#Premises Liability Cases

[sunsetwestlgca]

Important Factors and Legal Aspects of Premises Liability Cases

Premises liability is a legal doctrine that holds the owner of a property liable for accidents occurring on the property. In California, these cases often revolve around the responsibilities property owners have to ensure the safety of those who enter their premises. Know more in detail here: https://www.sunsetwestlg.com/aspects-of-premises-liability-cases/.

[person-injury-law-news]

What To Do After a Hit and Run in Albuquerque

The blog "What to Do After a Hit and Run in Albuquerque" by Shapiro Law Team offers guidance on handling hit-and-run accidents, which are illegal in New Mexico. It notes that the state has one of the highest rates of such incidents, with over 6,000 crashes in 2020. Common causes include panic, alcohol, drugs, and being uninsured.

To avoid accidental hit-and-runs, drivers should stay alert, avoid distractions, and follow traffic rules. If involved in a hit-and-run, seven key steps are advised: identify the other driver, check for injuries, call the police, document the scene, gather witness statements, file a claim, and avoid discussing fault with the other party’s insurer.

The blog also explains New Mexico’s car insurance laws and the importance of liability and uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage. Shapiro Law Team offers legal help for filing claims and securing compensation, operating on a contingency fee basis.

[firoz857]

The Biggest Reason Why Case is Settled for such a small value - Find Out Why!

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In this video, we'll discuss the biggest reason why a case may settle for such a small value, and how to avoid this in your next business lawsuit.

If you're thinking about filing a business lawsuit, be sure to watch this video first. We'll discuss the biggest reason cases settle for small values, and how to avoid this in your next lawsuit. By understanding this reason, you'll be better prepared to fight for the damages you deserve!

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[rauthschild]

"Bombshell news today on the vaccine front as AstraZeneca, after admitting its covid jabs cause fibrous clots, is now withdrawing its covid vaccine from the entire world marketplace.

The EU has now revoked authorization for this vaccine, meaning it is now illegal to administer this jab to anyone in the EU.

Meanwhile, an attempted reinfection trial that exposed volunteers to 10,000 times the "dose" of covid deemed necessary to cause infections failed to produce a single infection. The premise of virology as being capable of causing pandemics is a total fraud. And that means vaccines are a fraud, too."

We could not surpass his brevity or logic.

Contrary to what the perpetually gullible Public has been led to believe, The Virus Theory, also known as The Germ Theory, is, and has always remained a theory with as many bits of evidence against it as for it.

While the introduction of any foreign substance does trigger the immune system and if it is a biological entity or molecule will provoke the creation of specific antibodies, that doesn't really prove anything about the nature of what we have come to call "viruses".

All this does is prove things about the immune system and basic mechanisms of immunity, leaving the more basic issue of the Causative Agent in limbo.

Our scientists assure us that viruses, also called "exosomes" are dead, little pinched off particles of DNA and waste products encapsulated in a protein shell.

Can dead things "infect"? Not really.

Think of waste DNA and RNA as Hazmat and the protein shell of a virus as a specially designed waste container with a lid. The protein shell is not alive, but its contents, the degraded bits of deoxy or ribonucleic acid can still replicate, if they get back inside a cell.

And then what have you got?

You've got bits of polluted and degraded foreign DNA or RNA snippets coding for foreign proteins inside your cells.

Those foreign proteins then hit your system like a sledge hammer and provoke your immune response -- which is then misidentified as a "disease".

It can be any disease, depending on the nature of the DNA or RNA contained in the "virus" packet, and the nature of the resulting immune response to whatever foreign proteins are being produced.

Blood clotting factor snippets of DNA or RNA code result in foreign blood clotting factor proteins and your immune system reacts to them, specifically.

Tumor producing snippets of DNA or RNA code result in foreign tumor proteins and your immune system reacts to them, specifically.

Each set of such stimulus-response reactions is different, so, Astrazeneca's "vaccine" loaded with blood clotting factor snippets of RNA (left over from a Department of Defense Experiment during the Iraq War) leads to "fibrous clots" as the foreign blood clotting factor proteins meet your body's immune response.

Depending on what the "payload" of DNA or RNA snippets are, you exhibit different symptoms and appear to have different diseases.

Our cell walls and membranes naturally work to exclude foreign DNA and RNA and keep this intracellular production of foreign proteins from happening, but thanks to Doctor Fauci and other Mad Scientists --- tech-crazed men with no actual brains or hearts --- this natural barrier has purportedly been overcome.

To our universal detriment.

We are calling for an immediate full stop and end of production and injection of all DNA and RNA "vaccines" worldwide.

We are calling for the prosecution and public punishment of all the Corporations responsible for this genocidal crime against humanity, and in the case of this country, the prosecution of the US CONGRESS and its Members, which recklessly and in gross negligence and dereliction of duty agreed to accept the liability for vaccine manufacturers.

Let them have the liability for all this expense and disruption and death -- individually, personally, and with 100% commercial liability.

And may no bank dare to give them as much as a peso of our credit. They were not acting "for" us or in our favor when they did this, and they do not deserve any indemnification or insurance at public cost.

The UN CORPORATION has promoted war instead of stopping it, and has contributed to this genocide through its WHO organization. We see no reason for its continued existence, much less any treaty empowering it in any way.

We call for the immediate liquidation of the UN CORPORATION and WHO, both, and an end to any further discussion of a sea "treaty" among the guilty corporations to grant any purported powers possessed by any corporation to either entity.

[david1280]

Truck Accidents And Some Common Defenses To Causation

#truckaccidentsandsomecommondefensestocausation #accidentcase #insidersecrets 

In this video, we're going to be discussing truck accidents and some of the common defenses to causation. We'll be discussing things like contributory negligence, assumption of risk and comparative negligence.

If you've been in a truck accident and are thinking of filing a claim, be sure to watch this video! We'll discuss the different defenses that may be available to you and help you understand the process involved in filing a truck accident claim.

