Mechs are already cool and ridiculous, so I love when media's like "Hey, this 40-story mech with a sword and a shield and a hand-howitzer? We're giving it a cape too. Capes are already impractical for superheroes, and would be doubly so for mechs, but think of the AURA!" And they were correct.

Ended the year by attempting to go to a big party downtown solo I found on Meetup. That was absolutely not my crowd, lol. Not a nerd in sight! Still, it was a valuable experience.

Nothing they call "poorly written" actually is. They just don't personally like it.

Once more, a #promosky post! I'm an indie author of six YA sci-fi books (soon to be seven), host of a few podcasts like Paleo Bites (300+ episodes!) and The Writ Wit, and aspiring animator. I love creativity, humor, characters, unique artistic expression, and freedom to create however you want.

I seriously saw someone say Varang from Avatar 3 was "wasted potential" because she wasn't in the movie constantly, never mind how cool she was when she WAS there and how she was a constant looming presence. Modern "critics" wouldn't have survived Darth Vader being in A New Hope for only 8 minutes.

This is something I've thought for a while, but haven't been able to best articulate it as well as this article does. Be careful out there, everyone. www.sourcesjournal.org/articles/ame...

The reason people might find one antisemitic for condemning Israel's war crimes (which yeah, you should, they're war crimes) isn't due to that specifically, but from the sheer razor focus on that country's actions alone. Are you equally mad about Russia? Myanmar? Cameroon? If not, it seems suspect.

Raymond Calvert of the Teslanauts wishes you a Merry Christmas! Don't worry about those angry machines behind him, he can handle them. #merrychristmas #aiart #aiartcommunity #steampunk #dieselpunk #indieauthor

Nothing says “I don’t care about Avengers: Doomsday” than the multiple posts from the same people who keep posting how much they don’t care about Avengers: Doomsday. These people need a new hobby. Remember a few days ago when they were all historical armor experts?

People who bitch about films, tv, books etc. You should write/produce/direct your own stuff & present it to the world. Stop talking shit & make it better. Otherwise, it's not just for you & you can not see/read it. Also, 99% of it is fantasy. Your lack of immersion seems like a you problem.

All I want for Christmas is some continuation of Qimir and Osha and The Acolyte 🙏🏻😭

Spoiler alert, kids. The stories you are fighting over when it comes to the MCU and Sony Marvel movies? They were written back in the early 80s. Us olds can tell you about all the plot twists, resurrections, and everything from Spidey's first bite, through the Secret Wars, to Doomsday.

Art has two components: expression, and transmission. Expression is having something to say. Transmission is getting that thing into the world in a perceivable form. What AI does is shrink the gap between these extensively. And that's why some people need it to be a villain. It's just gatekeeping.

Damn, Bill, I wasn't aware of your game. Way to fight for the right thing!

Those who bemoan one's art, wants the artist controlled under them. Fucking worse than Hollywood. At least there are contracts of ownership.

Kinda wild how Film Twitter can find fault with every blockbuster director under the sun and bemoan how nobody has vision in the studio space. But at the same time they say James Cameron "wasted his career" making Avatar. Sometimes I wonder if Film Bros actually like art.

You clearly didn't see this picture I showed you earlier. It is studying, whether you like it or not. It's a tool for humans to create art, just like any other. No art is in a vacuum, whether human or AI. And calling it plagiarism is an empty accusation, because there's no charge. Are we done now?

As a leftist myself, it astounds me how anti-AI leftists don't realize that in their efforts to bully artists and indie developers who use AI, they're directly helping the big corporations, who want nothing more than this equalizing tech to only be in their hands rather than the common people.

I find it interesting how the goalposts have moved. I've seen criticism of LLMs for research and such that damn the LLM for only performing at an undergraduate level. 🫨 Am I the only one who'll remark on the fact that we now have computers performing consistently at an undergrad level? HOLY SHIT.

The Last Jedi kicks so much ass dude. The internet’s reaction to this film truly was a cultural turning point in the worst way possible.

Btw I think it’s a shame that we got the most diverse cast of a Star Wars show and people saw that and instead decided to listen to people saying “it’s bad don’t watch it” instead of giving it a try themselves and supporting a rarity that we don’t see often.

Pro-tip: Don't publicly lie and say how you just bought so-and-so's latest book release if they are selfpubbed. You really think they aren't checking their sales dashboard daily and have few enough sales to tell you are lying? Save that crap for the latest Stephen King or something bigger.

Holy crap, this guy needs help. I know some people hate AI, but surely they need to realize that such hate is just exhausting and mentally draining, yeah? At least this guy recognizes that his thoughts are wrong, but it sucks that he still blames AI for him having them and not, you know, himself.

In other news: Kumail Nanjiani called out Film Twitter for mocking Eternals performance and body shaming his physique.

Autistic flirting should be a thing.

The only MCU property I didn't care for this year was Thunderbolts, and considering everyone else loved that one, I'd say this article is silly and erroneous, lol

Y’all know you can simply not comment on a post related to a movie you didn’t like, right?

Every time someone mentions watching Speed Racer, it reminds me that I literally always want to watch Speed Racer.

If that were truly the case, you wouldn't have to worry about it so much to the point of banning it.

May the Star Wars creators who dare to take risk and do something boldly different be celebrated for years to come.

Gotta add "Why introduce all these characters no one cares about? I miss the old Avengers!" versus "Why bring back Chris Evans and RDJ? Why not give the new characters a chance?" To the ever-growing list of hypocritical complaints that stim from "post-Endgame MCU bad" being the starting point.

"UGH (X) IS THE WORST EVER AND ANYONE WHO SUPPORTS (X) SHOULD BURN IN HELL!" Uh, hey, calm down. Why are you being so hateful? "Whuh, are you saying we're not allowed to criticize (X)?" So goes every online debate about anything ever, lol.

The MCU will never be over because fans can’t stop bitching about it and move on.🤣

Most art doesn't fail. It just chooses a lane. And lanes exclude by definition. That's why it's best to meet a work where it stands, not dragging it to where you wish it would have gone.

So many people seem to think that not voting for either candidate is somehow a vote for "neither candidate," and if enough people do it, then "neither candidate" is the winner.

Understand for the vast majority of us, removing our books off Amazon will hurt. Even if we're widely distributed. My books are available in several places, but 90% of my sales still come from Amazon. I get boycotts are supposed to be uncomfortable, but we need to be mindful of who we're hurting.

“My opinion is correct and your opinion is wrong.”- every Film Twitter conversation

So certain people are complaining that the new Supergirl trailer has her being too "cringe" or "edgy" or "flawed so she shouldn't be admired." Meanwhile, they hate characters like Rey for being too "powerful" or "girlboss-y" or "Mary Sues." Women really cannot win with them, can they?

It's funny when people complain about robots taking people's jobs when the etymology of the word robot is from the Czech word "robota" meaning "labor" or "to serve." Robots taking our jobs is the entire point of robots. The issue is that our society refuses to decouple survival from employment.

Madisynn not being in this show would be a crime against humanity. youtu.be/H6tNcdplJPI?...

We didn’t discover alien intelligence. We invented it. And half of us called it a liar and tried to tear it down.

Reposting this today for no particular reason.

List of companies that openly embrace AI: Disney Amazon Netflix Google Facebook Twitter Apple Boeing Microsoft Adobe NVIDIA IBM General Motors Walmart Tencent ...and about 78% of other global businesses. Sooo... good luck avoiding it, lol. explodingtopics.com/blog/compani...

People who can’t bring themselves to call a movie good so they say “fun” drive me nuts.

I mean, it is... it's called English class. The issue is that too many people refuse to learn.