the monomyth

ark / lars 18+, GMT+8, they/them est. 13/03/17 - follows will come from @williaminerva

[victusinveritas]

Listening to Charlie Kirk is like using shit for eye shadow.

[telestoapologist]

o motherfucker mine

[orthopterangel]

man.

this image always makes me laugh bc these are the most bullshit hobbies EVER . imagine bathing as a hobby. esp next to fucking "interior design" ppleasseeeeeEE oh my god this shit kills me

every once in a while I'll utter to myself , "booze, debauchery, mountain climbing" and lose my shit because that is the funniest list of hobbies I have EVER heard in my goddamn life

[iskwekan]

your indiscriminate disdain for artifice will not save you

[iskwekan]

whether it’s prescription hormones or gmos or antidepressants or prosthetic limbs or even wigs and nail extensions, your fixation on the “authentic” to the exclusion of all else is the equivalent of those chicks preferring the larger more painted fake eggs to the ones they laid. it is a purely aesthetic decision based on a vision of our neolithic past that every historian and anthropologist will tell you is not founded on anything real. indigenous land stewards lovingly and arduously shaped the wilderness you view as “untouched” into what it is today and adornment and body modification and prostheses are some of the oldest documented hominid activities. be so for fucking real

[theblogginggoth]

By Czeck writer Karel Čapek, inventor of the term ‘robot’ as well!

[nadiacreek]

This is one of my husband’s favorite short stories. He quotes it from memory. I’m pretty sure he can recite the entire thing from memory.

[elodieunderglass]

This is a tremendously impactful short story and every time I see it, it serves as an excellent reboot button for my state of mind.

[soundoftheirwings]

Gotta tell you guys something wild in the Chinese fan sphere

So some fanartist drew a “sexy” (read: booby) version of a (cartoon) character who is traditionally very non-sexualised. Fans of the character got mad about it because it’s kind of groundbreaking how that character is written and portrayed and this art totally ignores the entire point of the character. They demanded the art be deleted. In response to that other people said, well what the fanartist did may be distateful but they have every right to draw what they’re into. The two sides fight for days and each starts a harassment campaign and even report their “opponents’” accounts.

So far so typical. But things eventually come to a head and they decide that this will be settled by votes - not through a poll. Through donations to a children’s education charity via each side’s portal. Whoever can get the highest amount of donation wins.

And that is how this charity received over 1 million in donations in three days lol. Oh btw the “freedom of expression” side won by a landslide (960k to 40k)

[tlbodine]

From now on this is how all petty fandom disputes should be settled.

[flagellant]

[somnacin]

is this the legend of hei fandom drama? there's some misrepresentation going on with OP; part of why the situation turned out like this is because a ton of people consider the art and artist "innocent" of sexualising the character (luye) to begin with. the actual piece is not explicit OR drawn with luye depicted as a sexual object for the male gaze. the artist has unfortunately taken the art down since, here's a screenshot from a post

if anything, rather than getting angry over "sexy booba" art, the people who were angry about this piece were angry over the perceived misrepresentation of luye's character (which is actually more reasonable, but is a take that was minimised in the rush to defend the art and artist).

either way, to me, fanart is frankly always transformative and i like this piece for the artist's interpretation of luye possessing a repressed femininity--i completely disagree with OP's take that this art "ignores the entire point of the character"

[onemonthintheatlantic]

SAM REID CALLING OMEGAVERSE "VERY URSULA LE GUIN"

[onemonthintheatlantic]

[felixfeliccis]

Preach I guess

[felixfeliccis]

OH I HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD

[whoreiaki-kakyoin]

Fictional man who shoves your face directly into his tits when you’re stressed or tired or overwhelmed to calm you down and it actually fucking works

[cloudabserk]

this is so funny to me did lestat himself post this

[cloudabserk]

lestat immediately after ruining everyone around him’s lives: how would i describe myself? well i am much like the giving tree in the classic shel silverstein novel “the giving tree”

[apocryphics]

[pollsforadults]

Spin the wheel. Now, imagine you're on a first date with someone who says they`re a [result]. How does this affect the odds of a second date?

100% guarantee I'll want a second date

It's significantly more likely

The odds don't change

It's significantly less likely

There wont be a second date. Absolutely not

Voting ended onJun 13

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[derangedrhythms]

They say that there are sympathetic warnings that cross distances [...] I had an electric shock. Even if you didn't do anything on my behalf, you did think of me.

Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo, tr. Robin Buss

[i-said-im-a-fucking-star-deacti]

puts my uncomfortably wet hand on your shoulder. see here, gay boy- can i call you gay boy?

[forestgreenlesbian]

happy pride

[meduseld]

@batshit-auspol

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

I’m not a fan of ai, but I can accept that if someone chooses to use ai for their fics or their art, that is their choice. not something I agree with. but still not my business, and I will never condone harassment.

if anything, I think it’s better if these people feel comfortable enough to tag their stuff as ai, so that other people can avoid their works if they’re not comfortable with ai-generated contents.

that said, I think ai writers will stop tagging their stuff as ai entirely if people shame or harass them for it.

so now their stuff is still ai, just untagged, meaning there’s no way for others to know if it’s ai.

keep in mind that speculation, accusations and witch hunt harm genuine artists and writers as much as ai does, if not more.

so if you go to the “ai-generated” tag on ao3 just to harass people for using ai, just know that you’re not actually fighting against ai — you’re just being a bully and you’re also making people more wary of properly tagging their ai-generated works as such. so you’re just making sure they no longer tag their ai-generated stuff as ai. also you can be reported for harassment, and ao3 will not take your side. (whether or not you like it, ai-generated works are allowed on ao3, whereas harassment is not.)

the “ai-generated” tag on ao3 is there so people can either find or avoid works with ai (but in order for it to work, ai users must feel comfortable enough to be honest and tag their works properly, that won’t happen if people keep shaming and harassing them for it — the only thing harassment will do is make sure ai stuff go untagged, harassment doesn’t stop people from using ai).

the “ai-generated” tag is not there so that you can freely harass people with no consequences.

[shalpilot]

hate that if u were to purchase Weed Products in the world of one piece doffy would have his fingers in that transaction somewhere along the line. anyways