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[velvet-ii]

endlessly curious about the death note utena au 👀👀👀

okay so i wanted to have some more content to show before answering this ask... and i was already working on a character lineup for artfight!

so here's the full lineup of my death note au redesigns (not including any side characters i may include later as story permits such as akio, nanami, shiori, etc.) :)

and honestly i have to stop just calling it "my death note utena au" when it has a name.. so: here's the beginnings of revolutionary girl kira!

the basic premise is literally just inserting them into the death note character roles, nothing too crazy lol

surface breakdown:

utena is light! obviously because she's the main character but also because she would probably test out the death note to see what happens (in this au, she decides to use it to "revolutionize the world" and take out perpetrators of violent crimes who never faced justice)

anthy is L (or, in this case, "rue,") because seriously who else would be L. after shutting herself out from the world to focus on a job she can do without showing her face, she's forced to show her face and work with the police to gain access to more information. she knows this isn't a typical serial killer case...

wakaba is misa! she adores utena almost to a fault after discovering her status as kira, but becomes an invaluable asset due to the shinigami eyes she got from a deal with her shinigami (shadow play girl)

touga is the captain of the kira task force and is determined to stick with it until the end, maintaining his confident persona while overlooking key details provided by rue (much to her dismay)

saionji is touga's second-in-command, although treated more like a bodyguard than a friend sometimes. since high school, he's cut his hair short to distance his resemblance to touga (which doesn't work too well since they ended up in the same profession anyway).

miki takes on matsuda's role, but often takes things too seriously rather than not seriously enough. he's by far the youngest member of the task force, and is incredibly dedicated to the kira case.

juri parallels aizawa as a voice of reason for the task force, but their characters aren't too closely tied together. juri holds a grudge against rue (and later, utena upon joining the task force) due to her belief that they're young, inexperienced, and didn't work hard enough to get here; she's often maddened by rue's often unusual tactics and plans.

in terms of changes to the main story, a lot of it is driven by the subtle changes in character relationships or motivations. for example:

utena's motivation to use the death note, while similar to light's, differs in that she only kills criminals who haven't been brought to justice-- which makes it a lot harder for anthy and the task force to ignore the message she's sending.

wakaba and utena have a more balanced relationship than light and misa do in the original show-- utena still considers her a liability, and wakaba's actions lead to some unfortunate circumstances, but i want her to have a complete character arc (unlike misa's complete shafting in the show. pissed me off)

obviously, since touga isn't utena's dad, utena's gonna have to figure out some other way to get access to police records and land herself a spot on the task force.

utenanthy endgame. dont even worry

the themes established in utena (for example, the effects of misogyny and the meaning of revolution) will make a big effect on how the story changes from death note as well! i want to stay faithful to both source materials in a way that's productive.

if this ever gets written/created in some form, the story's gonna veer away from following the death note storyline at the end of L's arc. i have something completely different planned for those scenes that changes the rest of the plot!

with all that being said, honestly there aren't any guarantees i'll have time to end up making this real.. it's mostly just a thought experiment for now since i love both shows and also (re)designing characters :)

[warningsine]

HELSINKI (AP) — A 12-year-old student opened fire at a secondary school in southern Finland on Tuesday morning, killing one and seriously wounding two other students, police said. The suspect was later apprehended.

Heavily armed police cordoned off the Viertola school — a large educational institution including lower and upper secondary schools with a total of about 800 students — in the city of Vantaa, just outside the capital, Helsinki, after receiving a call about a shooting incident at 09:08 a.m.

Police said both the suspect and the victims were 12 years old.

One of the students had died instantly after being shot, Chief of Police Ilkka Koskimäki from the Eastern Uusimaa Police Department told a news conference. The other two were seriously wounded, he said.

The weapon used in the shooting was a registered handgun that was licensed to the suspect’s relative, Detective Inspector Kimmo Hyvärinen said.

The suspect was detained in the Helsinki area less than one hour after the shooting with a handgun in his possession, police said. He admitted to the shooting in an initial police hearing but there is no immediate word of the motive, police said, adding that the case is being investigated as a murder and two attempted murders.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister Petteri Orpo offered condolences to the families of the victims in postings on X with both saying they were shocked over the shooting.

“What makes it particularly shocking is the age of the victim and the suspect,” Orpo said during a news conference later Tuesday. “I can assure you that this (shooting) will be carefully reviewed and conclusions will be drawn that this will not happen again.”

The minimum age of criminal liability in Finland is 15 years, which means the suspect cannot be formally arrested. A suspect younger than 15 can only be heard by the police after which they will be handed over to Finland’s child welfare authorities.

In the past decades, Finland has witnessed two major deadly school shootings.

In November 2007, a 18-year-old student armed with a semi-automatic pistol opened fire at the premises of the Jokela high school in Tuusula, southern Finland, killing nine people. He was found dead with self-inflicted wounds.

Less than a year later, in September 2008, a 22-year-old student shot and killed 10 people with a semi-automatic pistol at a vocational college in Kauhajoki, southwestern Finland, before fatally shooting himself.

In the Nordic nation of 5.6 million, there are more than 1.5 million licensed firearms and about 430,000 license holders, according to the Finnish Interior Ministry. Hunting and gun-ownership have long traditions in the sparsely-populated northern European country.

Responsibility for granting permits for ordinary firearms rests with local police departments.

Following the school shootings in 2007 and 2008, Finland tightened its gun laws by raising the minimum age for firearms ownership and giving police greater powers to make background checks on individuals applying for a gun license.

The Interior Ministry said Finland will pay respects to the victims of the school shooting on Wednesday when all state agencies and institutions will lower the national flag to half staff. Private households are encouraged to join in the commemoration, the ministry said.

[aparticularbandit]

Wild (I)

Summary: Three days into her stay at Hope's Peak, Ultimate Fashionista Junko Enoshima is called directly to the headmaster's office.

Somebody needs a little bit of help breaking a wildwolf.

How unfortunate.

Inspired by @carbonatedjem's Werewolf AU.

Chapter Rating: T. Fic Rating: T until further notice.

AO3

previous fic

They say there’s a wildwolf at Hope’s Peak Academy.

That’s really not nearly as big of a deal as it sounds.

Many middle and high schools throughout the world are full of wildwolves. In most cases, this doesn’t matter, since students are given the day before and after each full moon off, so as to not reveal anything and to protect the school from potential liabilities; the latter of these is the most important when it comes to a boarding school like Hope’s Peak – can’t force students to live on campus where they’re likely to be attacked by a wildwolf classmate, after all, if you want your school to actually survive.

