#and even less intelligible

[cathartic-crypt]

my collection of poorly made fallout memes

p.s. i havent played old world blues

#it talks #q #this is like the ultrakill memes i made #but worse quality #and even less intelligible #also please ignore that this is 80% benny memes #hes the only one i 100% understand #fallout #fallout memes #fallout shitpost #fallout new vegas #fnv old world blues #fallout nv #fonv #fnv meme #fnv benny #fnv courier #benny gecko #fnv arcade #arcade gannon #fnv boone #craig boone #fnv veronica #veronica santangelo #fnv mr house #robert house #mr house #fnv cass #rose of sharon cassidy

[pilferingapples]

the only Amis who have to Actually Care about their studies are the med students

all the rest are on a sliding scale from 'we don't actually know if they're even in college' to ' actively resisting the college they are enrolled in like they've been dumped behind enemy lines'

they are shit terrible students and that is actually canon

#Marius is a good student. #Marius is square as hell. #this is actually a part of the setup that i think is really hard to graft onto the US modern setting #college is so massively different now #it's expensive there are so many Requirements it's so hostile to like. Life. #why would most of them even be there #being a Good Student has absolutely no correlation with Being Intelligent or Being a Good Person or Overthrowing the Government #and it's less and less of a Given that even middle class kids will attend #so let me tell you about my Amis in Community College/ Community Classes AU--- *is pulled offstage by a giant comedy hook*

[starflungwaddledee]

For 💖🎀, what about Marx? Little cute creature concealing incredible magic and uncanny features! I think he could be so mean to her ❤️

oh... anon you are very big brained for this one. he could unfortunately be so so mean to her.... and he has such pretty pretty wings! she would be enraptured instantly.

bonus eye-anim version (cw eyes/flashing gif):

#a moth to a flame... #this is maybe not especially... shippy sorry. he's just... Looming Menacingly. #the way he *always* does in my artwork.... boring. #unfortunately my marx is an intelligent eldritch meanie. *feels* a bit more than my galacta knight but no less grey in the morals. #for what it's worth i DID come up with a short comic for this prompt as well. but it's Not Nice. would y'all still want me to do it? #nothing overt or explicit. but like... manipulation i suppose. mean lies. it's not even About Her really. just a pawn. #and yes his lashes ARE getting bigger every single time i draw him. like he deserves. wings too #i gotta learn to simplify these damn hexagons #actually a very big fan of the implied parallel. cute little uncanny creature. i could do a lot with that actually. there's a lot here. #also if i had to wake up in a cold sweat about this so do the rest of you but: Starx. #Starxstrarx if you're feeling especially mischievous. try and say it aloud. it's what he'd want. you're welcome. #cw flashing #<- only under the cut. but just in case. #marx (kirby) #starstruck dee #my art #🎀💖

[thestarlightforge]

I’d never seen this photo before today.

They changed a lot about the material from Twelve, some of which I didn’t take issue with. But this is one thing I wish they would have kept.

With all the delicate interweaving about trust—how important it is to Lucy Gray, how Sejanus trusts Coryo too, how he slowly betrays the both of them—this was an important moment. In the book, it leads into a longer scene of them with the Covey, which they cut, so it’s a different transition—they used it here to simultaneously illustrate A) the threat of the other Peacekeepers to their relationship, and B) the rhetorical power of the woods/lake/nature to alleviate those pressures. But with the book version, after they’ve kissed and sat together for several hours and are heading back, Coryo offers to carry Lucy Gray’s guitar for her. He has a moment of internal monologue where he wonders if she trusts him enough to touch it.

And she does, without skipping a beat.

#I don’t mind that they played up the lack of trust #lucy gray baird #has. it lends her more intelligence and emphasizes her trauma from the games #but it does change the dynamic of their relationship a bit #she could have hesitated and then let him. would’ve conveyed the same meaning. and even given #tom blyth #a moment to play paranoia at “why didn’t she agree immediately” #since they took far less time with their relationship in #district twelve #than the book does. which I understand. but still is why I almost wish they had gone the route of #mockingjay #I get it but still #coriolanus x lucy gray #coriolanus snow #tbosas meta #tbosas #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #ballad of songbirds and snakes #tbosas spoilers

[s0fter-sin]

i was making a “what has it got in its pocketses” joke and realised something very interesting. gollum only ever uses “he” as a pronoun for bilbo when he says, “he stole it. he stole it”. other than that, he exclusively uses “it” when referring to bilbo. it’s interesting that the only time he recognises his humanity is when he takes the ring from him​

he views bilbo as food for the first half of the scene so why would he use a gendered pronoun for something he’s about to eat and after he hates bilbo so much that he strips him of this momentary humanity

