#this is only cuz i read the galaxy is endless and

[nix-rose]

I almost danced with joy when i saw this, its so cute!! thanks for the tag @once-upon-an-imagine!!!

To celebrate 2023 coming to an end, create a moodboard inspired by your favourite memories of the year and answer any (or all) of the questions below

1. Top 3 songs of 2023 2. Top 3 artists of 2023 3. Top 3 albums of 2023 4. Top 3 movies of 2023 5. Top 3 tv shows of 2023 6. Top 3 books of 2023 7. Top 3 youtubers of 2023 8. Top 3 podcasts of 2023 9. Top 3 videogames of 2023 10. Top 3 celebrity crushes of 2023 11. Top 3 fictional crushes of 2023 12. Top 3 places you visited in 2023 13. Top 3 new things you tried in 2023 14. Top 3 things you were grateful for in 2023 15. Top 3 things you are looking forward to in 2024

top 3 songs would be: Sex on Fire - kings of leon, ...ready for it? - Taylor Swift, and I think he knows - also Taylor Swift

top 3 artists were: Taylor Swift, Simon Franglen(the avatar 2 soundtrack gets my writing brain turned on-) and Hozier

top 3 albums might be: Speak Now, Reputation, and Unreal Earth

top 3 movies are: Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3, Barbie, and Spider-man Across the Spiderverse

top 3 tv shows would be: Supernatural, Gilmore Girls, and Stranger Things

top 3 books (this is gonna be hard cuz i didnt read much other than fanfics so heres my fav fics) : Prove me Wrong (Billy Hargrove x oc) by @hogwartsandhawkins, Twenty four hours (Eddie Munson x reader) by @ghost-proofbaby and last and definitely not least, She Drives Me Crazy (Steve Harrington x reader) by @upsidedownwithsteve

top youtubers: Brett Cooper, Jordan Howlett and Kall-me-Kris

top podcasts is only one and its called Typology (It's about the enneagram types.)

top video games: (My little cousins got me hooked on this one) Mech Arena and Unravel

top 3 celeb crushes: Jensen Ackles, Ryan Reynolds, Timothy Chalmette.

top 3 fictional crushes: Peter Quill, Dean Winchester, and Billy Hargrove

top 3 places i visited: Sandpoint - Idaho, Central California, Key West - Florida

top 3 new things i tried: Performed my first paid gig, went to a haunted house, dyed my hair purple

top 3 things im grateful for in 2023: My family and friends, my music, my seemingly endless void of opportunities.

top 3 things im looking forward to in 2024 are: Playing music in Nashville, vacationing with my childhood friend for a week, Reputation TV(hopefully)

no pressure tags: @steph-speaks @hogwartsandhawkins @ghost-proofbaby @avgvstlover @theemporium @coffeeandbatboys @xxskycrystalxx @teenwolfmarvel-obsessor and anyone else who would like to join!!

#tag game #2023 recap #moodboard #fictional characters for the win #love my boys #spn #spnfandom #gotg fandom #marvel

[ghostiboos]

Anti-Capitalism and ChatGPT

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Here’s the thing. I’ll be the first to admit that ChatGPT is cool, yeah? And I’m far from ignorant of the wonderful things it’s made possible. But there’s a pretty big problem with its professional usage,

and before you stop reading,

I promise that the point of this post is not "you have to stop using ChatGPT." Just. Stick with me for a minute, cuz contrary to what you might expect, this is not a problem contained to just the normies that don’t use ChatGPT: this is about how ChatGPT will affect you.

I’m about to use some scary words like “scalping” and “exploitation,” but remember I’m not accusing you of anything. In fact, let’s start with the good stuff.

Among other things, it could be argued that ChatGPT actually enhances workplace accessibility by “leveling the playing field,” in a way. Any job candidate can quickly make up for lack of time/skill/ability in one area by using ChatGPT to fill in the gaps, right? An individual’s personal quality of life can improve by “outsourcing” aspects of their work to ChatGPT — they have more free time, and maybe their work quality and pay grade improve too.

But I’d like to point out that this isn’t ChatGPT making life better for employees. This is actually ChatGPT eliminating the entire role of “employee.”

Okay, crazy statement time:

A person using ChatGPT in a professional setting is no longer an employee, but, in practice, actually a corporation.

