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Vivian Aladren

@valadren.bsky.social

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Video Essayist, Media Critic, Internet Cat, Game Dev, Musician, Writer, JD Possessor they/them ΘΔ https://www.youtube.com/@VivianAladren https://www.patreon.com/valadren

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Vivian Aladren @valadren.bsky.social · Sep 4

New Video: Zero Escape is for Perverts (And That's a Good Thing) www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HRz...

Zero Escape is for Perverts (and That's a Good Thing)

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Vivian Aladren @valadren.bsky.social · 1h

Worried people would judge me mostly lol

Vivian Aladren @valadren.bsky.social · 3h

I do think I look pretty good in them...

Vivian Aladren @valadren.bsky.social · 3h

Do I risk wearing my ears and tail to work on Halloween?

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Vivian Aladren @valadren.bsky.social · 5h

I think if the prince had little cat ears it would still be an improvement, but really not by much

Vivian Aladren @valadren.bsky.social · 7h

Do I know anyone who does voice work that's fluent in French?

Vivian Aladren @valadren.bsky.social · 9h

I don't think I've run into a non-furry game that wouldn't be improved by becoming furry.

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Vivian Aladren @valadren.bsky.social · 11h

Maybe when I make it to another con I can expand this out to just furcons in general, but I’ve literally only been to one the one time and it lives in my brain now.

Vivian Aladren @valadren.bsky.social · 11h

Fuck I miss Anthrocon.

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Vivian Aladren @valadren.bsky.social · 19h

I remember reaching a late game boss fight that felt like I just fundamentally didn't have the cards to do anything. Either they were low enough numbers that I was getting broken all the time, or when fused together just didn't pump out the damage to take its health down, so I was just stuck

Vivian Aladren @valadren.bsky.social · 19h

Of the KH titles from 1 to 3, CoM is the only one I straight up gave up on. I am so phenomenally bad at that game lmao

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 1d

When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.

When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 1d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Vivian Aladren @valadren.bsky.social · 1d

I’m never going to be fully confident in myself because on some level I’m always gonna be the cat who gets spooked by modern Pokemon games.

Vivian Aladren @valadren.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone, me included, wanted when we were little to be fully immersed in the world of Pokemon, and now that means that giant beasts with scary eyes lurk in the dark or at sea or in the fog and it’s just prodding at one of my horror triggers nonstop.

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Vivian Aladren @valadren.bsky.social · 1d

At some point in its history Pokemon became a horror series for me specifically

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Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 2d

You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't

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downchasm @downchasm.bsky.social · 2d

the next Xbox is a vague ether hovering over the Earth’s atmosphere first detected by scientists in 2027 and costs $89/mo for access (select ”OK” or “ASK AGAIN IN 3 DAYS”), the proceeds of which fund over seven new genocides (including one fans have been eagerly awaiting)

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meliss-AAAH! @mel.bzky.team · 3d

good afternoon

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Vivian Aladren @valadren.bsky.social · 2d

Seasonal affective disorder or something?

Vivian Aladren @valadren.bsky.social · 2d

I already am am an animal does my brain have space for that too?

Vivian Aladren @valadren.bsky.social · 2d

I cannot begin to express how much cold weather is saving me. I hate early morning classes but now that it’s colder out? I’m gonna pull through.

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Vivian Aladren @valadren.bsky.social · 2d

Kigurumi weather is upon us

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Professor Bopper @professorbopper.bsky.social · 4d

Join us for some Ultra Despair Girls! youtube.com/live/GVAO2Fj...

Ultra Despair Girls Is the Best Danganronpa so Far Part 2

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Vivian Aladren @valadren.bsky.social · 4d

LETS GOOOO

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Kaius ⛔ Hyena VTuber @ DAKI OUT NOW @kaius.bsky.social · 4d

WHOAAAAA

J. Stryker | Memento Mori ☠️ @easterncoyote.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Scientists have found wild #wolfdogs roaming the mountains of Greece.

In nature, wolves and dogs rarely interbreed. This is fascinating.

"An Incredible Wolf-Dog Hybrid Has Emerged from the Mountains of Greece" www.popularmechanics.com/science/a689... #wolf #wolves #canislupus

An Incredible Wolf-Dog Hybrid Has Emerged from the Mountains of Greece

Wolves and dogs don’t normally breed in the wild, largely because wolves are so territorial. But an exception has been found.

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