#the answer to everything is “im tired”

[beepbeepmfkr]

Well replies are restricted and that's a bit telling so time for me to be Annoying again :)

That's not how any of this works. And it feels like the replies are off so people can keep regurgitating this mindset so they feel better about their refusal to engage with a system that literally demands voter engagement to work on a substantial level. It's literally how it was made. No engagement or skewed engagement means skewed results. Pretty cut and dry.

Now. There's a few things to address here.

One. Executive orders are not bills. We are being flooded by what is essentially a Christmas List Of Shit The Executive Branch Wants Real Bad. The Christmas list is not real. The Christmas list will be challenged by the other branches of government and the Executive Branch might get a few throwaways from their Christmas list but they won't get the whole thing because that's not how any of this works.

Two - it feels slower when the Dems are in office because the Dems aren't sensationalizing every single thing they do and are instead just... Going about the system of democracy to put their plans in place. It takes longer to get things done when you respect the democratic process.

Also. Painting democratic terms as useless or as if they do nothing is just another way that far right groups drive wedges into the many groups that could ultimately keep them from power. It's not true. It's never been true. Go do a quick Google search and go see how many times we wound up with a right wing bastard as a president immediately after people complained about a "weak" democratic president. Seriously.

the last four years of democratic presidency has seen strides in environmental legislation, has seen civil infrastructure and social services bolster, has seen many of the executive orders that stuck around from Trump's first Christmas list overturned and done away with. They've done shit. People just don't know and don't care to know because it upsets the narrative that tells them they're actually so morally justified and pure for folding their arms and turning their noses up at civic responsibility like a toddler given a plate of brussel sprouts at dinner time. It's silly. It's childish. We walk around with too much access to knowledge for this level of willful ignorance to be This Common

[magentasnail]

I accidently avoided my work to check out digital circus

and then it was so good I also accidently avoided my work to make fanart !!

[venomous-qwille]

Can you please just tell us what is wrong with ai and why, I can't find anything from actual industry artists ect online through Google just tech bro type articles. All the tech articles are saying it's a good thing, and every pro I follow refuses to explain how or why it's bad. How am I supposed to know something if nobody will teach me and I can't find it myself

I'll start by saying that the reason pro artists are refusing to answer questions about this is because they are tired. Like, I dont know if anyone actually understands just how exhausting it is to have to justify over and over again why the tech companies that are stealing your work and actively seeking to destroy your craft are 'bad, actually'.

I originally wrote a very longform reply to this ask, but in classic tumblr style the whole thing got eaten, so. I do not have the spoons to rewrite all that shit. Here are some of the sources I linked, I particularly recommend stable diffusion litigation for a thorough breakdown of exactly how generative tools work and why that is theft.

or this video if you are feeling lazy and only want the art-side opening statements:

Everytime you feed someone's work- their art, their writing, their likeness- into Midjourney or Dall-E or Chat GPT you are feeding this monster.

Go forth and educate yourself.

[moeblob]

I am really tired of a situation rn.

[daughterofthesunandtheatregod]

"No you don't get it the more you keep doing this, the more you're close to becoming just like the rest of our cabin!" [She pulled away from the hug and held a grip on his arms that indicated she wasnt finished, wasn't done talking, neither was she done crying so to speak. No, far from it, not when she stood up and looked up at him to emphasize that this was important to say.]

"The amount of times I've dragged you out is insane, the amount of times I've had to ensure you wouldn't collapse is insane, do you have any idea what you're doing to yourself?!" [Don't answer that, it was a rhetorical question, of course you do...] "I'm not even required to drag you out, I could just leave you in here so you can figure out what to do with yourself but I do it anyways because you're my brother and I'm looking out for you, but at this rate it's like I do it for nothing!"

[When saying nothing, that's where she had pushed him, holding her head between her palms] "It's like you want to die and that I'm just here doing an effort to help but of course it's you, Will! It's you, everything according to you is just fine and you can handle it all just fine!" [Everything comes out in a bundle of mess when held in too long, the bottle was cracking already as it is, this was just a push... ]

"I'm tired as well, Will, I'm tired just like you and I get it! I do, none of us wanna get taken away from our life by someone else, neither do I but I'm trying for you because Im not sure if our very empty cabin is enough to understand that we can't afford losing someone else-!" [her palms were now on her chest, looking up at him with a look that made it all the more clear how long she's kept this under lock and key.]

