thesecretsshop:

I think my favorite thing about ai bros insisting that ai is the future and you simply have to adapt! is when they compare ai to other revolutionary inventions throughout history, like, yeah the camera and tv and internet also had all these stuck up opponents and clearly they exist and society hasn’t imploded! As if we’re all stubborn neanderthals who just hate the advancement of technology, when in reality like… I’m not a reactionary luddite, it’s just that all those other things being name-dropped, despite having certain downsides to them (the internet especially…), were actually and predominantly useful to society in a lot of ways (most of them also help bring people together, where ai does the complete opposite, but I digress)…

The thing about generative ai is that, if you put a gun to my head and tried to force me to come up with a singular meaningful benefit that justifies its existence, I’d tell you to pull the fucking trigger, because genuinely I cannot think of anything that qualifies. Every day there’s new studies and news about ways in which it’s ruining the planet and our lives, and meanwhile I’ve genuinely yet to encounter a single useful upside to it - even if there are things it does even remotely well, there’s already other ways to do them that are just as convenient and more reliable… Like for the life of me I cannot grasp why anyone wants this technology or finds it useful, beyond profiting on scamming people and invading their privacy…

edeer:

HOLLOW KNIGHT

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silvaurum:

“i would kill a pedophile to protect my child” ok but would you teach your child how to say no? even to adults? even to adults you like? would you teach your child the words “penis” and “vulva” and then use them? would you let them ask questions about their body? would you answer them honestly? would you learn how to cope with your feelings when you talk about human bodies, so they don’t feel ashamed? would you set a positive example for how you talk about your body? would you tell your child they don’t have to hug or kiss anyone? would you tell your family the same? would you stand by them when they refuse to hug someone? even someone you know has never done anything to hurt them? would you let your child avoid food they don’t like? would you let you child avoid people they don’t like? would you believe them? would you sit in the discomfort of not knowing all the answers and not take it out on them? would you love your child the same if someone did hurt them? would you make them feel valued just as they are? would you let them talk to doctors or nurses in private? would you let them express their feelings? would you show interest in their life? would you let your child say no to you? would you help your child feel safe coming to you when they make a mistake? would you apologize to your child? would you believe them? would you put aside your anger to focus on what would make your child feel safe and loved? would you put your ego aside for your child? would you take your child’s concerns seriously? would you listen to your child? would you believe them?

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darcylindbergh:

the thing that’s been rotating in my head like a horrible little rotisserie thorn is that yuna says: i think we thought maybe you were gay.

we thought maybe you were gay.

we thought maybe you were gay as you grew up and became a professional athlete. rookie of the year. as you navigated this famously homophobic career path. as you tried to put together a public persona, as we guided you through sponsorships and brand deals. we thought maybe you were gay as we watched you, our shy and anxious and awkward son, as you grew into an isolated adult. few friends, no real romances. your mom still buys your shirts. you have always lived alone.

we thought maybe you were gay, but we didn’t say anything.

i think - your mother, i - for a while now, we’ve thought maybe for a while now - we thought - we thought it, we didn’t say it, never out loud - because that would mean we had to address it and that would mean we might be right. we kept our eyes down and our mouths shut and we know you so, so well, but we didn’t ask and we didn’t say anything, not even when scott hunter did all that right out there in front of god and the cup and everyone, and we let it slide off us and into history, past tense, and didn’t look too closely at your reaction because we thought maybe you –

i’m sorry that i made you feel like you couldn’t tell me.

because i did that. and i knew i was doing it while i was doing it. and i know that you know, now, that i knew i was doing that. i looked away so things could be easier for you because it’s there’s nothing to tell there’s no need for a statement. no need for a plan.

and all this time, all your adult life, since your rookie season, the summer before, you’ve been in love - lovers - no, look at the way you look at him, you’ve been in love - and you’ve kept it secret while we made him your rival. pitted you against him. played up conflict and animosity against him. we sat together at tables with an empty chair where he should have been, where he is now, and hated him if we thought of him at all, and now you sit here and tell us you want to keep that secret another ten years, another fifteen because we made you think that this - this weight, this pressure, this fear we can see in the line of your shoulders and the way you breathe - that this is somehow easier.

you would have kept that secret another ten years, another fifteen. you aren’t telling us now because you’re ready, or because you want to. you’re telling us because you were caught.

found out what, exactly? as if maybe your father was still going to keep that secret for you. as if he didn’t tell me, not the whole of it. not everything he saw. as if you could have pretended you hadn’t seen him, and he would have pretended he hadn’t seen you. another ten years. another fifteen.

we thought maybe you were gay.

but we hung onto: maybe not.

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mortalityplays:

btw you will miss this in 5 or 10 years. memory will smooth these circumstances down like a river stone, and you will find yourself longing for a shade of light or a moment of this particular innocence. you don’t know about what happens next, and one day that will be the most alluring thing of all. don’t leave it all for nostalgia. have a nice night now, whatever night it happens to be.

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thegirlatthecenteroftheuniverse:

The problem partner

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pmd-stardust:

get in babe we’re 30 year old women we’re having formative experiences that our teenage years denied us

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professionalchaoticdumbass:

it all reblogs to nothing…. it all comes [tumblr]ing down [tumblr]ing down [tumblr]ing down……

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holohedral:

i am not well understood. which is also my fault

i dont let them research me

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