What the fuck is that supposed to mean? Well, in concise terms, ChatGPT catalyzes the exploitation of labor by collecting it all in one place, meaning that the labor of hundreds of people can be scalped and represented as the work of a single entity: the individual using ChatGPT.

This essentially transforms the individual employee into a CEO of their own small corporation, which is being outsourced to larger corporations for work. Our new “CEO” doesn’t even have to pay any “employees,” keeping all of the profit they earned with the labor scalped by ChatGPT. This is why the individual is able to reap so much more profit from using ChatGPT than they ever could from working as a single employee.

You may think I’m trying to frame our new little “CEO” as the villain of this story, but it’s exactly the opposite. They’re just playing by the rules of the system, and within the system, it’s way nicer being a corporation than it is living as an employee. It’s just proof of concept that life on top is exactly as easy as we’ve all been guessing it is, and the only requirement for leveling up is a willingness to exploit labor. ChatGPT is a shiny new miracle tool that makes exploitation easy and accessible to everyone, and it doesn’t even look or feel like exploitation because there are no faces attached.

But that’s where this short-term improvement goes downhill: it’s accessible to everyone, including the actual corporations, who have already amassed the means to exploit labor en masse. If ChatGPT gives individuals a level-up by eliminating the role of employee and allowing them to act as corporations, how does that same level-up work when a corporation uses it? Well, I guess it’s a good thing the role of “employee” has been eliminated, because they aren’t needed anymore lol: not if your goal is to turn a profit, and we all know that’s just how things go.

But hey— galaxy brain here, but couldn’t that be kind of a good thing actually? The current system doesn’t function without people on the bottom who are available for exploitation, so if ChatGPT can automate the exploited parties for us by scalping labor from the past, then doesn’t that mean that the endless work necessitating human employment in the first place is finally… unnecessary? For the first time ever, we could be looking at a society where pretty much all of the labor is already accounted for, meaning all humans are free to pursue any passion they want regardless of their background, regardless of their class, regardless of how much money they- oh, right… Money.

The world I described above either sounds like a utopia to you or a dogshit stupid pipe dream, and unfortunately, both are true.

The problem is,

while technology has advanced to the point where it’s finally ready for automated labor, society has not.

We still live in a system where if you don’t work, you don’t eat, regardless of whether any work actually needs to be done. So… what actually happens in the current system if labor is automated?

Well, I won’t bore you with the typical “THE ROBOTS ARE TAKING ALL OUR JOBS” routine, but like. It’s only half wrong? I mean, we don’t even have the tech to automate all labor anyway, so it’s not like that’s literally what’s happening. But there are still… a lot of jobs that can be automated now, and that puts a lot of people in positions where they have to compete with ChatGPT in order to keep food on the table. It’s already a losing battle for a lot of people.

Using ChatGPT gives you a taste of corporate power, of the ability to exploit if it makes things financially easier for you. And that’s understandable, right? We’re all struggling in a system like this. Just don’t forget that line of reasoning when it comes full circle, where instead of getting to do the exploiting, you’re the one being exploited (again). Don’t forget what it was like to be on top: how normal it felt, reasonable, unremarkable. It didn’t feel like exploitation when you only experienced the profits. That is who owns you now. Let that radicalize you.

So long story short,

the existence and usage of ChatGPT is not the problem. In a better world, you’re right that ChatGPT could be a great ally, but the current structure of the job market has transformed it into a competitor. The human working class and ChatGPT are forced to compete against each other, not because it is rational for us to be enemies, but because the system pits all laborers against each other for the “privilege” of work. People are realizing that they really can’t beat the competition this time, so don’t scold them when they don’t share your enthusiasm. We’re all dogs in this fight, and ChatGPT has fucking lazer eyes.

It’s not the end of the world – the job market has always been prone to fluctuation – but this is different from your average fluctuation. It re-frames so much that used to seem impossible, but if we don’t change the system itself to match this advancement in technology, I guarantee it’s not gonna be the people at the top who pay the price.

The choice is not whether or not to use ChatGPT.

The choice is whether to discontinue ChatGPT so that society can continue with the relative stability it had before, or to embrace ChatGPT as the ally it could be by changing the structures that weaponize it against us.