"I'm tired, too, okay?! I am!"

-Open Starter-

[Will sits at his little desk in the infirmary, a desk covered in paper that looks wrinkled and folded and much less organized than the ones he usually makes nowadays, though they're still in his handwriting. The papers are stained with old blood from years ago, which is also different than the papers he usually is seen messing with.]

[There are also like three lamps in the room all turned on extremely bright and pointed right at him in contrast with the dark of night outside the infirmary as Will flips through papers, mumbling vaguely to himself, an opague water bottle by his side]

[He doesnt even seem to notice he has company in this room, less of a room and more just curtained off with dark light-blocking sheets]

(What do you do?)

Anyone can interact

Literally please I love any interaction

[batcavescolony]

I don't know much about the Summers family tree but what I do know is it's complicated af.

[velvetjune]

[video description: Clip from the game Control of Jesse standing in an office hallway where all the furniture is duplicating and disappearing. The lights are flickering in geometric patterns. End VD.]

I still don’t really know why this happened lol

[spookythesillyfella]

Hey

Passed by and I saw your au.

I'm curious, what is it about exactly? I've found it interesting so far. -(sure tell me if you feel like it, don't want to bother you-)

helloo !! not bothering at all !! i love getting questionz related to the au !! ¥_^

small headz up – im very bad at explaining and wording my sentencez . so im terribly sorry if they make little to no sense / aren't coherent

uhm . if i had to explain the au in general . it would kinda be a project sekai × dhmis crossover – while the main plot doez revolve around band and muzic stuff . the meat and potatoez of thiz au are mostly the characterz . their lore . how they interact with one another and how they evolve

the main fic [currently in the workz] iz pretty much my starting point . where the muzic and band stuff iz gonna be the most relevant . and im planning to make shorter workz in addition to explore the characterz further after i get done with that [like the project sekai eventz]

thiz iz just a dumb self-indulgent project honestly . and itz definitely not for everyone . but im glad you stopped by to inquire more !! im sorry if my explanation didn't answer your question very well . but i tried my best to give you my pitch for the story ahaha

[dervampireprince]

I just rewatched moonknight and your audios are literally the only thing keeping me alive in that somewhat dead fandom THANK YOU 😭😭🙏

i do feel adrift making moon knight stuff still so thank you

[neolxzr]

Literally a genuine question no ill intent

What do you like about Aira? As much as people are absolutely adamant Akira is projecting (I really don't think he is (I'm not saying Akira is innocent) I just think he's trying to address the prejudiced thoughts the average Japanese person will have on the Ainu) Aira's weird comments and behaviour to Hiiro have been there since day one. And I also think Aira being the one who says all this is because he's supposed to reflect the fans and the average Japanese fan probably isn't that educated on the Ainu + there can be a good few racist enstars fans...

I'm not trying to sound heated about this I'm just coming from a genuine place, what appeal is there in Aira?

Also, as much as the Aira fans are talking about blaming Akira, I feel like there should absolutely be a focus on Hiiro right now considering that comment was... yknow said to him. I just think we should actually be talking about the Amagis considering that comment was intended to discuss the Amagis and their culture and the discrimination they go through.

i had someone ask me a similar question once but not in the context of all thats happening currently so you can read that here if youre inclined

buuuut what made me like aira so much in the first place was honestly that his concept as a character is really funny. i made a post a long while back that went into the funny meta jokes that you could make using aira as a character before i really knew much about enstars at all. having a character in your idol series that loves idols and canonically reads fanfic about them is just a funny concept in general. and as i continued to read more he continued to be funny and annoying and endearing (his little mini interaction with midori comes to mind immediately. there is something wrong with him)

also i tend to gravitate towards characters that give me like. little sibling energy. i love having a favorite little guy to dote on

but afterwards what really drew me to him was the main story!! thermometry specifically comes to mind (ouuugh,,,,). his feature scout stories are also great and so is feather touch! i wont like. go into detail really cause my blog is covered in me talking about aira already

