Proudly hating Elton Musky since 2018

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I think better depictions of Orcs include works like Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon for those who didnt read it before the official translation and must be resigned to sounding like a pretentious weeb) or even just Warcraft III. In Dungeon Meshi the Orcs are explicitly porcine in appearance and absolutely do raid and kill. The story touches on this as a conflict of cultures, economic conditions and more. In Warcraft III, coming after a game where the Orcs were heavy metal dag-blasted evil, the story focuses on Orcs living in the aftermath of a failed invasion, abandoned by their demonic overlords and oppressed by the human victors. The story manages surprising depth on the subject of their culpability in the evil they wrought upon the land as well as the injustices they face now. Both takes are, I think, more interesting, more honest, and more, well, intellectually valuable takes on the topic. I don't hate the Orcs from 5.5e, and generally don't like to harp on people depicting things how they like. And there's still plenty of good monstrous Orcs out there. But something always gnaws at me about it when I see "green elves". Some kind of stolen valor for monster-fuckers I suppose. "Yeah, I love the monstrous" says someone talking about an generally attractive woman with muscles. I could really do a deeper dive on this, but that would perhaps just be indulgent. Im going to cut myself off here. Zug Zug.

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Anyway as a mentor in the performing arts these things are huge wins for me. Some kids are competent and confident performers at 7 or 8 almost by nature. Others, even much older kids and adults, have to make progress by inches. But progress is exciting! The only place to go is up!

If a student is encouraged properly, theatre is one of the best sources of self-esteem, self-reflection, and both spontaneous and rehearsed eloquence/comprehensibility that there is. It truly could be considered a cornerstone for communication disciplines of all kinds if it just attracted the right people to teach it. (Unfortunately a lot of people are attracted to directing for a sense of power over others, and not an interest in mentoring and coaching.)

closing statement from an article about being intersex & the possible connection of gender expression and sexuality in intersex individuals, published in The Gay Liberator, 1970s

Like, imagine Eric's parents and older brother and maybe sister-in-law and niblings getting that letter at the end of this movie. Nearly drowned. Miraculously washed ashore. Fell in love with a mysterious voice and then a mute girl. Got enchanted by a shape-shifting sea witch and nearly married her. Killed the sea witch after she turned into a giant. Married the aforementioned girl who turned out to be the beloved youngest daughter of the mythical King Triton instead and have now established a strong alliance with the merpeople. Wild summer! Wish you were here!

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Sincerely, truly, from the bottom of my heart- as someone who isn't physically disabled but hears this shit all the time- fuck off

(Use your judgement for definitions of "extant," it doesn't have to be used for its original purpose but my intention is a building that could theoretically still be used, not just the remnants of one.)

the US public is deeply suspicious of AI's impacts on jobs and education. Kamala Harris and the Republican party are both polling better than AI. 8/10 gen zers are concerned about AI's impact on education and only 18% are positive about this technology. there is widespread, bipartisan grassroots organizing against data centers. 97% of Britons are against Grok's "undressing" technology. the majority of Americans are concerned about AI in arenas like self-driving vehicles and healthcare. Even polling data from companies centered on AI shows significant concern around generative technology. OpenAI isn't meeting internal growth bench posts. On top of all that, Musk and Altman are currently both making fools of themselves in a very public trial.