(Okay I’m getting off my soapbox now, I sure hope nobody else is in this abandoned soapbox factory, can you imagine how embarrassing it would be if anyone actually heard me say all that lol)

#i could have written this in a more professional tone but so could ChatGPT so you get the manic rambling version #and again this isn’t an accusation of anyone and it’s not intended to make people feel guilty #it’s just me figuring out how to explain my position in a way that’s both concise and understantable i guess? #ive had several dude-bros mock me for being supposedly anti-progress or some shit but i never know how to respond cuz im just like #bro no if anything im saying it’s not enough progress and in this particular case it’s weirdly anachronistic in a way that has the potential #to destabilize a lot of people’s livelihoods #im not panicking about it cuz society already went to shit ages ago #but it would be kinda nice if things didn’t go even more to shit just because a bunch of supposedly ‘pro-progress’ humans refused to #acknowledge that their hardware was too old to run the new OS without blowing a fuse (if that makes sense) #(which it probably doesn’t cuz i suck at talking but im tired so i get to stop typing now) #(​jesus christ wtf am i thinking posting this i dont wanna deal with it if anyone respondsss) #(whatever i spent like 3 hours on this so might as well) #anti capitalism #chat gpt #chatgpt #ai #tag rambles #text post #not vent

[togasknifes]

i miss writing fanfiction

#keep this a secret but i used to write klance fanfiction #this is only cuz i read the galaxy is endless and #in another life #and i miss being able to pull emotion out of ppl #believe it or not once i did in fact write angst but it was for a rlly small fandom kfja but ppl said they liked it and that was wild #anywyas im done rambling ill go right back to homework #love you guys i miss youuuu #IM ALSO READING THIS AMAIZING SMAU OMG OMG OGM #ITS BSD #AND OMG ITS SO GOOD #ITS ON TWITTER and its atsushi and akutagawa so if anyone wants that hmu and ill send u the link

[mihai-florescu]

I won't forgive tiktok for making me watch Given expecting it to be as heartbreaking as Banana Fish when in reality it was just mildly sad flavored and mediocre at best

#like the show was fine but if yall think its sad...it was more hopeful than anything imo #but then the movie ruined the whole vibe nope #also the fact that it was originally a haikyuu doujinshi... #girl if you want to bawl your eyes put read in another life or the galaxy was endless #million times better #again not banana fish sadness level but that's because the themes are wayyy different #cuz u cant compare terminal illness to CSA and all the abuse and fuckery in bf #you also cant compare some guy killing himself to banana fish... #ok this was tonights rant gn #kids under 16 dont watch banana fish for your own mental health ok ty #oh also need to mention. i didnt cry at banana fish so it's not like im saying this from an emotional place #im just being objective #however i DID cry at assassination classroom. for reference in case you were wondering. only show ive done that #only? in recent years at least. mightve teared up a bit at 91 days back when i was 15 but no assassination classroom fucked me up at 19 #my post #banana fish

[the-second-tonks]

hi! i would love to be part of the marvel game! but i don’t really know how this works lol, so i don’t know if this is the correct way to submit a request. oh well, i’m gonna tell a lil bit about myself!

i’m a straight female, 5’4”, i have blue-grey eyes and dirty blonde hair. i’m a scorpio sun, virgo moon and scorpio ascendant. my mbti is infj/infp and my hogwarts house is hufflepuff. i’m high sensitive and emphatic. i struggle with clinical depression and i have social anxiety. i’m an introvert and most of the time i’m alone in my room listening to music and daydreaming. i’m really loyal and i love my friends. i’m also really kind, trustworthy, smart, sarcastic, hardworking, a great listener and i’m really good at keeping secrets. most people think i’m a shy person, but once you get to know me i can be really loud, funny & a happy person. which is funny, cuz tbh i’m sad all the time, but i try to hide it from the people i love.

likes - i love animals, baking, cooking, dancing, playing the piano & ukelele, learning new things, psychology, spirituality, astrology and obsessing over movies & tv shows lol. my favorite color is purple and i love turtles hehe. i don’t really know what my aesthetic is, but i like things from the 70s & 80s. i’m an night owl, and i hate waking up early.

dislikes - bullies, when people don’t keep their promises, toxic people, disrespectful people, ants & the ocean.

ok i guess that’s it! i’m sorry for any grammar mistakes, english is not my first language.