Point of fact, most boarding schools allow for their wolven students to leave together in packs to surrounding open territory during the full moon.  It lets those with control get their zoomies out, and it keeps the wildwolves away from their much more vulnerable human residents.  (Wolves can take care of wolves, after all, and most of them know to stay away from the wildwolves, even if wildwolves don’t have the control to stay away from them.)

So all in all, the idea that Hope’s Peak Academy has a wildwolf enrolled and living on its premises honestly isn’t nearly as scandalous as it sounds.

It’s just the assumption that someone – anyone – who has the sheer talent to be an Ultimate at anything should naturally have the ability to control their wolf.

As if being good in one area automatically makes you good at every other area in your life.

Despicable is what it is.

But no one calls it that.

~

Three days into her stay at Hope’s Peak – barely enough time to get her apartment set up to her liking – Ultimate Fashionista Junko Enoshima is called directly to the headmaster’s office.

Junko’s never met Jin Kirigiri, although she’s heard a lot of stories about him.  Just like there are a lot of stories of Hope’s Peak and its students, there’s a lot of talk about its headmasters.  There are even rumors that the first headmaster, the found of Hope’s Peak itself, Izuru Kamukura, might still be alive somewhere hidden within the school.  That one’s mostly been disproved by various Ultimate Hide-and-Seek students throughout the years, seeing how none of them have ever found him, but the rumor persists.  Probably because people love adding to legend around an already legendary school.

However.

Current Headmaster Jin Kirigiri is something special.  A former Ultimate, like most of the staff, but one who discarded his talent almost immediately on graduating – if not some time before.  The former Ultimate Detective who isn’t involved in any detective work, and who almost seems completely divorced from his entire family.  Some people say that he was just bad at his talent, despite his being an Ultimate – that he was grandfathered in by being a legacy admission instead of earning his spot based on his talent (the same way that someone from the Kuzuryu or Togami clans are often assumed to be enrolled).  Others say that he simply decided he wanted to spend his life doing something else – that despite the fame and fortune that comes with being a former Ultimate, he’d set his sights on what he thought was better or more entertaining or more fulfilling.  But still others say that he’s deep undercover, investigating a case deep within Hope’s Peak itself.

Of course, that last group often tends to be the one that believes Izuru is still alive somewhere.

Junko’s read most of the major theories.  In her latest interviews, she’s talked about some of them, because when the fashion magazines get tired of asking about her dating life or her beauty regime, they ask about her new school and the validation that must come with being scouted by Hope’s Peak.  (She hadn’t needed that, but she doesn’t say it.  Arrogance sells, sure, but she hasn’t built her brand on that.  She’s built her brand on being honest and approachable – someone you want to get a sake with, once she’s old enough to drink.  But that means she can’t be honest about knowing Hope’s Peak would scout her.  Not without wording it very carefully (particularly in terms of personal self-worth; she doesn’t need a school to tell her that she’s valuable, that sort of thing).  Arrogance on her doesn’t sell.)

But when it comes to theories?  Junko doesn’t really put much stock in any of them.  Bullshit until proven true, you know?

(Except the wildwolf.  But that’s just personal interest.)

Junko knocks on the headmaster’s door with one knuckle before chirping in the energetic voice she maintains in public (not just public appearances, but always), “Enoshima Junko here to see you, sir!”

Odd that there’s no secretary or personal assistant to lead her back to the room, no one to make sure that their esteemed headmaster isn’t busy doing something wildly more important than whatever he’s called Junko to his office for, but Junko doesn’t hold that against him.  This likely isn’t even his primary office, just a room set aside for moments like this, when he needs to talk to a student but can’t have her joining him where he and the other staff have their places set up for interactions with each other. It’s a bit of a waste of space, but with all the Reserve Course student money funneling in and the new building and everything—

Well.

“Come in.”

Jin’s voice isn’t nearly as deep as Junko imagined.  He never gives interviews, and Hope’s Peak rarely has press conferences with the headmaster himself.  All of their announcements come through underlings who are given a script to stand by, even the one opening the school up to those less talented to buy their way in.  (The Reserve Course classes aren’t the same as those for someone in the Main Course.  Junko didn’t have to go here to know that.)

Point being that there are very little recordings of the headmaster’s voice.

Junko imagined it lower than it is.  Booming.  Impressive.  But it’s neither of those things.  Just an average, ordinary voice from what must be an extraordinary man.

No one ordinary or less than that would be headmaster of Hope’s Peak Academy.

Junko slips through the door.  “You wanted to see me,” she says, folding her hands behind her back and leaning not so subtly forward, twirling here and there in her short skirt, “right, headmaster, sir?”

“Shut the door.”

“Ooooohhhhh.”  Junko’s eyes grow wide, and she raises a hand to fluff one of her twintails.  “That fast, huh?”  She turns and places a hand on the door.  “You’re just naughty.  Wait ‘til the others hear about this.”

The door shuts.

“Are you done now, Ultimate Breaker?”

Junko pauses.  A smile curls about her lips.  Then she turns to him, adjusts the black-and-white wolf ears headband atop her head, and then props a hand on her hip.  “Appearances are everything, headmaster.  I’m sure you understand that.”

He doesn’t seem bothered by the shift in her demeanor.

That’s fine.

Jin gestures to the chair across from him.  “I have a proposition for you.”

“Oh?”  Junko raises one brow as though she’s surprised.  She steps forward and lounges in the high-backed chair, crossing one long leg over the other and then clasping her hands on her knee, her fingers interlaced, red fingernails ever brighter under the light.  “This doesn’t have anything to do with that wildwolf rumor, does it?  I figured the academy would have ways around that sort of thing.”

“We do.” Jin’s expression never changes.  Probably he believes he’s dealt with unwieldy Ultimates like her before.  (He has no idea.)  “But you’re here for a reason—”

“To expand my status as the Ultimate Fashionista, of course.”

“—and if you do not prove any growth in your talent by the exam, then you will be expelled.”  Jin doesn’t falter.  He glances up just enough to meet Junko’s eyes, as though to prove just how serious he is.

Junko snorts.  “How can a judge test what I do for growth?  Fashion’s one thing, but breaking a wildwolf?  It’s not nearly as complicated as people think.”  She raises a hand so that she can stare at her nails.  “Just because I can do the impossible.”  Her glance returns to Jin.  “How do you measure growth in that?  You can’t.”

Jin’s gaze lifts to the fake wolf ears atop Junko’s head, one ear just in front of each twintail.  Then his gaze drops to her left shoulder, where the scars her sister left behind show thick and dark against her porcelain skin.  “You aren’t a wolf yourself.”

If she was, her scars wouldn’t have—

“Neither are you,” Junko admits.  Then her gaze grows dark, and she bites out, “What’s your point?  You need me to break one of your special students?”  She nods to his window.  “Just point to them.  It’s that—”

“Find them on your own,” Jin interrupts.  He places his hands on his desk.

“What?”

“Consider that your avenue for growth.”  Jin looks at her cooly.  “Find the wildwolf.  Break them.  Then we’ll see where to go from there.”

Junko feigns annoyance.  “You expect me to find your wildwolf with no heightened scent of my own?  Poor form, headmaster.”  She leans back in her chair.  It might be poor form, but it’s not a problem.  He might think she’ll call on her own werewolf sister to help her out – wildwolves have a slightly different scent from your average werewolf, so that someone like Mukie knows to stand on edge, if she’s paying attention (and Mukie is always paying attention, even if it’s just to protect her) – but that isn’t necessary.  Wildwolves carry themselves differently from everyone else.  Ashamed, mostly.  It’s not hard to tell.

The question is—

“Poor form or not—”

“Don’t worry about it.”  Junko smirks.  “Give me the year, and I’ll find your precious wildwolf, break them, and hand them to you on a….”  She snorts.  “Not a silver platter, of course.  Maybe an iron one.”  She pushes herself up from the chair.  “Need anything else, headmaster?  Or are we done here?”

Jin’s expression still never changes.  “One more thing—”

“Don’t tell anyone?”  Junko gives him a wink.

Jin meets her eyes again and then nods once.

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Junko’s demeanor changes again as she leaves the headmaster’s office.  She pulls her skirt down just the slightest bit before skipping along the hallway.  There aren’t a lot of people here, so mostly she’s maintaining this character for herself, but she’d rather have it up and not have to worry about it than stalk along the hallway brainstorming and have someone notice that something about her is off.

The nondisclosure isn’t an issue; she doesn’t have to tell Mukie for her sister to find out.  Besides, the other werewolves could figure it out, too, if they paid attention, but most of them will be too focused on all the other smells you can find around campus to catch the faintest whiff that something might be off with one of their classmates.  Not more than the stench of athletics or….

Besides, a wildwolf has ways of hiding their scent, if they want.

Mukie’s just better at picking them out.  Has been ever since she broke.  It’s what set her apart when she joined Fenrir, after all.

Not the point.

This is a challenge, direct from the headmaster to Junko personally.

And she’s going to have fun with it.

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Dilapidations Surveys Explained: What You Need to Know

When managing a property, particularly in a rental context, understanding the various responsibilities associated with property upkeep is essential. One critical tool that often comes into play is the dilapidations survey. A dilapidations survey is a detailed inspection that assesses the condition of a property in relation to its lease agreement. This article aims to explain dilapidations surveys, their significance, and what property owners, landlords, and tenants need to know to navigate this essential aspect of property management.

What is a Dilapidations Survey?

A dilapidations survey is a formal assessment conducted typically at the end of a lease term. The primary objective is to evaluate the condition of a property, identifying any damages or necessary repairs that the tenant is responsible for before vacating the premises. The findings from a dilapidations survey can have substantial implications for both landlords and tenants, as they help clarify obligations and responsibilities concerning the property’s maintenance.

The Survey Process

The process of conducting a dilapidations survey generally involves several steps:

Initial Inspection: The surveyor visits the property to conduct a thorough inspection, taking note of its current condition. They look for signs of wear and tear, damage, and any discrepancies from the original lease agreement.

Documentation: The surveyor documents their findings, often taking photographs and compiling detailed notes. This documentation serves as a vital reference for both parties involved.

Reporting: After the inspection, the surveyor prepares a comprehensive report outlining their findings. This report typically includes a list of necessary repairs, areas of deterioration, and a comparison with the condition of the property at the start of the lease.

Recommendations: Finally, the report may also include recommendations for how to address any identified issues, helping tenants understand their responsibilities.

Why are Dilapidations Surveys Important?

Understanding the importance of dilapidations surveys is crucial for both landlords and tenants for several reasons:

Legal Protection

One of the primary purposes of a dilapidations survey is to provide legal protection for both parties. For landlords, the survey serves as documented evidence of the property's condition at the end of the lease. If disputes arise regarding damages or repairs, having a comprehensive dilapidations survey can strengthen a landlord's case in negotiations or potential legal proceedings.

Conversely, tenants can also benefit from dilapidations surveys. By having a clear understanding of their obligations, tenants can take proactive measures to address any necessary repairs before moving out. This can help them avoid unexpected financial liabilities or legal disputes with their landlords.

Maintaining Property Value

For property owners, regular dilapidations surveys can play a significant role in maintaining the overall value of their investment. By identifying and addressing maintenance issues early, landlords can prevent more severe problems from developing. This proactive approach helps ensure that the property remains attractive to future tenants, which is crucial in a competitive rental market.

Additionally, conducting dilapidations surveys at regular intervals—rather than solely at the end of a lease—can help landlords keep a close eye on their property’s condition, making informed decisions regarding repairs and upgrades.

Communicating Expectations

Effective communication between landlords and tenants is vital for successful property management. Dilapidations surveys facilitate this communication by providing a clear, objective assessment of the property’s condition. When both parties have access to the same information, it reduces the likelihood of misunderstandings and disputes.

Moreover, when a dilapidations survey is conducted before the lease ends, tenants can understand their responsibilities and make arrangements to address any issues proactively. This transparency fosters a more cooperative relationship between landlords and tenants, ultimately leading to smoother lease transitions.

Timing of Dilapidations Surveys

It is generally advisable to conduct dilapidations surveys well before the lease term concludes. By doing so, tenants have ample time to rectify any identified issues. This not only helps them meet their obligations but also ensures that the property is returned in good condition, which can be particularly beneficial for securing future references.

Landlords may also choose to conduct interim dilapidations surveys throughout the lease term. This practice allows them to monitor the property’s condition regularly and address any concerns before they escalate into more significant problems.

