#(imho)

[just-hyde]

AI is theft.

Character.Ai still uses **stolen** data. Support real artists and writers. RP with real people.

IAMREALpleasegimmeahotchocotugmeinandgimmeasinglegoodreasontoliiiveeeeaaaaAAAAAAA

*Breakdown joins the chat*

An anon? How courageous of you. /lh

Actually right now you did what many chatbot users do— hide behind Persona just in case people don't accept your writing/rp style. But it's easier to play safe, I give you that. Your mental health should be your first priority no matter what people say

I do my art, write snippets of text, develop OCs and RP with people, but still make chatbots on different platforms

Why?

For shits and giggles

But no, friends, seriously

We already live with that and apparently are gonna continue to, unless the authorities decide to step in

For me cai was a tool to improve my vocabulary since 1) not so many native speakers were willing/had time to help, 2) even if they did, we had jobs and damn timezones which made our coordination harder, 3) I found out that ppl were simply too shy to play

Recently I've learned the term "Cringe culture" which is cringe itself and hella annoying at that— some writers are fucking scared to post, to be met with toxicity instead of actually useful critique

Anywho, the topic is controversial af.

On one hand, it did writers dirty. Well, fuck. On the other hand, your T9 was also trained on something and I deem LLM no much smarter than a huge T9 [a predictive text technology which almost every keyboard for phones and tablets has]

The problem I see is that the ai developers didn't ask for any data

How much easier everything would go if they had manners and/or paid for some materials? I usually don't mind lending a pen if someone asks, but can bite one's hand off if they grab it

As you might've noticed, I wanna use this ask to bring up some other interesting topics

My man, I've heard enough of "Why trying if ai renders better than me/uses better words"

Anxiety.

That's what makes me sad

If we ever manage to change that, to make people realise that human-made art is a freaking precious treasure with hours of effort spent on it, maybe earth heals and unicorns return

You buy funny one-nickel-worth stuff from Aliexpress, no? That's AI. As well as a half-gnawled pencil one finds in their old school backpack to write down an anecdote they've just heard

It's easy to focus on the bad side

If fish is ill in a dirty tank, are you gonna add more sand? Pfftt. I assume you gonna change filters, scrub that bastard clean and add more lil fishies to make others feel less lonely, instead of rumbling that you shouldn't have gotten any new weeds for the the bowl in the first place, because, who would've guessed, fish eat that. And poop. —a process natural as breathing

My suggestion is that we try to create a safe space which would encourage writing outside of roleplay, make young artists feel safe regardless of their level of skill

Or maybe I'm too far from the Internet in general and don't understand why writing example messages for a silly toy is suddenly a bad thing when it encourages kids to try themselves in text RPGs without any risk of being judged for that

An interesting topic you gave me, really, I've spent some time contemplating about it

Feel free to suggest things that we, as a community, can do right here and right now, because, gods know, I'm personally unable to atta-ta a corporation for "using language we all speak", especially when chatbots have some features which would be a damn shame not to use in language learning since it's so engaging and teaches kids new words in a forgiving game-like way

Though I hope there will be some law regulating ai and the use of ai-made products soon. Let's give it some time

[jaybarou]

I'm only a fan writer, but I'm also a fan blog curator, and my impression is that both are appreciated in entirely different ways.

I think it is easier for a fan writer to start, because people will read "first time writing fic" but people hardly ever reblog stick figures.

I think it is easier to get instant gratification for artists because a simple like and reblog is easier than reading even 1000k fics.

I also think writer's appreciation lasts longer. I have had people leaving comments after 5 or more years whereas fanart's interest dies out after a month or so, no matter how spectacular.

I also think it's easier for writers to get meaningful comments instead of just "i love it". People are more trained to do text analysis than image analysis. It's less likely that an artist will get a compliment for somey clever they did with the light than a writer for a pun they added.

I also think artists get to collaborate and befriend each other more than writers.

I think it is more discouriging making good art, because if it flops in a month it's old and unlikely to get discovered and a fic can get found and enjoyed at sny time.

And i also think that ao3 writers are very lucky for having a site to display fic without the whims of an algorithm, and that helps a lot to get comments.

As a fic writer, my sense is that it's much easier for fan artists to get appreciation, but I wonder how artists and other writers feel about it. For people who do both, do you feel like you get better, more rewarding feedback for your art or your writing? (That may, of course, depend on which is your stronger skill.)

[iceeericeee]

“You been checked for ADHD?” “*shakes head no* but I’ve had several STDs, which were probably caused by ADHD.” Is SUCH a Deadpool thing to say, dear god.