Ohhh wait I got your request when I logged in from the web to add the 'keep reading' thingy in my celebration !! I never got it on my phone !! But .. I can't even find you on my phone !! Lol I'm really sorry for this super duper delay ! I hope you like this I'm really sorry I remember you submitting for this and I really couldn't find your request ... I thought you were the anon , turns out you're not !! I hope your scorpio sun and ascendant forgives me hehehhe.

Your power

Mind manipulation

You can't change my mind on this ! You have the power to manipulate minds , be it people or animalsss !! You can control their minds at your will , make them do what you want to . You'll be the only Avenger (okay beside Wanda) who is more strong mentally , who can play mind games . This power is really dark and deep so , your scorpio gives you the power to dive into it while your Virgo gives you the patience to handle it . The only fact that if you use this power strongly on someone who's just doing good , you'll feel intense guilt and sorrow for doing that , so I feel you'll avoid doing this .

Your life with the Avenger

You were a simple orphan who was feared for their strange power . Your manipulation skill was outrageous at your teenage , you can also say that the power went out of your control mostly . That's until you met a young girl , Wanda . She and you had a strong battle , until you defeated her with your manipulation . She included you in her family (I mean .. you know what I mean right?) And soon you changed from your shy and sad self to funny and happy one ! Wanda understood you sensitivity like no other . You helped the Ultron until Avengers convinced you all otherwise . Fighting for the Avengers , you became one of the strongest Avengers ! They trusted you and respected you a lot , trust me , you'd not hide that you're sad when you're with them even if you love them and they'll make you happy .. Tony would never fail in doing so heheh . You'll enjoy the time you spend with them , until the civil war , splits you all . You sided with Wanda because you were super loyal to her . That we just broke you and you became very sad again, since your family was broken . Time flew , and you saw Wanda and vision loving each other. You missed everyone , but when you saw Wanda and vision , you missed one guy a lot ... Steve Rogers . You knew what it meant . Soon , when you all were attacked out of nowhere , you were trying your best to control the situation , but not practicing your power gave in .. but thanks to Steve and other two , who saved you all . You couldn't take your eyes off Steve's new look which gave him a confidence boost hehe. Finally , from going back to the Avengers (well , atleast half of them) to going to wakanda , you were finally standing beside Steve as you all fought the dirty hideous creatures, whil vision's stone was being removed . You helped Steve in every possible way but when Wanda shouted for help , you ran towards her . But .. ofcourse , Thanos couldn't be defeated , even by your mind manipulation. After losing endless people , and returning back , you saw a hopeless Tony . Steve was your safe place for those five years (who promised he'll never leave you)when you kept thinking what if you were with Tony , Peter , Dr.strange and the guardians of the galaxy when they had almost taken over the hand . What if your manipulation had added and it could've controlled Thanos until Tony , Peter and others got out the hand. Finally after five years , you all come up with the plan of time machine . Finally , from going back in time with Steve (and watching him admire Peggy) you all were out for the final fight . The people who were vanished , came back and you couldn't be more happier . Reuniting and fighting till the end , you manipulated Tony's mind to lull him into a lie that he was alright . The hope kept Tony alive until he was treated and all well. Steve didn't think of returning to his time , and fulfilled his promise of never leaving you by marrying you .

Your bestfriend

Your bestfriend is Wanda !

As you know , you both met on a random day and the friendship was for life.

Your s/o is Steve !

Yes he's super fit for you !! He's gonna be super loyal and he's never gonna break any promises ! .

I hope you liked it !

Sorry for the delay and thank you for participating !

[ambersky0319]

Could you do some fluffy Deceit x Logan? The two laying in a field in the imagination with Logan pointing out different stars and constellations to Dee. Cuz I'd love that.

Hiya! So incredibly sorry answering these is taking so long!! Fall break was a bit stressful and first week back to school hasn’t been much better with testing. I hope you enjoy this! It was a lot of fun to write! Also figured y’all could read this before I post an angst one

Warnings : None, it’s literally just fluff

Masterpost

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Logan would never admit that lying with Deceit felt like the best thing in the world. He would never admit that it was the most loved he ever felt, that he could stay here for hours and hours just staring up at the endless galaxies above with Deceit. He'd never admit that Deceit's arms wrapped around his waist and shoulders made him feel so protected, and he'd never tell a soul that he absolutely melted whenever Deceit remembered one of the constellations Logan had shown him.