Conclusion

In summary, dilapidations surveys are an essential aspect of property management that provides significant benefits for both landlords and tenants. By understanding the purpose and process of a dilapidations survey, property owners can ensure they are protecting their investments and fulfilling their legal obligations. Simultaneously, tenants can take proactive steps to maintain the property and avoid potential disputes.

As the landscape of property management continues to evolve, the importance of dilapidations surveys remains clear. For anyone involved in rental properties, being informed about dilapidations surveys is not just advisable; it is necessary for successful property management. By prioritizing this crucial process, both landlords and tenants can foster a more transparent, cooperative, and efficient rental environment.

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Navigating Traumatic Brain Injury with a Skilled Attorney in New Jersey

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious medical condition that can result from various accidents and incidents, including car crashes, falls, sports injuries, and workplace accidents. The impact of TBI on an individual's life can be devastating, leading to long-term physical and cognitive impairments, emotional distress, and financial challenges. If you or a loved one has suffered a traumatic brain injury due to someone else's negligence or wrongdoing in New Jersey, it is crucial to seek legal assistance from an experienced attorney who can help you navigate the complexities of your case.

In this blog post, we will discuss the role and benefits of having a skilled traumatic brain injury attorney NJ. We will explore how such an attorney can assist you in obtaining compensation for your damages while protecting your legal rights and ensuring that you receive the medical care and support you need.

Assessing Liability: One of the key roles of a traumatic brain injury attorney is to determine who was at fault for the accident that caused your injury. Your attorney will investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident, gather evidence such as police reports and witness statements, consult with experts if necessary, and evaluate all potential liable parties. Depending on the case specifics, liability may fall on another driver involved in a car crash, a property owner responsible for maintaining safe premises, an employer who failed to provide adequate safety measures at work or other individuals or entities whose negligence led to your TBI.

Calculating Damages: Another critical aspect of TBI cases is determining the extent of damages suffered by the victim. TBI can cause severe physical limitations such as paralysis or loss of motor function; cognitive impairments like memory loss or difficulty concentrating; emotional problems such as anxiety or depression; and economic losses such as medical bills and lost wages. Your traumatic brain injury attorney in New Jersey will work with you to quantify the full scope of your damages, taking into account both past and future costs and losses. This may involve consulting with medical professionals, vocational experts, and economists who can provide expert testimony in court.

Negotiating Settlements: In many cases, TBI claims can be resolved through settlement negotiations between the victim's attorney and the liable party or their insurance company. Your lawyer will use their experience and negotiating skills to pursue a fair and just settlement that covers all of your damages adequately. They will also protect you from being pressured into accepting an inadequate offer or signing away your legal rights before fully understanding the implications.

Representing You in Court: If a settlement cannot be reached, your traumatic brain injury attorney in New Jersey will prepare your case for trial and represent you in court proceedings. They will present evidence, cross-examine witnesses, make arguments on your behalf, and advocate for your interests throughout the legal process. Having a skilled litigator on your side can significantly increase your chances of obtaining a favorable outcome at trial.

Providing Emotional Support: Finally, it is crucial to recognize that TBI cases can be emotionally challenging for victims and their families. A compassionate traumatic brain injury attorney in New Jersey understands this aspect of the situation and provides not only legal guidance but also emotional support throughout the case's duration. They can connect you with resources such as support groups or therapy services that can help you cope with the impact of TBI on your life.

Conclusion:

If you or someone close to you has sustained a traumatic brain injury due to someone else's negligence or recklessness in New Jersey, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance from an experienced attorney who understands the complexities of TBI cases. With their knowledge, skillset, and empathy, they can help you navigate this difficult time while fighting for justice on your behalf. Contact a reputable law firm today for a free consultation and start your journey towards recovery and compensation.

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DOG BITE ATTORNEYS IN FARMINGTON, NM

A dog bite incident can be a traumatizing experience for everyone involved. These types of attacks usually leave lasting physical and emotional impacts that can result in costly medical bills, lost income, and lifelong trauma.

If you or a loved one suffered from a dog bite injury, know your rights. Contact Shapiro Law Team—Farmington’s expert dog bite attorneys—for a free consultation. We’ll help you navigate the legalities of a dog bite incident and recover the maximum amount of damages for your case.

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Why Choose Shapiro Law Team?

Common Dog Bite Injuries

Damages You Can Recover for a Dog Bite in Farmington

What Should You Do After a Dog Attack in Farmington, New Mexico?

Dog Bite Laws in New Mexico

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Why Choose Shapiro Law Team?

You deserve an experienced attorney to handle your case. See why clients have been choosing Shapiro Law Team time and time again.

Committed to Your Case We take a client-first approach at Shapiro Law Team. We’re always on your side, ready to provide the best representation possible. Our team fights for your rights and won’t give up, even if it means taking defendants to court.

Proven Track Record of 500+ Successful Cases Since 2017, we’ve exceeded results and achieved the best possible outcomes for our clients. With over 500 successful settlements reached, we work hard to ensure you can move forward with your life.

24/7 Availability and Affordable Services Our New Mexico attorneys work on a contingency fee basis, which means you won’t pay us anything unless we win your case. We’re also available 24 hours a day to discuss your case.

Common Dog Bite Injuries

No two dog bite injuries are alike. Some dog bite injuries are minor. Other injuries can be severe or even deadly. Below are some of the most common dog bite injuries our lawyers have seen over the years.

Facial injuries

Scarring

Disfigurement

Puncture wounds

Lacerations

Bruises

Eye injuries

Nerve damage

Rabies

PTSD

Damages You Can Recover for a Dog Bite in Farmington

The types of losses you can recover economic and non-economic damages for after a dog bite accident include:

Medical expenses

Lost wages or future earning capacity

Physical therapy treatments

Prescription costs

Mental health counseling

Pain and suffering

Loss of enjoyment of life

What Should You Do After a Dog Attack in Farmington, New Mexico?

If a dog has attacked you, you must take the right steps to put yourself in the best position possible. Make sure you follow these steps if you want to build a strong case and secure maximum compensation.

Seek Immediate Medical Attention The first thing you should do after being bitten by a dog is seek medical care. Even the smallest scratch could result in a life-threatening infection, so make sure you’re getting the medical attention you need to prevent major health issues.

Document Everything at the Scene and Collect Evidence Try to document as much as you can at the scene. This includes photos of where the dog bite occurred and your injuries. You should also obtain any surveillance or Ring camera footage that’s available.

