Damon Ferrara
@wayfaringwit.bsky.social
A confuzzled dancing tortoise trotting the world
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As arguably a member of Gen Z, with a brother who definitely is, my mother made more than my father. Also, "political polarization" should read "Republicans becoming fascists," you're welcome old pundit claiming to be the youth sage
December 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
As arguably a member of Gen Z, with a brother who definitely is, my mother made more than my father. Also, "political polarization" should read "Republicans becoming fascists," you're welcome old pundit claiming to be the youth sage
This is what minor one-off side characters are for
December 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This is what minor one-off side characters are for
Traditionally, definitely, but it also goes against modern screenwriting conventions, so you've got some recent stuff like the new Poirot movies trying to give the detective more of an arc
December 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Traditionally, definitely, but it also goes against modern screenwriting conventions, so you've got some recent stuff like the new Poirot movies trying to give the detective more of an arc
I think basically every political movement has a subsection whose actual core tenet is "There is no difference between people I personally find annoying and the most evil person imaginable," unfortunately
December 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I think basically every political movement has a subsection whose actual core tenet is "There is no difference between people I personally find annoying and the most evil person imaginable," unfortunately
Percy Jackson is fun at any age, and after the first five it becomes a formal YA series targeted at teenagers anyway, so I'd recommend you just go for it
December 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Percy Jackson is fun at any age, and after the first five it becomes a formal YA series targeted at teenagers anyway, so I'd recommend you just go for it
This would change nothing
December 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This would change nothing
Saying they're a "serious challenge" isn't an endorsement, it just means they have the internal discipline and popular support to likely be a major electoral factor next election
December 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Saying they're a "serious challenge" isn't an endorsement, it just means they have the internal discipline and popular support to likely be a major electoral factor next election
I think people are missing that quite a few years have also passed *in-universe* and they're not in middle school anymore (Also, more fairly, the show changing from age-accurate casting to the CW thing could be called disorienting, though I don't think it's honestly a big deal, just funny)
December 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I think people are missing that quite a few years have also passed *in-universe* and they're not in middle school anymore (Also, more fairly, the show changing from age-accurate casting to the CW thing could be called disorienting, though I don't think it's honestly a big deal, just funny)
Like, I'm religiously against it now, but the very first versions that were just poor-quality pictures and nonsense writing snippets had seemed like a cute novelty to me, with tech that would probably be useful at some technical tasks. Then I realized what these people's actual intentions were.
December 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Like, I'm religiously against it now, but the very first versions that were just poor-quality pictures and nonsense writing snippets had seemed like a cute novelty to me, with tech that would probably be useful at some technical tasks. Then I realized what these people's actual intentions were.
I do wonder if authors would feel differently about AI if they'd pitched it as like "This can sort through all your notes about a character, create a scene-by-scene outline as you write, and warn you when you're contradicting yourself," instead of "We will destroy you."
December 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I do wonder if authors would feel differently about AI if they'd pitched it as like "This can sort through all your notes about a character, create a scene-by-scene outline as you write, and warn you when you're contradicting yourself," instead of "We will destroy you."
I think they want us to see the hypocrisy. Everyone knowing the rules are different for them is what gets them off. "When you're a star they let you do it" as a governing philosophy
December 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I think they want us to see the hypocrisy. Everyone knowing the rules are different for them is what gets them off. "When you're a star they let you do it" as a governing philosophy
I think both have a wildly overstated influence on public opinion, but Carpenter has a more combative public persona while Swift clearly wants to be as apolitical as possible outside her own personal grievances, so to the extent it matters, I suspect Carpenter won't ignore this the way Swift did
December 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I think both have a wildly overstated influence on public opinion, but Carpenter has a more combative public persona while Swift clearly wants to be as apolitical as possible outside her own personal grievances, so to the extent it matters, I suspect Carpenter won't ignore this the way Swift did
Wait, somehow, I'd always just assumed until this moment that his legal name was Ringo Starr
December 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Wait, somehow, I'd always just assumed until this moment that his legal name was Ringo Starr
I think what always gets missed is that, unlike in parliamentary systems, the US presidency doesn't have an exit clause until the term's up. Even death/impeachment means a long line of crazies in waiting. No matter the scandal, they'll simply stay in office and continue. We can win, but not quickly
December 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I think what always gets missed is that, unlike in parliamentary systems, the US presidency doesn't have an exit clause until the term's up. Even death/impeachment means a long line of crazies in waiting. No matter the scandal, they'll simply stay in office and continue. We can win, but not quickly
I've slowly come around to the idea that character is vastly more important than ideology in political figures. An exact match for my beliefs is worthless if they cave to get ahead, and I'll stand for left, right, or center if they'll stand for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
December 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I've slowly come around to the idea that character is vastly more important than ideology in political figures. An exact match for my beliefs is worthless if they cave to get ahead, and I'll stand for left, right, or center if they'll stand for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
They can be saved if they're hot
November 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
They can be saved if they're hot
I suspect they and everyone else are getting this information from so many sources they can barely keep track of them all
November 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I suspect they and everyone else are getting this information from so many sources they can barely keep track of them all
I don't know anything about sports or this situation, but I'm here for the story you're unfolding here
November 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I don't know anything about sports or this situation, but I'm here for the story you're unfolding here
Our brains rebel at the idea that the past was often much worse than today (which also means that today is relatively fortunate). Nostalgia and "nothing ever changes" are powerful emotions
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Our brains rebel at the idea that the past was often much worse than today (which also means that today is relatively fortunate). Nostalgia and "nothing ever changes" are powerful emotions
A lot of the criticism is like "Other than nailing Elphaba, Glinda, and their relationship, the film lacks..." and it really feels like missing the forest for a desert that isn't even near the forest
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 AM
A lot of the criticism is like "Other than nailing Elphaba, Glinda, and their relationship, the film lacks..." and it really feels like missing the forest for a desert that isn't even near the forest
Like, I feel that the original script actually made it to the screen and... that was the original script, then, okay
November 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Like, I feel that the original script actually made it to the screen and... that was the original script, then, okay
I generally like Marvel more than most of film sm, but I think Fantastic Four might be their first film to be "technically well-made but simply bland and lazy beyond redemption" which feels somehow more damning than the "edited to pieces" tone of all their other worst movies. Just two hours of void.
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I generally like Marvel more than most of film sm, but I think Fantastic Four might be their first film to be "technically well-made but simply bland and lazy beyond redemption" which feels somehow more damning than the "edited to pieces" tone of all their other worst movies. Just two hours of void.
Jon Connington's backstory seems to set him up perfectly for burning down King's Landing (there's even the bells motif in the TV version that would match him), and I'd say there's a good chance he'd be working for Daenerys at that point, but still a separate character making his own choices
November 23, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Jon Connington's backstory seems to set him up perfectly for burning down King's Landing (there's even the bells motif in the TV version that would match him), and I'd say there's a good chance he'd be working for Daenerys at that point, but still a separate character making his own choices
I think it's in thematic conversation with the book and Del Toro's personal relationship to it, which is a lot more interesting than the dumbed down monster story that normally gets adapted, but nor is it the faithful adaptation a lot of the discourse has implied. I love it for its own merits
November 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I think it's in thematic conversation with the book and Del Toro's personal relationship to it, which is a lot more interesting than the dumbed down monster story that normally gets adapted, but nor is it the faithful adaptation a lot of the discourse has implied. I love it for its own merits