He loved that Remus allowed him and Deceit to come here whenever they wished to, although he had a feeling Remus did it to get the two sides closer. Logan never complained though, silently thanking Remus's strange ability to know when others had romantic feelings. He had set up Patton and Roman after all, and he'd discovered Virgil had feelings for him almost a week after Virgil even realized he had feelings for the rambunctious side.

Logan took a deep breath, taking a break in his ramblings to glance at Deceit. The lying side had tightened his arms around Logan, eyes cast upward still, glittering in the starlight like the galaxies they watched. Logan smiled as Deceit shifted a bit and the moon shimmered off his scales, taking Logan's breath away. He barely noticed Deceit tilt his head after too long of silence, didn't notice Deceit's human cheek turn scarlet. He did notice the fond smile that graced Deceit's face as Deceit's hand moved up to run through Logan's hair.

"So, the stars are beautiful, huh?" Deceit hummed, giving Logan a knowing smile and flicking his gaze upwards before returning his eyes back to Logan's. "But I think you're the most beautiful star in the solar system."

Logan's face heated up, and he took a deep breath. He couldn't tear his eyes away from Deceit's, and Deceit laughed softly, bringing another hand up to cup Logan's cheek. "I didn't break you, did I?"

Logan swallowed thickly, leaning into Deceit's hand. "No, I- I don't know what's wrong with me, um, I just," he took a deep breath, "you're gorgeous."

Deceit laughed softly, moving just a bit closer. "Would it be wrong if I kissed you right now?"

"I highly doubt it," Logan whispered.

Deceit hummed softly, and closed the small gap between them. Logan melted into Deceit, feeling the arms tighten around him again and overwhelming him with a sense of protection. Suddenly he didn't remember the stars or the constellations or the time passing. All he could focus on was the way Deceit's hand tangled in his hair and the tender way Deceit held him. He could only focus on how smooth Deceit's scales felt under his fingertips, or how soft his capelet actually felt.

They broke apart, and Logan's eyes remained closed for a moment longer. "Wow," he murmured, and he heard Deceit laugh. It wasn't a cruel laugh, or a low chuckle that Logan was used to hearing. It was more of a giggle, so unlike Deceit's usual laugh. Logan cracked his eyes open and he swore he fell in love all over again.

When had he first fallen in love with this angel of a side? Logan couldn't even remember, but he didn't really care as much.

"How about you tell me more about the stars?" Deceit asked softly, pushing some of Logan's hair behind his ear. Logan smiled, snuggling close to Deceit. Deceit grinned, pressing a kiss to Logan's forehead before they both got a bit more comfortable. Logan continued from where he was earlier, pointing up to the constellation.

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[catquartzuniverse]

Quick Thoughts on How to Write Better Beach City Episodes

So I know everyone’s already given their stance on it but I’m new to sharing my (very old and consistent, but just recently, openly vocalized) critical opinions on su and really need to get my word in, and I am also a writer myself so I really value working through a writing misstep like this, which is so easy to fall into. So here I go~

I wanna make this post short since I’m pressed for time, so I’ll just cut to it all. I actually love the Beach City updates. I believe, (or used to believe), that they were very important to the overall narrative despite the general opinion that they are just filler episodes with no real plot relevant substance to them, and even now with all the clear flaws in the show’s writing, I do still believe that, and do still value townie stories, but their execution is definitely falling very flat and it should be no wonder that people aren’t interested in them anymore and dreading their premieres. So how should we fix it?

