Married but say you are single? Not a problem Poor but say you are rich? Not a problem One religion but say you are are another? Not a problem Trans but let them infer you're cis? PRISON!

In the UK, you can be arrested, charged, prosecuted and convicted if you do not disclose that you are trans before sex but a cis man doesn't have to declare if he has an STI.

Broadly, I agree with the thread. ... but I’m also inclined to be somewhat skeptical considering both a) the source and b) that such an existential crisis is hidden behind a paywall doesn’t exactly fill me with the urge to give it the swiftest read.

billions in economic losses and a long-term destruction of the UK’s research environment and its last important export, all to attempt to assuage people who would never have voted for labour anyway and who don’t care about net migration because they’re actually mad that (racial slur)s live next door

one of the most fucked up things I've been told recently is that apparently in most schools, kids are given a topic to write about and then taught to figure out how to find evidence that fits the conclusion and oh my GOD no wonder so many people are so fucking weird????

Everybody blames Farage, yet - It isn’t Farage who is deporting him. It isn’t Farage who has introduced the policies that allows his deportation. It isn’t Farage who could stop it We all agree Farage is despicable. That he set the agenda. But this government willingly chose to follow it

Those names deserve to be vilified far more strongly than even Thatcher. To do what they've done in 2026, after decades of progress, is beyond disgusting. They are beyond disgusting. Utterly rancid individuals, whose names will forever be shit. And Labour can never be trusted again by decent folk.

From today, everyone who calls themselves a Labour Party member deserves to be thoroughly shamed and ostracised. Today, trans people become SIGNIFICANTLY less than human in the eyes of UK law, thanks to their disgusting, radicalised bigotry. They are a far right Nazi party. EVERY member is scum.

rip to toby fox for being a dude extremely interested in stories about women but half the people playing deltarune hate women with a passion

Congratulations Labour for claiming their honourable spot on the lgbt history timeline next to the chemical castration of Alan Turing, the Aids crisis, section 28, and now trans segregation Well done! One of Keir Starmer’s great achievements, finally YOU can be a bathroom gender cop!

Like Deltarune, Persona 4 does something I wish more fantasies in modern settings would do, turning the everyday in the fantastical rather than trying to shoehorn the fantastic into the everyday/mundane

when ppl ask me to talk about my creative processes

By iron dragon The fantasy has been lost In forgotten drives

I wouldn't say no to science disguised as fantasy a la New Sun or Viriconium

making hater pieces can be fun, but with so little time it mostly just hollows you out and sucks up your time. big fan of joy lately. hopefully Enriching Original Work after

this is the fundamental issue, the storygraphification of fiction into a series of hyphenate tropes that say nothing about the quality of the actual prose

#Identity #CreatorCognition #ThoughtJournal #InnerMultiplicity #SystemsThinking #CreativeProcess

5 years hrt

This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So: In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.

Can't wait to watch the next season of jjk (6 eps left on the shibuya incident) Yuta is my go to favourite character, especially from the dub performance

Keep starting indie arts companies, and keep supporting the indie companies you know and love! When my husband and I realized how feasible it was to publish collab art books, it really helped me realize that with a bit of crowdfunding, we can make media ourselves—no corporate overlords in sight!

Must we endure Pure heat's path This wrath of gold Foretold by hundred-half Epitaph of hundred wise And supplies denied Tied instead to green not-leaves Bereaved of meaning outside imagined number As lumber tumbles with the shade By a blade born of gold And told to endure until dust #poetrysky

The early Internet represented a truly fresh frontier that gave rise to new art, new artists, and entirely new art forms. “Gen AI” lets unimaginative hacks reconstitute art that’s already been made. The two are nowhere near comparable.

P.S. For the love of God, no more entertainers in office. A background in reality television or television as a whole should disqualify you from running for any seat of power.

Every day this post becomes ever more correct

Cutting PIP for ADHD, autism anxiety etc is the perfect example of government policies looking to grab headlines while actually costing more. PIP helps support many people to work. Cutting it means they risk being unable to, that means more costs in the long term. 1/ inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Wealth itself is not the threat. The danger begins when private power starts behaving as if it owns humanity’s future | Martha Garcia

Sorry pal: neither Nintendo nor Sony "made" your favorite game. A group of people working there at that time did. Game companies aren't one single dude making every decision and doing all the work. Stop treating companies as people or a single monolithic entity, it's fucking weird.

You know how you have that one inanimate object to deem as a mortal enemy? Me, it's the boiler. Every time I need hot water, it's suddenly cold, forcing me to trot up the stairs, do the usual thing, THEN again with another thing. But, it makes warmth feel earned

It would be cool if instead of talking about the Paradox of Tolerance we talked more at least in Europe about Article 19 of the human rights convention and the fact that it's specifically and always been not a protected matter to use your rights (freedom of speech, movement, association, right to...

Gamers seem convinced writers have enormous power over the direction of the game, when in fact we’re often there to justify gameplay decisions posthoc If ONLY writers had the power gamers believe we have, games would probably be a lot better 🤷

"Goodness, that is some range," said the archery enthusiast

a man walked up to me at pigcon and said that he followed me on social media for my games & was kinda introduced to transness through me & it actually really helped him when his daughter came out to him wrt being understanding & supportive & i stg i fucking melted into a fucking puddle on the spot 🥺

INTRODUCING: PROJECT PHANTOM LIMB SCOUR THE NAMELESS ISLE AND ITS EVIL FORTRESS BATTLE WICKED SOULS AND SEVER THEIR BODIES RESIST DEMONIC POSSESSION (Releasing later this year)

Discord needs to be bullied once again for not learning their lesson. Hit them where it hurts and end your Nitro

Game dev is a uniquely specialised endeavour, video games are bespoke by nature. Knowledgable “veteran” people can build bespoke things of quality quicker than whatever alternative there is. Laying off knowledgeable people = MS is no longer in the video game making business.

The Ghost In The Shell episode one end card illustration by Yoji Shinkawa

Talking about myself ▶️-------------- 01:00 Me talking shop (writing) ▶️-------------- 65:43:21

Off Instagram for a month. Gonna see how it plays out youtu.be/jQPyczrRKZc

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We DRASTICALLY cut back on factories, and the awful pollution they caused, back in the 1970's with the Environmental Protection Agency. We can ABSOLUTELY get rid of Data Centers, ESPECIALLY when they've been built when the people clearly said they DO NOT WANT THEM.

How had I not realised that?! (Onslaught of escapist fantasy born literally from the dark; characters falling into fatalism and are terrified and possibly awe by those capable of breaking the rules Also, Fox mentioning Omori) Again, how had I not realised?

I wish I was told when I started VA that you really shouldn't see other talented actors as threats. Like, you gotta bury that part of yourself if you wanna make any friends.

Looks like the Sony PR team has begun its consent manufacturing operation among the media in the past 24 hours. I wonder how many other gaming outlets and influencers this week will also happen to put up posts/articles/videos declaring that eliminating physical media from consoles is good, actually?

The best edit I’ve seen in weeks, you absolutely have to turn the sound on for this one.

Honestly the exception in modern gaming is for a AAA game to actually *release* at all But I mean this is spot on on the capitalism thing

Since I have a decently sized following, for Disability Pride Month I am using this thread to share the crowdfunding links of people who are struggling with rare chronic illnesses I suffer from (MALS/EDS/POTS/Eye Stroke, among others that need awareness.) Share them around and donate if you can.

Hope is a fire Devastating to take hold But lights way ahead

Mamoru Oshii's Iron Giant