his dynamic with hiiro is one of my favorites too, especially in mainstory. their dynamic isnt JUST aira says shitty things to hiiro and thats it. their relationship develops really far to the point where aira admits that he needs hiiro as much as hiiro needs him. they're young and inexperienced and kind of codependent as they're trying to keep themselves from going under in a sort of cutthroat industry. i think thats really neat. their relationship is really sweet to me and aira is a great tsundere type of character. he regularly is shown to actually like hiiro a lot as mean as he can be to him sometimes i.e. here. and you know the whole holding hands thing (which they also fucked up in the climax story but Whatever)

theres also this. which i think about regularly. the hiiai shipping fuel is vast

and additionally i think aira has some really great relationships with other characters too, alkaloid especially. feather touch develops his relationship with tatsumi a lot and its one of my favorite aira moments. i couldnt find my screenshots for this one but basically aira gives tatsumi his unlocked phone (something VERY important to aira since hes a little screenager) and it shows tatsumi just how much aira trusts him and he realizes how important aira is as a friend to him. being someone with a history like him aira's friendship is sort of new to him and it helps them both grow

he loves his friends so so much and he’s had a positive impact on all of alkaloid. he is its heart after all

but in any case i'm not going to like, defend myself for liking aira. i am aware that the shitty stuff has been there from the start but i've said something similar in the past that was like. aira isn't real and he cannot take accountability for what he says. he's a character written by real people who doesn't have any control over how he acts. so i guess that's why when i think the writers write something i dont think he would do or say in my own personal aira opinion i can sort of brush it off as just bad writing.

and not in the sense that i dont recognize that enstars sucks, because it does. enstars can be terribly racist sometimes and not just when concerning aira, and thats important to talk about (i.e. the orient cards, the king of thieves cards, etc). but at the end of the day the most important thing to recognize is the people and company behind the game as well as the real people who play the game and are affected by it. and not like, the specific characters in the game. cause they didn't actually do anything or feel anything you know

[whispers-of-lilith]

Hi, I'm still here, I stop by every once in a while, but my mental health hasn't been great. So I've kind of just withdrawn myself (which I know, isn't good for me). I just didn't want to subject everyone that follows me to endless posts about anxiety, OCD, depression, etc. I'm struggling, but I'm doing my best & hope to be back soon 🩶

[saiiboat]

they really need to invent a my body that doesn't feel like its dying constantly

[caffeinatedopossum]

Conversation I just had with the person scheduling my therapy (it's at a place that offers disability services so they were asking about that):

Person: oh you're disabled? Were you in a car accident or something?

Me: ah, no, I have a genetic condition that makes my skeleton fall apart

Person: oh geez okay. Do you have to use any mobility aids? Like can you walk?

Me: uhh?? Sometimes? I can walk but not reliably. I can't do anything reliably which is like the whole problem because people don't think of disabilities as being so variable.

Person: wow I don't even think I'd be able to get out of bed, not knowing wether I'd be able to walk or not that day...

Me: oh well I have this pro gamer strategy where laying in bed hurts more the longer I lay there so eventually it will get so painful that I HAVE to get up haha 🙃

[brb-on-a-quest]

What are you currently reading?

Sooooo a bit out of pocket for me but just finished Vampire Mall Cop Book 1: Damien vs the Entrails Eater by Molly Blake because my friend wrote it and she did a really awesome job (I think so anyway). It's on Amazon actually! A bit middle grade fic for my taste but it was charming and I accidentally read it in like two sittings so now I get to tell her how much I loved it (I got the Kindle book version before I found out she was selling signed print copies on campus sigh- jokingly might have her "autograph" my ebook version by commenting on it or something).

So kinda looking for next read and I think I'm going to finish siege and storm cuz that's a library ebook and then I'm going to read death note (trying to space out reads I know I'll like bc I left the final book at home and I don't need a two month long book hangover. I also going through slowly The Hobbit on audiobook so I actually get used it currently (idk how to implement them as well bc can't read and do schoolwork and if I'm taking a break may as well have physical book

What are you reading and what are a couple books on your upcoming tbr?

[solivagantingrebel]

Hehehe 69 😏

sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorr- 🫣🫣🫣

No, no, you are so right

(im giggling as we speak)

WAIT HOLD UP IT'S BETTER NOW

[gifti3]

is asmo the only person in the game with skin issues??

is he just unlucky or is everyone else in the game not as obsessed over super clear skin and dont worry too much when acne happens?