Call Animal Control It’s important to report the dog bite to animal control. Reporting a dog bite to Farmington’s animal control helps ensure the dog is up to date on rabies vaccinations and can help track any past behavioral issues.

Contact a Dog Bite Attorney Once you’ve sought medical attention, documented the scene, and called animal control, you should get in contact with a professional dog bite attorney to establish liability.

Shapiro Law Team can help you form a case and get to work on recovering damages. Start today with a free consultation.

Dog Bite Attorneys in Farmington, New Mexico

Dog Bite Laws in New Mexico

Although New Mexico doesn’t have a specific dog bite statute in place, plaintiffs can still recover damages. Victims of dog bite injuries in Farmington can recover damages under strict liability. This means that damages can be recovered if the dog owner knew or should have known the dog was aggressive.

However, plaintiffs cannot recover damages if they provoked the dog in any way.

Call Shapiro Law Team to Schedule Your Free Consultation

Dog bites are devastating, but Shapiro Law Team can help get your life back on track. Through superior representation and a commitment to our clients, we’ve helped hundreds of victims receive the compensation they deserve.

Get started by calling us for a free consultation. We’re available 24/7, ready to take your call.

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Defenders of Justice: The Integral Role of Personal Injury Lawyers

In a world where accidents and unexpected events can disrupt lives in an instant, the need for justice and compensation becomes paramount. Personal injury lawyers stand as guardians of the injured, advocating for their rights and helping them navigate the complex legal landscape to seek compensation for their losses. In this comprehensive article, we delve into the multifaceted role of personal injury lawyers, the services they provide, their significance in society, and the factors to consider when selecting the right legal advocate.

Understanding Personal Injury Law:

Personal injury law covers a wide range of cases where individuals are harmed due to the negligence, recklessness, or intentional actions of others. These cases encompass various types of accidents, injuries, and incidents, including but not limited to:

Car accidents

Slip and fall accidents

Medical malpractice

Workplace accidents

Product liability

Premises liability

Wrongful death

The overarching goal of personal injury law is to ensure that victims receive fair compensation for their physical, emotional, and financial losses caused by the negligence or wrongdoing of others.

The Role of a Personal Injury Lawyer:

A personal injury lawyer is a legal professional who specializes in representing individuals who have been injured due to the negligence or intentional actions of another party. These lawyers play a pivotal role in ensuring that injured individuals receive the compensation they are entitled to under the law. Here's an in-depth look at their multifaceted role:

1. Legal Consultation and Case Evaluation:

One of the primary responsibilities of a personal injury lawyer is to offer legal consultation and assess the merits of a potential case. They review the facts, evidence, and circumstances surrounding the injury to determine if there are grounds for legal action.

2. Investigation and Evidence Gathering:

Personal injury lawyers conduct thorough investigations to gather evidence that supports their client's claims. This may involve obtaining accident reports, medical records, witness statements, and any other relevant information to build a strong case.

3. Negotiation with Insurance Companies:

Insurance companies often play a significant role in personal injury claims. Personal injury lawyers negotiate with insurance adjusters to ensure that victims receive fair and adequate compensation for their injuries, medical expenses, lost wages, and other damages.

4. Legal Strategy and Case Preparation:

Once retained, personal injury lawyers develop a comprehensive legal strategy tailored to each case's unique circumstances. They prepare legal documents, file necessary paperwork, and ensure that all deadlines are met.

5. Advocacy and Representation:

Personal injury lawyers represent their clients throughout the legal process. They negotiate settlements, represent clients in court if necessary, and present arguments that support their client's right to compensation.

6. Emotional Support:

Suffering an injury can be emotionally and mentally distressing. Personal injury lawyers offer emotional support to their clients, guiding them through the legal process and providing reassurance during challenging times.

7. Expertise in Damages Assessment:

Personal injury lawyers have a deep understanding of how to assess the full extent of damages suffered by their clients. This includes evaluating both economic damages (such as medical bills and lost wages) and non-economic damages (such as pain and suffering).

8. Trial Representation:

While many personal injury cases are settled outside of court, personal injury lawyers are prepared to take cases to trial if a fair settlement cannot be reached. They present evidence, cross-examine witnesses, and argue on behalf of their clients to secure just compensation.

Why Personal Injury Lawyers Matter:

Access to Justice: Personal injury lawyers provide access to the legal system for individuals who may not have the resources or knowledge to navigate complex legal procedures on their own.

Fair Compensation: These lawyers ensure that injured individuals receive fair compensation for their losses, helping them rebuild their lives after an accident.

Leveling the Playing Field: Personal injury cases often involve going up against powerful insurance companies and corporate entities. Personal injury lawyers level the playing field by advocating for the rights of individuals.

Expertise in Law and Procedure: Personal injury lawyers possess specialized knowledge of personal injury laws, regulations, and legal procedures. This expertise is crucial for building strong cases and achieving favorable outcomes.

Selecting the Right Personal Injury Lawyer:

Choosing the right personal injury lawyer can significantly impact the outcome of your case. Here are some factors to consider when selecting a legal advocate:

Experience and Specialization: Look for lawyers with a proven track record in handling personal injury cases. Experience in your specific type of case can be particularly advantageous.

Reputation and Reviews: Research the lawyer's reputation within the legal community and read client reviews to gauge their professionalism and effectiveness.

Communication Skills: Effective communication is essential in a lawyer-client relationship. Choose a lawyer who listens attentively, explains legal concepts clearly, and keeps you informed about your case's progress.

Resources and Support: Personal injury cases often require extensive resources for investigation, evidence gathering, and expert testimony. Ensure the lawyer has the necessary resources to build a strong case.

Contingency Fee Arrangement: Many personal injury lawyers work on a contingency fee basis, meaning they only get paid if they win your case. This can be advantageous if you're concerned about upfront legal fees.

Conclusion:

In a world where accidents can have far-reaching consequences, personal injury lawyers stand as advocates for the injured, fighting for justice and fair compensation. Their expertise, dedication, and commitment to their client's well-being are essential in upholding the principles of accountability and justice. By providing legal representation, negotiating with insurance companies, and building compelling cases, personal injury lawyers empower individuals to seek the compensation they deserve and navigate the path toward recovery. In this role, they not only play a critical part in individual lives but also contribute to the fairness and integrity of the broader legal system.

