Sometimes I look back at how far I've come in terms of being able to pack away my anxiety, my depression, my suicidal thoughts in order to interface with the people I love. People can't manage me unfiltered, not even my wife. Then I think of how far I have to go and I hope I can make it to good.

When Should You Block Someone? Depends On Your Audience Size. theferrett.substack.com/p/when-shoul...

When Should You Block Someone? Depends On Your Audience Size.

We're not speaking the same language, so let's rectify that!

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Watched a video on how to trim my mustache with scissors. There are SO MANY CHANNELS devoted to nothing but beard care. Like, how do you wring more than ten videos out of this topic?

In a sane world, the business owners would go "These people are having so much joy from what we do that they're putting in free time and labor, we should cherish them and we'll all grow this business." Realistically, they go "WE'RE the smart ones. WE make money from this. That's why they're bozos."

Ferrett Steinmetz@theferrett.bsky.social · 4d ago

This is a capitalist structure that repeats itself infinitely across every hobbyist genre. A lot of hobbies only exist because of enthusiastic volunteers doing work that a company knows it will never have to pay full price for. And that free labor all too often leads to contempt.

This man gave me some of the best movie moments of my teenaged years - surprising, realistically gory effects that anchored and uplifted movies. Only seems fair I give him a bit back now.

C. Robert Cargill@crobertcargill.bsky.social · 5d ago

Tom Savini is a fucking legend. And he lost everything. His home. His beloved pets. His life's work - work that served as the foundation of the horror we hold most dear. There isn't the character count to list his legacy here. If you can, please consider donating. www.gofundme.com/f/support-to...

This is a capitalist structure that repeats itself infinitely across every hobbyist genre. A lot of hobbies only exist because of enthusiastic volunteers doing work that a company knows it will never have to pay full price for. And that free labor all too often leads to contempt.

drajjon (Alexis)@alexisjanson.com · 5d ago

An important topic I didn’t cover. WotC KNOWS people will work there for pennies and promos. They KNOW they can give people the bare minimum, whether that’s employees, content creators, or players. HR literally said so to my face multiple times.

But she only beat the Democratic candidate by 14 points while underspending him by like 2000%, so don't get your hopes up, Socialists!

So this is hysterical: I post that I won't be attending events that use AI art. I get a bro in my comments yelling at me how AI's just a tool, he uses AI professionally, I need to get a life. Then he DMs me asking for Python tips because he can't understand all "this Harry Potter stuff"

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Yeah, as somebody who is sensitive to this particular Discourse for personal reasons, it's telling how quickly the perspective has shifted from adults making this decision about their parents to parents insisting they have been unjustly punished for one teeny widdle mistake.

Angela Collier@acollierastro.bsky.social · 6d ago

no one called it 'cutting off family' when these same parents threw their gay kids out of the house. wild how that works.

It's amazing how effective The Contract With America was for Republicans, a concrete list of objectives they gave low-information voters... And it's not at all amazing that the DNC cannot give a single focused message except for "Trump is Bad, we're better."

Luigi de Guzman@ouij.bsky.social · last wk.

Man I’m seeing people post things like “you don’t know what Jeffries or the DNC have planned!” My dude if they have some great plan to save America they should probably start telling me about it because the secrecy sure isn’t helping

When both Iraq wars started, I was like, "I think this is ultimately a mistake, but I hope it works out well." With Iran, I'm like, "...maybe it's time for America to discover the limit of its powers and sit the fuck down at the back of the class."

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝@sundaedivine.lol · last wk.

First president I’ve ever cheered against. I still love America, I just want the coach fired.

Magic: the Gathering card design got a lot better when they recognized the distinction between 6/10 "everyone thinks they're fine" cards and 6/10 "Half the people hate this card, the other half thinks this is the best card ever printed" cards Sometimes the midline is because it WAS made for you

barleybap@barleybap.bsky.social · last wk.

There's nothing wrong with playing the critically acclaimed 10/10s. They tend to be loved for a reason! But many of them are rated so highly in part because they appeal to everyone. The 5s, 6s, and 7s? That's where you'll find many of the games that feel like they were made for you specifically.

logistics matter vs logistics is gay nerd shit is actually just an iteration of the ancient philosophical war between sexy murder poets and basically pleasant bureaucrats

@lastpositivist.bsky.social · last wk.