[batshaped]

i paused reading chapter 76 to make this LOL

[holysweetcherryorchardtree]

[thatdruidgal]

Witchcraft hot take

IMHO we are way too harsh on “baby witches”. I see so many people saying “you can’t call yourself that” or “how come they don’t know the basics like X” or “you baby witches don’t know what you’re talking about on WitchTok” or “why do they always mess up X” or otherwise treating newer witches like they’re -excuse my French- morons.

I remember first coming onto Witchblr and feeling so unwelcome even though I don’t have TikTok and was just curious to learn.

We should be gently helping to teach the “baby witches”/new witches/beginners in the practice instead of berating them for learning. Because if we discourage them from learning, then the craft dies with us

Idk, just my personal thoughts after a few years on this app

TL;DR Stop being mean to baby witches

[mr-shimurka]

Nothing but TREVOR. FUCKING. BELMONT.

[hooked-on-elvis]

Rehearsals for Elvis' third engagement season at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. July 1970 – Rehearsals filmed for the music documentary "Elvis: That's The Way It Is" (MGM, 1970).

[wasteland-wrecker]

May I request a swank please 🥺

I don’t take requests 🥺 (unless u ask about my ocs) SORRY 💔

Alright I did just because it is you 🩵

[stargirl-and-potts]

The revelation that “Crystal Palace” isn’t a psychic pseudonym or a half-remembered inside joke but her real name — and that her full name is somehow weirder, and that it’s because her parents are ultra pretentious faux-artsy berks — is under-remarked and hilarious.

[cillianmurphysdimples]

Series 1 Tommy Shelby will always be elite to me.

He was happier, somehow.

And I'm sorry, but Tommy without a tie is just way better.

[fareehaandspaniards]

Miquella is nice

After finishing the DLC, Miquella made me think a lot. Before the DLC, he had a rather… one-sided image, I don't know what else to call it. He was incredibly kind, and we saw references for his connection to St. Trina initially (because we still remember Gwyndolin, who lived as girl. And we know Fromsoftware loves the archetype of the sad feminine young man). Miquella was a victim, was a martyr, and was an incredibly kind soul who prayed for Godwyn and invented a true miracle - the Golden Needle, which can help to hold the rot.

But the DLC absolutely turned his image upside down! And it makes me very sad to see a character's incredible transition and acquisition of a new layer of morality (gray) labeled as "bad writing" and "fuck GRRM he spoiled my baby boyy :(((((".

Today after talking with my spouse (He always helps me realize any fragments of lore. Sometimes I have a hard time understanding the simplest things that everyone has long understood and accepted. Also! Happy birthday to my beloved!), I could only finally understand why everyone is getting so worked up about Michella, even though we've had a scenario similar to his "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions" a long time ago. That was Laurence, everyone's favorite in Bloodborne, and Gwyn (he really wanted good things and it didn't turn out well :/), etc. I'll also remind you that the fandom (in the general sense) of Fromsoftware games is very fond of villains, and that's fine. But for some reason, when Miquella turned out to be not the good guy everyone wanted him to be, no one appreciated it. And I tried to defend him to the last in a discussion with my husband - Miquella sacrificed everything for the "greater good" in his understanding of the word, Miquella went the way of renunciation, Miquella knew how to love and loved his sister, Miquella wanted to correct all the sins of the past.

However, unlike most Fromsoftware villains, Miquella HIDES his atrocities (even from himself). Nashandra, Shabriri, Micolash, anyone - their motives are clear. They have principles, egos, backstories, justifications for wanting to be a destructive factor, some have these reasons built in at birth, some are insane, etc. Miquella, on the other hand, finds followers by Dishonest means, condemns Radahn to suffering for which to end the festival is organized, leaves his sister to die, condemns Mohg to be a puppet in his scheming, and still thinks of himself as a VIRTUE. He believes that the era he is about to found - will be good and bright. And with words of goodness he kills us in battle with Radahn!

Miquella is a golden apple with a very rotten core. We don't know, really, at what point he started to "rot". What's funny is that of the two twins, Malenia was rotten on the outside and he was rotten on the inside.

Miquella's center is in love. He carries self-love everywhere, charming and falling in love with almost everyone. That is why Malenia says, "My brother will keep his promise. He possesses the wisdom, the allure, of a god - he is the most fearsome Empyrean of all." I think he is the type of child who got used to being loved. The problem with this type is that he can become a wonderful person, or he can turn into a monster who will take love and attention at any cost. (My spouse reminded me here of stories of crazed maniacs who kidnapped those they loved and dreamed of a nonexistent future, not realizing the damage they were doing.)

But there are many questions that, perhaps, everyone should answer for themselves?

What vow did Miquella make to Malenia?

In my opinion, Malenia was not charmed by him. I've always wondered WHY she waits for Miquella at the cocoon in the Tree, even though it clearly shows Miquella being stolen???? She knew, she probably knew his plan originally. She had been waiting for his return like a god. But what had he promised? That when he returned, he would cure her of the rot permanently?

