#Cluture

[spitfireboy2]

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[jonberry555]

Music & Klingon Culture - Star Trek Explain

In this video I will be taking a look at the relation between music and Klingon culture in light of the most recent episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. We already know about Klingon Opera and what appears to be ballads, but what do they say about Klingon culture in light of their actions in the latest episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

[trickerys-domain]

To start. I did not watch any part of this years Eurovision. I did not vote. I have not given any engagement to official Eurovision content in months.

Eurovision has meant so much to me the past few years. Given me so much joy and frustration. Its something I introduced to my friends and we grew closer because of it.

My last thoughts after this week are that I'm so broken. There were a lot of good entries. This should have been an incredible year of Eurovision.

But there was so much bullshit. The entire decreditation of the ebu as an organization. A winner I don't even care about because I stopped paying attention before their song came out. A winner that will ensure the contest keeps going despite the fact that after thisbyear it really shouldn't.

And like I want to be able to enjoy eurovision. But after this year, I don't even know if I can enjoy the national finals knowing that it means people still competing after one of the most censored and insulting contests in eurovision history

As the Dutch say: Fuck the EBU

[classic-asian-art]

Festival dancers, c.1820 (colour woodblock print) by Yano Yach (1820, colour woodblock print)

[some-siren]

Aroace alloplatonic culture is having a very specific hierarchy of friendship in your mind but being completely unable to explain it

[blockchainxtech]

The Hottest Trends in NFT Technology

In recent years, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have been one of the trendiest and most talked-about technical developments. NFTs are a sort of digital asset that signify ownership of distinctive goods or material, including tweets, music, films, and artwork. Because each NFT is distinct and has its own special characteristics, they cannot be swapped for an equivalent unit of value like other cryptocurrencies can.

NFTs have recently attracted a lot of mainstream industry interest and adoption, including music, fashion, sports, and the arts. The buzz and interest in NFTs have increased as a result of high-profile celebrity and artistic sales of NFT Development  for millions of dollars.

Yet with with this quick expansion also come worries about the long-term viability of NFTs, the moral and legal issues around ownership and intellectual property rights, and the potential dangers for consumers and investors. Notwithstanding these difficulties, NFTs still have a great deal of promise to transform digital ownership and monetization, and the technology's future is exciting and hopeful.

Recent Developments in NFT Technology

Increasing mainstream industry adoption: Popular sectors including music, fashion, sports, and the arts are now embracing NFTs. NFTs are used by musicians to sell limited edition CDs or concert tickets, as well as by fashion companies to produce digital apparel items. NFTs are also being used by sports organisations and teams to provide digital memorabilia for fans.

Social media platform integration: NFTs are currently being combined with well-known social media sites like Twitter and Instagram, enabling users to create and sell their own NFTs directly on the sites.

Marketplaces for NFTs are starting to appear. These markets give artists, makers, and collectors a place to purchase and sell NFTs. The NFT marketplace OpenSea, Rarible, and SuperRare are some of the most well-known.

NFTs' application in the gaming industry is expanding and giving users the opportunity to purchase exclusive in-game characters or assets. Axie Infinity and The Sandbox are two examples of well-liked NFTs for gaming.

All things considered, these recent innovations have helped NFTs expand and become more widely used, and they have given inventors, artists, and collectors new options.

Hot Trends in NFT Technology

The idea of the metaverse, a completely immersive virtual reality, is gaining popularity, and NFTs are anticipated to play a crucial part in the metaverse's development. Players may already own and trade exclusive in-game products thanks to the implementation of NFTs in a number of gaming applications.

NFTs with fractionalized ownership: NFTs with fractionalized ownership, which enables numerous investors to hold a share of a high-value NFT, are growing in popularity. This makes high-value NFTs more accessible and generates new investment opportunities.

NFTs that are dynamic and interactive: NFTs that are dynamic and interactive are more common and provide a more immersive experience. These NFTs might alter over time or in response to external factors like the weather or the time of day.

Sustainability and lowering carbon footprint: While the energy used for minting and trading NFTs may be large, there is rising concern regarding the environmental effect of NFTs. As a result, more sustainable NFTs are being developed, such as those that utilise renewable energy sources or offset their carbon emissions.

