Laerilin

I've noticed this huge trend where creators on tiktok and tumblr who will be explaining how to use Archive Of Our Own to new users and they always say "and make sure to scroll down and click completed only" or how people will go out of their way to mention they only read completed fics 'because they were traumatized when they forgot to check the dates and didn't realize this fic hadn't been updated since 2012'.

The thing is - I think by not engaging with and/or actively avoiding writer's WIPs readers are potentially adding to the aggregate of abandoned works. Now this obviously isn't the case for all abandoned fics, anything from major life events, to loss of interest, to getting busy can be a reason for a fic getting abandoned - but at least on some level I just know that writers are quitting while they're ahead when they aren't garnering any response or feedback because reading WIPs has become unpopular. If you're worried about reading something that hasn't been updated since 2012 then you can use the date updated function to sort out old fics.

Personal opinion time: The Fenris and Anders dynamic in DA2.

One common theme I've seen stated is that Anders is on a decline in his development, while Fenris' development is positive. Therefore they can't get along. Another post I saw recently stated that Anders is on a destructive path, while Fenris is not.

Since I'm still in my pretty little world where Anders and Fenris learn to get along, I'm adding my statement to this.

Anders and Fenris are on the same path but at different points.

They both start out with only caring for their personal freedom. Anders doesn't organize a mage revolt in the Circle, he runs. Fenris isn't fighting for other slaves, he runs.

Then Anders smuggles out individual mages from the Gallows in Kirkwall, shifting his focus from himself to mages in the Gallows. Fenris is still in his individual phase in Kirkwall, he doesn't even like to connect with other elves. But according to the comics, he spends his time after Kirkwall near the Tevinter border, attacking slavers and freeing slaves.

Anders, at some point, realized that his mage underground actions change nothing about the system. I think Fenris will get to that point too. No matter how many slavers he kills, it changes nothing about the system in Tevinter. He'll probably skips the step of trying to petition the powers that be for years with letters, like Anders did, because I can't see Fenris being patient enough for that. But he will realize that he has to do something bigger for actual change.

Change is always revolutionary. Oppressors don't give up their power without force. At some point, Fenris will have to decide if he wants real change for Tevinter. At some point, Fenris will have to cause his own explosion.

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Do y’all remember that time that someone discovered facial recognition cameras couldn't see through Juggalo makeup, then Facebook had a fun “see what you'd look like with Juggalo makeup” thing, and then facial recognition cameras could suddenly see through Juggalo makeup?

Do y’all remember how, on Twitter, Elon started a tirade against artists who ask for credit when their art is reposted, and he suddenly he created one of the first big art AI programs?

Do y’all remember how AI destroyed the field of translation, despite the inferiority of the machine translations, because people didn’t care about the quality of the translations? They just wanted it done for free?

Do you know how companies will see a lot of money going into a New Tech Thing (like, say, AI art apps) and will jump to try and implement that New Tech Thing into their tech? For example, how it felt like every big company and celebrity had an NFT to sell?

i guess it needs to be said again

Eg. Pornography criminalized? Great, information about birth control, sexual education, and writing by feminists and LGBTQ people are all pornography now.

Terrorism? Literally all activists are terrorists if you put a good enough spin on it! Easy.