When did Miquella begin his "fall"?

There is no denying that Miquella was a good guy. He tried, he tried to help his loved ones. He looked up to Radahn as a child with respect, as the description of Remembrance of a God and Lord says. Miquella was in harmony with his other self, Trina. But what changed him? Failures? The desire to save everyone at once? The desire to be the most loved? To be perfect - a god? I'm inclined to think it was all of those things that corrupted him at once. After all, as a favorite child, he may have been flawed deep inside from the beginning.

Miquella had resurrected Radahn as a young, beautiful warrior, just as he had been before. But Radahn does not utter a single phrase during the battle, and his movements are more automatic. Radahn feels nothing, and it makes me think more and more that he's more like Miquella's wish come true, his hope of having a worthy consort he loved by his side.

Is Radahn a puppet or a future lord?

Nothing has been confirmed. I've also read that Miquella's spell was broken when his rune was split, that's how many NPCs come to their senses and realize everything. But I think his power would be enough to, like a necromancer, control a resurrected one? And honestly, it's unlikely Radahn would have wanted such a fate. He was holding back fate itself, the stars, so that what did happen to him in the DLC wouldn't happen. Thanks to Miquella, Malenia had turned Caelid into a solid rotten mess and blossomed her divine flower, and left Radahn in an insane state waiting for a noble death at the hands of other warriors. Miquella mutilated him. I don't think Radahn would have appreciated his methods, considering how dedicated he is to warriorship and uprightness, and also honors Godfrey.

What would have happened if the Age of Compassion had happened?

I think it would have been VERY bad. And after a major flourish of life and honoring Miquella, there would have been a decline and another Shattering. Miquella shows himself to be a man who does not tolerate dissent. I think there would have been a flowering of the Inquisition, persecution, murder, and brutal tyranny. And Radahn, most likely, would have simply been "squeezed out" by Miquella and destroyed by his boundless love. Yes, Miquella rejects his love, as @jarognieva correctly pointed out. But he rejected, in my understanding (we need a clear translation from Japanese here), his destined love, i.e., his intended spouse, Trina? Just as Radagon was Marika's spouse. Our Marika is a deity, but she is capable of love - her love for her son, Godwyn, caused her heart to break.

Fandom cancelled Mohg, now he is cancelling Miquella. People don't accept and don't want to comprehend the things that make them change points of view. That's how the witch hunt begins! So stop being shitty and decide for yourself what you think of Miquella before claiming him a "bad written character"

Miquella, as a character, has become an incredible bastard, manipulative and truly evil with a mask of piety. He doesn't go into battle as an honest warrior, he uses others. He "sacrifices" himself by actually sacrificing everyone else. But doesn't that make him MORE interesting?

He's broken a lot of headcanons, but I sincerely hope that the wave of love for him as a VERY gray character will still come! After all, he's a worthy villain archetype! A true evil hidden in a pure soul. How many fanfics, how many musings can be spawned from that. No need to deny him, rather try to accept Miquella for who he is. And don't make it into "good" or "evil". There's a particular aesthetic to how awful Miquella is.

[emby-m]

[spirit-lanterns]

You’re cooking alright. And I am cooked with all the woman, leaving me with just lipstick all over me. Now I have to identify whose lipstick print is on my face.

I tend to notice that older women wear bolder lipstick (shades that are more visible I guess) so when they kiss you, it imprints in a way that it’s heavily noticeable 😅

Older women also tend to smooch a lot when they really love something. So expect them to grab onto your sweet little face and plant all the lipstick kisses you could ask for. You’re walking out of her arms with your face looking like she tried to apply lipstick for you, but failing as she got it everywhere but your mouth <3

[cheddar-baby]

Tag yourself

[ithilien-writes]

i think the tommy of this ep for me was like.. okay, buck has had the most partners and the most intimate scenes of any of the other mains right? (like fact check me on this but i'm pretty sure) but now with tommy, and especially in this ep, he doesn't touch his partner at all?? like even before the boils, why were they not shown sharing a bed instead of whatever the hell that couch/chair situation was?? (like come on, direct callback to taylor on her own research spiral in bed in that one ep??)

so it's like, either it's on purpose because they're trying to communicate something about the relationship or they're just blatantly giving different treatment to buck's first male partner than they gave to his other partners, which is. it's something you see with queer couples on network tv a lot, but i was really hoping for better here tbh. like even ali, the partner of his we got the least scenes of (i think?) she was there at his bedside holding his hand in the hospital. they couldn't have even had tommy hold his hand???

y'all know i'm not a tommy enjoyer and just in general with the way they've been portraying this relationship i've been hoping it would be short lived, but after this ep i really need it to have all been purposeful storytelling bc the alternative is. not great