The ability to move NFTs between multiple blockchain platforms is now hampered by the fact that many of them are only compatible with particular systems. NFTs that are simple to transfer across various blockchains are increasingly being developed, enabling increased flexibility and interoperability.

Overall, it is anticipated that these popular NFT technological trends will influence future NFT development and create new possibilities for investors, collectors, and innovators.

Legal and Ethical Considerations

NFT ownership and intellectual property rights: The ownership and transfer of NFTs raises significant issues related to intellectual property ownership and rights. The legality of minting and selling NFTs based on the underlying material must be confirmed by the creators, and purchasers must be informed of the ownership and transfer conditions.

Environmental effects of NFTs: Because minting and trading NFTs might demand considerable amounts of energy, there are questions concerning the environmental effects of NFTs. NFT producers and consumers have to think about the environmental impact of their products and look into more environmentally friendly alternatives like employing renewable energy sources or carbon emission offsets.

Possible dangers to consumers and investors include: Buyers should be aware of the dangers associated in investing in NFTs because the value of NFTs might fluctuate. Buyers must be watchful and cautious while acquiring NFTs because there have been incidents of fraud and scams utilising NFTs. 

NFTs' social and cultural ramifications: Because NFTs are a new and quickly developing technology, it is yet unclear how they will affect society and culture. The monetization of digital material and the establishment of exclusive ownership rights might raise ethical questions.

To ensure that NFTs are created and utilised in a responsible and sustainable way, it is crucial for producers, purchasers, and regulators to be aware of these legal and ethical issues.

Future Outlook

Increasing mainstream adoption: NFTs are already popular in fields including fashion, music, sports, and the arts; this tendency is predicted to increase. We could witness more original and creative NFT uses in the future as more makers and artists recognise the potential of NFTs as a fresh source of income.

Interoperability and technological advancements: As smart contracts and blockchain technology continue to develop, NFT transferability and interoperability between blockchain platforms may also increase. The flexibility and usability for producers, consumers, and collectors would increase as a result.

Virtual and augmented reality integration: NFTs may be used with these technologies to provide a more immersive and engaging experience. NFTs might be utilised, for instance, to develop online exhibitions or galleries, as well as to improve gaming and other applications.

Regulation and standards: As NFTs continue to acquire recognition and acceptance, the sector may experience more regulation and standardisation. Concerns like consumer protection, the environment, and intellectual property rights may be addressed as a result.

New business models and revenue sources: For producers and artists, NFTs may produce new business models and revenue sources, such as royalties and fractional ownership. The ability to make money off of their work and interact with their followers may increase as a result.

Therefore, we can anticipate continuing innovation and growth in this field, which makes the future of NFT technology interesting and full of possibilities.

Conclusion

In summary, NFT technology is advancing quickly and has the potential to completely change how we produce, possess, and transfer digital assets. NFTs are already being accepted by well-known industries including art, music, fashion, and sports due to their capacity to offer a distinct and indisputable evidence of ownership for digital material.

Yet, there are legal and moral issues to be cognizant of, such as intellectual property rights, environmental effect, and consumer protection, as with any new technology. In order to guarantee that NFTs are produced and utilized in a way that benefits society and culture as a whole, it is crucial for creators, purchasers, and regulators to approach NFTs in a responsible and sustainable manner.

With advances in technology and interoperability, integration with virtual and augmented reality, as well as new business models and income sources, the future of NFT technology is bright and full of possibility. NFTs have already had a substantial influence on the digital world, and it is obvious that they will continue to be crucial to the ownership and administration of digital assets in the future.

[pret-a-metatron]

*sniff* when you put it like that, *blows nose* It sounds poignant and beautiful. *wipes face with hands* Eddie is one of the best people I have ever known. I'll treasure it for the rest of my life! *looks at the Hummel on the counter* Wait...

*squinting* Wait.

Wait!

The Hell! This thing looks PERFECTLY NORMAL NOW!! It's not special at all!!!

@mr-crawleigh so, here's my place! Be careful not to step on the frogs, ok? Can I offer you a drink?

@e-w-w-morningstar are you home?

