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i don’t feel like debating that topic much farther bc truthfully if it comes down to “women will lose to men in every sport bc they don’t have as much testosterone!!!!!” my elite feminist response is honest to god “ok we will lose with honor as equals instead of having our own special Easy Mode Female category so we can win amongst ourselves” like i’m sorry i just can’t be persuaded. i’m a brick wall. i want co-ed sports

thesituation

i bring a sort of “women can lose at some sports against men if it means being regarded as equals” vibe to the debate that “testosterone objectively increases performance” people don’t really like

There are many reasons why machine generated content is plaguing the internet right now, but one we should take note of is that most people use the internet with a smartphone.

Now I'm not blaming you, or any ordinary user for that. This is not a 'phones bad' post. This is a post about the redistribution of computing.

More people have access to the internet now than in the past, that's true. But while the processing power of a modern smartphone is greater than whole desktop computers of past decades, its use as a terminal comparatively sucks:

It's harder to compose/edit text, code, and data on a cell phone than it is on a laptop or desktop computer.

Using dedicated applications meant for creating visual and audio content is harder than on a desktop or laptop computer.

Switching between multiple programs the way somebody with a project would need to isn't convenient.

Phones as terminals are mostly optimized to browse with minimal interaction.

This is great in some ways for those who own the internet. Cloud computing, gaming, storage, mean that instead of owning significant hardware, software, or memory yourself you'll pay a company over time to own it for you, and that company will also benefit from everything you do entrust to their servers.

In other ways, this is a disaster. Expensive infrastructure facilitates web access for more users than ever before and the majority of them are completely passive. The "1% rule" has been true for a long time, but it's no longer voluntary: many users now do not have the interface to meaningfully interact with what they're paying to access even if they wanted to.

Machine-Generated content is just the next step that actually harnesses this redistribution of computing. Accessing more cloud services becomes the answer to your crappy phone's limitations. Typing in a prompt is pretty much the limit of ordinary human patience with a small touch screen. ChatGPT and other services are clearly being styled as a replacement for being able to do anything else, because most people can't with the kind of terminal they use.

natalieironside

>change my display name in the D&D Discord server from "DM" to "Dungeon Mom"

>players go along with it, all start calling me "Dungeon Mom"

>gender.fmv

>one of them accidentally calls me "Dungeon Mommy"

>they all start doing it

>they start dropping the "Dungeon"

>"Mommy, can I roll a perception check?"

natalieironside

Update to this post: I deadpanned "Alright, you can roll a perception check if you promise to be a good boy" and there was like a solid minute of silence

I love tabletop roleplaying games

simply-a-dream

“don’t take it personally” how would you like me to take it then? professionally? romantically? academically?

creative-anchorage

suriandtaal

kosmogrl

not god’s strongest soldier, not god’s weakest soldier but a secret third thing

westiec

conscientious objector

victusinveritas

kaninchen-reblogs

Be kind to trans women or die by my sword

kaninchen-reblogs

Respect trans men or die by my axe

doberbutts

Love nonbinary people or die by my bow.

picsthatmakeyougohmm

gay-systemdeez

Turn based sex. Take as long as you need to think of a strategy.

gay-systemdeez

HINT: his pussy is weak to fire magic.

nosayingyes

Pepper spray his pussy

gay-systemdeez

Do not.

kargaroc

lgbt-tiktoks

Description: [A video of a woman riding a galloping horse bareback while holding a large rainbow flag.]

nattousan

i felt like these tags really added to the experience, thanks @cynderxdustypaws for your knowledge

naamahdarling

This is one of the most powerful images I have ever seen, and I will reblog it every single time because every single time it brings tears to my eyes.

I like how we got an 11th edition warhammer 40k cinematic trailer that features the god emperor writhing on the golden throne in decrepitude, the liquefying bodies of dead space marines being consumed in a tyranid pool, grayscale PTSD-o-vision of guardsmen resisting chaos marines in vain,

and whats going on in my fanfiction is