#its only through his relation to the ring #this thing that corrupts and epitomises human greed #that he recognises bilbo as a person #a person who covets the precious just like the last person who saw it #and then through his hatred he reduces him back to just a thing #‘curse it and crush it we hates it forever’ #no longer something to eat but something even less than that #hes acknowledged his humanity and now hes purposefully stripping it from him in his hatred #that is incredibly interesting and id love to know if im interpreting it right #its a type of emotional intelligence people dont really associate with gollum #coming out of my cage and ive been doing just fine.txt #far over the misty mountains cold #talk meta to me #the hobbit #lotr #lord of the rings #gollum #smeagol #bilbo baggins #an unexpected journey #riddles in the dark

[purple-worm]

Choi Do-il really said "you're financially illiterate because you've never had the privilege to live beyond supermarket reward points or learn anything that wasn't absolutely required for your family's survival and NOT because you aren't intelligent enough". and that was very sexy of him.

#choi do il #tvn little women #little women #social status is never going to be a reflection of intelligence #intelligence in itself is a complicated concept #but god i love this show for making it clear just how much poverty strips away from you #its not just about having less #but the long term trauma it causes #and the consequences of missing out on opportunities that are considered bare minimum #like #learning english #knowing anything about the economy and stock market #visiting museums #not socializing bc you can't spend on drinks #the confidence that comes from wearing a winter coat #or even wearing shoes that arent killing your feet #this show gets too many things right #choi doil

[multi-lefaiye]

my spicy hot take regarding AI chatbots lying to people is that, no, the chatbot isn't lying. chatgpt is not lying. it's not capable of making the conscious decision to lie to you. that doesn't mean it's providing factual information, though, because that's not what it's meant to do (despite how it's being marketed and portrayed). chatgpt is a language learning model simply predicting what responses are most probable based on established parameters.

it's not lying, it's providing the most statistically likely output based on its training data. and that includes making shit up.

#multi makes text posts #idk how much sense this makes but yeah #anti ai #one thing i get so wary of with these chatbots is people ascribing a sentience to them that isn't there #and that includes people talking about the pitfalls of this technology #specifically saying that the bots are lying... no. they're not lying #they're not even really communicating #they're algorithms trained on specific data that enables them to form convincing responses #disclaimer: i am not an expert in ai #but that doesn't make this less of a valid point #also honestly even calling these chatbots ai is a misnomer #there is no intelligence! no intent! it's an algorithm!!

[mikurulucky]

So the French lyrics to the smurfs' little ditty in the movie came STRAIGHT from the comics. Well at least I can kinda parse what the small set of lyrics were now lol.

#the smurfs #johan et pirlouit #johan and peewit #the smurfs and the magic flute #bande dessinée #peyo #peyo did good with the songwriting #even writing peewit's little victory song from the joust in old french #did he read old french writings? #i'm kinda curious about that #spoken old french reminds me more of elizabithean english moreso than actual old english #old english has waaaaay less in common with modern english after all #the old french at least resembles what would later become modern french to some extents #slightly different spellings and structure aside #tho i'm curious as to how intelligible old french or middle french is to modern french speakers #and to what extent

[mingos]

every time someone compliments my doflamingo portrayal or metas i feel insane because me? writing this guy with any kind of competency?

#‘ 001. ’ (out of character) #honestly if i think about him too hard my brain feels like it'll explode & i feel like half my metas don't make sense when i read them back #it's not even an insecurity thing. between his hyper-intelligence & complex mental issues he just genuinely makes my brain hurt sometimes; #so as a person whos both not smart & has less severe mental health issuesーhis brain is A Lot to me. too many thoughts to think #i feel dumber when i write him sometimes; so ME? do good job? wowie.

[eorzeashan]

everyday I experience whimsy thinking about how Eight went from the perception of a diabolical mysterious mastermind to (• ̫ •) in the span of a few years. imperial dissolution turns the hardest operatives into the fluffiest companions

#swtor #ooc #my goofball. not having to take his work or 'superiors' aka lana seriously resulted in an eight that engages in deadpan mischief #the difference between his class story self and post alliance can be stark but it's more like #the casual anything goes environment of the alliance and people like koth being allowed #resulted in an eight who didn't have to be extremely cunning and strong at all times bc being in the empire is paranoia central #and even if the alliance cares *less* about him than the people in intelligence #there aren't the same societal rules nor the same games he has to play to come out on top and survive #and its resulted in a funny little guy who assists when he can but is rather lazy #not having keeper's strictness around or shara resulted in him doing whatever he wants #he also stopped caring when the alliance ostracized him but that's a separate discussion

[milkweedman]

I am sorry you've been harrassed by terfs, but the way you are currently trying to weed them out seems a bit misguided. As in, the vast majority of terfs are in fact ok with big hairy CIS men. The so-called men they are actively hating are trans women/transfem people. So by acting like you proclaiming your love to big hairy dudes is the best terf-repellant you seem to be missing the point at best.

i'd love to actually respond to your concerns or whatever the hell it was that you were trying to convey with this ask, but it has almost no basis in reality so i literally cant.

thats the one statement on how effective i think the banners are that has left my queue so far. which is: i hope it works but also have literally 2 other backup plans already in case it does not. i dont know why youre calling that "acting like [me] proclaiming [my] love to big hairy dudes is the best terf-repellant", because thats wildly off target from what i have actually said at any point. everything else youve said is also pretty much either dead wrong or ignorant, so im getting the feeling that you not reading has been a problem for a while.

