Mike 🚰
@mikescrib.bsky.social
29 & engaged 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ if you follow thousands of accounts bc you want them to follow you back, you will be blocked
Woke up to this news and I’m beyond disgusted. It’s a US *constitutional right* now to create and own ‘CSAM,’ as long as it was made with AI?? AI gen images are built from real images, of real children. This directly re-exploits every single CSAM survivor. (More in 🧵) #abolition #trafficking
I mean, in the Epstein files they DID admit that. Very explicitly. Along with how anti-trans laws and anti-immigrant laws and stripping of disability protections was to make US more vulnerable to sex trafficking And likewise, nobody did anything to correct that
If you want to yell (... reasonably politely) at the EU to stop being stupid with phrases like "use AI to uphold genuine creation", here's the best chance to do it.
Please share your feedback on how genAI destroys the livelihoods of artists on the official EU website. You can do so even if you're not an EU citizen. We have to be loud so the change will come, and practice shoes that voicing hatred towards genAI works ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
Maybe you think you are invulnerable to this (you are not), but the people who stay in Twitter because you are still sharing there are definitely being dragged to the right. I have so many mutuals who are still posting regularly there, and it's so disheartening to see. Please stop.
Evidence is already accruing that spending time on Twitter pulls ppl to the right, bc the algorithm feeds you horrible stuff. And again: academics are likely more vulnerable, bc they convince themselves they are less.
I watch this about once a week despite never having watched a barbie animated film
There is no ethical consumption of Harry Potter. And not in the usual "no ethical consumption under capitalism" way. In the "your fandom is now comprised of hate symbols" way.
JKR explicitly said she considers anything Potter-related, even fan-made, endorsement of her politics. And every time you engage with this franchise, you signal to the industry that there's still money in it and they should keep pumping out content from full-cast audiobooks to book box partnerships.
Being perceived as a Binary (Cis) Man™ by others gives me gender dysphoria as a genderqueer person but I don't know exactly what to do about it
please deprioritize twitter and use other social media
i think she deserves to get a magical girl transformation 🎀💫 #tadc #theamazingdigitalcircus
My arm is still broken but I can't wait any longer, I needed to get this out of my system #tadc #jax #transfemjax
Kids need/deserve traumatic films. Films that show death or lasting consequences that aren't resolved almost instantly. Fear, anger, grief and frustration should be part of kids movies. Kids arent stupid, they feel big emotions just like adults, they deserve to see those experiences reflected back.
Saw a couple of posts from US artists saying BSky is now asking them for age verification. Please follow the link in this repost. I’m the UK we’ve had this crap going on for over a year. The methods listed here work great, it’s what I use it (no way I’m providing personal info!)
UK folks: If UBlock is not working anymore for you to bypass the UK age restriction rules (no way I'm giving them personal info), please be aware that the codes to copy/paste into UBlock's filter rules have changed! gist.github.com/mary-ext/6e2...
whenever anyone I know admits to using ChatGPT this appears above my head
"So, if I use ChatGPT you think less of me?" Yep. Hope this helps.
there was a scientific study recently that showed using ai for even as little as 15 minutes reduces your persistence, making you more likely to give up on a task if you can't use ai for it, less likely to acquire new skills, and less able to work independently: arxiv.org/abs/2604.04721
AI Assistance Reduces Persistence and Hurts Independent Performance
People often optimize for long-term goals in collaboration: A mentor or companion doesn't just answer questions, but also scaffolds learning, tracks progress, and prioritizes the other person's growth...
arxiv.org
im about to print this and frame it
Repost the Leather Dachshund from Seattle Pride 1991 to be blessed this Pride Month!
If you have nsfw set to "hide" I implore you to set it to "warn". You still won't see anything except for a blurred post Otherwise once they roll out account-wide adult content labeling a whole lot of people including me are going to disappear from your timelines, even our sfw text posts
Fashion designer Jeremy Scott delivers commencement speech to Kansas City Art Institute graduates. Wait for it…