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Ransom, 28 y/o

[ransomware777]

- What are you doing here? -

Name: Ransom Age: 28 Pronouns: He/it

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I will be posting (mostly) non-fandom stuff on this blog. More then likely that means no one will follow me but that's alright. I will keep everything tagged in a way that is easily blocked. I will be employing a "#doomer tag" for depressing posts - so PSA on that. I will update the pinned post as needed!

[ransomware777]

My sister is on #BookTok and I read some of the books she reads after she's done. Let me tell you, I do not understand the popularity of some books. I was going through some books to get rid of and I found "Postmortal" by Drew Magary and "Tender is The Flesh" by Agustina Bazterrica. Two books that were popular a few years ago, that were so uniquely terrible I just stopped reading books that were TikTok recommended. Thankfully both are very short quick reads, they sucked in their own unique ways, I won't get into it. I read plenty non-"sophisticated" and fun trashy novels, I just started "The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System" for fucks sake. I understand the appeal of a easy fun read, but after reading these sort of books I really don't get what it is that makes a book go 'viral.' It's not just the light and fun novels or the romantasy types that blow up, the only real pattern seems to be books that are 'easy' to read. I love that people are getting into reading, but please there are 'entry level' books that are good. Why, on gods green earth, is "Tender is The Flesh" more popular and widely read then something like, idk, "The Deep" by Nick Cutter? Not sure if that's a great example, but I'm not gonna claim I'm well read enough to make good recommendations eh.

[ransomware777]

For pride month you should get divorced.

[aromanticofficial]

it's pride month!! you know what that means

everyone get more aromantic NOW

[ransomware777]

For pride month you should get divorced.

[scramratz]

I think people would be less suicidal if they were allowed to talk about being suicidal without risk of being sent to the Torture Dungeon

[ransomware777]

"RRR" 2022

9/10 Probably the sixth time I've seen this movie, and it's great every time! The original language is the best, but this time watched the English dub with the Hindi versions of the songs.

[No Spoilers]

I just love this movie, I've used this film as an introduction to Indian cinema to people since it came out and I've yet to met someone who didn't like it! The movie is a fictional story about two real Indian revolutionaries, and even with my admittedly vague notions of the historical context you can get a real sense of the era it takes place. The only real complaint I have is the 3+ hour run time, it is a very long film and I wish it was a more manageable 2.5, but I do think it earns it. The action is over the top and exciting, the big action set pieces are well put together and memorable. Despite being a Covid production it doesn't have the feel of a rushed movie, and the computer effects look great! I don't really have anything compelling to say here - if you haven't see it go watch it!

[ransomware777]

I've always thought it/its pronouns seemed cool and it occurred to me that nothing is stopping me from trying it out. Like who fucking cares.

[ransomware777]

"Black Widow" 2021

6/10 Florence Pugh is so pretty...

[Minor Spoilers]

Watched this one with my sister, shes watching all the MCU in "narrative" order, whatever that means. This is the first time I've seen this movie, all I know about it is that it came out after they killed off Black Widow and the CGI was rushed because of Covid. All in all, it was better then I expected, a Covid production phase 4 MCU film? Not very high expectations. The worst part of the movie was how aggressively mediocre to bad all the action scenes were. There's one scene in particular where the main cast is breaking a different character out of a prison. The action is so poorly edited together the finale of the sequence is incomprehensible it's just like "tl;dr they escape" it sucks. The acting is nothing to write home about, I'd call it good if it wasn't for the questionable Russian accents. I love Florence Pugh, but I won't lie, its not an amazing performance, but the role doesn't call for any crazy acting anyway.

[ransomware777]

The more I learn about privacy invasive tech the more I want to throw away everything I own and fully disconnect. But damn it's easier said then done.

It increasingly looks like if I don't want to be constantly tracked and sold to I need to go to things like Linux. I'm not very good with technology or software, I am simply not clever enough to troubleshoot when things go wrong on Windows, let alone fucking Linux. Every time I look into changing my PC's OS I look at reddit or youtube and I don't understand 60% of the terms in the "absolute beginner" tutorials. Then I know some things I use don't work on Linux out of the box, so I'd have to figure that out too.

I currently have a 'dumbphone' to try and avoid that bullshit, but I may need to get a smartphone for work reasons and just plain convenience. How am I supposed to just be okay with Apple spyware or Google spyware again? I don't want either of those!

