Asgardian Blood Magic

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this forest is old. very old. … old as balls.

I do tend to be suspicious of art that really lauds and worships the idea of being an artist. Like yes, art is cool, I think it's valuable, there's a reason I make it. But let's not get overly self congratulatory here

I think it's okay to love what you do, and even celebrate that. But there's a line that gets crossed sometimes where the art goes... "unlike all of those stupid people, who just dont get it." And it's like... hey... who are you making this for, exactly?

reminds me of that "artists fuck better because we turn sex into art, mattresses are our canvas" post or however that goes. always makes me laugh

The American consumer doesn’t actually want trucks and cars that are huge enough that you can’t see a six foot tall person over the hood. They make vehicles that big now to avoid environmental regulations related to engine efficiency

About a decade or so ago different regulations were put in place for different classes of cars by weight. The heaviest had the most lenient efficiency regulations. So instead of having the intended effect of making cars more efficient they ended up making them bigger.

"Americans don't buy sedans anymore, they want SUVs!" we don't buy new sedans anymore because the only ones left are the Ultra Expensive sports cars. I still like sedans, I just buy them used because I'm broke. the invisible hand of the free market is guided on a puppet arm rod