I believe that the right actually thought that they captured the people's hearts, minds, and culture when Trump won the election. Except they didn't. They're even more hated than ever and they're big mad that people don't like them.

Elon has been promising pure fantasy for over a decade a now, but dupes keep falling for it. Remember when he said he'd already have people on Mars by now, and now he thinks he's going to have cities on the moon? Lol.

Bluesky FINALLY added drafts! Now I no longer have to use Microsoft Word for my posts anymore like a caveman.

Does anyone else get the impression that the Big Tech companies came across as kinda desperate with all the Super Bowl ads they put out? It's like they know the crash is coming and they want to get in as many suckers as possible while they can.

This might be a hot take, but if parents are so concerned about what their kids see online, then they should actually do some damn parenting themselves instead of campaigning for governments to make things worse for everyone.

I think that what dystopian fiction got wrong about a robot apocalypse was how many people would be perfectly willing to let the robots take over and do everything for them. The prompt jockeys would happily let the Borg assimilate them.

I never used Discord, but let's be honest, "age verification" is Big Tech speak for surveillance and censorship. Every social media site that does this deserves to die. Might be a good idea to yell at them to change this or find an alternative.

I remember when ads at least used to be fun and creative. Sure, they were trying to sell you something, but the EFFORT was there. Most ads now feel like you're being sold a scam by shitty corporate executives who have had all the fun and creativity sucked out of them.

"The only thing more powerful than hate is love" is such a simple, but effective and powerful message and one the world needs right now.

Damn good half time show. The fact that it made all the worst people in the world get big mad made it even better.

Star Wars. All of it. Anti-fascism was one of the few things that George Lucas actually did pretty well with the prequels. Andor and Rogue One did it perfectly.

Any company that uses AI slop to market their product/service is a company that clearly has no respect for their customers or employees. The backlash they get probably costs them more than they "saved" by using the slop.

For years conservatives called everyone else "snowflakes", yet they're the ones who are triggered about everything from Super Bowl halftime shows, to Star Trek, to fictional characters, to Olympians not agreeing with them. They're constantly outraged by the dumbest shit.

There's such a gross double standard about how the press spent months obsessing over Biden's health while Trump is over here decomposing like a Fallout ghoul and there's barely any coverage about it.

It's honestly sad how this image describes most criticism on social media now. Especially from hatedoms and chuds.

Everybody's going to be talking about the Big Game today, but I want to have some fun and talk about games.

One of the fastest ways for me to lose respect for someone in a creative space is if they either use genAI slop or if they shill for it. It makes me never want to see, play, or read anything they create ever again.

Not that I particularly care about the Super Bowl, but it's going to be fun to watch Bad Bunny crush the MAGA knock off tour in the ratings.   Nobody but terminally online MAGAs is going to watch a bunch of has beens and other right-wing losers nobody has heard of.

3D game You're stuck in a three day time loop to save the world from its misery and the moon. 2D game You and your buddies go on a time travelling road trip to stop a weird kaiju from devouring the world.

If you're the kind of person who spends your time getting mad at people for liking things, yelling at people for having harmless fun, or upset that you can't reply to a strangers' post, then you're one giant red flag and someone who I want absolutely nothing to do with.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is actually good. This week's episode was a love letter to Deep Space Nine. Getting Tawny Newsome to play that character and getting that actor back really hit me in the feels. Don't dismiss something because you're not the target audience for it.

And bad takes like this one are exactly why I believe that both media criticism and media literacy are dying. Do people... no longer understand the art they criticize?

It's super funny and satisfying to me that despite all the astroturfing, gaslighting, and unethical BS like this, the Melania propaganda movie STILL bombed hard. And deservedly so.

Another thing I hate about the chuds is that they drown out actual, good faith criticism and replace it with partisan culture war shit. Because it feels like you have to defend something they hate, which makes it hard to give actual criticism of whatever their target is.

Any of these would make a great Muppet Show host: Weird Al Michael Caine Patrick Stewart Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez (appearing together) Keegan Michael Key Daniel Craig Keith David Brie Larson Pedro Pascal Ke Huy Quan Ariana Grande and Cynthia Ervio Any of the living Doctor actors

There are too many people in film circles who confuse "movie I didn't like" and "worst movie ever made". They really need to see more movies.

