#totally streaming not really thinking

[popculturealchemy]

shifting perspective . shifting time . they're speeding up seinfeld they being.. whoever.. . . Its a different speed.. wtf. feeling like.. kramer memecoin ai generated thing to kill his career news spreading like wildfire wildfire slang for... new code for... calculated calculation why wacky wacky man seems brilliant in a weird way kool aid man. jerky stick. slim jim eruption why do I care about this person black prism thinking about.. what happens to people.. after.. not in the limelight. black prism canceling people . doesn't mean they're gone. doesnt not mean they are gone does not mean they are not being utilized canceled.. still lurking behind black curtains people helping people with specific skills specific skills they've proved they're good at . . they've been established I'm in prison i'm so good at it . subway knew jared before they hired him now he's a celebrity he'll help you with children don't celebrate this man . he's ours now he belongs to the prison . . read a history book or something maybe i'm out of the loop missing signals again maybe... humans.. horrible maybe.. . I'm having a seizure . moving forward . why is this thought scary it feels like i'm not supposed to say this out loud . black prism the north pole points somewhere weird lead opposite magnet switch cardinal directions load: lots of volume support cardinal direction Ie. north. over and over. this thing points north, dammit common sense. last place dawn chorus horizon end of an era black spears cardinal direction. constants.. constants constantly changing feeling like a cliche getting these out to get deeper into feelings feeling risque to get attention not wanting attention but wanting attention attention whore am i all the time whore a ble horrible person to be whored am I rug never washed firmly whiped I didn't know I was whiping feeling like.. someone cheated. I didn't know people watched tv much biff back to the future weidly stocky flesh figure .exe biff bully stereotype .exe so strongly categorized. . strict. rules. do this. not that. kinda. not sure. wasn't alive then. approximating. feeling like a whole generation of brainwashed changing channels constantly looking for the magazine to find the show so you can look it up in the tv guide so you can keep up with the soap opera so you can keep up with you guy friends about boy meets world how can I summon more shaun energy older brother needed to protect sometimes wholesome values feeling scared how tgif sucked me in so hard it was a whole vibe. litterally. . tv. when recorded . . weird black screen blips In video . samara the ring that thing thats always there pc screen flickering duck hunt. white screen flashing. aiming the gun kill the fucking duck kill that fucking already so the dog can get it my family watching play the game narrating get the thing so we can move on... meal ticket depression era vibes . my family grew up then pastor at 3 churches to survive probably had 3 families probably all dead now . people of my past. the speed with which they worked to survive. what does that say about them what does that say about culture at that time north dokota. fargo vibes. get your gun ready. theres something outside. can't get home now. snow's real rough. . . you said that. 3 weeks in row now. I'm here by myself with a bunch of kids minnesota ghosted frosted left with 3 kids oops I meant to tell you. . horrible imaginary family feels true . true story fargo fan fiction need my friend to warm up now feeling scared

[tomfrogisblue]

one of the true highlights of the qsmp was introducing non-french speakers to how fucking awesome and hilarious etoiles is

[crookedfivefingers]

3.13 | ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʟᴏʀᴅꜱ

link to the post I accidentally wound up prattling endlessly about in the tags 💀

[utilitycaster]

sometimes you have a good and well thought out idea for a fic and sometimes you are just like this concept is best expressed as a series of ao3 tags for something you will probably never write

[riacte]

so hey guys i finished dungeon meshi yesterday and i'm still thinking about it

[inaris-mage-of-storms]

When he stepped out back for a break, Tango looked up the definition of 'muscle memory' on his phone.

The ability to reproduce a particular movement without conscious thought, acquired as a result of frequent repetition of that movement.

Frequent repetition. Yeah, that was what he thought. Tango sighed, leaning his head against the brick wall and staring up at the sky. Jimmy had mentioned a brief stint in restaurants previously, and it didn't take long for his muscle memory of kitchen tasks to kick in, but there were other habits that came just a little too easily for Tango's liking.

