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The Little Details Are Why It Feels Premium
Premium isn't one big feature, it's a hundred small ones done right. On SweetDream it's the way a voice message lands, the way the photos stay consistent, the way the chat remembers an offhand comment from last week.
Those details are the quality you feel without naming it. They turn an AI girlfriend from a toy into a companion. If you appreciate things that are simply well made, sweetdream.ai will earn your respect quickly.
2026 is the roughest year my small clothing store has had… maybe ever.
i don’t want to go into the nitty gritty of it all or try to dissect all the many things that have gone wrong because i’ve already done that and no amount of missteps that i’ve personally made rival the Big Reason We All Know: i’m an indie artist and designer that is dedicated to creating size inclusive, ethically made clothing in a world that seems determined to make that impossible for someone who is not already independently wealthy.
i haven’t talked about this publicly until now, but this year devin and i had to take substantial pay cuts just to keep the business running. we even skipped a few paychecks and seriously cut into our savings to make sure the business survived, and it’s still a struggle.
money is tight for everyone (me included) and the online attention economy is the worst it’s ever been—and for a small business that relies almost entirely on internet word-of-mouth to makes sales and pay the bills, that is a disastrous combination.
i’ve honestly reached a point where i feel bad even trying to post about my store because of how bad things are. it feels wrong to try to sell non-essential items in a world that is so hard. even if i love and believe in them. even if i know they are a net positive in the world.
everyone deserves clothing that makes them look and feel good, and that was made to last by people who were properly compensated to make it, regardless of their size. that is my core ethos running this store, and that’s what keeps me going. because i love and believe in what i do, even when it’s a struggle.
it feels silly, sometimes, to have so many big feelings about clothing—but i guess it’s normal to care about something that has made up the majority of your life for an entire decade.
i don’t really know where i’m going with this. a more astute sales person would probably include some photos of their wares at the end with a call to action and a link to their store, but right now even thinking about doing that here makes me feel gross.
i guess during a time when i feel so pressured to Get Over My Feelings and be a salesperson i want at least one moment that is just for my feelings.
it’s 11pm on a friday night and i don’t have the words or the spoons to express eloquently how meaningful all of your kind and thoughtful words have been
so for now i will just say: thank you 🧡
Imagine being a Mel-hater or consider her boring and having to suffer for years without arcane content while Mel-lovers get a taste of Mel prolly once a month. Thoughts and prayers to the Mel-haters out there. It must be hard 😢
There's a labyrinth. In the middle of it, a minotaur is making waffles.
Minotaur in his kitchen
This is the most obvious ao3 scam I’ve seen in a minute but I haven’t seen anyone post it yet, so I will: DONT GO TO ANY LINKS. DONT ENTER ANY INFORMATION.
Ao3 will not just leave this in a comment section and dip. You will get an email. They will tell you exactly what you did and on what work. They will tell you how to fix the problem. More so, your account will not look/work the same if you have actually been restricted in any way. Works you’ve posted will be missing, you won’t be able to see your inbox, etc.
DONT GO TO LINKS LEFT IN COMMENT SECTIONS.
ARCANE | Burning Building Matte Painting | Ermel Vialet
i was gonna wait until i had it dried and ironed but i got too excited to share…
look at my baby!!!!! 7 months and 42,000 stitches later here we are...
ETA pattern by @8pxl
ARCANE | 208 Color Keys | Robin Lagarde
Okay so I was actually talking about this over the weekend and now I’m curious:
What did/do you think merpeople eat?
They’re vegetarian, they eat seaweed and kelp and stuff.
The eat other, smaller fish, and mollusks.
They eat mollusks and shrimp, not not fish.
I’ve never thought about it.
Sometimes I think I have felt everything I'm ever gonna feel. And from here on out, I'm not gonna feel anything new. Just lesser versions of what I've already felt.
Her (2013) dir. Spike Jonze
My piece for the Magical Girl Heroines: Sailor Moon and sailor senshi tribute show at QPop in Little Tokyo (opening on April 5th.)
Watercolor, sumi ink, gold ink, gouache.
Mummy portraits of Egyptians from the Roman period, 1st-2nd centuries AD
Jayce's mouth part 3/?
The concept of being 4 months clean from ai...
idc what you guys think I'm proud of him
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!
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 isn’t 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.)
Which of the three remaining european countries in the World Cup colonized your country?
Spain
France
England
