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Its crazy that you can see a CEO of a game publishing company make 100x the salary of the average developer, hear stories of game studio workers living in their cars, see endless layoffs, crunch, excessive monetization that breaks up games into piecemeal purchases so the price of a full game is well beyond $100 for no reason other than pleasing investors, beloved franchises morphed into live service recurrent revenue generators for that same reason, and yet a motherfucker on your timeline will hit you with the classic "wokeness is killing videogames" like how cooked does your brain have to be in online discourse butter to sidestep ALL OF THAT to reach the conclusion that its the black or gay characters added to the game thats causing people to abandon them and not the fact that shits expensive, broken, devs are too beaten into the dirt to fix things properly and nobody wants to support these companies that are abusing consumer trust with the worst monetization in decades and lackluster apologies when they step way too far.

yes - for the uninitiated or those fortunate enough not to be trapped in the gaping maw of a dying empire

the 14th amendment of the US constitution in no way abolished slavery. it merely restructured the victim pool.

I really encourage people to check out the Anti Recidivism Coalition. They've set up a fund for the incarcerated firefighters and you can donate to support them. All funds will go directly to the firefighters when they are released (make sure you specify that your donation is for the firefighters if you want it to go into their fund).

They've also been working on a path to making firefighting jobs on the outside available to formerly incarcerated firefighters and advocating against legalized slavery.

ur future nurse is using chapgpt to glide thru school u better take care of urself

Yep. This is terrifying. I’ve caught nursing majors, engineering majors, architecture majors relying on ChatGPT to do their homework. These are people who need to know their field well to ensure people don’t die and they’re letting a glorified algorithm cheat them through school. It’s so dangerous

hey. hi. I work in academia. and there are a lot of student-age folks on this site.

don't do this. don't use genAI. even if your professors give you permission. even if they ask for it or suggest it. if they do anything short of directly requiring it (and I weep, because I've already seen assignments that require it) don't touch that crap. if they do require it, stick it to them. be as maliciously compliant as possible. be a nightmare.

I know it might sound easier right now -- just plug in your assignment and get the answers. you don't care about this class anyway, it's not for your major, you don't see the value of the assignment.

but for your own sake, for the sake of your education and mind, and for the sake of the future world we want to have: learn the stuff. you are not as stupid as the corporate bizzaro kings who want to rule the world think you are, so don't give them reasons to believe it.

and odds are good genAI is gonna give you corrupted info anyway -- more and moreso as the machines cannibalize themselves.

just don't do it. not even "I just do it for XYZ--" no. stop. there is no valid use of generative AI, and even using it for memes or lolz feeds the system and directly feeds the pockets of the people who want to replace you anyway.

Rage reblogging this. Yesterday i got into an argument with one of my college friends who is using chatGPT to do all her work. We're psychology students. The whole group chat laughed my arguments off as if they didn't matter because "she's an artist, of course she's anti-AI" and i had to deal with it. This is a warning. If your therapist graduated in 2023/2024, ask about their opinions on chatGPT. They might lie to you if you ask "did you use it to graduate" directly, but try to make jokes about it and play it cool. If they're into it, DROP OFF. FIND A NEW ONE. Do not trust your brain to someone who didn't bother to use theirs.

im could easilé consume 2.4 kilograms of Crunchy Toppings Bacon Flavour

There seems to be a general malaise on most of Tumblr about TikTok getting banned in the United States.

I understand the problems, "brain rot", whatever but- A government banning a social media app that opened the world for many people is legitimately scary and upsetting. Say what you want but, there are MANY global and local issues that would not have gotten the same traction, recognition, and outreach without TikTok.

And then add to this that Meta/Facebook was one the largest lobbyists working to get TikTok banned... Like- I think folks should be more concerned about the implications of what this means, especially since the ban goes into effect the day before inauguration.

A lot of small businesses are just staring at a cliff coming right for them and they genuinely don't know what to do. It's hard to explain how good TikTok has been for a lot of little businesses. It's been accessible for people in a way that, like, Facebook hasn't been.

I never got really into it but I know a lot of small business owners who are really, really freaked out.

Crying bc the events of Pacific's Rim are literally happening right now. January 8 was the day Mako and Raleigh fought those kaijus in the Hong Kong double event. January 12 is the triple event where they close the breach. In two days we cancel the apocalypse.

JANUARY 12. ITS HAPPENING TODAY. ITS HAPPENING NOW. TODAY WE CANCEL THE APOCALYPSE!!!!!

RULE NO. 1 OF WOUND CARE: ignore itttt :33

DO NOT

There are still heroes out there

pssttt if you see this post tell me what your favorite bird is

i just need you guys to know that i have been annotating all of these birds, in a list i am now calling Tumblr's Favorite Birds, and I have 71 birds so far. So uhhh guess I've got my art planned out for the year!

i love filtering tags like. no. i do not want to see it. goodbye.

and then it is gone forever except for the fact that I am now presented with the most enticing button in the world

guys you don't understand i love big buff horses so much

draft horses you are gods most perfectest creations

this is, honest to god, one of the funniest ads ive seen in a long time.

The spritz blessing with the Feliway is amazing.

I'm curious.

huh, there is a gif of it, thank you @clownboybeebop

scientists are in labs right now creating the thinnest and worst material known to mankind so they can make women’s clothing