AJ
@realityskeptic898.bsky.social
student in multimedia composition 209.
Another marketing ploy- anything marketed as a resolution resolves nothing. #realityhunger
February 9, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Another marketing ploy- anything marketed as a resolution resolves nothing. #realityhunger
Stories being "marketed" suggest that there is more to reality than just what we see. #realityhunger
February 9, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Stories being "marketed" suggest that there is more to reality than just what we see. #realityhunger
Comedy dethrones the abstractions of philosophers and makes truth available to the common man. #realityhunger
February 9, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Comedy dethrones the abstractions of philosophers and makes truth available to the common man. #realityhunger
When you recall something, aren't you journeying into the dark? If you are forced to recall something rather than it coming upon you naturally, you are making the journey, it is not coming to you. If it is dark, can you really see it clearly? #realityhunger
February 9, 2026 at 8:16 PM
When you recall something, aren't you journeying into the dark? If you are forced to recall something rather than it coming upon you naturally, you are making the journey, it is not coming to you. If it is dark, can you really see it clearly? #realityhunger
What happened? You mean, what seemed to happen based on your own predispositions, temperament, perceptions, life experience, traumas. #realityhunger
February 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
What happened? You mean, what seemed to happen based on your own predispositions, temperament, perceptions, life experience, traumas. #realityhunger
"Reality based art is a metaphor for the fact that this is all there is, there ain't no more" - how can art be an escape when all its ever been is a reflection? #realityhunger
February 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
"Reality based art is a metaphor for the fact that this is all there is, there ain't no more" - how can art be an escape when all its ever been is a reflection? #realityhunger
"All of the best stories are true"- In "The Medium is the Massage," McLuhan frames all human creation as extention. If stores are extensions, that makes them true. Does that then make them "the best?" #realityhunger
February 9, 2026 at 8:06 PM
"All of the best stories are true"- In "The Medium is the Massage," McLuhan frames all human creation as extention. If stores are extensions, that makes them true. Does that then make them "the best?" #realityhunger
"His main gift is that he's present in reality" (referring to Ichiro Suzuki)--precisely what a good artist is, present, not passive, in seeing things for what they really are. #realityhunger
February 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
"His main gift is that he's present in reality" (referring to Ichiro Suzuki)--precisely what a good artist is, present, not passive, in seeing things for what they really are. #realityhunger
"Independent facts, even those that make sense in their own world, are of little value to science" (Shields, 75). This reminds me of a thing called "citizen science." Ordinary people may find a solution to a problem, but because they aren't scientists, they won't be taken seriously. #realityhunger
February 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
"Independent facts, even those that make sense in their own world, are of little value to science" (Shields, 75). This reminds me of a thing called "citizen science." Ordinary people may find a solution to a problem, but because they aren't scientists, they won't be taken seriously. #realityhunger
"The lyric essay asks what happens...when an essayist starts imagining things, making things up, filling in blank spaces..." (Shields, 71). This makes you question how authentic any personal narrative is, because if it falls under a specific genre, linearity requires finishing it. #realityhunger
February 9, 2026 at 6:53 PM
"The lyric essay asks what happens...when an essayist starts imagining things, making things up, filling in blank spaces..." (Shields, 71). This makes you question how authentic any personal narrative is, because if it falls under a specific genre, linearity requires finishing it. #realityhunger
"I'm interested in knowing the secrets that connect human beings. At the very deepest level, all our secrets are the same" (Shielfs, 68). I have pondered this thought too. If the human condition is universal, why is a secret ever kept? #realityhunger
February 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
"I'm interested in knowing the secrets that connect human beings. At the very deepest level, all our secrets are the same" (Shielfs, 68). I have pondered this thought too. If the human condition is universal, why is a secret ever kept? #realityhunger
"When a self can (through language, memory, research, and invention) can project itself everywhere, and can empathize with anyone or anything, what exactly is a self?" (Shields, 60). This stance frames the self as uncontained, limitless. I wish we would all view ourselves this way. #realityhunger
February 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
"When a self can (through language, memory, research, and invention) can project itself everywhere, and can empathize with anyone or anything, what exactly is a self?" (Shields, 60). This stance frames the self as uncontained, limitless. I wish we would all view ourselves this way. #realityhunger
"The extraordinary drama of lied-about ordinary life...the techniques of fiction infected history" (Shields, 29). This reframes nearly everything I've read and will read under a lens of subjectivity. #realityhunger
February 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