The way he grinned expectantly after teasing or goading them, and looked confused when they didn't insult him back. How easily 'sorry' fell from his lips over and over for the smallest mistake, even for mistakes that weren't his. The way he laughed after getting flustered and fumbling something was adorable, but the oh my gosh, I'm so stupid! that followed was less so. The way he said I'm an idiot with such levity, said it like it was an immutable fact, didn't sit well with Tango.

All habits that came to him easily, like muscle memory. Like the result of something that had happened over and over and over.

It wasn't the first time he had noticed these little habits, but they stood out more now that there wasn't anyone around who was actively teasing him. Before, it had seemed like an act, a call-and-response game Jimmy played with his oldest friends. Now, seeing the response without the call, it just seemed...

When Skizz said you were great, Jimmy! You absolutely crushed it! after a particularly hectic shift, Jimmy's eyes widened with genuine surprise before a grin spread across his face.

"Really?" he asked, a little hesitance in his voice, like he fully expected Skizz to take it back and tell him no, he was awful.

"Really!" said Skizz, but exchanged a glance with Tango. The compliments came thick and fast after that, from both of them, and Tango loved the way Jimmy absolutely thrived under them. He would do anything to protect that smile, and he knew Skizz would do the same.

"Hey. Jimmy."

Jimmy turned to look at Tango while Skizz locked up the building. "Yeah?"

Tango smiled. "You're amazing."

He could see Jimmy's ears flush even under the dim streetlight. "I am, aren't I?" he said happily.

To anyone else the comment might have come across a little cocky, a little overconfident. But Tango heard the hesitance behind it, the uncertain hope of someone finally beginning to realize their worth.

Skizz laughed. "Look at this guy and his well-deserved confidence!" he teased, ruffling Jimmy's hair. He and Tango exhanged another look, this time one of victory rather than concern. "But yeah, you are, and don't you forget it!"

Jimmy beamed. It didn't matter how their shifts in the restaurant went anymore, thought Tango. Angry customers, burned food, broken dishes; he'd get over all of it, as long as Jimmy was smiling like that at the end of the day.

}{ Part Two }{

[total-drama-brainrot]

total drama horror au where after the "contestants" were chosen, chris kidnapped them and dumped them on an island to compete in death games against each other whilst broadcasting it to the masses livestream style. they're forced to comply with their "host" or else their food/living accommodations are stripped away and they're left to fend for themselves in the forest, but participating in the challenges is arguably more dangerous.

each elimination ceremony is taken to it's literal extreme, as the voted out player is just straight up executed on the spot.

the audience think it's some sort of ARG type deal at first, with the campers being actors, but eventually- probably by the first on-screen death- people catch on to it being Very Real.

(chris funds this little 'project' himself mr beast style using his vast amount of tv star wealth, so there's no network/producers that he has to answer to.)

[rosylix]

AUR FAWK im listening to hop rn YAWLLL. walkin on wah-uh isnt rlyyy my style but still slayed i feel like it can grow on me. i rly like bounce back and u tho. did felix say he don't give a shit hell yea. and THE SOLOS??? (i havent heard any before this besides a couple short clips)

um. ok so railway is Actually that insane. ok. ok im writinf as im listening but i just had to pause to write this bc i sat in silence with my hand over my mouth for the entire length of unfair WHATTHQTFJCK i hadnt heard a single bit of that until now. cool. im fine. i just need tp process this for a few days or years

why is jeongin OH FAJEKdj fnsjs.. . slayed?? youth is so cute what if i cry 😭 my fav so far? and limbo is my fav on skz replay ily lino

hyunjin OH. MUY. GAWWD. i love that bit.

ULTRA???? HOLY MOLY??? why are all of these songs so cunty wtf OH HOLD MY HABD IS SO CUTE. MY FAV????? i think this is my fav NEVERMINNDDDD SEUNGMIN 🙁 i might still like hold my hand more but this is aclose second oh ilysm (i love you seungmin)

[keytaryourheart]

Why am I so into this Sneako + Dr K chat

[a-eo-iu]

I am always thinking about my favorite part of modern weirdos (internet discourse)

[a-dandy-and-a-clown]

go back to sleep babe they disneyfied the silly little space show :(

[occasionaltouhou]

I feel like if you ever full timed as a streamer(somehow) you could make a really good bit out of having a tiny eiki around. stream mascot. eikicam as a reward. chat begging for the mercy of the tiny eiki to avoid your wrath™ and receiving none. it's a great gimmick honestly.

you know what you might be onto something

[chirpsythismorning]

Ted Sarandos tries so hard to be like-able and relatable more than any other studio executive I've ever seen.

