#I’d be more sad about it

[secretmellowblog]

Every day I wake up and horrified by the implications of AI on the entertainment industry….a lot of my friends are going to lose their jobs and starve to death because Elon Musk thought it’d be fun to fund a machine that automatically steals artists’ work against their will to create generic algorithmically generated mass market slop.

I feel like I’m going crazy because everyone pretends they care about how “popular media sucks now because it’s all created to be as generically marketable/similar to other things as possible, almost like it’s algoritmically generated >:(“ but then they’re also like “WOW COOL AI ART!”

Like dudes???? Don’t you understand that supporting AI art means that you’re supporting eliminating and eviscerating any last vestiges of humanity from art……..a company will definitely settle for “mass produced AI slop generated by an algorithm to look as similar as possible to whatever generic popular slop came before” if it means they don’t have to pay a human being.

And that’s not even going into the way that these algorithms monetize themselves……some of them have “free” tiers now but that’s extremely likely to change in the future. I can’t wait until the most prolific “comic artists” of our times are like, hedge fund managers who can afford to buy 1000000 prompts on Dall-E.

And once that starts happening more we’ll all be drowning in a tidal wave of hollow empty shallow algorithmically generated “”””art””””” created by machines that can’t feel, think, intend, or care— machines that can only rip off the artists they were designed to replace, the artists whose actually meaningful thoughtful creations were stolen to provide their training data.

I hate all of this, and I hate the mass callous indifference to it. I am baffled that people don’t see the dangers of a future where none of our art is created by people who care— by people who are trying to mean something and to say something and to connect with you from one person to another—but by algorithms mindlessly mashing pixels together. It’s going to be horrible. Especially because in a time of climate change and intense social stress/collapse it’s going to be very important to connect with other people through art, but AI removes humanity from art entirely. If climate change wasn’t likely to cause the collapse of society anyway I’d say that if we keep heading in this direction the art and entertainment industry is a bit doomed

#ai art #anyway! #i feel like I’m losing my mind seeing everyone be like #‘wow it’s so amazing I created this with Ai -heart eyes- #like you didn’t create anything…. #Elon musk funded dall e so its more like you just commissioned Elon musk’s fancy machine for a drawing #the moment they remove the free tier from dall e you’re fucked lol #anyway #i have had absolutely no faith in the entertainment industry for a very long time #(it’s the ‘studying to work in the entertainment industry and making friends in it’ burnout ) #so yee #it’s all cutthroat #if I wasn’t so sure we were heading towards some kind of greater infrastructure collapse #I’d be more sad about it #as it is I have a lot of other things to be sad about #but thankfully I have a decent job out of college #because I studied 3D stuff #which can’t be replaced yet

[xx-sketchy-xx]

It was the cutest dream I’ve ever had.

Wally, except baby size, and he hung out with me all day

andthentheworldsortastartedfallingapartbutthatsok

#welcome home art #wally darling #welcome home wally #wally #welcome home home #welcome home au #creepy #he was just adorable #He felt like holding a small child #And I’d pick him up under the arms #And he’d get comfortable on my shoulder and tell me about how he misses his neighborhood #He was so sad #that’s the only part of the dream I’d change #He talked just like he does.. except he was like.. younger sounding? #And I wasn’t aware in the beginning that he was alive #But throughout the day he like.. got more and more active #And I was a little bit nervous so I left him on the counter #And then he yelled (yelled being slightly louder then normal) and I just automatically walked back and cradled him #Dream me felt the same as real me fr #Best dream everrrr

[transmasccofee]

honestly one of my fav things that isn’t ever talked about with Kusuo is that he is honestly when you actually examine him, a pretty normal teenager. He’s insecure, he cares a lot about his mom and is scared of making her mad, he gets invested in other peoples drama, he dislikes PE, he hates being spoiled for things, he has an embarrassing crush that his friends judge him for, he has an awkward relationship with his dad and fights with his brother, he wants to be protected.

Like underneath all the unfamiliar stuff, he is honestly Just Some Guy.

