There are and will always be fans who take things too far, but we need to question who benefits from painting an entire fandom (dominated by women and queer people) that has data-supported proof of their devotion contributing to a better world as "cringe." www.slashfilm.com/2228965/heat...

The Most Rabid Fanbase On The Internet Is Actually Making The World A Better Place - SlashFilm

Not all internet fandoms are bad: Heated Rivalry fans are making the world a better place through grassroots fundraising.

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I mean mimes famously don’t believe in safe words

I'm tired today because I woke up at 3 last night, went to turn on some calming video essay to sleep to, and then realized that one of my favorite YouTubers hasn't uploaded in a year so I went on a deep dive trying to see if they're ok.

"I don't understand why you, a fantasy writer, don't appreciate the value of making bargains with the fae."

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 3d ago

Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE)@shengokai.blacksky.app · 3d ago

I'm not going to be relitigating COVID lockdowns or mask mandates. Both were necessary measures that saved lives. If you cannot accept the curtailing of even the minor of freedoms in the name of public safety, you have demonstrated that you do not give a solitary fuck about the rest of us.

hey are you doing ok? when I pull up your interaction menu all my options are greyed out except "provide comfort" and "listen concerned, nodding"

Netflix needs to start asking if I’ve switched laundry loads.

Tonight's outfit. On my way to Golden Girls Live (again)

Things I realize I need to google for my novel: What did men's boxers look like in the 1970s? Luckily Tom and Lorenzo came through with a whole blog post of relevant catalog images.

I wrote a silly Heated Rivalry ficlet, but it only makes sense if you've read Role Model, which none of my IRL friends have, so I have no one to share it with. :(

eliminating public transportation systems forced most American families to buy a second car. that was a government decision made for you before you were born.

Peter Norton@norton.bsky.social · 2w ago

Car dependency was not a choice. It was and is the deprivation of choice.

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Today's reading:

Tonight's outfit for Golden Girls Live. I decided to match the wallpaper

I came up with a joke about the Cyclops, but it was for nobody.

Jay Edidin@edidin.bsky.social · 3w ago

I came up with a joke about Penelope, but it kept unraveling

I wouldn’t take a carpenter seriously who used a laptop to hammer in nails. I wouldn’t take a dentist seriously who used firecrackers instead of drills. Seriously, why would I trust a editor/writer who uses a chatbot as a search engine?

You mean per week? That seems about right.

Fannie Jack Hammer@0hbetave.bsky.social · 3w ago

I actually don't think is far off from reality. 3B people in this world, and between people I know IRL and what TikTok has opened my eyes to. I think it's more common than we think.

on this day in 1995, scientists discovered bisexuality. happy 31st birthday to all my fellow bs

Doing my part to educate the youth about queer history by making sure everyone on the Friends subreddit complaining about Susan understands the precarious situation she was in wrt Carol and Ben since the show predates gay marriage in the US.

Furious that Chris Nolan would disregard historical accuracy in adapting The Odyssey by making a "movie" with "cameras" instead of memorizing the entire story and then going on a nationwide tour to sing it to us while tripping on ergotized barley

I'm doing a language learning app and one of the tests asks a question and you have to select the answer that makes sense. So it says: "Why is the girl sad?" and the two options are "She doesn't have ice cream." or "She likes green cars." Listen, as someone who raised a toddler, it could be either.

Dress for the job you want

Max asked me what book I thought was under adapted, which was a miscalculation on his part because he then had to listen to me read the whole first chapter of Northanger Abbey aloud.

Starting the last chapter of the horror novel I'm reading like:

I'm working on my first long form video essay. Here's a bit of the script:

New episode of Welcome to the Sunset Strip is up talking about the Studio 60 episode The Long Lead Story www.welcometotelevision.net/sunset-strip...

The words of the prophets

Beano #2235, May 18, 1985