"The extraordinary drama of lied-about ordinary life...the techniques of fiction infected history" (Shields, 29). This reframes nearly everything I've read and will read under a lens of subjectivity. #realityhunger
"Democracy arrived to flatter the multitude and tell them they ruled" (Shields, 29). Responding to my previous post, etymology does not equate to reality. Words, and what we think they mean, carry their own hidden agendas. #realityhunger
February 9, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"Democracy arrived to flatter the multitude and tell them they ruled" (Shields, 29). Responding to my previous post, etymology does not equate to reality. Words, and what we think they mean, carry their own hidden agendas. #realityhunger
The etymology of the word "fiction" meaning "to fashion or mold" makes it seem as though the telling of events is simply a version of reality based on semantic meaning. Does this etymology reflect true reality? If so, does that mean everything we've heard is subjective? #realityhunger
February 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The etymology of the word "fiction" meaning "to fashion or mold" makes it seem as though the telling of events is simply a version of reality based on semantic meaning. Does this etymology reflect true reality? If so, does that mean everything we've heard is subjective? #realityhunger
Most ancient texts being simply a compliation of aphorisms mirror short-form content in that we have always desired short, easily digestible sayings. Has "knowledge" always been this fleeting? #realityhunger
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Most ancient texts being simply a compliation of aphorisms mirror short-form content in that we have always desired short, easily digestible sayings. Has "knowledge" always been this fleeting? #realityhunger
"Every proper artist is more or less a realist according to his own eyes" (Shields, 1). I think this is an interesting take, because regardless of the fragmented "styles" of art that experts have defined, artists' work is an extension of reality, regardless of presenation. #realityhunger
February 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
"Every proper artist is more or less a realist according to his own eyes" (Shields, 1). I think this is an interesting take, because regardless of the fragmented "styles" of art that experts have defined, artists' work is an extension of reality, regardless of presenation. #realityhunger
I was not expecting Chat GPT to be this helpful in constructing an anti-environment. It makes me wonder if algorithms will be re-engineered once creators figure out it is being used for these purposes. #yousoundfamiliar
February 8, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I was not expecting Chat GPT to be this helpful in constructing an anti-environment. It makes me wonder if algorithms will be re-engineered once creators figure out it is being used for these purposes. #yousoundfamiliar
After participating in this exercise, I'm craving more antienvironments that prompt such deep reflection, clarity, and breaths of fresh air. #yousoundfamiliar
February 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
After participating in this exercise, I'm craving more antienvironments that prompt such deep reflection, clarity, and breaths of fresh air. #yousoundfamiliar
It's interesting how metaphors allowed me to conceptualize the "mirror" image of myself that has been distorted based on mediums and relationships. #yousoundfamiliar
February 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
It's interesting how metaphors allowed me to conceptualize the "mirror" image of myself that has been distorted based on mediums and relationships. #yousoundfamiliar
After Chat's responses became more reflective, I was prompted to meet, and even exceed the 150 word requirement. #yousoundfamiliar
February 8, 2026 at 5:44 PM
After Chat's responses became more reflective, I was prompted to meet, and even exceed the 150 word requirement. #yousoundfamiliar
When first starting this exercise, I was at a loss for how I was going to make each response 150 words. #yousoundfamiliar
February 8, 2026 at 5:43 PM
When first starting this exercise, I was at a loss for how I was going to make each response 150 words. #yousoundfamiliar
Response to Favorite Question (Part 4): I didn’t need to participate in that alternate universe anymore. But when society came back alive, I felt myself crawling there again.
#SMEno1fav
#SMEno1fav
February 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Response to Favorite Question (Part 4): I didn’t need to participate in that alternate universe anymore. But when society came back alive, I felt myself crawling there again.
#SMEno1fav
#SMEno1fav
Response to Favorite Question (Part 3): When the power came back on, I was able to separate the true mother/child from the “other mother” and “other child” (kind of reminds me of Coraline). I didn’t need to participate in that alternate universe anymore. #SMEno1fav
February 8, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Response to Favorite Question (Part 3): When the power came back on, I was able to separate the true mother/child from the “other mother” and “other child” (kind of reminds me of Coraline). I didn’t need to participate in that alternate universe anymore. #SMEno1fav
Respones to Favorite Question (Part 2): Those two– the mother and child, they were both “me,” didn’t exist anymore. I felt formless, but I didn’t feel unstable. I felt limitless, like I had agency over my own shape. Like I was a child again, but with the mentality of an adult. #SMEno1fav
February 8, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Respones to Favorite Question (Part 2): Those two– the mother and child, they were both “me,” didn’t exist anymore. I felt formless, but I didn’t feel unstable. I felt limitless, like I had agency over my own shape. Like I was a child again, but with the mentality of an adult. #SMEno1fav