#saiki k #this is the conclusion I have reached #This is also what’s sad about him #Personality wise stripped down to his barest components he’s nothing special #Just a normal teenager. Somewhat introverted maybe but…like that’s normal too #But he’s been born into this awful position of like. basically godhood. Something he never wanted. #Which affects literally everything he does #but like he was always under all that a normal kid #His powers didn’t make him magically more anything #Most of the weirder things about him are just the way any normal person would react to being born with those powers #He reacts normally to everything that gets thrown upon him #Idk I really love the way he was written I’d like to shake Shuuichi Asous hand one day

[bisexualseraphim]

Just saw some Free Palestine supporters on the road to my parents’ house and was about to wave at them but then I saw a couple of them holding signs making disgusting antisemitic jokes about Passover. Guys seriously how fucking difficult is it to just. Not do that 😭 You’re really not giving Palestine extra help by making horrible comments and jokes about Jews ffs can you not just promote support for Palestine without bringing hatred for entire minority demographics into it DURING THE TIME OF A RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY. It is remarkably easy to criticise Israel without antisemitism and if you can’t do that then maybe you should stay out of the movement because you’re causing much more harm than good

#It was in such a small town as well where I doubt anyone has ever even met a Jewish person #Like in the city I’d expect some of that cos there’s more people but a tiny Northern town? That’s scary #Makes me so sad when bigots highjack what should be a compassionate movement #I know it must be so scary to be Jewish or Muslim right now and it stresses me out just thinking about it #Like it’s scary being Jewish or Muslim any day of the year but especially with everything going on lately #I’m sad. People make me sad #When will the hatred and violence ever stop fr #Ugh my day’s ruined now someone send me something funny pls #personal #vent #rant #antisemitism #free palestine #free gaza #i/p #protest

[impish-ivy]

Solomon constantly asking for your reassurance whenever he engages in anything romantic is due to his insecurity that he isn’t as important to you as the brothers. He needs to know you want to do this, he needs to know you love him.

If you say no he immediately backs off. You have to go out of your way to kiss him. There’s never a dialogue option that leads to a kiss without you explicitly asking for one, unlike some characters.

#obey me nightbringer #obey me shall we date #obey me solomon #obey me mc #he’s so scared that he’ll love you more than you’ll love him #that he’ll never be as important to you as you are him #sad boy hours :( #I want to hug and comfort him so much #small rant: it low key bothers me when people write about Mc and Solomon’s relationship as if the two aren’t incredibly close #MC willingly hangs out with him after he straight up asks you on a date #you’re two options are ‘omg yes I’d love to!’ and ‘got nothing better to do’ #<-neither are denials #MC spends an entire night with him regardless of you choice #if you choose to kiss him you get an extra scene in the next node with Asmo welcoming you after spending an entire night out #but if you don’t. it immediately cuts to Lucifer and you get no welcome home speech. if you don’t kiss him it literally ruins the pacing #canon Solomon sex scene? 👀

[theoppositeofprofound]

#israel #palestine #child death mention #sorry but this keeps messing me up #the children from the same families #the silly modernized names #the religious ones #the children who weren’t named yet #there’s an Al-amash in there #a former us rep named amash lost family #sheltering at a church #there is something about losing a name when you’ve just been given one #I have such mixed feelings about the usual brands of Look At This Sad Baby tragedy gloop #which so turns the worst moments of a child’s life into clicks #save the children fearmongering of all breeds is usually to be avoided #especially in an environment rife with anti-semitism #but there’s also a return of dignity from reading the names of the dead #and dead children have so few people who remember them to mourn #I’d encourage reading the document #there is nothing more devastating than the names of the dead

[buff-muffin]

Guess who finished marineford…

Meeeeeee………

The worst part is I was completely spoiled. I knew what was going to happen I got spoiled way before I thought I’d watch one piece. And yeah it actually happening didn’t make me cry that much. BUT EVERYONES REACTION AND LUFFY CRYING SHATTERED ME!!!

The intro song didn’t fucking help either jfc

#the worst part was I even guessed the episode number right #I’m keeping this vague cause like this arc probably came out before 2010 but spoilers #am I sad I was spoiled? nah I could tell it was coming #and I heard luffy takes it bad but I CLEARLY wasn’t ready ;-; #my shirt got fucken tear stains. congrats Odda you won #I think I cried over laboon more tho. or well brook finding out about laboon #if I could draw you bet your ass I’d draw fix it art of them rn #semi live reaction #one piece #marineford #monkey d. luffy #luffy #portgas d ace #:’( #random rambles #welcome to the shit show

[scottpilgrim4everr]

My aliexpress order never got sent so I used the refund money on another Scott shirt.

