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had a bad low blood pressure moment last night and messily asked my partner for saltines and water before realizing i should probably ask for the Blood Pressure Medication I Need To Take. while they went to go grab it though i still had water and crackers so in a daze i took a swig of water but didnt swallow and then tried to cram 2 saltines in my mouth. full of water. in bed. with mouth full of water
Boxhead Devouring Two Saltines, 2024
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This is how Braun sounds when he talks about the Blue Dragon Mascot
Chinese hanfu by 倦风拾玉壶, 耗鼠鼠
you know a joke that never EVER gets old is when a character says smth like “I will NOT go to [place] and that is FINAL” and then it cuts to them in that place I eat that shit up every single time
I love it especially when it cuts to them like this:
Ch390 and how The Lover of Paradise chose to tempt its victims, and how they snapped out of it
Okay from the looks of it The Lover of Paradise Ghost Story seems to tempt you with what you love most. And it seems to change per person. We can see this with Jin Nasol and Kim Soleum. And it gives us quite the interesting insight into their characters.
For Kim Soleum the Lover spoke as a person. Someone waiting for Soleum. Someone he longed for and someone who longed for him. It was framed as something he had to return to, Someone he had to reunite with.
For Jin Nasol it didn't emphasize its identity but rather what it could give Nasol. Relief. Rest. Peace.
For Nasol its rather clear what she wants. Its relief from her constant pain. Thats why she joined Daydream and collected points. Thats her unobtainable goal. And the Lover offered it to her.
Soleum is a much more interesting case. Because at first glance this seems to be referencing his home. His constant goal, what the entirity of Pt 1 and Pt 2 focused on. But it doesnt quite click. Going home doesnt seem to be his goal. And why would the Lover use guilt to lure him? He was the one who suffered to reach his home. Not the other way around.
But you know who has suffered for him? Who he feels guilty over their potential fates? You know what goal Soleum has? To reunite with those who he left behind. Those who cared for him. Those who suffered for him. Suddenly it makes a lot more sense, no?
So what snapped them out of it? What brought them back from that point where they truly believed if they embraced it, they could achieve what made them happy?
I believe what snapped them out of it, was the thing the lover promised them. But in a physical real form. Let me explain.
Nasol was looking for relief from her pain. Soleum tackling her did nothing. She continued to try and reach the Lover. Until the painkillers fell out of the backpack.
Suddenly her goal was within reach. But physically with real results. Not some vague promise by a ghost. That snapped her out of it.
I believe the same thing happened to Soleum. He was going to happily reunite with those he loved. Despite the glasses causing him to be unable to see, a last desperate failed attempt. Much like the tackle he gave Nasol.
What he wanted was to reunite with those he cared about. What snapped him out of it was tripping over Nasol. Suddenly his goal was right there. Because here was someone he cared about. And they weren't a vague a promise by The Lover. Nasol was real and physical.
Yeah thats it
Oftentimes, I crave a refreshing cold beer.
I can hear the commercial in my mind. The pop of cracking open a can, the soft sizzle of air bubbles, the sound of slosh, the condensation rolling over the side.
I don't like beer, is the thing. I don't like the way it taste and I certainly never enjoy getting buzzed.
But I crave the idea of it in my mind nevertheless, as if I could get drunk on the concept alone and enjoy it.
Sometimes I fantasize about being touched, of being held down, skin on skin, limbs against limb.
It's hard to separate desire from the idea of being wanted.
I've never had much luck with romance or sex. I say I plan to, without making any plans. No luck with masturbation, tho.
Sometimes I crave a refreshing cold beer.
GSGW 390-RELATED POLL
What would be Saheon's first reaction to Soleum?
Intimidated by Soleum, again
Go full Viper mode
Getting mad at him
Completely ignores him
Other
If you have a specific scenario or chose "Other" about their reunion, please feel free to reblog or comment about it!!
So... between my gsgw fixation I've managed to finish reading The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow, and I think it has a lot of really useful insights by viewing AI through an economic and labour lens.
The book isn't inherently anti-AI, but rather, anti-AI-bubble. And does a good breakdown of what the AI bubble is built from, who stands to benefit, and how to properly critique it.
Some salient quotes (which might be paraphrased cause I listened to the audio version and don't have it open).
The important thing about a technology is not what it does, but who it does it for and who it does it to.
An important focus of the book is how technology make workers reverse centaurs. A centaur is what you would call a human who employ technology to complete their task better. A person using assistive technology. In the case of AI, a writer who may ask the AI to run a search for a quote they vaguely recall. A reverse centaur, in this case, is a human who's an extension of a machine so the machine can complete its task. In this case, a writer who is given a workload impossible to complete by human and is therefore forced to review works output by AI and take the fall for any "human error", or an Amazon worker that has to package things at rate set by an algorithm.
Cory argues that based on whether workers are subjected to AI as centaur or reverse centaurs, their experience are vastly different.
This is "who it does it to".
As for "who it does it for", there's bosses and stake holders. Here's the key points:
Bosses hates paying workers.
