Laughroditee's Playground 🤡🎪

Because it was trained on pirated work—including freely accessible online writing (like fanfic, academic texts)—ChatGPT picked up patterns and quirks native to human writing.

Including (sigh) the em dash.

There are other victims here (RIP tapestry and delve 🫠), but the appropriation of the em dash—a punctuation mark beloved by writers everywhere—feels especially personal.

A kind of low-grade panic is ensuing. Writers who once memed their own em dash overuse—the greatest punctuation mark ever to grace the control-freak’s lexicon, frankly—are suddenly backing away to avoid accusations.

No. More. We have centuries of dash-abusing writers behind us. We will not sit quietly while AI repurposes our beloved stilted aside—or the just-one-more clarification the sentence demands—or the dramatic pause your comma could never—etc.

You don’t write like AI—AI writes like you.

Defend the em dash.

(Feel free to download/share/stick it where it matters!)

John Price would straight up look into the sun hoping to sustain enough irreversible eye damage to finally have an excuse to resign. He really, really wants to, but doesn't have the balls to actually sign the paperwork. Staring directly into the sun might be the solution to his problem. Doesn't hurt to try. No, love, you can't do it too. Go put your glasses on.

John MacTavish has got everything ready, baby. He's set up the balcony with the best, softest, nicest cushions, made popcorn, and got the two of you a pair of eclipse glasses each. He'll tell you bits and bobs about the physics of the phenomenon as it happens. He's secretly a massive space enthusiast and has been waiting for an excuse to yap about it. You better be listening enthusiastically. Ask questions, too. You'd make him the happiest man ever.

Kyle Garrick is a true gentleman. He's booked a table at a restaurant with the perfect view of the horizon. The sun is setting, casting a beautiful golden glow over your table, and you'll watch the eclipse happen while sipping champagne and eating the most delicious three-michelin-star cuisine. He'll look at you instead. Has planned the whole thing three weeks in advance.

Lying to the reader

Lying to themselves

Simply misinformed

Not paying attention

Has weird priorities

Assumed you knew

Hates you personally

Bad at communicating

Easily sidetracked

Will believe anything

Has weird prejudices

a boy can dream of a normal, happy summer vacation for simon and nik right !!!!!

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Video Description: Pixel art animation of Captain MacTavish sitting at his desk in his cozy office, working on his computer and looking stressed. Catboy Ghost pokes his head in before entering the room and waving hello. CapTav looks up briefly but goes right back to work, so Ghost walks up to him and starts yapping to cheer him up- Soon CapTav is in a much better mood, he chuckles and then nuzzles Ghost sweetly. But Ghost hasn't had enough, after a moment he gives MacTav a proper big kiss that lasts long enough for MacTav's head to turn tomato red. Still blushing MacTav turns back to his computer while Ghost laughs at his flustered reaction.

Ik MacTav’s office wouldn’t really look like this but consider: boring and gray < whimsical and gay

Captain snaps at you for staring at him all day... I wonder why ⚆_⚆

Or; Reiner's Redemption

CWs: torture, attempted SA, recovery, nightmares, depiction of violence, mentions of suicide, forced proximity, angst, fluff, smut, slow burn.

But this is a love story.

The Sun

The Seasons

The Pie

The Plan

The Courage

The Heron

The Promise

The Olive Tree

Olivia