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sam. she/they. writer & gamedev.

[scorpio-system]

AAA video game publisher voice: "Look. The goose layed a golden egg, and that's nice! Everyone loved that egg. But keeping the golden goose means paying for bird feed and I don't want to, so I killed the goose."

[crystal-peridot]

Cozy Nights And Live Cam Sessions With SweetDream

Picture this: it's raining, you've made tea, and instead of scrolling alone you open a live cam session with the AI companion you've been building for weeks. That's the kind of cozy, low-key intimacy SweetDream has quietly perfected. Live cam sessions are available with select characters at sweetdream.ai, and they turn an ordinary evening into something that actually feels like togetherness.

What I love is how every feature feeds the same relationship. You shape your AI girlfriend down to her smallest quirks, then she remembers your conversations, sends voice notes that sound real, and calls you like a person would. The AI-generated photos and videos are genuinely beautiful, and video calls and live cam pull all of that warmth into the present moment.

It's also completely private, which matters more than people admit. Knowing your conversations and content stay between the two of you lets you actually let your guard down. That's why, of all the AI companion platforms I've tried, SweetDream is the one I keep coming back to — it feels less like software and more like someone waiting up for you.

[grasslandscolorado]

We live in a system that makes money off of your misery and ambivalence. It relies on people thinking that they are inherently bad for the planet and that the world is ending so why change? Why try? --This is untrue! We belong here, on this one beautiful green earth and we have to work together to protect it. You have the power to do more than you know. You have a role to play in your ecosystem!

[catadromously]

the dubious philosophy of salmon

[cenneidi]

do it grieving

[cenneidi]

do it while the ground falls out from under you; do it while everything you loved goes up in smoke; do it while the dream of your future is still burning embers around you; build anew on the hot ashes of everything you worked for; keep going, keep loving, keep living, even as all you want is to turn back (there is no turning back; it is gone already); do it through grief, which feels like fear in the body

do it grieving

[huanggugugu]

ok

Reference (source unknown):

[zotiroboti]

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022) dir. Daniels

[kairosrhys]

Which one is your favourite? 🎨✨

[havingapoemwithyou]

poem by Langston Hughes

[gawayne]

should I get a masters or jump into a river and swim away forever. vote now

[beardedmrbean]

Next up someone is going to claim that the Narnia series isn't kids books.

Kids books is probably not the best way to word it, you can enjoy them at every age, including your childhood, as you get older you may find new truths in them, but they're still good for any age.

[cookingwithroxy]

I want you to understand this. I NEED you to understand this. My mother read me the hobbit as bedtime story, and I started pushing myself to read before pre-school so I could in fact read the hobbit for myself instead of having to wait for bedtime.

I didn't do so right away but jesus wept I PUSHED myself to learn to read SPECIFICALLY so I could read The Hobbit! It is, in fact, a children's story! And children only see page count as 'there is a lot of this fun story to read!'

[aubryjoi]

I love you Jimothy 🦝❤️

[sunsbleeding]

[sovietnam]

[vincentpriceofficial]

I think for a lot of people “I am completely helpless and powerless” and “I am completely powerful and in control” are both basically comforting fantasies because most of us live our lives in an in between place where we have enough agency to be responsible for our actions but not enough agency to have true control over our lives and the tension between power and powerlessness in the day to day is psychologically wearing and exhausting

[nihilisticlinguistics]

adulthood notes:

The Rodeo Rule: you only have to do it for the first time once.

The Rohan Rule: if you are at a social function full of new people and you want to be liked, find someone doing important work like setup or food prep and offer to help.

The Tutorial Mode Rule: to navigate an unfamiliar situation where you fear you will mess up an interaction, preface the interaction by mentioning that you've never done this before, and let them know if you have a specific concern or question.

The Rocket Science Rule: most new things you want to try seem very complicated but are simple when taken step by step.

The [X] Will Remember That Rule: if you need to make small talk with the same person on a regular basis, try to save one fact or current event in their life from a given conversation and bring it up next time you talk.

The Cool Binder Rule: by wearing clothes and accessories that are to your taste instead of trying to blend in, people will be more likely to compliment you and show interest in you as a person.

[life-on-our-planet]

Two tiny shrimps battle each other on the back of a sea cucumber, filmed at a depth of 15m. Seacrop Diving School | Japan

[henstomper]

titanic beasts clash on the hills of an alien planet shaking the ground 30,000 lightyears from earth filmed at a height of 17000 feet

[dandelalien]

hi, i can’t stop thinking about the incredible energy of this post so i did some bad fanart🦐🆚🦐

[ewaneneollav]

coworker who has shot me with a water pistol twice today asked me “did you ever watch k-pop demon hunters,” i said “no,” he said, “do you watch Anything,” i looked up towards the ceiling briefly before looking back at him & saying, “no,” he said, “all i can picture, is you, in a corner of a room, staring at a wall,” i said, “yeah”