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Fall of D'ni Memorial Island (Bahn'tefoonet), D'ni (Myst Online: Uru Live)

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a little WIP

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In great video game-related news (especially if you like adventure games), Cyan just released an updated edition of the three tie-in novels in the universe of Myst!

The first one especially, The Book of Atrus is a great sci-fi / fantasy / family drama story, especially if you like books as physical objects. And the Book of Ti'ana is heavy on lore and drama too, if you like the series.

(no news about the book of marrim, if you were curious)

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*appears* hi. girls

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grassy stuff

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Hell yeah he is. Incredible.

Today marks the seventh anniversary of the original release of the Official Announcement Teaser for The Elder Scrolls VI.

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Is Monsieur Dupond still writing his diary in the comment section?

Today marks the seventh anniversary of the original release of the Official Announcement Teaser for The Elder Scrolls VI.

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A Prince's Power

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They are treating me so strangely. They don't know how to relate to a god. I'm still an outcast here. They whisper amongst themselves, talking of my bravery during my excursion to the surface how I walked across the island, bold and unafraid.

They don't know me.

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They are treating me so strangely. They don't know how to relate to a god. I'm still an outcast here. They whisper amongst themselves, talking of my bravery during my excursion to the surface how I walked across the island, bold and unafraid.

They don't know me.

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The Mysterious Cities of Gold (1982)

Animation by Studio Pierrot

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The Mysterious Cities of Gold (1982)

Animation by Studio Pierrot

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Brad Dourif as Saavedro | Myst III: Exile (2001)

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“Lilo and Stitch” 2002

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Lilo plays a trick on the tourists.

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Hey, look at me. Look at me. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: you need to condition yourself to being okay with being inconvenienced by things. The first time I spoke about this I meant it in a mental health way- it is good to go out to the store and see people versus just ordering alone at home- but there is another more pressing societal issue you should be more concerned about as well.

Any service you rely on for convenience can be weaponized against you the moment you begin to rely on it. Streaming used to be a cheap and convenient way to see movies at home. It is now exorbitantly expensive, you need multiple accounts just to get what you want, and any of those movies can be taken from you at any time. And unless you have gotten used to going through the “inconvenience” of owning physical media, you can do nothing about it. Same goes for buying things on Amazon. Same goes for any service like DoorDash etc. These companies WANT you to be reliant on them for convenience so they can do whatever they want to you because, well, what else are you gonna do?

Same thing goes for the uptick in AI. If you train yourself to become reliant on AI for doing basic things, you will be taken advantage of. It is only a matter of a couple years before there are no free AI services. Not only that, but in the usage of AI’s case, it is robbing you of valuable skills that you need to curate that you will be helpless without the moment the AI companies drive in the knife the way they have done with streaming. Delivery. Cable. Internet. Etc. It will happen to AI too. And if you are not practicing skills such as. Writing. You are not only going to be at the mercy of AI companies in the digital world, but you are going to be extremely easy to take advantage of in real life too.

I am begging you to let go of learned helplessness. I am begging you to stop letting these companies TEACH you helplessness. Do something like learn to pirate. It is way more inconvenient at the beginning, but once you know how, it is one less way companies can take advantage of you. Garden. Go to the thrift store (older clothes hold up better anyway). These things take more time and effort, yes, but using time and effort are muscles you need to stretch to keep yourself from being flattened under the weight of our capitalist hellscape.

Inconvenience yourself. Please. Start with only the ways you are able. Do a little bit at a time. But do something.