Executives are fast reaching the point where they start rooting around in the couch cushions for some loose workers to lay off.
They can only keep doing this for so long before the well’s empty and they need a new way to lie about infinite company growth.
They’ll never take that pay cut though.
There's a hidden imperative in this, by the way:
Given Friedman's law, "fan bases" do not automatically become "communities."
No matter how wholesome and friendly the original (small, niche) fan base is, *effort* must be put in to maintain that as the fan base grows.
This is about Critical Role.
In my opinion it is bad that seemingly every 55-year-old sexually frustrated man discovered you can get steroids in the mail from the internet at roughly the same exact time and I also think maybe people aren't talking about the societal impacts of that enough.
Epic made provably incorrect statements about the game’s content, refused to provide details supporting their claims, and has not shared their claimed AO IARC certificate, which normally includes a link for the developer to appeal. They do not ‘love that studio’, they have effectively ghosted us
But… do you know how mad Tim was when he realized there wasn’t any actual child porn in the game and so it didn’t support his political beliefs?
Disclaimer: Tim Sweeney does not enjoy child porn.
Sign of Life.
Don’t fall for it. We’ll be barraged with horrible news for 4+ years. You will see your favorite shows be replaced with slop starring Tim Allen and Rosanne type bootlickers. Commercials recruiting you for ICE with Dana White ranting over it. You’ll forget this discount as they jack up prices 50%
Disney adults canceling subscriptions, vacations, etc really are making the Harry Potter adults that threw a fit over a $60 video game look like huge bitches
Why do you tremble? What you fear the most is only a taste of a sweet nectar.
This is amazing, in a horrible way
A grainy screenshot of the sidebar of the desktop version of Goodreads. It says: RECOMMENDATIONS: Because you enjoyed A Wedding to Protect Her Fortune: On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder A historian of fascism offers a guide for surviving and resisting America's turn towards authoritarianism. On November 9th, millions of Americans woke up to the impossible... View all books similar to A Wedding to Protect Her Fortune
You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes.
#romancelandia
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Theres ALOT of folks who still don't know this show exists so let's aim to change that.
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Fuck I miss the Baja blast girl from Twitter
The one who did roller skates
Miss u sm 😔✊
Did you ever wonder what was going on in the world of Edvard Munch’s The Scream? Thanks to AI we can finally go beyond the boundaries to discover new secrets! It’s Everybody Loves Raymond star Brad Garrett!
gigantic...
Bishop for the Chess series i've been doing on and off
just innocent men
innocent men
innocent me
Considering that Google and Meta have stuffed their AIs directly into their messengers I wouldn't be too sure
Meredith has always been a G, but it's still exceptionally weird and very refreshing hearing from a tech exec who can see through all of this AI bullshit for what it is at its foundation: a backdoor surveillance tool.
All I see here is top notch ball security, elite contact balance, a willingness to grind out tough yards btwn the tackles, and surprising burst after he finds daylight
good skills to have
if my dog had twitter
a giant panda at the national zoo, just hangin out
a different panda in his or her enclosure munchin on some grass
met some big international celebs this morning. they were actually super chill and not what you'd expect
