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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 7h

twitchcon was the algorithmically driven, out-of-context clip-obsessed online world descending on a single IRL location. it was a grim preview of what's to come if this version of the internet continues to dictate how we perceive and interact with each other

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What we’re experiencing is the logical endpoint of other, much more algorithmic platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Twitter prioritizing dramatic, controversial, and generally negative clips – the kind that generate engagement by making people mad. Platforms have been doing this for a few years now, but we’ve reached the apotheosis of the form. Creators, who’ve optimized their content to appeal to algorithms, have transformed themselves into vessels for the sort of smirking sociopathy that reliably reaps sweet, sweet views. They do it naturally and shamelessly. The machine is so well oiled that, at this point, slamming the brakes would be much harder than just letting it continue to plunge off a cliff.

That’s this whole meta of clip farming. That’s the kind of stuff that pops on other platforms: that short-form content.

IRL streamers are far from the only ones leaning into this meta. Most recently, CollarGate was rooted in a similar sort of amoral cynicism and, again, was ginned up entirely via a series of out-of-context clips. Countless other online controversies and nontroversies have taken on a similar shape. TwitchCon 2025 was this terrible, multifaceted fly-eye lens applied to the outside world, as opposed to the online one. What happens when people look at IRL existence as nothing more than a staging ground for an endless feed of disingenuous clips? TwitchCon was a glimpse of the grim future that awaits us, or perhaps just another angle on the present we’re already inhabiting.

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GRAM☔️ @gram18quartz.bsky.social · 4d

3k follower Thanks ♡

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Jenova's Witness 🔞 @kceeeee.bsky.social · 8h

hello chat room i am doing sketches this month to help w some bills before i tackle the bigger comms i got, i got 3 slots open, $45 no color $60 colored :D

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Spaniard @spaniardvt.bsky.social · 8h

Going live in 10! Mecha Break Wednesday! Lets get some matches in!

twitch.tv/SpaniardVT

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woof @woofycakes.bsky.social · 1d

i animated another marielle valentine dance for woofyparty

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQv-...

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GRAM☔️ @gram18quartz.bsky.social · 1d

#みなさん2年前の今頃はどんな絵描いてましたか

Shino & Glow ˚✧₊

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Spaniard @spaniardvt.bsky.social · 1d

Going live in 10! TXR Tuesday! Lets get some more money and upgrades to be ready for the Chihaya Collab later this week!

twitch.tv/SpaniardVT

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Kdin Jenzen | 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Woman Voice Actress & VTuber! @kdinjenzenvo.com · 2d

Hello lovelies!

I am still out of work, & looking for my next job, and rent is due soon!

If you have leads to roles in social/community management or marketing DM ME!

OR if you have the means and would like to help us with rent:

PayPal: Paypal.me/kdinj
CashApp: $KdinJ
Kofi: ko-fi.com/kdinjenzen

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LittleKuriboh @littlekuriboh.bsky.social · 2d

Anyway here's Mihoyo promoting AI assisted game production including:

"Efficiency in Image and Material Generation
With very few materials, they can generate character model sheets + 3D models, allowing for the testing of multiple designs and their artistic outcomes."

Something to keep an eye on.

A promotional image from Mihoyo for "AI Job Openings" that explains "in the world of Honkai we have always believed that AI can create infinite possibilities"

Examples of 2D artwork and 3D models that demonstrate how the AI would allow them to see how models would appear when translated from one to the other

An example of the Honkai Star Rail mascot Pom-Pom chatting to the playing using AI technology

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Spaniard @spaniardvt.bsky.social · 2d

Hell yeah! That’s good to hear that the therapy is helping!

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Noro 🎃 Oct31 Bday Stream @noro.bsky.social · 4d

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Spaniard @spaniardvt.bsky.social · 2d

Going live in 10! Mecha Break Monday!

twitch.tv/SpaniardVT

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ししゃも🌺 @shishamo712.bsky.social · 2d

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GRAM☔️ @gram18quartz.bsky.social · Aug 7

悪魔ちゃんズ

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Poch @poch4n.bsky.social · 2d

Garu

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Dread @dreaddbound.bsky.social · 3d

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D.SLOOGS💀 @dsloogs.com · 2d

SPACE MARIA x XPPEN @ LightBox Expo 2025

@lightboxexpo.com Oct. 24-26

Visit @xppenusa.bsky.social 's Booth #1119 this weekend! There will be giveaways, live demos, and hands on previews with XPPen Drawing Devices!

I'm hosting a 4 Hour live art demo this Saturday so *Stay tuned for more info!*

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Wanderjegson @wanderjegson.bsky.social · 3d

Elesa's opinion:

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Spaniard @spaniardvt.bsky.social · 3d

I noticed that atleast in tamers the voice over and music used during digivolving is much more impactful in the EN dub

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woof @woofycakes.bsky.social · 3d

🎵DJ FRAGMAN - GAL'S MAGIC www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQv-...

DJ FRAGMAN - GAL'S MAGIC

YouTube video by woofycakes

www.youtube.com

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Mantonio @mantonio.bsky.social · 9d

“When she deploys her wings, for a moment it’s like she’s making sunflowers out of the feathers.” #KKpng

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Kdin Jenzen | 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Woman Voice Actress & VTuber! @kdinjenzenvo.com · 5d

YIPPEE!!! Super happy to be joining the rest of the amazing cast in The Greenvale Letters!

:D I got to do some real fun screamin' for this one~

Distant Satellite @distantsatellite.bsky.social · 5d

Rounding out both our cast announcement week and the rest of the characters is @kdinjenzenvo.com as Dr. Lynn Peters, Simon Pritchard, Paul, James, and the Agents!

We hope the cast announcements have gotten your hyped up for The Greenvale Letters!

And remember Episode 1 drops on October 27th!

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Zephyr @zephyrgales.bsky.social · 5d

Hope y'all enjoying the Zaza

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 5d

heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god

The Pope tweets: "The poor are not there by chance or by blind and cruel fate. Nor, for most of them, is poverty a choice. Yet, there are those who still presume to make this claim, thus revealing their own blindness and cruelty. #DilexiTe"

Someone replies: "I was so hopeful I could be a Catholic again after the disaster that Francis was, guess we just get Francis 2.0 now and I am heartbroken. How do I stay a Catholic now...I don't want to lose faith but I am. You belong to someone else, not God."

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