As said by Slice of Otaku on youtube, the first thing they need to do is change the format of these episodes. That is first and foremost, I feel, the best and most important first step of changing these episodes into something better so I just wanna elaborate on his point and take it a little further. They currently don’t have anything to do with the gem plots which have taken our complete attention and intrigue as audiences, and rightfully so because they are written and presented with so much intrigue and development that’s meant to entice us. But should that make the human episodes these static, one shot stories with no consequence to the overall outcome of the series? HELL NO AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT THEY’RE DOING WRONG HERE! Bob Zemeckis and Bob Gale, the writers/directors of Back to the Future, said something in a dvd commentary for the movie that I have kept constantly in mind when world building for my own original content: you have to create your own world with it’s own history and play with it, thus making the audience invest in it and care about seeing it’s outcome. And there is SO MUCH in Beach City that I DO feel drawn into, and want to see develop, and care to follow completely independently of how it ties into the gem plots and the past & impending gem wars. And yet their episodes are self contained formulaic predictable one shot stories that couldn’t feel more grating in a show as epic as SU. Slice of Otaku called attention to how much we all love following Greg’s past and how intriguing the development of Nanafue’s term in office is, and I 1,000% agree! HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE TOWN’S CONTENT TO TREAT IT WITH REVERENCE! I care about what happened to Greg’s family, I want to know what happened to the DeMayo clan and why it was so easy for him to leave them for Rose. I care about how Dewey’s loss of office to Nanafue affects the overall outcome of the town. I care about the history between Ronaldo and Lars and what came to pass between them. I care about Vidalia and her sons and her relationship with Yellowtail. I care about the Pizza family and the cool kids and the Fryman’s. And I care about Steven, so showing us how all of these things directly affect Steven is a really really good way to present them in a more enticing way because Steven owns the plot and therefore, him caring will make us care as we’re following his story. But as it stands, even Steven only seems to care about the town in a cool-down sense, as a break from gem stuff, as an inconsequential little romp between the genocide and tyranny he has to deal with on his mother’s side. The town will never be as huge or ominous as the galaxy that homeworld is taking over with their plot in this story, but it DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ANY LESS INTRIGUING. Create a lore for the town as much as you do for the gems! Show us the history of Beach City and drop various hints and mystery around about it to intrigue us. Touch on the conspiracies that exist for it. Bait us in with tales of various family trees being broken up or built throughout the centuries since the gems invaded earth. Would you believe that I am actually genuinely still very interested and curious as to what happened to the Cookie Cat company going out of business because they couldn’t compete with Lion Lickers? Why do we never touch on such lore about the human lives on earth anymore? The election between Dewey and Nanafue should have been extremely intriguing and interesting but it felt so downplayed because it was treated with a lighter sense of consequence than anything gem-related. By which I don’t mean I expect that plot to be as worrisome as a gem tyrant related plot, I simply mean that the way this affects the overall human life around us as viewers and our protagonist should be treated with far more reverence and consequence than it seems to be hinting at. This election’s affect will change Beach City as we know it! Why does it feel like we aren’t meant to really care a whole lot about this?

That said, while I say this with caution cuz it can easily be misinterpreted, start linking these townspeople more directly with the main plot. I do not necessarily mean the gem plot. I mean that both the human and gem sides of the story are equally important. Steven is equal halves human and gem and this war will be equal parts defeating gem tyrants and protecting earth. WE SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID OF THE 2 SUBJECTS OVERLAPPING. WE SHOULD BE SEEING THEM CROSS PATHS WAYYYYY MORE THAN WE DO. One of my favorite episodes to this day, even as a fan who had criticisms of it from the moment it aired and as a non-fan of Lars and Sadie and their ship, was Island Adventure. Why? Because Sadie is clearly a warrior in the making. Because this human girl took down a gem monster with her own two hands. Not because of any gem lore, not because I was so curious about what the fuck this gem related island is, but because Sadie trained herself as a fighter with just her own wits and strength and took down a corrupted gem monster that even evaded the Crystal Gems with her own bare hands. Because I knew from the show’s endless foreshadowing even back then that another gem war was imminent and that as Greg implied in The Return, people were involved too. People are on equal grounds of importance to this war as gems are. Human beings will fight against Homeworld when they come back. This makes humans just as important as gems in this show’s universe and so I don’t know why their episodes are not being treated as such. I do not like Sadie, I don’t even like Sadie in this episode! But I like what she represents of the humans involved in Steven’s story. Where the hell did all that go over the seasons? Episodes that really, directly, delve into their potential as players in the war for earth? Sure, Lars is a space pirate, but where are the plots that really get into the potential Jamie has as a messenger or scribe in the war? Where are the episodes that discuss Ronaldo’s potential as a source of information, (which I know is meant to be an ironic joke about a dumb white guy, which I’m all for~, but that doesn’t really work anymore given how often Ronaldo has been absolutely right and logically should be respected far more than he his by the town)? Where are the episodes that show us the affect Beach City politics will have on the town’s ability to come together to fight in a war? When do I get to see how Sour Cream’s raves with Jenny and Buck could play into creating ammunition against the invading gems, who we know are made of light and music? When do I get to see how Greg’s family fell apart and lead us to the birth of Steven thanks to his departure? When do I get to see the potential that Onion has as a warrior for his fearlessness? When do I get to see Kiki use her wits and responsible trustworthy attitude foreshadow her ability to be a strategist of some kind? When do I learn more about the Dewey family tree? When do I get to learn more about the governing forces of earth in SU? WHERE THE HELL ARE FLASHBACK EPISODES OF GARNET AND AMETHYST INTERACTING WITH HUMANS? AND LEARNING FROM HUMANS? AND EPISODES SHOWCASING, NOT JUST IMPLYING OR NODDING TO, BUT ACTUALLY SHOWCASING THE MANY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OUR WORLD AND THEIR WORLD BECAUSE OF THE GEMS? Buddy’s Book is an extremely interesting episode to me for that reason I just stated. Why are there not more like it?

