Lonely Thoughts of a Turtleduck

[lonelytortleduck]

The glass window was quickly covered by clouds I can't see even the slightest bit ahead I look back on the memories that have grown distant

a side block for a turtleduck to cry about life.

THIS DUCK IS ANTI AI!!!

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

ai will literally straight up say "I can make mistakes :)" and be accepted by millions of companies worldwide. meanwhile you'll either get fired or get your resume thrown into a trash can if you, as a human being, make one slight mistake or are not always performing perfectly

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

free-to-use “the only ship that is bad is censorship” badge

—> “proship & proud” badge

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[funnyfiasco]

What doesn’t kill you adds humor points.

[lonelytortleduck]

I can‘t take it anymore. I can‘t do it anymore.

[studentofetherium]

[blumineck]

How to be an archery MENACE (without a bow)

A lot of us did stuff like this as kids, and to be fair, kids know what they’re about when it comes to having fun.

(Obviously don’t fling pens in each other’s eyes you reprobates. That’s why I’m pinging at bottles)

[foxes-in-love]

[lonelytortleduck]

All hell breaks loose

[lonelytortleduck]

Ich weiß nicht, wie oft ich das schon geschrieben oder gedacht habe, aber ich kann nicht mehr. Und ich will auch nicht mehr.

Es wird einfach alles zu viel. Ich bin an dem Punkt wo ich zu nichts komme und mir trotzdem alles zu viel wird. „Irgendwie mache ich fast nichts und ich bin trotzdem erschlagen“. Ich dachte es läge an der Hitzewelle, aber heute geht es weiter.

Von allen Seiten wollen Leute was von mir. Ich hab schon keine Reaktionen, keine Antworten mehr, die ich geben kann. Die Frage „wie geht‘s dir?“ frustriert mich. Jeden Tag wird sie gestellt, als ob 24 h irgendwas am Frust ändern würden.

Manchmal will ich einfach nur verschwinden. In den Wald. Oder irgendwo hin, wo mich niemand erreichen kann. Kein Internet, kein Telefon. Einfach mal nur existieren.

Der immer gleiche aber jedes Mal anders anstrengende Tag macht mich kaputt und ich will hier raus. Aber ich wüsste nicht wohin. Und ich bin zu verfahren, zu verloren um Orientierung zu finden…

Erwachsensein heißt allein-sein. Allein ist so ein gruseliges Wort.

[lonelytortleduck]

Working with ppl who can‘t use a computer is so frustrating.

WEEKS ago I sent them files to look over. One even gave me feedback already. They CAN access them.

So WHY is this the chat I read today?

Boss: Could you please take a look at the files? Duck, could you send it?

Person B: Where do I find them?

Boss: Duck will send them.

Me (Duck): WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN WHERE ARE THEY??? CHECK YOUR FUCKING MESSAGES?! (no, I didn‘t send that. I just dead pan responded that I shared them already but omfg I‘m waiting for weeks now!! Even shared an update with the one feedback I got and they still be like "WhErE aRe ThEy?" bruh. Open your eyes maybe?? Even worse: we talked about it in person and AGREED I‘d send it digitally. I even COMMUNICATED that I did with the one person I didn‘t meet that day. Like bitch?? Ain't my fault you can‘t use a computer. )

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

reblog if you wanna be excluded from life to become a forest witch who writes gay fanfiction and watches fictional gay characters have their slow burn enemies to lovers arc unfolded from the woods instead

[writerswritecompany]

[triforce-princess]

something else bothering me is how normalized it is now to call a remake just the same title as the original. like it's not "ocarina of time remake" or "ocarina of time hd" no they're literally just calling it "ocarina of time".

it causes misinformation and confusion for the benefit of financial gain for mega corporations. it feels gross

[triforce-princess]

a lot of people are questioning how this is an issue. in the short term, there won't be any confusion, a majority of people will know what you're talking about. but when a game like this comes out with the same title as a classic game, it becomes more difficult to search for information about the original game, because the search results become flooded with information about the new game, especially with how gaming journalism tends to put out a lot of poorly written and poorly researched articles about the new game as soon as it's revealed. and when you try to talk about one game or another in conversation it starts to become awkward when you have to over-correct to make it clear which thing you're talking about. like for example, link's awakening, which also had its remake titled the same way as ocarina of time's. since it's not labelled as a remake you have to add on that it's a remake somehow in your dialogue or if you want to refer to the original one specifically you might have to note that you mean the one on the game boy

my point is for long term archival and research purposes it causes some friction, and when the company titles their remakes like this it only benefits them in the short term so that they can take up the space of a keyword to sell more of their new product

[triforce-princess]

i completely forgot a key part of this is it makes it difficult for people who have not previously been into the game to look up information about it. like young people especially, although this can include people older as well. and we know many people aren't doing research any more, especially with the way AI is being used in society and education

[triforce-princess]

sorry i'm still ranting about this but another thing that bothers me is how for the past 10 years remakes have been considered disgusting and unacceptable but now that it's a remake of a specific game in a specific "realistic" style from your favorite mega corporation, suddenly it's ok and should be praised actually...i just find that interesting

i'm not personally against remakes but what does annoy me is how many times i've read posts and comments on my own posts over the past 10 years of how against remakes people were, and how quickly that narrative turned around as soon as it was trendy to like remakes. which by the way isn't entirely the fault of the consumers but largely a feature of marketing tactics that we should be aware of when something is suddenly THE thing to want without thinking about it too much

[calciumcryptid]

I feel like a lot of people get "All Art is Political" confused with "All Art is made with Political Intentions" which is not the same.

[revivivivify]