shouting in the void

[toastedmilk69]

fascism is the capitalist response to instability

[toastedmilk69]

was watching a Bollywood movie and thinking "this is just fun to watch"

and like, yeah, what else should a movie be? what other metric could you judge a film besides its entertainment value?

Hollywood treats their movies like visual stories, and they're judged on their myth making, the reason Bollywood doesnt do this, is because they already have myths.

Japanese media tends to defy summary, what it is about, Shogun at least, is example setting, giving boys a stable role model to emulate. presumably the same for older women and girls.

[toastedmilk69]

the greatest refutation of Ai leading humanity anywhere, is how it aquires its data sets

it harvests the internet; it mashes together content found on the internet. and uses that to product content on the internet. and then uses Ai generated content found on the internet to generate more Ai generated content.

the price of unoriginality;

counter to the claim that all art is derivative, and thus creativity indistinct from mashing data sets together; the degradation in Ai quality as it accumulates more Ai generated content is noticeable.

at the very least, if Ai derived work is not an outright downgrade to human creativity, the double to nth derivative suggests a downward trajectory. presumably, if it were to bottom out, this suggests would leave the internet at an inheritly lower value, then before it arrived. assuming the bubble wouldn't burst before then.

but this is all by design, billionaires know AI will fail, and yet they invest anyway. regurgitating the sales pitches made, like that is not akin to taking serious the claims made by a prostitute you're soliciting. are these most powerful people just stupid?

this is the first step toward establishing techno-feudalism;

look at the genocide happening in Gaza, the NSW government said we would be okay with military action on Australian civilians, and allow a forign malitia to work independently as a private police force. why is it that all of mainstream media is calling our prime minister a coward for not bending the knee to Israel. This is despite Israel being a minor trading parter, who happens to be opposed by other more significant economic interests, like Malaysia and Indonesia. are they just stupid? why is this happening also in Germany, the UK, America? why are we funding an endless war, and allowing this forign power to influence global politics?

I think the answer is in the theological theory behind the political ideology of zionism. Zionism is a Christian antigenial movement. the idea is to send the jews back to gaza, that they are to be hated by the world, and to bring about the end of days. This provides a theological explaination for why nations with Christian leaders support Israel. this is why they do it despite global unpopularity.

this is to start a world-war, Israel is a settler colony. for it to exists, it must engage in an ceaseless war which can only end with the aniliation of the semetic people of palistine. with the backing of the US, (which outmights the rest of the world combined), this could be the start of WW3

how does AI tie into this?

for one it seperates the artist from the guys with means to buy artworks. it seperates the production class from the capital class. another world war would solidify the division between these groups.

if we look at militsry hierachies, how they disolve in times of conflict. a highly beurocratic militsry is a sign of peacetime. as demonstrated historically, we can see plainly that if a world war were to break out, it would lead to the collapse of the people in between the ultra rich techno oligopoly, and everyone else. The reinstatement of feudal society. amidst the greatest wealth transfer in human history.

[toastedmilk69]

stupidity should be mocked

ragebait; this is coddling for stupid people saying stupid things. to convince other stupid people that they're being the bigger person by not playing into someome elses games. which in doing so makes it acceptable to say stupid things, which other stupid people believe. because people are so scared of being seen as stupid and being mocked, that they say nothing at all and let stupidity perculate.

[animentality]

[toastedmilk69]

the rein of consciousness must end.

if awareness is so great, why do people pay for the privilege to be relieved of it. often routinely, at great personal expense. there is no price people won't pay to be distracted, even if it's for a moment. if you're too conscious, it's called an "overly active default mode network" and you need to be medicated just to function.

imagine a world, where the soul unburdened by the past or the future. a place where there are no alternatives and nothing to change. no patterns in behaviour, and no histories. no self to improve, no individual. no preferred outcomes and no schemes. no differing perspectives, and no awareness of ones own perspective.

a world not so different from our own; where you don't ruminate on your thoughts, because you're not thinking to begin with. you don't agaonise over your existence because you're not even aware you exist. you don't feel regret because you don't feel anything.

better to suffer as an animal, for a dog does not burden itself with what could have been, and an insect even less so. Better to be asleep than awake, better to be dead than alive. the ideal state of being is to have never been at all.