Anyway, the Townie episodes should be better than they are. They are not filler but they should be treated with more respect from the writers than they get. We should be valuing them as true plot points and not just hoping that they’ll foreshadow something related to the gem plots, or reveal something about gems in the background, or Steven’s magic with their inconsequential plots. We should be valuing the townies’ stories because we should be valuing the humans as TRUE, IMPORTANT PLAYERS in the lore and the story of this universe. But instead we’re just stopping everything we’re doing to watch Sadie’s band perform a concert or Kiki learning to stand up to her sister. I love these characters and care about them, but “cooling down” after a big plot tentpole arc should never have been their fucking job and if you ask me it’s insulting to them that they are. In regards to anything not-gem related, this show failed its world building. And that is really heartbreaking given how inspiring it used to be to me as a writer.

The End, thanks for reading.

#su critical #critical su

[lilchicken22]

Puzzle piece September 22, 2019 lemme start off by saying NO I WASN'T HACKED. THIS IS ME. The one & only you've all come to know & avoid. if you're getting this it's because you're one of the many people that chipped away at my soul. By taking my kindness for granted, or by zoning in on my weak spots to hurt me or by trying to rape or take advantage of me when I was homeless. maybe you're the ex boyfriend that tried to take off my pants when I was passed out in a hotel bed with a 102° fever. maybe you're the homeless shelter ra that watched me get threatened & stood by & laughed cuz I'm white & it was amusing to you. maybe you're the Marine "mouse " Torres that raped me in a motel one of the many times I was homeless & left $2 on the side table for my train fare. Maybe you're a guy that asked me to marry you & cheated on me the next day sending me pictures. Maybe you were 1 of a seemingly endless line of guys thar saw how deep i loved & just used me. You made me feel like nothing. But im sure you already knew that. Maybeyou're someone who made me feel like I'm worth nothing but sex. Maybe you just led me on. or maybe youre someone who i saw something good in but you let me down..maybe you're my mom...i doubt it cuz she never reads anything I wrote. maybe you're my mom who abused me for years & slapped on a smile when anyone was around so you could convince them all I was crazy. maybe you're my dad.....a dad's supposed to protect their daughter... But you never did. you & mom broke my heart long before any boy ever could. maybe you were one of the MANY people that were just awful to me & bullied me. maybe you made up lies about me or got me fired. maybe u just weren't ever there for me when I needed you the most. hell..most of you actively avoided me when you knew I needed you most. some of you would call me "troubled or crazy " cuz I saw through all the conditioned societal bullshit that we're all "supposed to be" & I thought maybe if I could love hard enough or be nice enough it would change the world. Butit never stopped any of you from being terrible. it never stopped you from breaking my heart. or using me for selfish gain. sometimes I feel like my souls just about to float outta my body & up to the sky. maybe it wouldn't hurt so much. It's never ok to be emotional today. you'd all rather "fuck" then just...BE. love. sex is fast but a phone call is always too much to ask for. or a cuddle. I love cuddles cuz even though i know that I have nobody cuddling makes me feel LESS alone. But I'm so exhausted. im so tired of all you treating me like I'm nothing. But maybe I am. that's what I feel like. if you can imagine the smallest speck of dust in the galaxy being broken into even smaller pieces. that's what I feel like. nothingness. dust. why can't you just be good to me? why don't my parents love me? I wonder that one alot. I try not to but.. It's really hard not having a family. I don't mean a family by blood. I mean a REAL family. it's hard to not feel like nothing when you got nothing. if you got this...you broke my heart. you contributed to me needing to leave & never come back. maybe when I'm goneyou'll all realize how much the things that SEEM like "little things" count. cuz they do. every text ignored. every truth not spoken. And every heart you've purposely broken. it matters. big or small. I hope nobody ever makes you feel the way you made me feel. I'm the lost puzzle piece that doesn't fit anywhere. Nobody Knows where i go. So you leave me behind the tv set to collect dust. But neither do i. I wish you nothing but love.