[shiftingcultureis]

Shifting cluture is seeing

"Hello! You have been ✨chosen✨ by ✨boredom✨ to name 5 fun/cool/interesting facts about your DR(s), then copy and paste this into 10 of your shifter mutuals’ askboxes. Have fun!"

Every two minutes on your dashboard, but not having shifting mutuals who will send it to you :(

Shifting culture is...

[theriancultureis]

Chronic fatuige cat therian with adhd cluture is "wow i sure am sleepy why am i still in this room i should go to the cozy place but im too tired to move but i cant sleep here" but all while you just look bored outwardly and you just kinda sit there. The dilema of all time. I wish u luck

yea

[syscultureis]

plural cluture is why are there so many children here. why is our host a younger teen constantly in inner panic. why did the brain make two sobbing children what

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[median-culture-is]

Median cluture is randomly going "oh i forgot to update front im [x] now oh well" and then continuing to forget

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[uraandri]

Here's a random question for you: Have you ever felt like there was a longlasting sentiment from "Cultural West" about Slavic culture(s) being less worthy than theirs? Furthermore, that the sentiment (or sometimes outright propaganda) has seeped in the self-esteem of portions of the Slavs, who also depricate their own cultures as being of a lesser quality, occasionally being an unconscious acceptance of the idea through jokes or gags?

Also, while we're at it, do you think it's because "Cultural West" see their culture more materially, disregarding or undervaluing traditional clutural expressions that aren't tied to grand structures and monumental works of art? Something that stems from their imperialistic past of grand empires exploiting the world so theu could have fine china?

Sorry for the philosophical torture on Monday morning, but you do seem like a good person to ask these kinds of questions, in my humble opinion.

yes. you answered the questions for yourself kinda there's not much for me to add here lol

slavs have kinda always been on the egde of the "known world" for the westerners cause we are not the complete other but our cultures have been "tainted" by the oriental east so depending on who benefits from our exploitation we are either the east or the lost west who is returning home to the true west (see evroza by mitja velikonja). tbf it's not just slavs you can see this with the baltics and greece as well. in order to get the benefits of the imperial core you must distance yourself from the oriental east (the uncivilized world) and cast away all those aspects of your culture which tie you to it and when you're constantly bombarded with that type of propaganda you start to internalize it in a very specific way. it's not that you can't reform your culture to be better it's that your culture is simply too backwards to ever be fixed so you must cast it away which is why you see people point to the west and be like "see how nicely organized their country is compared to ours" completely forgetting that westerners directly benefit from your country being not as nicely organized and that any attempts at better organization will be thwarted or that it's very difficult to organize when you are being actively exploited. there's also the fact that a lot of the values the west is supposedly championing do not apply to those who are not westerners. the fact that gay rights "come from the west" is not the only reason serbs oppose them but why would they ever accept them when many of those who claim to protect them have no issue violating other human rights here in serbia in order to achieve profit. if germany is claiming to be so progressive but they have no issue poisoning us then why would we ever want to be like them. and then on the flip side, germans aren't the ones being exploited so if we're more like the germans then maybe we won't be exploited either

i don't really have anything to add for the last point as that's always been a topic that bores me quite a bit but pretty much yeah

[littlespacestarbun]

Hello!! I was scrollin through a tf tag and saw ur post bout, indigenous coded aliens and how the fandom treats them.

I understand what coded means and I think I know what ur talking about? but if ur up to it could u elaborate on the “feral tfp op” bit cause I haven’t been in the fandom too long so can’t find what ur talking bout and I genuinely don’t understand but I would like to. if u don’t wanna answer this, it’s chill obviously.

:3 have a good day m8!

Hello! i do not mind elaborating at all!, as an native fan its a topic i don't get to speak on much so thank you!, (sorry in advance this is going to be a bit long),

to start with coding bipoc as aliens, robots, and other non-human creatures is a complex issue of itself, and it can harm bipoc people as well as to uplift us depending on the writers intentions, background details and of era of times of equal right movements,

the topics of coding bipoc as not human vary from person to person on our own lived experiences as bipoc, and i personally have many issues with coding bipoc as not human which are solely negative, the few positve were expections due to bipoc making them or simply them having some sort of positive effect on me instead of bad,

