People often choose between comfort and curiosity. If you're truly curious, you know you're going to be uncomfortable at some point because you're learning new things, but many people are so afraid of being uncomfortable, they prefer the illusion of comfort and the insulation it provides them.
specific guys aside—it is politically and morally bankrupt to be told we must seriously consider how many is too many pieces of nazi flair
They're underthinking everything.
Mean people going into helping fields to be cruel tyrants is definitely a thing.
I feel crazy because knowing in my bones weird shit like, "no but for real, that Twisters ending is alarmingly fascist" but trying to construct the argument why with how my brain works is... rough man. Particularly now.
Uh-oh! Worst person you know learned therapy words
A) Thank you for the validation!
B) Always, and of course. And I'm very flattered you thought of me!
This is related to fascism, somehow, I just don't have the cognitive energy to get there. (Like, the extreme thinness stuff and whatever "no kissing at the end" thing that was going on in Twisters).
I appreciate how interested you are in "no, for real, you have no chance against nature, which does want to murder you" facts and stories (and obviously that you share them).
"It's so obvious this is what the writers are saying/intend with that show/movie."
Proceeds to present the "very obvious" thing that is absolutely not what the writers are saying/intend.
(which is FINE, good even, just funny when you know the truth and see such confidence.)
I understand why chatbot cheating happens but every time I read about it I want to gently remind everyone that the point of schoolwork is not for the submission to exist. Teachers are not just greedy for more essays or solved equations. The point is to do the work WITH YOUR OWN BRAIN, FOR LEARNING.
I'm asking that we all raise our political expectations. We deserve good things.
Fascism is here and yet we insist on continuing to make things. Keep creating. It's so important. Do not let the fascists colonize your imagination or curtail your creativity.
Vicious. (complimentary)
stalled out, kicking the tires trying to make it inch forward a little more
I hope the complete lack of consequences re the Epstein files puts the nail in the coffin on the name and shame mentality that puts all the onus on victims who often face far dire consequences for speaking out.
We gotta fix the system, and tossing victims on the pyre & expecting that to work won’t.
It’s once again Girl Scout cookie season so it’s time for me remind everyone to please consider buying from NYC’s Girl Scout Troop 6000, which is entirely made up of girls living in NYC homeless shelters 🙏❤️
If you want to, but as a requirement? I would say no. It’s a straight-forward narrative that doesn’t require you to already know the characters.
The opening scene was very jarring and off-putting for me, and it took me a bit but it’s definitely my kinda nonsense.
Also, some really wonderful performances.
This movie is very much not for everyone, and this in no way refutes the casting critique, but I kinda loved “Wuthering Heights”.
(If you want a realistic adaptation that is true to the book - this is not the film for you. If you’re into adaptations as stylized fever dreams and vibes, it may be.)
Just called and left messages for my senators. I would urge you to as well, because this bill will be Very, Very Bad if it passes!
Now is a GREAT time to call your Senators and urge them to vote NO on the disastrous SAVE Act.
Find your Senator here: www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
Ill be clear about why I am so angry and critical about it: Im seeing a good portion of my students who have imbibed the notion that they dont have to read, think or write for themselves because ChatGPT/CoPilot will do their thinking for them, and its terrifying. It should scare all of us.
no, it simply isnt.
People are talking about capital using gAI as an excuse to conduct mass lay-offs, about students losing learning because theyre being lied to about gAI in education, about the mass theft of the work of artists and authors to train LLMs, about CSAM and nonconsensual sexual images.
Yeah. It's like how gleefully a lot of white dudes took to the "Karen" label. No matter how deserving the offender, they were a little too eager there.
It's enraging to understand the amount of thought, time, craft, and care that every writer and artist I know puts into their work only to see these GenAI proselytizers have the gall to take that work, shove it into a blender, and then demand we enthusiastically support them and the resulting slop.
im gonna be the first person to perfectly articulate a complex thought that addresses every single avenue of approach and leaves out no edge cases in 300 characters or less. many millions have been trying to do this for years. all of them wasted, because i'm about to do it for the first time
The environmental and community damage alone should make it a non-starter (tack on the cognitive and mental health dangers and that shit should be doa), but I'm also never going to get behind tech trained off my and so many others' stolen work just so people can more easily write shitty emails.
Holy shit, I'm so sorry. I'm glad you're safe, and I hate that you had to go through making that happen. I hope the whimsy comes back soon.
Her community rallied so fast and so diligently. This is a victory to uphold and celebrate. Reminds everyone that it's worth fighting back.