My TV is a 'smart' roku TV, there is an ad front and center regardless of if its connected to wifi, if I'm watching one of my DVDs a pop-up will show saying 'you could stream this on [x]!' Can I lobotomize my television? Yea probably, but I'm far to dim for that. I don't want to replace a perfectly functional TV over something "stupid" but I can't stand it.

I need to jump through hoops to read something on my 15 year old Kindle that's not sold to me through Amazon. I have to jailbreak it just to use it because Amazon is bricking it in a couple weeks too! It never ends!

Don't get me started on the stuff I can't even begin to control. My dad regularly inputs my face into ChatGPT to generate stupid pics of me and my sister. Its given me so much anxiety that he's enthusiastically given OpenAI very personal information about my life. The flock cameras that track every time I go to the grocery store. All the stores that require I pay with plastic enabling my bank sell my spending habits. The landlord changing the thermostat remotely because I set it 'too high' so he can save a penny.

We should destroy all technology that requires any personal information to function. All 'smart' tech is for is selling product. My friend says I'm a technophobe, but I love technology! Being able to cast my laptop screen onto my sister's TV is awesome and convenient! Live location and GPS navigation is great! Ordering supplies that my local stores don't have right to my door is amazing! Why can't technology be fun? Why does every piece of tech need to squeeze you of everything you're worth? Why am I a weirdo for not being okay with it?

[littlestpersimmon]

Free Ornamentation III. This work is dedicated to the public domain ♡

[ransomware777]

(I haven't been active in big-city queer spaces so big asterisk here)

I know so many trans people irl but know so few trans men to a point its a bit weird... From my understanding many trans men go stealth as soon as they can so you just don't meet them in a lot of queer spaces? Maybe this is just the area I've lived in, but why is that? I want to meet more trans guys what gives?

[ransomware777]

"The Running Man" 2025

5/10

[No Spoilers]

Would've been a 6/10 if it wasn't for the 3rd act and the performance of the main character by Glen Powell. Couldn't really tell you if it was the direction, the script, or just Powell, but every line was delivered as if he were a college kid being paid $100 to voice "Thug #2" in some student film. Honestly the worst part of the movie, I kept laughing at the forceful monologues. This would've been fine as long as the action was fun and the story was engaging, but act three came crashing and burning hard. Though the action sequences were fun, they're not as punchy as the premise of the movie promises, but overall entertaining. Where the film loses me is act three, its like the writers were told to totally scrap the ending a write a new one during the last week of filming. They introduce another character, a new plot thread, and rush an ending that just didn't land. But hey a fun little action move, lacked the Edgar Wright flair you'd expect, but still fun.

[ransomware777]

"Bugonia" 2025

Finally got around to this one! Tl;dr - 5/10 I didn't love it, but it was watchable.

[No Spoilers]

I wasn't a fan of Yorgos Lanthimos' previous work so I didn't have very high expectations, but I really don't understand what got it nominated for a best picture... A well shot and designed film but the story and writing really brought it down. It seemed philosophically confused, it's supposed to be a satire of the "humanity is the problem" trope and it just falls flat. It didn't have anything meaningful to say by the end and you're left wondering - why make a movie with so many heavy handed metaphors and real world political implications at all?

That said I loved the performance of Jesse Plemons as Teddy Gatz. He was the best part of the movie by far, doing a great job selling the sympathetic yet dangerous conspiracy theorist, the character felt grounded despite the premise. His character's cousin Don though, I haven't got anything positive to say. No shade to the actor, but the writing of this character leaned on offensive autistic archetypes, it was low-key enough I didn't turn off the film, but enough to make me uncomfortable. Naive, overly agreeable, pure of heart, dim sidekick, but just lead astray, It really rubbed me the wrong way. Emma Stone was fine, good acting.

[ransomware777]

Comment Any Song - and I will play it on the flute.

I used to be really good at playing the flute (humbly) and I haven't played it seriously in many years. Any request and I will play it and upload it within two weeks. (But maybe sooner...)

[orcaking]

Got that fantasy bleach job

[ransomware777]

Should I go on hormones now that everyone I've ever known doesn't care to visit me anymore? I mean my sister would be the only one I'd see with any regularity and I know she wouldn't give a rats ass... So unless I went out of my way to tell someone no one would notice...

Though I do live in Texas so if I start looking "too trans" it may start to cause me problems. God knows I'm already nigh-unemployable, it wouldn't do me any good on that front.