back onto the feral optimus issue, here's my point of view as a native fan,

optimus has personally been this one sort of "oh he's like us" coded indigenous character who's in a good light for me,

unlike every other coded indigenous alien in media i saw as a kid,

optimus prime is one of the few indigenous coded characters in tf as a whole, the others aren't very good due to many factors (thunderclash, wheelie, the combiner team victorion) or vague enough white fans ignore them even being coded at all or other things (omega, beachcomber, ironhide)

for me optimus was the first indigenous coded not human native person i saw painted as a hero,

he was seen as good for having his indigenous culture, beliefs and morals, it wasn't something which was used as making him evil and bad in the story, like a lot of indigenus 'rep' i had to see as a kid

that feeling is something hard to explain but i hold onto with tight hands because of how good it did me as a kid,

its why i have such deep emotional pain with how he's treated by white fans in all stories but tfp was some of the worst of it i had to see by far,

tfp optimus is full on indigenous its in your face with each moment,

to his back story, internal struggles and complex views of him from other characters (with himself and jazz being the only ones with unbias views due to being bipoc themselves),

his very writing feels like the story of a native person who made it out of force assilation and regain his cluture only to be forced into fighting for his rights again against someone who was orignally an ally, trying to assilate him into another opressive ideal,

with this in mind it makes how the jokes of tfp optimus being feral started worst,

alpha trion saying he was diffcult, he didn't fall into order right for his time not around Iacon culture, this is painted as a bad view to have by optimus,

yet the fans took this to mean because optimus lived a tribal life before that he was wild, he ran on all fours, sleep like an animal and needed to be saved from such a wild life to name some of the worst (others include nsfw and its gross),

there's a ton of aus and fanart, fics treating being indigenous to mean, he needs to be fixed, or ones painting being indigenous struggles as not real or small world issues,

these views are deeply intergrated anti-indigenous beliefs, if you look up the wild/savage native man trope and you'll see many racist movies, novels and comics painting native men as beasts who steal white women from white men, or even kill them and r-pd them because indigenous people are as savage animals,

which fall in line with how feral optimus is made with white fans, they treat his indigenous coding as fetish and use him not being human to disconnect the racism in their fanon, aus, fanart and fics,

but that disconnect only exists for them, fans of color see it clear as it is, feral optimus as a fan idea exists because of people being racist to bipoc, the concept is racist rooted in racism and race fetish spaces,

feral optimus prime stuff as fan content has been dying since we've called out on it more but its shows up from time to time and the fandom still suffers from treating bipoc coded characters badly, as a whole which i'd to touch on at some point because people don't see the issue much, and the people we kind of keep to ourselves to keep a sense mind while playing robots ha….ha,

I hope this at least gives some light onto the issue and answers your questions! not many bring it up so being able to explain it was an experience!

thank you for taking the time to ask and i hope you have a lovely day! hopefully this wasn't too wordy and made sense,

[rarepears]

Hey is it OK if I write a focus inspired by yours but with Danny Phantom instead? If you want to learn more about it I've got a post onmy account about it. Also do you mind if i ask how you came up with the medieval cluture shock scenes? Like how you came up with how the Lannisters reacts to the things Jinwoo says or does?

Yes! Yes you are more than welcome to write fics inspired by me. You can use that "inspired by" function on ao3 (when posting your work) to link to back to my fic.

How do I come up with it? I just... do? I mean, I have no clue how to explain how my brain works - I already received plenty of tumblr asks asking if I was drunk when coming up with this and that idea...

[scribblermish]

5th & 6th June 2023

6:42 P.M.

"Day 318"

Banner of Scribblermish..how's that...I feel it's good... obviously because I made it..🤣😄😄...

But that pink haired girl...is an imaginary logo and I feel is quite cute...this was created by me like two years back ❤��❤️..

Uhh...

And those pictures....,🤣😂😂😂😂....what am I doing....can you see those clutures on my head 😂😂...last one is quite nice.. heart ❤️

And how's that.... 🤔 Hmmmm.... 🥰

Today I've learnt that whatever you should do...do it with the best of your capabilities.

And never ever forget to be good...honest and generous with others..!

Hope you'll get what is correct for you in your life ❤️

Best wishes & Regards 🤗

Manisha Mehta