smiling into nothingness

my husband: someone should write a spicy fic about the two database engineers locked in the server room trying to fix it

"Jack of all trades, master of none" ... "but ofttimes better than a master of one."

"Blood is thicker than water." "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the waters of the womb."

"Birds of a feather flock together- until the cat comes." - The first part gets quoted a lot in a "find your people" kind of way, but the full quote was meant to be a warning about basing relationships on "feathers" (looks, surface details, etc) only.

"Curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back." - The first part is often used like a warning against curiosity, but the full quote is meant to encourage it.

"The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese." - The first part is often used to get people to do stuff first/fast/early, but the full saying is meant to impart that sometimes, not being the first can work out better.

"Rome wasn't built in a day, but they were laying bricks every hour." - The first part is often quoted in a "cool it/relax/stop" type way, but the full quote is meant to encourage slow and steady progress.

You're right, it's a tragedy!

In case you haven't seen it, The Hollywood Reporter wrote an article about this —which is how we're finding out about the situation at all— and this particular paragraph stands out:

Read that? "At this point." There's no guarantee that they won't be using it in the future, if this deal is deemed profitable enough. I think AMC will be testing the waters for now, seeing what it can get away with, so it's important to make our position clear from the get go. Complain about the deal on social media. Complain to AMC directly. Look out for signs of GenAI on promotional images and videos. Refuse to engage with such content.

AMC has always done a piss-poor job at marketing its Immortal Universe shows, which could be attributed to a lack of budget, but using AI to cut corners/make cheap advertising is not the way to go. GenAI companies shouldn't get to profit off of real artists' work.

Here's the link to The Hollywood Reporter's article on the situation, for those who want to read it in full: