What this underscores is a fundamental truth that while none of the rest of us need supremacists in our spaces, and are just fine without them, supremacists need the rest of us or they collapse against each other. Without them we're fine. Without us they've got nothing.

AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone - tech is now more expensive - you cannot trust most media of reality anymore - programs barely function - energy prices - literal psychosis - your voice can be literally stolen for evil - more spyware but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.

How about everyone cancel their subscriptions like they did when Kimmel was removed from his late night show? It would probably make a difference like last time.

Since Polygon is leaving it out of the headline: Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to put money into the pocket of a bigot who uses her wealth to further the genocide of trans people through lawsuits and legislation. Every 'free' game gives money directly to JKR, and they are complicit.

Sorry I think using AI for placeholders is also bad ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I know you only care about finished art but placeholder art also needs to be made by a human being who also needs to be paid for that But placeholder midjourney slop cuts that artist out

listen if i put something down somewhere and i do not look, unobstructedly and directly, at it and make deliberate note of its location it's fucking gone not even the memory OF a memory of that item's location remains the entire category of thing that that object was in NEVER existed

i can’t get anything done cause my brain has this looping

The handmade, human qualities of your work are more valuable than they've ever been. Don't doubt that for a second.

I will not be watching The Game Awards tonight. I encourage you not to as well. If you'd like to support developers, watch their trailers online and wishlist their games (or pre order!) We do not have to participate in Geoff's love letter to capitalism. You do not "have to hand it to him."

This is like paying the guys that robbed your house to also burn it down.

Yeah it's been really bad for me too. Gamedev is threatened by (at least) the following; * AI-loving, worker-hating greedy CEOs * Risk averse, cheap publishers * Anti-DEI nonsense * The firing of all 35k of our colleagues * Anti-remote work sentiment * Actively ignoring seniority and experience

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I found out that I can slap "beta" on a project if I'm not entirely happy about it yet. Nobody can stop me now HAHAHAHA

If I was born in this generation and learned my parents raised me with chatgpt I'd kill myself

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Anti-ICE poster spotted in Portland, Oregon

What is Dead Eyed Fae anyway? (1/2)

lonely

Tonight’s photo shoot. First two were taken submerged underwater. Idk when I’ll reload anything again I’m too addicted to photography lol

Girls have two moods

Sue they ass. AI's adoption by megacorps is built entirely around force and deception because they know how unpopular it is otherwise. An individual suing Amazon is one thing: a whole company doing it has sturdier legs to stand on.

Slime in a cauldron

COMING SOON: AI + Guy™

Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from. tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this. 🧵⬇️

last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')

i wonder why

"Epic CEO angry that customers want to be informed and will refuse to purchase products they feel were made unethically so wants to take that choice away". There, fixed it for you.

i take frenzy damage every time i see someone go "well i just use it for the boring stuff". what are you TALKING about? if it's boring or unimportant, why are you putting it in? NPC dialogue is fertile ground for worldbuilding, creating verisimilitude, conveying important information, and hijinks!!

im really struggling with my patreon numbers. if you enjoy my paintings, please support me. its as cheap as $2, but you can contribute more if you want! im physically disabled with CRPS. my ability to work is limited, and patreon is the main way i can keep a roof over my head. patreon.com/lalalychee

hello! i'd like to bring your attention to this short video, which showcases how fancy copypaste fonts sound through screen readers (ie bad). :) i really encourage people not to use these for this reason! i think it'd be cool if bsky included fonts down the line, but anything you have to copypaste—

by far the worst aspect of 120Hz or above monitors is that it risks breaking your blissful (and financially more viable) ignorance, making all 60Hz monitors from then on feel legitimately laggy

Well put by @drrachelbarr.bsky.social

“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”

Hey. Kindly reminder. Content creators are not your friends just because you like their work. You do not know who we are. This goes double for anyone under 18; be very careful about interacting with adults. If any adult makes you feel uncomfortable, DO NOT ENGAGE THEM. RUN.

know the difference ✨ #pokemon #pokemonscarletviolet #pokemonlegendsza

X devrait être bloqué en France. Nay. X devrait être bloqué sur l'ensemble de la planète. Ce genre de merde devrait rendre unanimement tout le monde fou/folle de rage. Les institutions françaises qui ont encore des comptes sur cette piscine de pus devraient les fermer immédiatement. Et vous aussi.

if you're at all inclined to help: @autumnnoire $lalalycheeee paypal.me/autumnnoire patreon.com/lalalychee

builds i made recently

Little Raika and Nooky

finally a normal software license that definitely holds up really well

Working in the game industry

I don't like how the word "nuanced" became synonymous with "finding a middle ground" between "extremes" it's possible to have a nuanced opinion, and yet also firmly stand within one of the extremes

Sometimes I wonder how much I should lean into these facts when promoting my game project: • Self-Publishing Indie • Self-Funded Indie (Read: No Budget) • Meticulously handcrafted (Anti Gen-AI) and affordable ($7) Probably at least a bit more. 🙂‍↕️ Also yes, this is partially a TGA subpost. 🫢

like i am not going to devote a fraction of my brain to being upset for longer than a minute, but this says about all you need to know about the legitimacy of TGA's awards at least as it applies to music

hiii come join my patreon!! it's been like... a month since i've gotten any new subscribers 🫠 and i've lost several during that time. i really, really have to get these numbers up. it's $2. what a steal! patreon.com/lalalychee these are my paintings:

WHY would I want to AI summarize someone's PERSONAL MESSAGE and BEAUTIFUL FANART of my cat?? dear lord get this AI trash OUT im trying to experience humanity 😭