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@mechawaka
hi! i'm Mega, a freelance fiction writer in her 30s, and this blog is dedicated to all the hyperfixation pot holes i've tripped into over the years - mostly Dragon Age and Fire Emblem
where else can you find me?
ao3: mechawaka
twitter: @mechawaka
ko-fi: mechawaka
do i take writing commissions?
YES, I accept commissions through Ko-Fi
tags I use
#mega writes - catch-all tag for short stories, fics, planning, etc
#daughter of divinity - anything related to my looong FE fic
Sometimes you send something you found online to a friend because you want to brighten their day, and sometimes you send something you found online to a friend with the precise attitude and bearing of a cat very carefully lining up their paw with the back of another cat's head.
I FOUND THE TWEET THAT GOT ME TO WATCH PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Any ship can be problematic if you just give me a second-
congratulations piracy
Ad agency: Please don't steal the King's potatoes, no matter how easy it is.
Regular people: Wait, the King has easily stolen potatoes? How do I get in on this?
Internet users who have been stealing potatoes for years: We made a machine that picks so many potatoes and also that machine is free. Enjoy!
Ad agency: you wouldn't steal a movie?
10 year old me with 0 income and no movie: YOU CAN STEAL MOVIES????
[Image ID: Headline from IFLScience reading: "You Wouldn't Steal a Movie" Advert May Have Led To More People Stealing Movies /End ID]
goo goo dolls if they were in dune: and i donât want the worm to see me
there is nothing lemon squeezy about any of this
donât worry about it
Carnivorous plants doin this is so funny to me
They don't wanna eat their pollinators :(
The San Francisco Examiner, California, February 25, 1935
Sometimes I think humankind hasnât changed at all.Â
WHAT IS âDOESâ?
âThis sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. Itâs like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbalsâsounds that say listen to this, it is important.â - Gary Provost
Reading this was so satisfying woah
WRITING!
âwith shapes.inc you can talk to your ocs!!â Dumbass. Iâm already talking to them. In my head. âB-bbut what about your favourite charac-â skill issue. In my head as well. get fucked.
My card for a Fe3h Oracle deck @dimensionslip wrote the text for my card! Here is an archive of all the cards
The concept of being 4 months clean from ai...
idc what you guys think I'm proud of him
Several AI services (chatbots đ«©) are purposely addictive, the same way people can become addicted to gambling or shopping. Weâve literally seen in real time how ChatGPT has caused psychosis and delusions in people; it can have a huge affect on someonesâs mental stability. Just because it isnât substance-based doesnât mean that doesnât count as an addiction, and shaming people who are trying to move on and improve themselves is counterproductive. Im proud of that dude and his 4 month mark!
AI chatbots can fuel emotional dependence and blur boundaries. Emerging research highlights significant mental health risks. Here are import
Large language models often prioritise agreeability over truthfulness to the detriment of users
AI addiction includes the overuse of AI chatbots and companions, often leading to adverse psychological effects.
Some articles to back my statements, and this isnât even mentioning about the predatory chatbots who do this on purpose
Then I'll mention the predatory chatbots who do it on purpose! Character.ai is one of many AI chatbot websites that're designed to be addictive.
None of the signup methods require a password. It only takes email and birthday. Minimizing time on the signin or signup screen makes it harder for people quitting to avoid relapse.
"Characters" on the website will send messages "on their own" (prompted by the site) to try to invite inactive users back after as soon as 1 day of inactivity. This is likely to force FOMO, or make users feel more like they owe the bots a response. Unhealthy attachment stuff.
Account deletion is an essential part of every service that should go smoothly, right? Right? Wrong. It takes 1-2 weeks for a Character AI account deletion to be finalized, and account deletion requests have a high chance to not go through if you're not using the app.
Rephrasing: People leaving Character.AI are pushed to download the app in order to delete their accounts, if they haven't already. This makes it harder for people to quit and stay gone. Failing to quit an addiction makes it harder to quit successfully in the future, so this feels like a feature, not a bug. On top of that, the delete account menu reads like this:
Tell me THAT doesn't sound like a bad ex. It's a carefully crafted yet hostile environment to those who are already addicted to the technology. I am so so SO happy, downright delighted that they've managed to quit, and I wish the best for others in recovery spaces or considering quitting as well!! While AI addiction is an emerging condition, there are already therapists and other mental health professionals trained to help people plan to quit and do so a bit easier. (If anyone seeing this is in need of them, there are several tumblr Communities here devoted to quitting, too. They provide a mix of advice, venting spaces, and proof that you aren't alone.)
how it feels to enjoy multiple contradictory headcanons for a character
Felix speeddraw xoxo