#I’m so sad about my Lucy Steel plushie but I’m pleased with the shirt #I’ve been stalking the listing for this tee for weeks. it’s so 2010’s I’d die without it #I had so many mighty fine tees back in the day. I miss them #moment of silence for my all of Adventure Time shirts. I miss them dearly. #AND MY FUCKING PIKACHU SHIRT. Losing Pikachu fucking HURT… more than it should. 😔 #the crazy thing is I’d probably still fit in my middle school clothes. (this is the only benefit of being fucking short) #(…and having no fashion sense whatsoever.) #scott pilgrim #scott pilgrim vs the world #scott pilgrim takes off #scott pilgrim anime #spvtw #nostalgia #nostalgic #this shirt is cute because it has Kim Knives Ramona and Envy on it #it’s so girly‼️‼️‼️ #I can’t wait until the 29th RAHHHH‼️‼️‼️

[sclki-op]

sketched Smoker with my left hand because my wrist has been hurting for the past two days and I really want to draw no matter what. maybe I could get good enough at drawing like this so I could switch hands…

#it’s actually so sad that drawing as much as I’d like to comes at a price of wrist pain or eye strain or both at once #And it’s hard to avoid because I also draw for university and it’s like 8 to 12 hours total spent in front of a screen or paper per day #which turns out to be too many when I stop to think about it for more than a second #I just want to keep making silly little drawings without harming myself :( #smoker

[torchickentacos]

No more ‘family asking me about my jobs or my social life or if I have a boyfriend’. Ask me about pokemon. Ask me about snakes. Ask me about local plant life. I promise it’s going to be a much more interesting conversation for everyone involved.

#‘what’s your career plan’ don’t know #‘how are your friends from high school doing’ don’t know #‘are you seeing anyone’ I know the answer to this one at least! no. #but I can tell you about foraging #we’re about to start seeing wood sorrel. by the way #we’ve got onion grass right now. #ramps should start showing up but they’re harder to find #and for the snake crowd. it’s almost DeKay's season. #I haven’t found one yet. but I will #this year is GOING TO be the year I find a hognose #I find dozens of dekays a year and a few rat snakes #found a couple kingsnakes and a worm snake once #and a few copperheads which are. less great to stumble upon lmao #but no hoggie. yet. #so no. I don’t have a job or a boyfriend. but I can find snakes within 30 minutes of being let loose outside #which feels more important honestly #I can also find four leaf clovers at an alarming speed. I found an 8 leaf clover once #and a bunch of 5-7 leaf ones #and again. that feels more important right now and I’d like family members to appreciate that instead. sad.

[ct-multifandom]

I don’t know if this is a controversial hot take or something a lot of people feel, but I’m tired of hearing people unironically describe Ace Attorney as being “about gay lawyers”. Because it’s not. Do the lawyers act gay? Yes. But that’s not what 99% of the playtime is about.

At the end of the day, Ace Attorney is a satirical story about the corrupt justice system in Japan as represented by a kind-hearted defense attorney protecting (mostly) innocent defendants from having their lives ruined by misguided prosecutors. Its goal was to flip the cultural narrative that defense attorneys are trashy scum who make money off of sympathizing with criminals. And they did this through episodic, goofy murder mysteries.

So where does the gay come in? They wrote some accidentally romantically-charged dialogue, fans were obsessed, and the writers decided, yeah it’s pretty good, let’s do more of that. So they proceeded to toss in more gay side-banter and whatnot amongst the homicide investigations and court sessions.

Now, it’s not like Ace Attorney is the deepest, most poetic social commentary ever written, but it still has a meaningful theme inspired by a real life issue, so it’s pretty discouraging seeing people either not process it or straight up ignore it in favor of “the gay lawyers”. And that’s not even getting into all the other meaningful, non-romantic character relationships that have way more presence in the plot.

I know there will always be uncritical, shipping-brained people in every fandom, but what gets me about how bad it is here is that people who only know as much about AA as what they’ve heard really think it’s “about gay lawyers”. I was watching Drawfee recently, and genuinely all they know about the games is contextualized by Karina’s gay lawyer ship art and brief plot description of how gay the lawyers are. My friend recently told my other friend that Ace Attorney is about gay lawyers to which he was like oh yeah I heard about the unnecessary feelings scene. This is all he knows about the games.