(ive also not mentioned terfs this entire time--ive been talking about radfems and using the word radfems. they're not the same thing although there's large overlap. so like. thats strike two for zero reading comprehension, buddy. cause you are literally not talking about the group im talking about and youre also inventing whole new sentences that i didnt say.)

#obviously reading ability does not equal intelligence. more about the wild overconfidence of someone who didnt bother to check if they #even read a statement correctly #i misread things all the time which is why i also dont barge into strangers inboxes to insult THEIR intelligence #because i know theres always a chance im completely wrong and i dont want to be an asshole #anon you could give that a try #like what am i even supposed to say to this ? i dont think its the best terf repellant and have never said that ? #but if you know so much about them go ahead and tell us your suggestions for how to get rid of them #im skeptical that they will make any sense at all but im always open to new ideas #(feels nice to be condescended to doesnt it ? i assume thats why you were condescending to me so im returning the favor <3) #anyway other than this fool thank you all for the supportive asks im glad youre enjoying the banners ! so am i :D #way too soon to tell if theyre working (no radfems yet but i usually get a wave of them every couple months so i wont jump to conclusions) #but just as blog decor theyre already great #there are many many asks though and i dont enjoy when this blog is less fiber craft than other stuff #so im reading each one and appreciating them but please dont be upset that im not responding to them or posting them #i have the first 2 i got in my queue and then i got like 20 more so

[dreampearls]

i really do enjoy nahida sooo much conceptually shes 100% my favorite archon i just wish she wasnt the lolibait oneeeeeeeeee

#LIKE MANNNNNNN #her depiction as a child isnt even bad in of itself its actually so thematically coherent &strong given her status as the goddess of wisdom #& how it works to subvert the cultural expectation of what intelligence is expected to look like in the first place #so much of her as a character subverts what a god is ''supposed'' to be what with her existing as a counterpart to #rukkhadevata who is in essence everyone's ideal version of a god #despite the fact that rukkhadevata has long been dead & the idea of her as a god is basically no longer attainable #nahida is a god who was neglected entirely By humanity a god who was forcibly isolated for so so many years #AND LIKE OUGHHH THE THING ABOUT HER WRT ISOLATION VERSUS CONNECTION #because wisdom is all about connection & community & linking each other hand in hand #and this is emulated literally all throughout nahidas Entire character right down to how her kit functions #these unspeakable voids that exist between people the way people isolate themselves #& nahida and her entire deal basically acting as a bridge between that #a facilitator for kindness and understanding #whether its through dreams or the Very Literally Mind Reading & Mind Speaking Ability She Has #& all of this really coming back full circle to how she was isolated and trapped in a birdcage for all those years #with nothing But those fragile connections keeping her attached to this world #a world that had forsaken her from the very moment she was born #i just really love the concept of ''god'' less as an authoritative figure on a throne and more as this intangible connection between people #god is in the way we hold hands with one another in the way we try to understand each other despite it all #SORRY. MY RAMBLINGS

[alma-amentet]

One of those days I feel like a nuisance and that the world would probably be better without me... (or at least I shouldn't talk to people 'cause gosh why am I such a cringe and bother ...)

Moreover, I had a bad night's sleep. Started having those sleep problems again lately. It was so good, I really thought I was through with them since starting taking vitamin D. Even learned to go to sleep early when I have to get up. Yet here we go again 😡

#Even with all that chemical stuff fixed I'm feeling useless it has nothing to do with it #Just existential stuff #I wish I could be enough for myself not wanting to talk with anyone #Or maybe at least I was more intelligent less cringy #Alma.txt #vent

[aleksanderscult]

If there were anything you could change about Aleksander's and Alina's core personalities what would you choose?

Ooh interesting question...

Let's start with Aleksander. I don't think I would change anything about him, to be honest. Maybe I'd make him have less trauma because I really feel sorry for him. But that's impossible for a man that has lived for so long. When you're immortal you are bound to get traumatized by manyyy things. But no, I don't think I would change anything. I love him and accept him as he is. In fact, I admire many of his qualities (won't elaborate on them now because this requires a different ask or its own post).