Reading about the situation aboard the USS Lincoln and once again thinking that Sun-Tzu is the most vindicated man in history. Tbf people have wised up now but there was a period where people were making fun of how basic Art of War is as a way of mocking business bros too into it. No more of that!

“If ever there was a woman you’d want to join your book group or spend an evening chatting with at a wine bar, Stella Harris is that person. With shoulder-length gray hair and fashionable glasses, she exudes a sophisticated professorial air that’s backed up by credentials...”

At 62, I Signed Up For A Class On ‘How to Give Mind-Blowing Blow Jobs.’ I Never Expected What Happened Next.

"My husband complained that I never initiated sex — that I never seemed to want it. He was right."

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Hello, I'm me. Three times. Depression's a bitch.

Rebecca Ruth Seidel@caseinmicelles.bsky.social · last wk.

Introduce yourself as what almost killed you. Hi, I'm Cows!

Comfort-watching Rocky again. The reason this fairy tale rings so true is because the folks in it aren't engineered to be lovable: Paulie's a complete asshole, Mickey's a passive-aggressive nightmare, even Rocky's incoherent. Rocky understands that poverty means you have to get along with them.

Why wait

Dave Levitan@davelevitan.bsky.social · last wk.

The USAID thing will eventually be talked about like a genocide

I know it SOUNDS good having a constant stream of reasonable feedback stripped free of anger, but sometimes you need a furious, overworked bureaucrat to grab you by the lapels and go "JUST FUCKING LISTEN, YOU CLOT"

King Algamemnon@adamrothman.bsky.social · last wk.

Brave new world www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Darren Mooney has become my Roger Ebert replacement in that even when I disagree with him violently with regards to how good a movie is (as I do here), he provides enough of his reasoning that I can see "Oh, yeah, I understand the complaint, but that doesn't bother me because the movie also does X."

Darren Mooney@darrenmooney.bsky.social · 2w ago

New episode of #TheBackdrop up at @SecondWindGroup.com, taking a look at how Sony put the “brand” in “Brand New Day.” And how it offers a glimpse of the post-Marvel Studios MCU. WATCH: youtu.be/XrUTIIFAhHA?...

Every artist has a unique voice. Even if that artist turns out to be a complete shitbird, you can't rip out their works and replace them with someone nicer like you were changing a fuse. Would that we COULD, with one Mssr. Harry Potter - but alas, the books remain good even when the author is not.

Darren Mooney@darrenmooney.bsky.social · 2w ago

This is one of the "two things can be true" that modern pop culture struggles with. The first is that it is entirely correct to fire people who abuse positions of power. The second is that some times bad people are good at what they do, not anonymous and replaceable cogs in vast machines.

I am seeing more and more reskeets trying to dunk on people that are already blocked on my end. What happened to block and move on? We collectively agreed that this was the way forward for BlueSky, why have we stopped suddenly?

"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!

I know when I'm beaten. I put myself in a bit of a hole this summer but an inordinate amount of stress plus now an illness has caused me to miss some work and I could use the help. Half the goal would go a long way, the full amount would smash it. Thanks for reading. ko-fi.com/thesatellite...

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Today Iran said they won't negotiate with Trump anymore because he's insane and so they'll just wait until 2029 and also he fell asleep in the Oval Office again but the media is too focused on trying to divide Democrats and the Attorney General is a pedo protector and ah fuck we're so cooked chat

This is just so depressing to see. Readers deserve better than this.

I occasionally see The Last Jedi cross my feed and think, "Wow, I wonder how that turns out" Fandom has a way of memory-holing the truly bad stuff even if it's canon

Dennis Detwiller@drgonzo123.bsky.social · 2w ago

Had another one of those moments where I caught myself thinking "I hope they stick the landing for STRANGER THINGS" as if it was still coming up. I literally blacked it out of my memory, it was so poorly done.

VICTORIAN MAN: My spine is chipped in seven places and my lungs are entirely coal dust. Off to work a sixteen-hour day in lightless mines or I'll starve. ME: My vacation flight got in late last night and this morning and for my JOB I have to STARE at a SCREEN, ugh, this is the WORST