[toastedmilk69]

how do you destroy Israel?

say hamas is hiding there.

[toastedmilk69]

Germany is just pro genocide.

Australia is just pro apartheid.

Hence they support Israel.

India is anti-islam, and America is pro war in the middle east.

[homoquartz]

i think if two countries want to go to war, their governmental leaders should have to duke it out cage match style. why the fuck does your political beef have to involve the rest of us

[toastedmilk69]

because politicians know politicians will cheat. if they duke it out 1v1, the fight will be rigged, or someone will sneak a weapon. or make it a 1v10. and so it esculates, then the politician insulates himself. letting people fight and die on their behalf. and in the wake, they can tally the deaths like notches on a ruler, to see who was the bigger cheat.

[toastedmilk69]

i don't like the gym...

i have no military vets close to me, but i have work with them. there are people who feel at peace digging holes, and there are vets who have seen combat. it's like they could dig until their bodys gave out, and still not feel calm.

you can imagine the high stress environment they needed to find peace within. it must've demanded that kind of action. now their very nervous system is shot. you see cool as a cucumber in high stress situations. perhaps this is the only time people who have experienced combat ever feel at peace; and is that not tragic to consider? only in the most stimulating environments, like a bar fight, would you feel, what was once your baseline.

you wake up at 4, hit the gym, and work the farm, work 14 hours a day building a house or whatever project you've given yourself. only to feel underestimated. even worse if you were injured in combat, forced into a sedentary lifestyle, while every fibre of your being demands movement. no wonder suicide rates are so high.

what sparked this thought; some people report only feeling xen when they're carrying heavy things.

people i noticed who like the gym, are the "fighting demons" type. anxious and depressed all rhe time, only feeling relief from holding something heavy. as if to offset the burden they carry emotionally.

anorher thing i noticed is that they did not seem to come out of the gate like this. they entered the world into a high stress environment. it's as if their very nerves have become acustomed to carrying a burden, and have grown to associate the sensation with a state of relaxation.

so its not like they derive joy from the gym, but they're constantly understimulated, and only feel the way i do all the time when they're picking up heavy things... on top of the euphoria, which, for me is only a moderate improvement to constant state of being.

because i don't dislike the gym, many people used to a sedentary lifestyle are. ofc i need to get myself in a certain headspace to lift something heavy, but it is preportional to how much gas i have in the tank. many people who are not used to this kind of stimulation just can't, at least not without caffeine or other stimulants. to them this is a elevated state of being.

oh dude found empathy, i know... there is a deeper point to this.

[toastedmilk69]

games are artworks where time is the instrument

unlike other artowrks that could be said to exist in time like stories, music or movies. games are directly impacted by the decisions yku mkae. no one ever siad i wish i could go back and play a game for the first time. because going back is padt of the game experience.

i supoose all art exists in time, but games directly play aith it ad an instrument, it is not part of the canvas. like the case in story telling whrre every story is part of a great big conversation

[toastedmilk69]

yoga is rhythm training

unlike punching, jumping or even certain kinds of rowing and pulling, where you're tryna move at a certain tempo

instead you're breathing at a certain rhythm. It's not just doing a stretch. it is areobic conditioning.

the opposite of anaerobic conditioning, like sprints and HIIT.

yoga (in an exercise context) has more in common with steady state conditioning than it does stretching. but it's great for developing mobility, whereas running at a constant pace can reduce your ranges of movement.

[toastedmilk69]

goth culture being exclusive is just bizarre.

it is obvious, at least the early sub-goth culture originated from a deep appreciation of other cultures and giving them a dark flare. Many designs would take heavy inspiration from native and aboriginal dress, or other cultures entirely.

beyond that, to be goth does not really have a meaning outside of what it means to you personally. you can't make a definite statement like, did people self identify as goth or was this label bestowed upon them; because the answer is yes and no.

what you say about gothic culture says more about you. is it just something people identify with? is it about making visible what society wishes to make unseen? is it to appear frightening like an angel to scare away the monsters? yes and no.

what we can say for sure, children rebelled against their conservative parents, by wearing clothes inspired by other cultures. many of the weird kids who maintained these subcultures tended toward a certain style. Macabre and black, with lots of accessories.

gothic culture is deliberately losely defined because has so many origins. Its difficult to imagine an idea standing against its history or ideals. Besides the idea that gothic culture itself is fixed or has some certain criteria it should meet. Like asthetics, could be borrowed from history or fantasy. Colour could be neon-pink or all-white. The sound could be metal or lofi. The vibe could be horror or romance.

