dead like disco

i know i repeat this ad nauseam a lot but i really really really hate "right-wingers/conservatives can't make good art" as a talking point. at best it's indicative of a type of combined US-centrism and presentism where people can't imagine 'conservative' as anything other than modern day MAGA, at worst its a sign of wilful refusal to engage with the history of literally any artform whatsoever

its wild the degree to which people talk about reading and eating in similar terms - the concept of a "reading diet", of "media consumption", the idea of certain stories as "empty calories" or "fast food" and some as "eating your vegetables", the moralization of both as personal failings, the framing of health with the specter of degeneration if not complied with... the idea that there are things that are sensorily pleasant and that you find yourself craving, and there are things that sustain you, and those are not the same things. the framing of literacy as reading the correct way and taking away the correct meaning from a text. according to nutritional guidelines

My one boring tip to anyone in their 20s is to resist the temptation to rot in your room every time you get a free moment. Dismiss any neuroses you have about going outside and "being perceived". Be a dictator about it, plan your hangouts like they are binding commitments. No excuses! Go to the bar with your friends. Be kinda hungover at work. Socializing is like exercise; even if you don't feel like you want to, you should still do it because it's good for you.

I'm reading the first book in Dark Tower and this is kinda ass

it kills me because in anti-piracy discourse people will so often be like "okay yeah people in the global south can't afford books but i'm talking about people in rich countries who CAN afford them obviouslyyyy" well those people in the global south are getting arrested by the companies and policies you're caping for so i'm afraid you can't just wave away such a big chunk of the picture

Golden Kamuy may not have a lot of women characters (sad) but the ones it does are on another level. The Future of the Ainu who's like 12 but crazy self-sufficient and mature, a hunter, and keeps saving the main cast's asses. The Revolutionary Boss who leads hordes of men and easily bodies almost all other characters in the series according to the fanbook stats. The Woman in STEM genius doctor who's also trans. This brings me to my hypothesis that unlike many mangakas Satoru Noda is perfectly capable of writing women but frequently Chooses Not To out of lust for men. Supporting evidence includes the carnal comments he keeps making about Tanigaki. In this essay I will-

I'm thinking of Symphony of the Sixth Blast Furnace by Evgeny Sedukhin again...

I truly don't think there's anything worse than an artsy theatre kid band trying to do a dark edgy song about domming someone. like it's giving dr horrible. I don't believe you.

it's the same problem every booktok dark romance D/s fantasy has, which is that it's written by a sub projecting what they think they want that guy to sound like. there's nothing sexy about someone sweatily pointing out to you how dommed you are right now for fear that you weren't aware you're totally subjugated and definitely 100% under their control. also they're feeling very possessive btw. are you listening. though actually now that I'm typing it, this is also the problem with 90% of cishet maledoms irl so maybe they're cooking. post cancelled.

i bet girls hated it in 1902 cuz you would constantly go on dates w guys who are working on an invention to present at the world fair