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psst ai art is not real art and hurts artists

Real life tends to be far more nuanced than sweeping statements, emotional rhetoric, or conveniently fuzzy definitions. “Artists” are not a monolithic entity and neither are companies. There are different activities with different economics.

I’ll preface the rest of my post with sharing my own background, for personal context:

👩‍🎨 I am an artist. I went to/graduated from an arts college and learned traditional art-making (sculpture to silkscreen printing), and my specialism was in communication design (using the gamut of requisite software like Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Lightroom, Dreamweaver etc). Many of my oldest friends are career artists—two of whom served as official witnesses to my marriage. Friends of friends have shown at the Venice Biennale, stuff like that. Many are in fields like games, animation, VFX, 3D etc. In the formative years of my life, I’ve worked & collaborated in a wide range of creative endeavours and pursuits. I freelanced under a business which I co-created, ran commercial/for-profit creative events for local musicians & artists, did photography (both digital & analog film, some of which I hand-processed in a darkroom), did some modelling, styling, appeared in student films… the list goes on. I’ve also dabbled with learning 3D using Blender, a free, open source software (note: Blender is an important example I’ll come back to, below). 💸 I am a (budding) patron of the arts. On the other side of the equation, I sometimes buy art: small things like buying friends’ work. I’m also currently holding (very very tiny) stakes in “real” art—as in, actual fine art: a few pieces by Basquiat, Yayoi Kusama, Joan Mitchell. 👩‍💻 I am a software designer & engineer. I spent about an equal number of years in tech: took some time to re-skill in a childhood passion and dive into a new field, then went off to work at small startups (not “big tech”), to design and write software every day.

So I’m quite happy to talk art, tech, and the intersection. I’m keeping tabs on the debate around the legal questions and the lawsuits.

Can an image be stolen if only used in training input, and is never reproduced as output? Can a company be vicariously liable for user-generated content? Legally, style isn’t copyrightable, and for good reason. Copyright law is not one-size-fits-all. Claims vary widely per case.

Flaws in the Anderson vs Stability AI case, aka “stolen images” argument

Read this great simple breakdown by a copyright lawyer that covers reproduction vs. derivative rights, model inputs and outputs, derivative works, style, and vicarious liability https://copyrightlately.com/artists-copyright-infringement-lawsuit-ai-art-tools/

“Getty’s new complaint is much better than the overreaching class action lawsuit I wrote about last month. The focus is where it should be: the input stage ingestion of copyrighted images to train the data. This will be a fascinating fair use battle.”

“Surprisingly, plaintiffs’ complaint doesn’t focus much on whether making intermediate stage copies during the training process violates their exclusive reproduction rights under the Copyright Act. Given that the training images aren’t stored in the software itself, the initial scraping is really the only reproduction that’s taken place.”

“Nor does the complaint allege that any output images are infringing reproductions of any of the plaintiffs’ works. Indeed, plaintiffs concede that none of the images provided in response to a particular text prompt “is likely to be a close match for any specific image in the training data.””

“Instead, the lawsuit is premised upon a much more sweeping and bold assertion—namely that every image that’s output by these AI tools is necessarily an unlawful and infringing “derivative work” based on the billions of copyrighted images used to train the models.”

“There’s another, more fundamental problem with plaintiffs’ argument. If every output image generated by AI tools is necessarily an infringing derivative work merely because it reflects what the tool has learned from examining existing artworks, what might that say about works generated by the plaintiffs themselves? Works of innumerable potential class members could reflect, in the same attenuated manner, preexisting artworks that the artists studied as they learned their skill.”

My thoughts on generative AI: how anti-AI rhetoric helps Big Tech (and harms open-source/independents), how there’s no such thing as “real art”

The AI landscape is still evolving and being negotiated, but fear-mongering and tighter regulations seldom serve anyone’s favour besides big companies. It’s the oldest trick in the book to preserve monopoly and all big corps in major industries have done this. Get a sense of the issue in this article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hessiejones/2023/04/19/amid-growing-call-to-pause-ai-research-laion-petitions-governments-to-keep-agi-research-open-active-and-responsible/?sh=34b78bae62e3

“AI field is progressing at unprecedented speed; however, training state-of-art AI models such as GPT-4 requires large compute resources, not currently available to researchers in academia and open-source communities; the ‘compute gap’ keeps widening, causing the concentration of AI power at a few large companies.”

“Governments and businesses will become completely dependent on the technologies coming from the largest companies who have invested millions, and by definition have the highest objective to profit from it.”

“The “AGI Doomer” fear-mongering narrative distracts from actual dangers, implicitly advocating for centralized control and power consolidation.”

Regulation & lawsuits benefit massive monopolies: Adobe (which owns Adobe Stock), Microsoft, Google, Facebook et al. Fighting lawsuits, licensing with stock image companies for good PR—like OpenAI (which Microsoft invested $10billion in) and Shutterstock—is a cost which they have ample resources to pay, to protect their monopoly after all that massive investment in ML/AI R&D. The rewards outweigh the risks. They don't really care about ethics, only when it annihilates competition. Regulatory capture means these mega-corporations will continue to dominate tech, and nobody else can compete. Do you know what happens if only Big Tech controls AI? It ain’t gonna be pretty.

Open-source is the best alternative to Big Tech. Pro-corporation regulation hurts open-source. Which hurts indie creators/studios, who will find themselves increasingly shackled to Big Tech’s expensive software. Do you know who develops & releases the LAION dataset? An open-source research org. https://laion.ai/about/ Independent non-profit research orgs & developers cannot afford harsh anti-competition regulatory rigmarole, or multi-million dollar lawsuits, or being deprived of training data, which is exactly what Big Tech wants. Free professional industry-standard software like Blender is open-source, copyleft GNU General Public License. Do you know how many professional 3D artists and businesses rely on it? (Now it’s development fund is backed by industry behemoths.) The consequences of this kind of specious “protest” masquerading as social justice will ultimately screw over these “hurt artists” even harder. It’s shooting the foot. Monkey’s paw. Be very careful what you wish for.