[automaticsublimecollector-f-blog]

FUCK

Well fuck ya know I stay up so i can talk to you cuz you only seem to talk to me late at night Or like today Not at all And i stay up and i wait and get so stoked to fucking see your face And then its Well my friend is here tonight Were gonna go smoke with someone Like i know I know that your life doesnt revolve around me and that maybe im not as important as you are to me But fuck dude Like i get so excited to talk to you I try to think about how it will feel to see your eyes again And read your galaxies through those pretty blue windows And how warm your embrace will be after this endless cycle of cold. But i feel like my eyes arent windows to you And if they were Would you even look hard enough to see my stars? And I do these things because holy shit i am falling fast and hard And im fucking terrified of you not catching me Cuz if i hit the ground I might not get up So excuse me for asking questions Excuse me for being cautious For being insecure I just cant help the feeling that there's more then meets the eye And im so scared to take a closer look And find out you werent who i thought you were

[lilchicken22]

The puzzle piece that doesn't fit

lemme start off by saying NO I WASN'T HACKED. THIS IS ME. The one & only you've all come to know & avoid. if you're getting this it's because you're one of the many people that chipped away at my soul. By taking my kindness for granted, or by zoning in on my weak spots to hurt me or by trying to rape or take advantage of me when I was homeless. maybe you're the ex boyfriend that tried to take off my pants when I was passed out in a hotel bed with a 102° fever. maybe you're the homeless shelter ra that watched me get threatened & stood by & laughed cuz I'm white & it was amusing to you. maybe you're the Marine "mouse " Torres that raped me in a motel one of the many times I was homeless & left $2 on the side table for my train fare. Maybe you're a guy that asked me to marry you & cheated on me the next day sending me pictures. Maybe you were 1 of a seemingly endless line of guys thar saw how deep i loved & just used me. You made me feel like nothing. But im sure you already knew that. Maybe you're someone who made me feel like I'm worth nothing but sex. Maybe you just led me on. or maybe youre someone who i saw something good in but you let me down..maybe you're my mom...i doubt it cuz she never reads anything I wrote. maybe you're my mom who abused me for years & slapped on a smile when anyone was around so you could convince them all I was crazy. maybe you're my dad.....a dad's supposed to protect their daughter... But you never did. you & mom broke my heart long before any boy ever could. maybe you were one of the MANY people that were just awful to me & bullied me. maybe you made up lies about me or got me fired. maybe u just weren't ever there for me when I needed you the most. hell..most of you actively avoided me when you knew I needed you most. some of you would call me "troubled or crazy " cuz I saw through all the conditioned societal bullshit that we're all "supposed to be" & I thought maybe if I could love hard enough or be nice enough it would change the world. But it never stopped any of you from being terrible. it never stopped you from breaking my heart. or using me for selfish gain. sometimes I feel like my souls just about to float outta my body & up to the sky. maybe it wouldn't hurt so much. It's never ok to be emotional today. you'd all rather "fuck" then just...BE. love. sex is fast but a phone call is always too much to ask for. or a cuddle. I love cuddles cuz even though i know that I have nobody cuddling makes me feel LESS alone. But I'm so exhausted. im so tired of all you treating me like I'm nothing. But maybe I am. that's what I feel like. if you can imagine the smallest speck of dust in the galaxy being broken into even smaller pieces. that's what I feel like. nothingness. dust. why can't you just be good to me? why don't my parents love me? I wonder that one alot. I try not to but.. It's really hard not having a family. I don't mean a family by blood. I mean a REAL family. it's hard to not feel like nothing when you got nothing. if you got this...you broke my heart. you contributed to me needing to leave & never come back. maybe when I'm gone you'll all realize how much the things that SEEM like "little things" count. cuz they do. every text ignored. every truth not spoken. And every heart you've purposely broken. it matters. big or small. I hope nobody ever makes you feel the way you made me feel. I'm the lost puzzle piece that doesn't fit anywhere. Nobody Knows where i go. So you leave me behind the tv set to collect dust. But neither do i. I wish you nothing but love.