"So get this, their King didn't even show up himself," spoke the eldest sister, as she cleaned her spear. "He sent some noble bugs to negotiate. They had this... clothing over their horns.
"Like ours?" asked the secondborn.
"Exactly. So I ask someone what merit earned him the right to wear that. He just looks up, confused. and calls it fashion."
"As an ornament?" joined the third, suppresing a laugh.
"Yes. Some bugs from their City wanted to copy ours and it's what nobles wear now... We're sending someone else next time, I'm not dealing with them," the eldest concluded.
yknow AI art has ruined an entire genre of painting to me, i saw one of those smooth anime-realism pieces and immidiately thought ''ugh, AI art'' until i noticed it was posted by an established deviantart user 6 years ago. like ive never been a huge fan of that genre but it looks like a pretty difficult style to master and i feel bad for the artists who specialized in anime-realism only to have their entire market jacked by people typing keywords into midjourney.
hate when you find a character whose so infuriatingly Your Type that its embarrassing like yeahg no one is gonna be surprised when i announce this is my new Guy Of The Month
Not socialist in a “I won’t have to work” type of way but socialist in a “I’ll still be working but I won’t be worried I won’t make the rent” type of way. In a “billions won’t be hoarded by one person” type of way. In a “janitors, fast-food workers, child care workers, preschool teachers, hotel clerks, personal care and home health aides, and grocery store cashiers, will live comfortably” type of way. In a “the sick and elderly will be cared for” type of way. In a “no child should work” type of way.
not romantic not platonic but a secret third thing [what would happen between earth and the moon if the earth stopped spinning as illustrated by xkcd randall munroe]