#tmd

[shoeboxgoblin]

Murderbot is such a neurodivergent power fantasy. It can

- store unlimited media and watch it privately

- turn down sensory organs that are bothering it

- look at stuff without its eyes

- cross reference its data storage when it doesn't know what to say

- program "human-like behavior"

- super duper kill the shit out of anyone that fucks with it

[sarbofarbie]

“She didn't respond for 3.2 seconds and I had that long to wonder if she didn't want to talk to me. That would make this rescue 100 percent more awkward.

Then she said, Prove you're you. Tell me your name.

Okay, not that awkward. That was a relief. It also told me how bad her situation was, if she was worried about someone trying to trick her by posturing in her feed. I said, It's Murderbot, Dr. Mensah.

That conversation had been permanently deleted, so no one knew about it except the PreservationAux team. Assuming they hadn't told anyone else about it. Mensah obviously assumed it.”

- Exit Strategy, Martha Wells

[jauntylittlefrillyboy]

Murderbot runs the Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon's fan wikia like the fucking navy.

[the-eleftheria]

I enjoyed the family road trip from hell

[a-spectacular-pigeon]

It's my personal theory that Art hadn't actually intended to introduce itself to SecUnit until it started watching Worldhoppers.

[ghostcashewart]

guess who ended up drawing a comic of an entire scene from Artificial Condition

[mearchy]

Unfortunately I suspect that the murderbot show will go for a giant JARVIS-type setup for ART rather than the almost cosmic-horror or biblical angel level of being that seems to be communicated in the books. I always always get caught up in the fact that in that first meeting ART drops its walls for .00001 seconds. A literally incomprehensibly tiny number. You can’t wrap your mind around how small that timespan is. And murderbot is so terrified by the vastness with which it is confronted in that time that it curls up in a chair and goes mute. This is a “don’t look directly at the angel’s true form lest your eyes burn out of your skull” type of situation. By definition nearly impossible to capture in a visual medium I fear.

[chronicsymptomsyndrome]

I know its kind of silly to say “don’t feel bad for canceling because of pain, fatigue, etc” because I know guilt is a reflex you can’t easily refrain from. But you can reason with yourself so instead I’ll say this:

Nobody can feel what you’re feeling but you. Nobody knows the severity of what you would be putting yourself through if you were to “tough it out.”

If you do “tough it out,” the purpose for you doing the thing will most likely not be fulfilled anyway. You probably will not be mentally present or engaged. You probably will not have a good time or get much out of it. Etc.

If people really have such a problem with it, thats a huge red flag. Being transparent about your needs and boundaries is a great way to weed people like that out of your life.

If you have any kind of chronic illness or disability, remember that you probably have a very warped judgement of what is “reasonable” to endure in terms of pain, fatigue, burnout, etc.

You didn’t ask for this, you don’t deserve this, there is no reason you should have to bear the weight of it alone. I bet if someone else was in your position, you wouldn’t mind helping accommodate for them?

Low energy days are truly sacred, take them seriously. Please respect your body’s signals. “If you do not choose times to rest, your body will choose for you” or however the saying goes

It is so much pressure to have to deliberate what sacrifices are necessary for proper self care. Give yourself extra credit for having to deal with that stress on top of whatever is putting you in that position in the first place. Thats a lot at once

You are leading by example and showing others that you would never expect them to hurt or overextend themselves for your benefit. Putting yourself first always inspires other to do the same.

Please be proud of yourself for even considering canceling and putting your needs first. That is so strong of you <3