Adam
@acohen.bsky.social
-Quest Designer @ Bethesda Game Studios
-He/Him ✡️
-Bunny reposter and occasional live-streamer of games and TTRPGs
-(I dont speak for my employers but I do speak for the trees)
-Empower people not machines
-Previously, Area Design @ Obsidian (Avowed)
-He/Him ✡️
-Bunny reposter and occasional live-streamer of games and TTRPGs
-(I dont speak for my employers but I do speak for the trees)
-Empower people not machines
-Previously, Area Design @ Obsidian (Avowed)
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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I don't normally feel this way, but I have a feeling that the real-estate industry really should be disrupted and replaced by a few large-scale intermediaries—the way travel agents were—for many reasons, among them this one.
November 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I don't normally feel this way, but I have a feeling that the real-estate industry really should be disrupted and replaced by a few large-scale intermediaries—the way travel agents were—for many reasons, among them this one.
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As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
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tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
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Years ago, my colleagues at Business Insider and I tracked YouTuber “cancellation” arcs. What we found is that for many entertainers, “cancellation” actually sets the stage for a redemption arc, one that can raise their profile higher than ever. It wasn’t career-ending. It was fuel.
November 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Years ago, my colleagues at Business Insider and I tracked YouTuber “cancellation” arcs. What we found is that for many entertainers, “cancellation” actually sets the stage for a redemption arc, one that can raise their profile higher than ever. It wasn’t career-ending. It was fuel.
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This is the number one issue I find with junior game designers (and unfortunately, non-designers who think anyone can design). So many people cannot tell the difference between "a game I like" and "a game that's designed well" and they get REAL mad if you point out there's a difference
begging people to learn to separate “i like it” with “it’s good.”
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This is the number one issue I find with junior game designers (and unfortunately, non-designers who think anyone can design). So many people cannot tell the difference between "a game I like" and "a game that's designed well" and they get REAL mad if you point out there's a difference
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
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not beating the “AI art is lazy” allegations
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
not beating the “AI art is lazy” allegations
I really liked the new Wicked movie. The added song wasn't exactly my jam, and I kept getting distracted by the extremely underweight actors but there were some really bang-on moments in the cinematography and choreography. I will continue to die on the hill that Jeff Goldblum isn't my favorite Oz.
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I really liked the new Wicked movie. The added song wasn't exactly my jam, and I kept getting distracted by the extremely underweight actors but there were some really bang-on moments in the cinematography and choreography. I will continue to die on the hill that Jeff Goldblum isn't my favorite Oz.
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Lance from Pokemon. And then nothing about my taste changed ever again
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Lance from Pokemon. And then nothing about my taste changed ever again
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Use only ONE piece of art to convince folks to follow you :3
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Use only ONE piece of art to convince folks to follow you :3
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imagine Shakespeare just hadn't written King John or Merry Wives of Windsor or something because it wouldn't have been "the best of all time". The world would be poorer for it.
Be critical of the artistry behind things without demeaning your own thoughts such that they must reduce to a number.
Be critical of the artistry behind things without demeaning your own thoughts such that they must reduce to a number.
stack ranking art or media is missing the point imo
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 AM
imagine Shakespeare just hadn't written King John or Merry Wives of Windsor or something because it wouldn't have been "the best of all time". The world would be poorer for it.
Be critical of the artistry behind things without demeaning your own thoughts such that they must reduce to a number.
Be critical of the artistry behind things without demeaning your own thoughts such that they must reduce to a number.
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Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
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stack ranking art or media is missing the point imo
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 AM
stack ranking art or media is missing the point imo
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Please consider nominating Snacko for this year's Steam Awards for [ Sit Back & Relax ] 🌼
store.steampowered.com/news/app/112...
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Snacko - Nominate Snacko for Steam Awards ✨ - Steam News
It feels like I just did this! Deja vu! For this year's Steam Awards, you can nominate Snacko for any of these categories (or all, if you are just so kind!) Best Game on Steam Deck Award Best Soundtra...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Please consider nominating Snacko for this year's Steam Awards for [ Sit Back & Relax ] 🌼
store.steampowered.com/news/app/112...
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she is also ready for “let’s circle back after the holidays” season
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
she is also ready for “let’s circle back after the holidays” season
Just because it's not spooky month anymore doesn't mean you can't play Seance of Blake Manor (you should play Seance of Blake Manor)
November 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Just because it's not spooky month anymore doesn't mean you can't play Seance of Blake Manor (you should play Seance of Blake Manor)
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November 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I have a strong desire to do serious and silly voices but no D&D party to subject them to.
November 23, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I have a strong desire to do serious and silly voices but no D&D party to subject them to.
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Home Alone makes changes to the Die Hard formula that render it hard for me to enjoy. The McClain character should feel overawed. And in theory having Kevin be a child versus adults achieves that. But the thing is: Kevin is a god. It's not just Tom & Jerry. This is some random punks versus Anansi.
November 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Home Alone makes changes to the Die Hard formula that render it hard for me to enjoy. The McClain character should feel overawed. And in theory having Kevin be a child versus adults achieves that. But the thing is: Kevin is a god. It's not just Tom & Jerry. This is some random punks versus Anansi.
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Bearistotle ass reasoning
November 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Bearistotle ass reasoning
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The historical present can be understood as a riffling of ideas too creative to appear in fiction with ideas too stupid to appear in fiction
I'm not surprised TOO often anymore about all the roleplay-text induced weirdnesses in LLM outputs, but the fact that poetry can be used to defeat prohibitions and produce nuclear weapon-making instructions is pretty odd/hilarious. Yet more kindling for the "magical incantations" camp
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The historical present can be understood as a riffling of ideas too creative to appear in fiction with ideas too stupid to appear in fiction