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starting to journal, analog truthers, and dvds (6/19/25)

Hello everyone/myself,

I want to start writing more on tumblr so I can retain a journal somewhere (my memory is so bad), so this is it.

Something I've been gathering a lot of interest about is finding ways to make my life more "analog". What I mean by this is being detached to algorithmically based things like social media, and I'd even include like finding ways to deliberately control my attention span. I will say that compared to most people my age, I feel like it hasn't as much of a problem for me. I stopped going on TikTok months ago, and at this point the only real "social media" I use is YouTube shorts (it's entertaining in a bizarre way) and arguably, regular YouTube. It should be self-evident I hope but I also hate generative AI so much - it's killing our ability to critically think and it is such a fruitless, environmentally destructive endeavor. Technology can be a force for good obviously, but not like this.

I've been watching many such (what I like to call) analog truthers on YouTube, and I was particularly inspired by this one creator named Sonya who had this whole journey where she switched her smartphone to a flip phone and makes a compelling argument for why we should do this too. She talks about leaving the algorithm and about Palintir, that fuck-ass Israeli surveillance corporation who is contracting with our government to surveil the US (which is where I live). We've already been seeing this happen, but algorithms and surveillance easily lead to propaganda. Now I don't think state propaganda would work on me to begin with, but it's more about the principle. Plus, data collection in this way is only effective when done to a lot of people.

Related to all this analog nonsense, I want to get into burning DVDs. I've recently watched the show Severance (2022-, by Ben Stiller btw) and it's only on Apple TV. I only really have access to Apple TV because I subscribed to the Apple Music student deal, and I don't use Apple Music anymore. Regardless, I don't want to have to pay for a subscription to watch it. I don't watch many things to begin with and I don't use Apple TV for anything else. I want to own the media I have. I had planned to get a giant flash drive (aka a "Passport") for a while but it can be finnicky in terms of obtaining and distributing media like that, and I think DVDs would be cooler. I specifically want to get Bluray so I can have 4k display resolution quality. DVDs would also be easier to distribute. The thing is, not everyone has a DVD player these days. Fortunately PCs, gaming consoles (Xbox and Playstation), and some laptops have DVD drives, and they play Bluray.

Anyways, back to Severance. Like wowowow one of the greatest shows I have ever witnessed. Absolute cinema. I'm not done with it but I was thinking to write a review separately. The point is, I want other people to watch the show too so I can talk about it with them but I don't want anyone to pay for Apple TV and be tied to a subscription like that. So why not just pirate it and hand them out. If I ever lost my copy I would be able to find another one. It would also be a lot of fun to send it in the mail. I wouldn't mind buying an official Severance copy on my own as the original DVD in which I would burn it onto other DVDs. A Bluray drive is like 90 dollars though, I don't want to spend money right now, but it's definitely a goal. I have been wanting to sew, so maybe I can do that instead right now because it's cheaper.

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a sketch i did today .. obsessed with this game

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that part

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watching severance for the first time and wow .. i might have to do a little review for every episode bc i have so many thoughts

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speak on it mike posner

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coffee shops need to stop getting rid of their punch/stamp rewards cards.. like online points are so boring and not worth it. plus carrying the card around and looking at it is half the fun.

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this is so plausible #real

Genuinely forgot I have tumblr my bad gang

Anyways I will post more doodles later blanslajslheman

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a lovely creecher

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picture of my partner holding my child (i gave birth to him)

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she went crazy with this song tbh

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getting on tumblr is inspiring me to want to create art again

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i need a ps5 so that i can play ff7 rebirth... im still on ff7 remake rn on the ps4 but it's just too good .. sigh

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autism tag so real

unstoppable force meets immovable object

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Metal Gear Solid Snake & Kirby!

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Metal Gear Solid Snake & Kirby!

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where is she???