It’s always “you’re autistic” and not “thank you for telling me about the development period between Thracia 776 and Binding Blade”

Bring back the ancient knowledge

My biggest conspiracy theory is that telling working class people that engagement in the arts is a middle / upper class thing and to do so makes you a class traitor is a psyop to make them disengaged with themselves and the world and the beauty of being human, so that they accept worse treatment.

i say this as elfsucker69 but when people are like “fantasy is so popular right now, huh? weird.” i’m like…….i mean. medievalism that was for all intents and purposes fantasy previously heralded the rise of the nationalism that would ultimately produce both world wars. so politically that checks out

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ALL OF EXISTENCE... BENT TO MY WILL..! *rotates the stage 90 degrees*

The subplot about Elrond and Arwen in the movies is so funny to me because it implies that the second he finishes establishing and equipping and dispatching the Fellowship he turns around and is like "Well, they're fucked. We're rolling out of here boys and girls, pack it up, let's go, let's go!"

Alisaie :] #ffxiv

happy 17th birthday to magnet also if you guys didnt know, minato released a remake of it today www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf1r...

yeah, this was worth one hour of my life.

This is how dogs interact when they pass by each other on the street

‘uwu’ke is now in my lexicon of words I’ll just be bringing up whenever I can 😂

Did you guys hear about Will Stancil leaking the Tinder ICE Honey Trap details just to take credit for the work done by women for months (ruining the entire operation by doing so)?

if you learn the shape of this black deposit of soil (it cuts through Mississippi & Georgia too) you will begin to see it on literally any map that tracks disparate outcomes.

Finrod, King of Nargothrond old Silmarillion fanart pen, analog screentones #b&wart

so many people need to understand this. not everything has to be explained. not every mystery will be solved, nor story told in full. some of the best stories leave questions unanswered. if we knew everything about the world, there would be no reason to explore it. let the magic work.

I know it's gauche to quote tolkien but genuinely the most interesting thing in his letters to me is this one from 1963 wherein he laid out in very plain terms what I think is THE fundamental thing that makes so much art have a life in your head beyond what you see on a page or play in a game

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difficult but important lesson to learn about socializing today is that you MUST take initiative; no matter how uncomfortable it feels at first. literally everyone is passive these days. if you wait for people to come to you, you will end up feeling rejected and lonely a lot

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AI rots your brain. Writing with ChatGPT is worse than writing shitfaced after a pub crawl.

A smile better suits a hero Back with a fanart of our beloved elezen 🥹♥️ #ffxiv #fanart #Illustration #artist #digitalart #haurchefant

Finrod and Beor just having good time #art #fantasy #silmarillion #lotr

Don't buy games that use GenAI They'll probably block me so here's some screenshots just in case. #StopTheSlop

we're planning a book club for the history of middle-earth (HoME)! all are welcome, whether you're rereading, you've been intimidated to dig through it or you just want to discover how the legendarium developed. we're considering art and writing prompts as well as live readings. come join us!

love against wisdom or something 🗡️🏹

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A loli VTuber was arrested in the UK "for possession of her artwork, and her artwork alone." "Per her bail conditions, her activities for the foreseeable future have to be both SFW, and fully transparent, in order to prevent a breach of her bail conditions."

Lucky last! Haurchefant for the FFXIV playing card deck today #FFXIV

Disclaimer for everyone that the youtuber "The Drow Historian" is using a lot of art from the Drizzt community without having ever approached us asking for permission. Here's several pieces I did that appear in his latest MONETIZED videos

I’d add words of wisdom from my stepmother—“A hobby is something you spend money on. If you make money on it, it’s a job and you’ll eventually need a new hobby.”

*taps on sign again*

what the end of the VRA is going to do in the south is a moral abomination it is also not going to be enough to keep the house in R hands this fall given the environment we’re looking at, but it’s going to make it a lot harder in the future the Dem gerrymanders need to get more extreme

If you see Cedar Waxwings lying on the ground together like this, it’s likely they’re drunk off fermented berries. Sometimes birds make poor decisions with friends in the name of fun. They’re just like us fr fr.

🚨 BREAKING: Mayo Clinic AI Detects Pancreatic Cancer Up to 3 Years Before Diagnosis in Landmark Study — A Potential Game-Changer for Early Detection Researchers tested an AI model on ~2,000 “normal” CT scans it flagged 73% of pancreatic cancers ~16 months early, nearly 2× better than specialists.

With AI generated content in Arc Raiders and Neverness to Everness, we're beginning to see who is serious about boycotting AI usage and whose resolve only lasts until a shiny new game they're interested in uses it. Keep this in mind when browsing Twitch or YouTube.

Apparently the new gacha game Neverness To Everness features AI generated artwork in the full release - including a cinema you can go to that shows genAI animated cinematics. Consider not playing or promoting it.

when you are forced to give up personal privacy and emotional boundaries in exchange for mercy from the community, you are essentially giving up individuality and allowing the community to own the right to be an arbiter of your worth. it's extremely dangerous and a form of psychological abuse.

a function of cult indoctrination is community confession. it's social coercion to expose your vulnerabilities to be sublimated by the cult. that's what I see when creatives are forced to confess their traumas or come out against their will to not be harassed for something 'problematic' they made

even on my tomodachi life island maglor cannot escape Crab. crablor is eternal

lesbians own the moon I don't make the rules

A video about Stormblood being underrated hit my youtube recs and this comment under the video hit me like a bag of bricks

Deviantart was THE leading platform for artists. Anyone who was anyone was on that website, from brand new artists, to seasoned professionals, to passionate appreciators & fans. It's incredible that they literally had everything, and then lost it all. Ignoring users, investing into crypto, AI, etc.

Despite creating a billion-dollar franchise - with a new $200M budget Hollywood blockbuster launching in a month - the creator of He-Man's family were unable to afford his dementia and care facility costs, and had to setup a GoFundMe. Mattel gave $5,000.

dude I love gatekeeping we need more gatekeeping we should do this for music tickets, for video game special editions, for everything. I love this. "but what about people who don't know" too bad!! Should have been fans!!! If they don't know they're simply vermin (ruby text: tourists)!!!

Inspired by some visuals from my TereDio fics. #TereDio #FinalFantasyXVI #FFXVI #DionLesage #TerenceBellamie

BREAKING: Two Democratic Reps. are introducing a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $25/hr and eliminate subminimum wages. Reps. Delia Ramirez and Analilia Mejia are introducing the bill, saying it's unacceptable that the minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009.