ethan hawke once again talking against ai, and highlighting the importance of human creativity: “it’s not the painting, it’s the energy behind the painting […] when we start making things being about perfection you’re just belittling the experience of life”

Been surviving my 30s on this thought alone.

Don’t say this often enough: The original Star Trek has some of the finest cinematography on television

YOU ARE ALLOWED TO DO CREATIVE STUFF EVEN IF YOU DON’T THINK YOU’RE GOOD AT THEM BTW !! do stuff just because you want to, because it feels good and creativity is an outlet we all need!!

genuinely i think this may be one of the reasons they hate piracy so much

i’m tired of the learned helplessness in general! no one can do anything anymore. you can’t cook, can’t read, can’t go out, can’t make friends… stop making excuses and start trying! “but capitalism!” ok sure but fight back. reclaim even the tiniest portion of your life, my god!

something something. alienation from the self. assimilation as a consolation prize for community. the virus that colonizes you.

Nobody is more indoctrinated than someone who says “I’m not into politics.” Every time that’s uttered is another win for elites. Politics is weekends, the 8-hr work day, clean drinking water, wages, quality schools & a functioning healthcare system. Everything is politics.

i think most if not every argument against disabled babs is just ableism and misogyny. "advanced technology and magic" could've solved 90% of the problems heroes face, but then we wouldn't need those stories anymore. it's not a real concern regarding realism or the character.

The push towards AI in the Super Bowl commercials reminded me of this video about how they used painters to help push fascism in Italy while disguising it as “progress”

I need every sapphic on earth to pull up for this. you want a lesbian heated rivalry? you want your favorite book to become a film? this right here is a test and it better go triple platinum even if it ends up being hot garbage

CLARISSE ATEEEEE

Recuerden: Los derechos laborales no son privilegios del trabajador; son límites al abuso del patrón.

If people try to visualize Argentina from what they know (propaganda heavy international PR) they would not imagine this. Argentina isn’t just Parisian style buildings, blue eyes and blonde hair, etc. this is also Argentina 💙

Ok, now THIS is a Tolkien take I can get behind! But paying attention to the little guy isn't unique to Tolkien. Older fantasy does it a lot, while it's missing from more recent fantasy. I think this is mostly due to the advice to cut out everything that doesn't serve the plot.