I don’t want to make this sound like a bigger deal than it is, but damn. It truly feels like a lot of people refuse to engage with media in any way that doesn’t involve smashing male characters together like dolls. If you comb through the entirety of the Ace Attorney franchise, you’ll see that such a small fragment of everything that happens is homosexual law, yet that’s the thing that gets amplified to ridiculous proportions. All I can do for now is focus on the posts from fans that love the games themselves just as much if not more than they love the ships.

#ace attorney #aa #ace attorney series #phoenix wright #phoenix wright ace attorney #sometimes I wonder if the worst of those people had some kind of IGN guide that lets you mindlessly bypass all the puzzles and shit and #stops you whenever something gay is about to happen only to speed run the rest of the text boxes #ik a lot of them are quote unquote joking but still it shows that of all things is their main takeaway #I hope this post doesn’t sound too whiny or accusatory or pretentious and I’m sure it’s been made before but hearing this stuff makes me #sad that people don’t actually seem to appreciate the games for what they are. I don’t engage a lot with the fandom and this is a big reason #why. if I had a magic filter that separated heavily fanon gay lawyers posting from meta and memes and cute fan art I’d be a lot more present

[porcelainvino]

me and my video essay ideas except i cannot form a coherent thought ever so they will never be made

#i have points to make i swear…. nothing i say outloud makes sense tho #my vocabulary is so small it’s actually so sad #(if i read more i’d expand it but i don’t want tooooooooo) #me trying to ​talk about stereotypes but all i say is ‘non-blaine kurt ships are a scam created by big stereotype to sell more twink’ #like. what did i meAN BY THAT HELLO??? #porcelainposting

[rystiel]

doctor who is like: here is david tennant as the doctor, now before we get rid of him we’re going to have 2 doctors at once, then proceed to give david!doctor to a beloved companion for them to adopt into their family

#if i had a nickel for every time there has been 2 doctors where at least one of them is david tennant #who ends up giving up the big adventures to live a more domestic life with a companion he dearly loves #then i’d have 2 nickels. which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it’s happened twice #like ok get it #RTD does Not want to get rid of this man #there will always be a david tennant out there somewhere (with rose and now with donna) #we were all so sad about saying goodbye and watching him regenerate #and they were like. HAH Bitch You Thought??? #can you believe we were worried about donna dying #they pulled a rose on us y’all !!! except. well. there’s no alternate universe to be trapped in this time #anyway #idk man i liked the special #silly knowing david could literally randomly show up at any point since he’s just chilling with donna and her family rn #doctor who #doctor who the giggle #doctor who spoilers #doctor who special spoilers

[askamnesiamoonjumper]

me after editing the aau prologue for the bajillionth time

#First chapter I changed the opening bc I always thought it felt off/abrupt and wanted to have it be prince pov from the start #I wanna get in his head more ok sue me #Beyond that tho it was just some wording edits #Specifically with the internal dialogue moments I helped them flow more/feel more like thoughts #Also mj gets a bit more of their usual edge/pessimism bc the prologue they always felt a bit too “ówò sad poor smol bean” or whatever #That’s it tho chapter 4 I didn’t change bc it’s peak #Did add some teases to later things tho like snatch senses mjs soul at the end of his chap but doesn’t realize it #Or like I added the Not Now running thing in the earlier chapters bc it was more of a chapter 4 thing so I wanted 2 set it up more so boom #I think that’s all the notable edits ig like I said just description additions the only actual new thing is the opener for chap 1 👍 #Also also I got to include a hc that I have that I neglected to do before but I hc a!prince used plural internal dialogue #Because lol we love dramatic irony in this house #Grace post #this reminds me tho one of these days I should look through heart strings chapter one to look for editing things #Bc I think I did that recently but I don’t remember it much tho #Mostly just when the Hat stuff starts that was the parts I never directly rewrote I just edited them so they feel out of place in my brain #Also I’d wanna edit her dialogue bc it *was* in character (after rereading her diary’s to confirm) but I wanna have her be a bit more snark #Hat is Hard bc i Need the balance of cute little kid and also smug little shit (affectionate) like she is a pain to write man cries #This is just me rambling lol ignore it I just wanted to spam aau thoughts #In other news I made shapes redesigns but I’m on the fence on posting them bc idk if I wanna spoil or not hhhhhhhhh #Nowadays I’m more chill w spoiling things than I used to be #But there are a handful of things I’ve kept shut about (ex being princes name or mjs species stuff etc) #So I’m not sure if this thing with shapes i should keep secret or just post bc I used to spoil it but idk now #Shrugs #maybe I’ll do a poll later I dunno #Ok yapping over byeeeeee

