Otoh, if you’re some nobody struggling to make a case for yourself to publishers, the word of mouth and download statistics have value! It’s like they forgot the “pay” portion of “pay you in exposure” is the problem. “Exposure” is good!

The deification of artists, inventors, etc has to stop

Genuinely fuck you. You’re an entitled hack if you think stronger rights enforcement will ever redound to the benefit of artists so long as the publishers and Amazon etc maintain their stranglehold.

I’m thinking a shadow of war sequel. Dozens of voices, more interplay between the generated orc’s traits and personality, and more natural interaction between a generated orc, the player, and other orcs.

Proton. Proton. Get protonmail. Acquire a protonmail email address. Migrate away from Gmail to protonmail so you can encrypt your emails and not put up with googles bullshit

The system selects for them within their own duchies while the broader social programs exist, e.g. Walmart’s more profitable than a store who’s workers don’t need SNAP, but they’re too stupid to realize that only works when they’re the aberration and not the norm.

There’s some trait of certain elements of the ruling class, most notably in Silicon Valley, that compels them to reinvent things that are already exist (buses), or things that previously existed but were disposed of because they were maladaptive (naked exploitation w/o veneer of shared progressive)

@jaketapper.bsky.social how do you feel about the nickname "double tapper" just a thought for the history books if you decide to be cool for once.

I feel like a prey animal peeking from its harborage whenever I have to stand still for a moment to look around or think. Being directed to the next location or action is like being scooped up by an eagle

Brilliant. I need to be able to spend 2-3 minutes reading a procedure, and from there be able to navigate the entire process without for even a moment looking like I am thinking about or looking for where to go/what to do next.

They want to degrade and defile their past self who recoiled at inhumanity and “necessary evils”.