The most you could say about gothic culture, is that it is an expression of a deep appreciation for another culture or sensibility. It's meant to manifest in different communities and mean different things. That is its greatest strength. That is how the culture is passed on to new generations.

PS; this doesn't mean that to be goth is meaningless. It must have a strong meaning, otherwise people wouldn't do it. But stay humble, that meaning is powerful because it is contextually dependent. Never forget the roots underlying personal histories, or the subculture dies with you.

[toastedmilk69]

one of the most disappointing things about batman villains

it lead me as a kid to believe bad guys, would come in all different shapes and sizes, but really once yiu meet one, you've met them all. different flavours of the same guy. some more extraverted or overt about their emotional instability. but if one is compensating for a low sense of self worth, you know they all are. Hence why they hate each other when they meet.

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I'm deeply disappointed in Australia.

man shoots 40 people; borrowed 6 legally purchased firearms from his son. The shooter stopped by an immigrant.

bare in mind, this is a society where you cannot even volunteer for a government organisation if you've family or friends who are criminals. but Israeli bought politicians want to make this an immigration issue? that we should be like their star child Merika.

last time we had a shooting was 30 years ago. we simply banned guns, for all but the most essential reasons, like farmers who provably need to shoot vermin. It worked. less guns meant less gun violence?

yet despite the intuitive logic and historical precedent. Australians are regurgitating the second hand opinions of some bought out American politicians. Saying this is an immigration issue. as tho the situation would have turned out differently if a white guy with terrorist affiliations had access to 6 firearms. calls to be "strong like America" and that our government is weak for not, I guess tanking our economy so the next guy can fix it? like real men create messes for mummy to clean.

is this not disturbing? hearing an adult, who isn't your SO, outside of s sexual context, express a desire to be infantalised. this ideology, it goes hand in hand with tribalism and undermines the very concept of democracy and education. this is a poison of the mind. it ignores evidence and reason in9 favour of a parasocial-patriarchal relationship with the guy running the country..

it's like talking to a crazy person. nothing they say has any basis in reality, and clearly they don't need to for them to be convinced. it is a kinda thinking that is difficult to comprehend. a desire for the toppling of consciousness. "think for me, and I will believe, act for me and I will like thy boot." like these people will deadass look down on you for being informed. call you brain washed, and call their indoctrination independent research.

"oh people will just buy it illegaly if they cannot do it legally" pot is $20 a gram here, simply because it is illegal to have it. a firearm which is already expensive, is a hundred times more when purchased illegally. hence why, there has never been a shooting on innocent civilians using illegaly obtained firearms. people with the means to buy them don't hurt the system thst has done them so well. "oh people will just make it if they don't sell it" I watch a youtuber called howtomakeanything, and he made a primitive flint lock rifle. watch that video series. like you think, you'd make a car if you didn't have access to one?

they speak without comprehension: this is evidence in how they talk about violence (and power). get them talking they'll be excitedly imagining some story like a child. "fuck around and find out" like this is a shogun anime. their understanding of violence is literally exciting flashes on tv and liveleak video.

grown ass men cannot keep saying this shit, without being mocked. not cos there is anything wrong with wanting to be dominated. but there is something wrong, with taking this specialised behaviour, and applying it in a political context.

who made infantalisation sexy? a guy on the Epstein list? who would've guessed.

[toastedmilk69]

"no such thing as functional strength"

this is a useful distinction for anyone physically active and not just hot-girl fit.

functional training; training for a particular purpose or activity, like rugby or holding your grand kid. as opposed to training for a particular muscular adaption, like strength or speed.

sometimes you need targeted training for a particular activity, to pass a ball further or change directions faster. othertimes you just need to be bigger or have better cardio.

the purpose of your training, defines what is proper. just as training for strength doesn't look like training for hypertrophy, training like an athlete doesn't look like training like a body-builder. So lies the distinction between functional training and the various forms of adaptive training.

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limitless glass

the more your pour, the slower it decreases in volume, never quite emptying