[kavehater]

AAAH I have a mutual who’s 18 and he sorta kinda is flirting with this one guy who is a minor as a joke of course ( to which a concerned anon said that it’s weird ) but I can’t help but flashback to er*s

#granted the er*s situation was thoroughly complex and the reason she did those things was her copism with not being able to pull ( LLLLLLL ) #and ik that guy doesn’t mean any harm etc etc he’s not messed up like some ppl #BUT I DUNNO STILL #sobbing #they’re pretty sweet so #hes* #OH AND HES IRAQI TOO I LEGIT COULDNT BELIEVE THAT #dora daily #lowkey kinda sorta sad that a whole anon was more concerned than ppl i knew and who knew my age #and freely saw it happen so readily #and everyone else on that blog #genuinely and utterly disappointed #it’s always protect minors until the minors need protecting goddamn #this is especially directed at rhy yeah I’m not censoring that #🤷‍♀️ #too busy simping over minor characters who don’t have a time skip in canon and aging them up then complaining about it when ppl call out #the brain deadery of that behaviour #girl pls #you did not care about minors from the beginning literally bye #e[redacted] literally ruined my brain chemistry to say the least I will never go into how what she did absolutely muddled my brain never #told anyone and I don’t think I can ever tell someone ever #not to mention practically hyperventilating being unable to breath literally going into madness and ppl think that I’m overreacting and #telling me to shut up about it and blaming me for the situation as if I wanted any of this #lmaolmaolmao #all that and I was expected to do uni girl byeeee I need a good century to recover at least ☠️ #the only thing I DID want is friends but clearly that was a hard ask when ppl can get friends just by existing on this god forsaken app #atp I don’t even know what to say literally just wth #yall say mdni with your dumbass banners and decorate it like something special when yall are the ones to keep from minors you disgusting #wastes of clean oxygen 😭 mdni my foot gross ass adults should’ve never trusted them #the way I’d give them therapy to their complex traumas ☠️ imagine relying on a minor for therapy

[the-obnoxious-sibling]

Do you think there’s w reason shanks doesn’t want to met luffy or does he actually believe in that stupid promise from years ago 😭 And why is he always so melancholic

the thing about shanks is that he prioritizes other peoples’ desires over his own. to an unhealthy extent. like, to the extent that he may have sacrificed his own dreams in order to fulfill a final request from his captain.

so, if luffy says the next time he sees shanks, he’s going to be the captain of his own crew, and a crew much better than shanks’ at that? shanks will do whatever he can to make that happen, even if all he can do is delay their next meeting.

if oden says he doesn’t want shanks involved in saving wano, shanks will stay uninvolved. once wano’s been saved, though, he’s free to interfere—if just to keep the navy from interfering.

if buggy leaves, saying they’ll be enemies the next time they see each other… well, probably best not to see each other, then, if shanks doesn’t want to treat buggy as an enemy.

i think it’s pretty clear shanks doesn’t want to do any of this. he wants to see luffy, he wants to see buggy, he wants to help wano and see momo and hiyori… but what he wants doesn’t matter to him.

#asked and answered #one piece #shanks #*shanks hides his feelings #*shanks has a savior complex #as to why he’s so melancholic… just look at his life man #you were found in a treasure chest. no idea why. but that’s ok! you were raised by the greatest pirate crew there ever was! #then your captain becomes terminally ill. you spend four crazy years fulfilling his wish to see the last island & having adventures! #but your friend gets sick and you don’t get to see that island. and your captain has something to say to you after that makes you cry. #then the crew disbands. it’s just you and your friend now. and then your captain is arrested. #and then your captain is executed. you see it happen. and on the same day your friend tells you you’re enemies and he leaves you. #your life isn’t over—you make other friends; you form another crew. but the only time you hear about your old crew it’s lies or executions. #you adopt a kid—you can’t *not* after finding her in a treasure chest—and you find her a friend. and he gives you hope for the future. #then you fuck up and she’s gone. she hates you. and that kid’s on his own path. you get to hear about it but you don’t get to be part of it #(you’re the destination so you don’t get to be part of the journey) #and all the while the wg’s getting more oppressive & people you love are dying & all you can do is hold the line. maintain the status quo. #because you’re not the one who can change things. you’re waiting for him to come find you. that’s all you can do: wait. #i’d be pretty sad too ijs