Mirza
@azrm2k.bsky.social
He/Him, Likely a mix of videogame/gamedev and leftist posts
Engine Programmer @ Wildlight
Fmr Netherrealm/Netflix
Engine Programmer @ Wildlight
Fmr Netherrealm/Netflix
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I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
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One of my favorite lines about AI — not LLMs but human-like digital intelligence — was said to me almost a decade ago by @galaxykate.bsky.social for a piece I wrote for Vice. www.vice.com/en/article/w...
December 19, 2025 at 3:23 AM
One of my favorite lines about AI — not LLMs but human-like digital intelligence — was said to me almost a decade ago by @galaxykate.bsky.social for a piece I wrote for Vice. www.vice.com/en/article/w...
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I will NEVER vote for a politician who votes for anti-trans legislation. Never. I don't care who it is, it's a dead issue. Move on. If my vote is so important to the future of democracy they should have thought of that before they voted to exterminate my child.
December 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I will NEVER vote for a politician who votes for anti-trans legislation. Never. I don't care who it is, it's a dead issue. Move on. If my vote is so important to the future of democracy they should have thought of that before they voted to exterminate my child.
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"we USE ai, but our game wont CONTAIN it" is a clarification that no one has ever cared about & now CEOs are using it as a wedge to get their foot in the door as a part of a long term plan into normalizing AI, just like how 'it's just placeholder' was used with E33. dont cede even an inch of ground
December 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"we USE ai, but our game wont CONTAIN it" is a clarification that no one has ever cared about & now CEOs are using it as a wedge to get their foot in the door as a part of a long term plan into normalizing AI, just like how 'it's just placeholder' was used with E33. dont cede even an inch of ground
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This remains an evergreen post in my mind
December 12, 2025 at 4:18 AM
This remains an evergreen post in my mind
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How do people not see that the entire OU essay thing is just an attempt by this girl and the Turning Point chapter to turn her into another Riley Gaines grifting on trying to push trans people out of society?
December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
How do people not see that the entire OU essay thing is just an attempt by this girl and the Turning Point chapter to turn her into another Riley Gaines grifting on trying to push trans people out of society?
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if you think the problem is that the democratic party is too extreme rather than our current media environment privileges right wing bull shit then you have no real business discussing politics in public
October 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
if you think the problem is that the democratic party is too extreme rather than our current media environment privileges right wing bull shit then you have no real business discussing politics in public
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A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
October 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
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🧵re: Emma Watson's comments re: JK Rowling & making the choice to end a friendship over patently immoral & destructive actions & opinions:
Arguing that some human beings aren't worthy of human rights isn't an "agree to disagree" kind of thing, it's dehumanization of the rankest kind.
Arguing that some human beings aren't worthy of human rights isn't an "agree to disagree" kind of thing, it's dehumanization of the rankest kind.
I have a very close friend who disagrees with me on whether Zion Williamson will take a leap this year, and we get along great
I would not be friends with this person if he thought Zion Williamson and everyone like him should be eradicated from society
I would not be friends with this person if he thought Zion Williamson and everyone like him should be eradicated from society
It's not really just an opinion, though, is it
September 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🧵re: Emma Watson's comments re: JK Rowling & making the choice to end a friendship over patently immoral & destructive actions & opinions:
Arguing that some human beings aren't worthy of human rights isn't an "agree to disagree" kind of thing, it's dehumanization of the rankest kind.
Arguing that some human beings aren't worthy of human rights isn't an "agree to disagree" kind of thing, it's dehumanization of the rankest kind.
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Here is some non-satire for you:
Trans rights forever.
Trans rights forever.
September 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Here is some non-satire for you:
Trans rights forever.
Trans rights forever.
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And let me be clear -- I wish on JK Rowling everything that she wishes upon trans people.
August 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
And let me be clear -- I wish on JK Rowling everything that she wishes upon trans people.
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Which is why I think it is important to state, early and often, that trans rights are a red line for me (and I hope for many of you). Push Democrats to nominate someone who doesn't sit around doing podcasts where he nods along with anti-trans ghouls.
July 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Which is why I think it is important to state, early and often, that trans rights are a red line for me (and I hope for many of you). Push Democrats to nominate someone who doesn't sit around doing podcasts where he nods along with anti-trans ghouls.
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Related, I see a lot of gnashing of teeth at how similar Ghost of Yotei looks to Tsushima. Like, yeah dog, Tsushima came out in 2020. Do you -want- every game to take eight years? Sometimes iteration is the cure rather than a symptom.
July 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Related, I see a lot of gnashing of teeth at how similar Ghost of Yotei looks to Tsushima. Like, yeah dog, Tsushima came out in 2020. Do you -want- every game to take eight years? Sometimes iteration is the cure rather than a symptom.
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We are watching the billionaire technofascists use their AI pets to rewrite history in front of our very eyes. Never assume AI is some kind of neutral tool. It is a fascist tool and anyone who doesn’t get this at this stage is a fool.
July 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
We are watching the billionaire technofascists use their AI pets to rewrite history in front of our very eyes. Never assume AI is some kind of neutral tool. It is a fascist tool and anyone who doesn’t get this at this stage is a fool.
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If you ever wondered what you would do in nazi Germany, you're doing it right now.
July 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If you ever wondered what you would do in nazi Germany, you're doing it right now.
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With how many layoffs we’ve had over the past several years, remote work should be the default. Requiring relocation at this point is unreasonable for the risk that we’re just going to get laid off two months, six months, a year in.
July 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
With how many layoffs we’ve had over the past several years, remote work should be the default. Requiring relocation at this point is unreasonable for the risk that we’re just going to get laid off two months, six months, a year in.
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Hmm. Where have I seen that in the New York Times before...
June 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Hmm. Where have I seen that in the New York Times before...
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Reconstruction 2.0 needs to be much more brutal.
June 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Reconstruction 2.0 needs to be much more brutal.
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If Zohran had lost, everyone would say it was because his pro-Palestine politics alienated voters and were out of step with the Democratic Party. So the fact that he won is a reflection that voters at worst don't care about and at best actively support solidarity with Palestinians.
June 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
If Zohran had lost, everyone would say it was because his pro-Palestine politics alienated voters and were out of step with the Democratic Party. So the fact that he won is a reflection that voters at worst don't care about and at best actively support solidarity with Palestinians.
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idk if you like harry potter in 2025 you're a bitch ass loser
June 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
idk if you like harry potter in 2025 you're a bitch ass loser
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wow I wonder if the cops who lied about the sitting senator even though everything they did was on tape are also being less than honest about the presence of violent agitators at the protests in los angeles. they might even not have told the entire truth about other protests
June 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
wow I wonder if the cops who lied about the sitting senator even though everything they did was on tape are also being less than honest about the presence of violent agitators at the protests in los angeles. they might even not have told the entire truth about other protests
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This looks like the most unsurprising chart I've ever seen, but if you only read British media you'd lose your mind learning that this is the reality of it
June 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This looks like the most unsurprising chart I've ever seen, but if you only read British media you'd lose your mind learning that this is the reality of it