Another reason why I miss forums is that they actually had strict rules that would get your ass warned or banned. Post on dead threads? Warning. Posting spam and off-topic shit? Warning. Post disinformation? Warning. Post Nazi shit? That for sure was a ban.

Hatedoms are so incredibly forced and performative. They never have good faith criticism. Just the same debunked and recycled bad faith talking points over and over again, but hey, as long as they get their clout chasing fix.

"But I need AI to create!" No you fucking don't. Humans have been creating art and stories ever since we painted on cave walls thousands of years ago. You're simply a lazy grifter who is all too happy to let the slop machine give you instant gratification.

It's weird how some people here get mad when someone limits replies on their posts or blocks them. And honestly, if you're mad that you can't reply to a stranger's post, then I consider that a red flag.

You already convinced me to see you, Super Mario Galaxy Movie. You don't need to do any more. The combination of Rosalina (my beloved) and Brie Larson (who triggers chuds simply by existing), hell yeah, I'm in.

I can't tell you how many times I've got a notification for someone replying to a months old post. It honestly creeps me out. We need to start bringing forum rules to social media. Hell, just bring back forums.

I love that I've seen this image half a dozen times on my timeline today. Happy Expired Ham Day to all those who celebrate.

I hope JD Vance and all these other ghouls get booed everywhere they go for the rest of their lives.

However much you're hating AI, you're not hating it and tech bros enough.

Whenever I see Film Twitter snobs claim that some random superhero movie is "the worst movie ever made", you know that they desperately need to see more movies. But hey, whining about popular media gets them clicks and likes, and I think that's what matters most to them.

Another reminder that being a killjoy, yelling at strangers for enjoying things, and being constantly miserable online does not make you better than anyone else or "good" at activism. You're just an asshole.

One thing that I do kinda dislike about Bluesky is how focused it is on American politics. Like that's seemingly the default topic and that us non-American users are obligated to talk about it all the time.

It's very interesting how American conservatives threw away basically every belief that they had for a billionaire, conman, pedophile who probably doesn't give a shit about those beliefs. Except the bigotry, racism, and misogyny. Somehow, that only got worse.

Gen Alpha and Gen Z are probably too young to remember, but there was a time when the internet and even social media were fun.   When it was about knowledge, creativity, and connection and before it was ruined by algorithms, ads, AI, billionaires, grifters, and fascists.

We live in a world were conservatives are more outraged at someone, or even a fictional character, being LGBT+ than if someone on their side is a pedophile. You can't make this shit up.

Wasn't expecting this! I do like this world and love these characters. My worry is that the Baldur's Gate 3 story is very personal to the player so no matter what decisions they make, they're going to piss people off.

It's going to be fun to watch Bitcoin collapse around the same time as AI does, if not sooner. I can't wait for all this shit that Big Tech tried to force on us this decade to crash and burn in their faces. They won't learn anything from it, but it'll still be satisfying to see.

Anyone who still uses the term "slop" to describe anything that isn't AI generated garbage or right-wing propaganda mills should never again be taken seriously as a critic. I personally find it insulting to art.

I miss when every movie and every season of a show would get a physical media release. Now they're lucky to get a bare bones DVD. Or when buying a game meant that you physically owned that game for life. I do not like this digital future.

It's weird how people can no longer be normal about disliking a movie, show, or game. Instead of offering good faith criticism, they have to act morally superior for hating it, base their whole life a hatedom, or act super obnoxious about not liking a particular thing.

Is it wrong that I've been enjoying watching Elon crash out after being named in the Epstein files? Because it is probably the closest thing to justice he's probably going to face for all the terrible shit he's done. All the money in the world and he's still miserable.

That was a surprisingly good Partner Showcase from Nintendo. Saw a few things I was interested in. I'm know for sure that I'm going to double dip on Fallout 4 and play Oblivion for the first time.

Good human made art is still being made and will always be made. Don't ever let grifters and clout chasers try to tell you otherwise or that AI slop is going to replace it.

The Muppet Show revival was honestly pretty damn fun and felt like the old show without changing what made it work. I hope that it becomes a success and Disney brings this back. The world needs more of the Muppets.