AI companies convinces its stakeholders, who are mostly bosses, that AI can replace workers for cheaper, if only you dump in more money to develop it. This is a lie.
But it's a lie bosses are willing to believe in, because AIs cannot withhold its labour for moral reasons or demand better compensation like human workers.
Even if AIs cannot replace human labour, as long as bosses can be convinced of this lie, workers will be fired, and services will get worse.
Criticism of AI that focuses on the threat of it becoming a "super-intelligence" are actually hyping it up.
AI sector drums up this hype by tauting about how many jobs it can replace, even if these jobs, as important as they are to the workers, are mere pennies in terms of expense. Our paranoia about being replaced only drums up the hype.
Bosses wants it to replace jobs. And AI becoming a super-intelligent death-ray hurts no one's bottom line (which is why AI bosses loves it when the focus is drawn to its hypothetical "existential-threat", it is a distraction from the real harm its causing)
AI being a pointless money-sink does.
The book also talks about consequences of the AI bubble popping and makes an argument for open-source localized AIs (the type that can be ran on a laptop), which doesn't need 50 data centers to run.
I think if you're already staunchly anti-AI, there'll be some points that you may disagree with. Nevertheless I think it's a very insightful work to read with an open mind.
I think ultimately the most important person to kim soleum is probably kim soleum, but he would still give up his sense of self to save others because he cannot make the decision to let other people die in his stead without destroying that self, even people he doesn't like or care about.
Even tho he's surprisingly nonchalant about people dying around him when there's truly nothing he could do.
I think that sense of egoism is what make him feel so human
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braun doodle 😛📺
I was thinking about external factors which prime the agents to be so attached to a spy they barely know (besides him saving their lives and being a Good PersonTM, which, to be fair, weighs a lot), and my friend @stierhai mentioned the fact that they probably don't ever get people back. You lose someone to darkness and they're gone forever, you rarely even get a body to bury. So Grapes returning feels like a miracle that must be held onto. And I think that's probably the biggest factor.
But in addition... this is my more romanticized/indulgent take than a serious one, I think of Kim Soleum as someone who is a lot of first for Jaekwan and a lot of lasts for Choi.
Even tho Jaekwan seems like a pretty experienced agent, he still holds on to a lot of naivety. And at the beginning you can tell he really struggles with what to make of KSE. KSE is someone who proved him wrong about his preconception for Daydream employee. Heck, it might be the first time Jaekwan was saved by a civilian (from committing murders at the Lodge), or be so indebted to someone he was meant to take care of (at Looky Mart). And KSE kept making miracles at each turn, creating situations where everyone lives while disregarding bureau standards. That must have been eye-opening.
On the other hand, Choi has lost a lot of people over the years and you can tell he has doubt in how the bureau has changed. In DER timeline he lost Jaekwan at the lodge and then, like, died not too long after at Looky Mart. Maybe he got reckless without someone to take care of. When he thought KSE was still loyal to Daydream he went on a bit about futility of trusting people. It really seemed like he was at a pretty shaky place in terms of faith in both people and the system. So I feel like his hoobeas really are the last straws for him. He really can't stand to lose anyone anymore.
I mean... to be fair... the reasons which applies to jaekwan does also apply to choi and vice-versa. So my framing is cherry-picking. Still I like to think of it that way cause I think it's cute...
Sometimes there's an elaborate bit, and then you commit to it and put a lot of time into creating something with it, pick up a new hobby or two... anyway. Here's Gatsby Great The
hey did you know that uhh
i. the monster's body is a cultural body
ii. the monster always escapes
iii. the monster is the harbinger of category crisis
iv. the monster dwells at the gates of difference
v. the monster polices the borders of the possible
vi. fear of the monster is really a kind of desire
vii. the monster stands at the threshold… of becoming
oh shit i didn't expect this to actually get notes lmao
these are all direct quotes from jeffrey jerome cohen's "monster culture (seven theses)" (full pdf linked) i highly encourage you to read it yourself!
that said, while i think cohen's writing is evocative, it can be a little dense, so while i'm here, here's my capsule summary (you can also hear me talk about this in the first episode of my podcast) (listen to @ghostswerepeopletoo)
i. the monster's body is a cultural body - The monster is a work of fiction to be analyzed through tools of literary and sociological theory.
ii. the monster always escapes - As long as the cultural fear from which the monster stems persists, the monster will reappear in retellings, reimaginings, and sequels.
iii. the monster is the harbinger of category crisis - Monsters defy binaries and challenge easy comprehension or categorization.
iv. the monster dwells at the gates of difference - The monster represents the Other.
v. the monster polices the borders of the possible - Tales of the monster exist to discourage unacceptable or taboo behaviors.
vi. fear of the monster is really a kind of desire - Subjects can vicariously participate in the disruption of the social order through the monster.
vii. the monster stands at the threshold… of becoming - Within the monster we find information about the self.
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This is what I'm predicting
The glasses that make his eyes bleed so he looks extra pathetic
fonts will be named shit like viscera antique, 16 bit dreams, doctor's orders, bingo condensed, googly, wish you were here
for your consideration
