Pentergeist

'Pentergeist (n) is a type of ghost or spirit that is responsible for writing-based disturbances, such as loud groaning, writer's block noises, and objects like cups of tea being destroyed.' F25 PhD student; UK. Follow for bad jokes found across the Internet and academic venting.

[phantomrose96]

I think it's funny world-building how like, so at the center of Life we've got Water. Arguably The most important resource. Colorless transparent substance that molds to any container and we die without it and quickly. And all organic functions of society hinge on its availability. Could fight a ton of wars over this thing.

And well beyond organic life, modern society's great human invention is the Electronic Magic. Our greatest minds invented the Electronic Magic and it sends information around the world instantly. Our infrastructure our economy our modern life, minute by minute by minute, hinges on utilizing the great Lighting Technology.

BUT ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ DO NOT. DO NOT EVER. get the magical Elixir Substance of Life and Living and Healing, Water, IN the Electronic Device. The water keeps you alive critically but it KILLS the Electronic Device instantly and catastrophically. This Says something.

[phantomrose96]

and this Says something...

[elldritch-horror]

I find it very telling that Tamsyn Muir, who came up through this hellsite, wrote books where the evil emperor starts out as a basically okay leftist millennial tumblr user.

What makes the villain the villain (inasmuch as it's useful to examine TLT characters through that kind of simplistic lens) is that when the chips are down and he has to choose, his priority is punishing the wicked, not saving the people left behind.

I would invite anyone whose engagement with their cause consists of finding the 'correct' group of people to hate, to consider whether 'evil emperor' is the next career move you see yourself taking, and if it isn't, to gently suggest disembarking from the hate train.

Because no one wants their God King to be a tumblrina called John.

[griddles-bone-soup]

If I could directly implant this understanding into the brain of every TLT fan, by jod I would

[tenitchyfingers]

“We chose the term “asexual” to describe ourselves because both “celibate” and “anti-sexual” have connotations we wished to avoid: the first implies that one has sacrificed sexuality for some higher good, the second that sexuality is degrading or somehow inherently bad. “Asexual”, as we use it, does not mean “without sex” but “relating sexually to no one”. This does not, of course, exclude masturbation but implies that if one has sexual feelings they do not require another person for their expression. Asexuality is, simply, self-contained sexuality.”

— The Asexual Manifesto, Lisa Orlando and Barbara Getz, 1972

[capricorn-0mnikorn]

Note the date, people:

That’s 1972

29 years before AVEN was started online,

and 47 years before the present.

And that’s only the date that Manifesto was written, so asexuals as members of a community must have existed at least some time before that.

So, no: we are not just Tumblr trenders. Get out of here with that.

[queerhumanbeing]

supporting my asexual friends and foes by rebbloging this

[freyjawriter24]

It’s 50 years this month since the first version of the Asexual Manifesto was written. Aces have been writing about our experiences under this name for at least half a century. We are not an internet fad.

[sl8bqqa8]

Having ocs is so cool until you look at one of the issues your oc has and think "Ha. Good thing *I* don't have that issue.' But foolishly. It turns out you Do. And that is indeed why your oc has that issue.

[sapphling]

they made all the best stuff bad for your long-term neurological health. poppers xanax breath play etc. it's just not right

[catchymemes]

[thefleshyougoveggie]

yeah no i’m completely normal about this ofc i am

[darkspaceboytoy]

Don’t even have a funny comment this one just resonated with me.

[bubkit]

I just wanted to draw borzois

[pentergeist]

I'm reading A Grief Observed again, thinking about my grandmother. I cannot ever imagine her being here in this garden. I can only remember looking at the step to go inside, and remembering how we always nagged at her to pick up her feet, so she didn't trip on the nasty step.

So she must have been out here.

Grief I think is a lot like that. You remember the smallest things over the big ones. She must have been out here for us to warn her. But I don't have any memory of her in this specific spot.

I am proud that we as a family kept her from so much. I certainly tried in that last year and a bit. We couldn't protect her from a heart attack, but we did from a dodgy step in the garden.

And I think love's a lot like that too.

It's watching out for dodgy steps.

[creature-adjacent]

Carnivorous plants doin this is so funny to me

They don't wanna eat their pollinators :(

[questionablepastries]

[tincanaudio]

On the 24th May 2016 I released the trailer for my first ever audio drama, a sci-fi story about being stranded in space called Tin Can, out into the world. It’s been 10 years since then, I’ve made a lot of audio drama, a lot of music, and a lot of things have changed. And to celebrate 10 years of Tin Can Audio, I want to make you a mixtape. Is there an episode of something we’ve made that you’d love to have a physical copy of? Do you have a playlist of Tin Can Audio music that you really like that you’d love on cassette? I have a bunch of blank cassette tapes, 30 minutes each side. When you buy one of these tapes from our Bandcamp page, write what you’d like in the comments box, and I’ll record it onto the tape. Any space left over I’ll fill with music and other goodies that I think go with what you’ve asked for. The only limitation is that we have 30 minutes each side, if you want something longer than 30 minutes, I’ll do some tweaking to make it work. We’ll be releasing these in very limited batches so if you miss out this time, check back later, we’ll have some more releasing very soon. I had no idea when I released my little experiment onto the internet that I’d end up here. Working in audio is now my full time job, and Tin Can Audio has grown from a slightly lost little egg in a cold flat in Glasgow into an award winning audio drama and music collective, though I’m still in a slightly cold flat in Glasgow, albeit a much nicer one. Thank you so much for 10 years of making audio drama and music and weird sounds. Here’s to the next 10. 

[insomniac-dot-ink]

me, clenching my teeth: I love you, long difficult task. My damned tedium, I will take care of you. #MY slow hard thing

[icecreamwithjackdaniels]

Carl Frederik Sørensen (Danish, 1818–1879), "Danish Ships in Rough Seas" (details), 1877

[mourningfictionalcharacters]

”potentially mature content” what the hell, sure

[pepminttea]

rb with your most common recurring theme in your nightmares. mine is pregnancy

[metamorphesque]

i know, tathev simonyan

[whitebisexual]

The concept of being 4 months clean from ai...

[sleepytabbycat]

idc what you guys think I'm proud of him

[astronomical-bagel]

Several AI services (chatbots 🫩) are purposely addictive, the same way people can become addicted to gambling or shopping. We’ve literally seen in real time how ChatGPT has caused psychosis and delusions in people; it can have a huge affect on someones’s mental stability. Just because it isn’t substance-based doesn’t mean that doesn’t 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!

[astronomical-bagel]

Hidden Mental Health Dangers of Artificial Intelligence Chatbots

AI chatbots can fuel emotional dependence and blur boundaries. Emerging research highlights significant mental health risks. Here are import

The reality of chatbot-induced delusions

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 isn’t even mentioning about the predatory chatbots who do this on purpose

[oh-morrow]

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.)