Like, look at this dude?

Don't you just want to punch him in the face?

And it gets worse...

He might look friendly and charismatic amongst these familiar faces, but at the end of the day, Ted is just another studio executive who is willing to cut costs wherever he can, in what he sees as loose ends capable of saving Netflix millions, but actually does in fact result in devastating repercussions for real people.

And yet still, I question his plan for all of this, as Ted is behind the company that has changed the way entertainment is consumed in the first place, with their company flourishing as a direct result of the 07-08 writer's strike. At first it was slow, but then it was full speed ahead, with Netflix starting a trend of streaming that upended the entire entertainment industry, essentially forcing everyone to follow suit. This has then brought us to a point where the conditions and compensation for workers do not at all match what is expected of them, because it is all based on an expired business model that no longer applies.

And yet, Ted has chosen the route as a CEO to create this friendly mask of familiarity amongst his talent and in the business as a whole, in a way that makes you want to trust him.

When new productions are coming out, he's in attendance making small talk and gushing in interviews about how important it is to tell all these stories, making it clear he's trying to convey that morality and this idea of doing the right thing, is important to him presumably.

But how can he call himself 'a union man', from 'a union family' and push this moral agenda, if he's going to continue to play one of the biggest roles in this strike, with the ability to solve it swiftly by just meeting the guilds demands, all the while tearing down that moral image entirely in the process by refusing to do so?

Because the thing is, this image of morality is him using human emotions that he knows make people fall in love with movies and TV in the first place. He knows that a lot of the support comes from people who give a fuck about human lives and people being treated fairly, especially now in 2023.

So, why in the hell would he expect the people he is presenting this morality to, as a cornerstone of their mission (manipulation tactic to distract from the true goal: exponential growth of profits...), to just sit by and be okay with the writers and actors and anyone and everyone on these movies/shows sets, to feel like they are being taken advantage of and abused because of his working conditions???

In the scenario Ted wins and the writers lose, Ted STILL loses, because this facade is now overshadowed by resentful workforce and an audience that is going to have a hard time getting behind trusting this company long term, eventually leading to their downfall.

You think people want to watch a show where we know the working conditions were awful, with them being on the cusp of changing that, only to be fucked over and have to go right back to those conditions?

The strike is a double edged sword at this point, but there's no denying these executives (esp charismatic Ted) would be much better off taking the -0.3 annual costs and calling it a day.

I guess it doesn't really matter though, because to Ted and all these other executives, the bottom line for investors will always be short term growth. They care about right now, not the future. If they can keep up the act that everything is going swell and convince their investors (and competitors) that profits went up this quarter and are projected to continue going up in the next one, they're doing their job. Even if that means burning to a crisp later on, so be it. It'll most likely be someone else's problem by then anyways...

Regardless, I look forward to seeing Ted succumbing to his inevitable fate of meeting the guilds demands, all while he himself has spent years building up and fostering this friendly image, encouraging this idea that morality is important to the end goal. Who would have thought Ted?? That your facade would contribute to backfiring in a strike for workers rights, supported heavily by the very public your company has spent the last decade providing content to, that supports that very same message?

[royalarchivist]

Aimsey: I was gonna say your talent is the - the hand - I can't do the - the hands thing.

Ranboo: What my, what my - me being able to clap with one hand? *claps with one hand* Look at that.

Chat:

[camscendants]

Yummy

[alkemylabz]

will say murder drones rules on terms of aesthetics and concepts and animation and character design but when it comes to writing its. well i think it has issues similar to hazbin hotel where they have a lot of ideas for character exploration *and* overarching plot that seem to conflict with each other's space almost solely because of the nature of its production (that is, it's made on an episode by episode basis with the expectation that there might not be funding for the next one in the case of MD)