TANSTAAFL: Visual tradespeople have no qualms using tons of imagery/content floating freely around the web to develop their own for-profit output—nobody’s sweating over source provenance or licensing whenever they whip out Google Images or Pinterest. Nobody decries how everything is reposted/reblogged to death when it benefits them. Do you know how Google, a for-profit company, and its massively profitable search product works? “Engines like the ones built by OpenAI ingest giant data sets, which they use to train software that can make recommendations or even generate code, art, or text. In many cases, the engines are scouring the web for these data sets, the same way Google’s search crawlers do, so they can learn what’s on a webpage and catalog it for search queries.”[1] The Authors Guild v. Google case found that Google’s wholesale scanning of millions of books to create its Google Book Search tool served a transformative purpose that qualified as fair use. Do you still use Google products? No man is an island. Free online access at your fingertips to a vast trove of humanity’s information cuts both ways. I’d like to see anyone completely forgo these technologies & services in the name of “ethics”. (Also. Remember that other hyped new tech that’s all about provenance, where some foot-shooting “artists” rejected it and self-excluded/self-harmed, while savvy others like Burnt Toast seized the opportunity and cashed in.)

There is no such thing as “real art.” The definition of “art” is far from a universal, permanent concept; it has always been challenged (Duchamp, Warhol, Kruger, Banksy, et al) and will continue to be. It is not defined by the degree of manual labour involved. A literal banana duct-taped to a wall can be art. (The guy who ate it claimed “performance art”). Nobody in Van Gogh’s lifetime considered his work to be “real art” (whatever that means). He died penniless, destitute, believing himself to be an artistic failure. He wasn’t the first nor last. If a soi-disant “artist” makes “art” and nobody values it enough to buy/commission it, is it even art? If Martin Shkreli buys Wu Tang Clan’s “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” for USD$2 million, is it more art than their other albums? Value can be ascribed or lost at a moment’s notice, by pretty arbitrary vicissitudes. Today’s trash is tomorrow’s treasure—and vice versa. Whose opinion matters, and when? The artist’s? The patron’s? The public’s? In the present? Or in hindsight?

As for “artists” in the sense of salaried/freelance gig economy trade workers (illustrators, animators, concept artists, game devs, et al), they’ll have to adapt to the new tech and tools like everyone else, to remain competitive. Some are happy that AI tools have improved their workflow. Some were struggling to get paid for heavily commoditised, internationally arbitraged-to-pennies work long before AI, in dehumanising digital sweatshop conditions (dime-a-dozen hands-for-hire who struggled at marketing & distributing their own brand & content). AI is merely a tool. Methods and tools come and go, inefficient ones die off, niches get eroded. Over-specialisation is an evolutionary risk. The existence of AI tooling does not preclude anyone from succeeding as visual creators or Christie’s-league art-world artists, either. Beeple uses AI. The market is information about what other humans want and need, how much it’s worth, and who else is supplying the demand. AI will get “priced in.” To adapt and evolve is to live. There are much greater crises we're facing as a species.

I label my image-making posts as #my art, relative to #my fic, mainly for navigation purposes within my blog. Denoting a subset of my pieces with #ai is already generous on this hellsite entropy cesspool. Anti-AI rhetoric will probably drive some people to conceal the fact that they use AI. I like to be transparent, but not everyone does. Also, if you can’t tell, does it matter? https://youtu.be/1mR9hdy6Qgw

I can illustrate, up to a point, but honing the skill of hand-crafted image-making isn’t worth my remaining time alive. The effort-to-output ratio is too high. Ain’t nobody got time fo dat. I want to tell stories and bring my visions to life, and so do many others. It’s a creative enabler. The democratisation of image-making means that many more people, like the disabled, or those who didn’t have the means or opportunity to invest heavily in traditional skills, can now manifest their visions and unleash their imaginations. Visual media becomes a language more people can wield, and that is a good thing.

Where I’m personally concerned, AI tools don’t replace anything except some of my own manual labour. I am incredibly unlikely to commission a visual piece from another creator—most fanart styles or representations of the pair just don’t resonate with me that much. (I did once try to buy C/Fe merch from an artist, but it was no longer available.) I don’t currently hawk my own visual wares for monetary profit (tips are nice though). No scenario exists which involves me + AI tools somehow stealing some poor artist’s lunch by creating my tchotchkes. No overlap regarding commercial interests. No zero-sum situation. Even if there was, and I was competing in the same market, my work would first need to qualify as a copy. My blog and content is for personal purposes and doesn’t financially deprive anyone. I’ll keep creating with any tool I find useful.

AI art allegedly not being “real art” (which means nothing) because it's perceived as zero-effort? Not always the case. It may not be a deterministic process but some creators like myself still add a ton of human guidance and input—my own personal taste, judgement, labour. Most of my generation pieces require many steps of in-painting, manual hand tweaking, feeding it back as img2img, in a back and forth duet. If you've actually used any of these tools yourself with a specific vision in mind, you’ll know that it never gives you exactly what you want—not on the first try, nor even the hundredth… unless you're happy with something random. (Which some people are. To each their own.) That element of chance, of not having full control, just makes it a different beast. To achieve desired results with AI, you need to learn, research, experiment, iterate, combine, refine—like any other creative process.

If you upload content to the web (aka “release out in the wild”), then you must, by practical necessity, assume it’s already “stolen” in the sense that whatever happens to it afterwards is no longer under your control. Again, do you know how Google, a for-profit company, and its massively profitable search product works? Plagiarism has always been possible. Mass data scraping or AI hardly changed this fact. Counterfeits or bootlegs didn’t arise with the web.

As per blog title and Asimov's last major interview about AI, I’m optimistic about AI overall. The ride may be bumpy for some now, but general progress often comes with short-term fallout. This FUD about R’s feels like The Caves of Steel, like Lije at the beginning [insert his closing rant about humans not having to fear robots]. Computers are good at some things, we’re good at others. They free us up from incidental tedium, so we can do the things we actually want to do. Like shipping these characters and telling stories and making pretty pictures for personal consumption and pleasure, in my case. Most individuals aren’t that unique/important until combined into a statistical aggregate of humanity, and the tools trained on all of humanity’s data will empower us to go even further as a species.

You know what really hurts people? The pandemic which nobody cares about; which has a significant, harmful impact on my body/life and millions of others’. That cost me a permanent expensive lifestyle shift and innumerable sacrifices, that led me to walk away from my source of income and pack up my existence to move halfway across the planet. If you are not zero-coviding—the probability of which is practically nil—I’m gonna have to discount your views on “hurt”, ethics, or what we owe to each other.

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