wing rhetoric on trans people, and anyone who defends it should be ashamed of themselves.

peoples sympathy for "the poor" is always man in hard hat and not like... homeless queer 16-22 year old, venezuelan migrant laborer, guatemalan mayan lady washing dishes, filipino lady taking care of old people in a hospital, indian sysadmin...

I've said it before and I'll say it again: It's entirely possible to just not like someone. You don't actually have to write elaborate real-person fics about internet strangers to morally justify your beef with them.

Some devs designing elaborate, incredibly versatile and in-depth character creators for the most boring mediocre games imaginable

its very telling that critics in more left leaning spaces are obviously bummed out about corporations destroying the teams that worked on games they were often heavily critical of whereas grifters are reacting to bioware, 343 etc as personal victories in the war against blue hair and pronouns

If you use ai generators, I hate you.

"Trans rights activism is elitist to its cor-" YOU ARE A BILLIONAIRE

Guy who enjoys posting doomerist screeds on social media, but is also a massive fan of Danganronpa

How can you possibly believe anyone who says Americans and Chinese are too different, we're brotherly peoples down to the decades long blood feuds that we settle with illegally owned explosives

J.K. Simmons is the only actor I know who gives basically the exact same performance for every role he plays, and yet is able to completely disappear into - and be seen as - his characters.

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Erwin Rommel poking his head out of his tank and seeing a Kamin-25 streaking directly towards his head

WAIT WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN THIS IS REAL I THOUGHT IT WAS AN EDIT

In general, New World foods like potatoes, tomatoes, corn, and turkey turning up in works set in the Middle Ages, or settings based on the Middle Ages. Especially potatoes, since their adoption as a staple crop led to major changes in living standards wherever it happened.

So Danny Trejo was manipulated and tricked into being in Ben Shapiro's newest film. Holy shit.

If you take anything from Malfoid (besides don’t give JK Rowling money) it’s that men are full of shit when they say they’re “above“ stereotypically female interests like romance and shipping.

EU lawmakers choosing whether the next regulations they write will be revolutionary for consumer friendliness, or the most braindead out-of-touch guidelines imaginable

When I'm in a "giving the worst advice ever" competition and my opponent is David Brooks

So, the reason we mock horrible fascists is not to make fascists change their minds. It is to show they are mockable. It breaks the veneer of respectability and power. It gives others social permission to mock them. Satire is poisonous to power because it makes opposition both fun and collaborative.

So the abusive congressman has a girlfriend with a criminal record, and her name is *Alatrash*? ...Did Kojima write this?

The Last Temptation of Jesus Christ Superstar

On the one hand this is absolutely fucking Hideous on the other hand like man are you SURE you want to open the door to livestreamed executions by firing squads? Like are you ABSOLUTELY certain you want what comes after that? Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

I don't actually buy stuff off Amazon that much, so mine is pretty tepid and sparse, not that I'm complaining.

I'm actually working on becoming a teacher at the moment, and I'm not gonna lie, during that whole process, I've taken great pleasure in brutally shutting down every attempt to push onto me the idea of using AI in the classroom. I can only hope that most prospective educators have the same idea.