Now about Alina. Boy. I would change many things. But the one thing I would absolutely change in her character is her avoidance of responsibility and selfishness. I would make her think less of Mal and more about her country and the Grisha. Literally the whole trilogy was "Mal", "Mal?", "Mal!", "Oh my Saints, Mal!", "Where is Mal??", "Don't hurt Mal!!". Like there's people that are dying here, Alina😭😭

So yeah I would make her more responsible and take the reins about this whole Grisha persecution. In a perfect world Alina would take a leading position and change things for the better for her people (while still having her powers). Try to make right from wrong. Help Nikolai restore the balance between the First and Second Army and aid him to the Fjerdan wars. Be a good diplomat in time to make Ravka have a decent (at least) relationship with Shu Han and other countries. With a powerful Grisha as Queen and a charismatic otkazat'sya as King, Ravka could change for the better. Even without her powers her influence would be great, I think. Alina could grow herself to become a good leader only if she stopped thinking about herself and getting overwhelmed with her feelings. Like in R&R when she thought "I wish I had cut that rope and let them all drown" or something. So yeah. Thinking more rationally, be a pragmatist and work for the greater good of her country. She saw the state of Ravka, the state of Dva Stolba (the place she was born) where people were living in exhausting and terrible conditions. She felt pity for them. Did she do something about it? Nope.

When the Darkling died she should have said "Yes, what he did was horrible. But why did he do those things? What pushed him over the edge? What made him be this way? What he was fighting so ardently for?" and then try to fix these things in her own way. She should learn from the Darkling (his mistakes, his words to her, his actions, his cause), instead of running away and leaving everyone behind.

Everybody always criticizes the villains and their deeds (characters and readers alike) but nobody ever asks why and what made them this way. And nobody ever tries to solve the problem they were fighting for.

No. We only care about their defeat.

(Oh and I would have her have more badass moments like when she used the Cut to destroy the dome in the dining hall of the Little Palace in S&S or when she used her powers to stand up to the Apparat and his men in R&R. We needed a more assertive Alina, let's be honest 😌).

#That trilogy was amazing #and it would be even more if M*l was less in it and Alina would stop thinking about him for the whole three books #just give me confident Alina. cruel Alina. the Alina that can make someone piss their pants with her words and power #the kind of Alina that claims her power and does something with it. Rebuild Ravka from its ashes. A Grisha remaking a kingdom #Wouldn't that be wonderful? After so many years of the Grisha being spit on. feared. despised? And the common people suffering as well... #as for our boy Aleks. He is perfect as he is ❤️ #a petty determined intelligent cruel baby 🤗 #anon asks #grishaverse #grishaverse trilogy #shadow and bone #the darkling #pro darkling #aleksander morozova #pro aleksander morozova #alina starkov

[shirkers2018dirsanditan]

https://www.tumblr.com/shirkers2018dirsanditan/727090784859455488/i-need-some-of-yall-to-please-start-acting?source=share

i think this is about that one tweet from a magazine, can't remember if it's nyt or wapo or something else, how some people found their rolex in the ashes after the fires, and whatever the actual article was (didn't read it), the tweet itself was pretty dumb

i just found the tweet. it wasn't an article at all it was just him tweeting. what i think they're also talking about is one of the updates he wrote on the general nyt page about the situation which was about residents looking in the ashes of their apartment building, and one woman had found a diamond earring. but a few sentences later he also mentions a couple found the urn with their dog's ashes. like sorry that's a run of the mill human interest story and not even as it's own article.

tbh like there is plenty valid criticism to be had of how outlets like the nyt report on issues like this, but its hard not to see this kind of overly simplistic outrage engagement as another lazy entry in the weird anti-nyt culture war nonsense popular on tik tok rn, which is just as reactionary as the conservative anti-nyt culture war stuff

like the fact is that the nyt's actual coverage of the maui wildfire looks like this:

like not going off on you or anything. it's just really obnoxious to see this kind of reactionary sentiment among a population (very online teens and young people) that already struggles with media literacy and just. reading the actual news. its easy to get mad over a dumb viral tweet but who is that helping?

#its disturbing because i see how it affects even people i know who are very intelligent and otherwise critical thinkers #its like the longer they're on tik tok the less nuanced and reasonable they are about anything #anon #i also think outrage bait is also exploitative

[loelett]

Okay but imagine vampire Louis and his human lover Lestat

THATS WHAT IM SAYINGGGG!!!!!!!! listen listen louis wants him so bad he's just. insane.

#HE DIDNT HAVE TO TURN LESTAT #BUT HE WANTED A COMPANION!!! #even if he doesn't know it #being turned the same way lestat does in the books does numbers on louis #plus he is 4-5 years younger so less emotionally intelligent #but lestat is like a beacon of light that he never could be in the books #even tho he resists him #meanwhile lestat just wants dusty guy's attention so bad (abandonment issues) #sorry i'll shut up my brain lasers were unlocked #swap au #asks!