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generative ai replaces human art with meaningless slop and the data centres it runs on pollute the environment, we all hate generative ai

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I just got described as an "ad hating commie" by someone because I said a minute of youtube ads is unpleasant. fully spent 5 minutes arguing and defending youtube ads. insane stuff

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eye of the storm

[part 1] // [part 2] // [part 3] // ...

[TRANSCRIPT]

Marbles is being escorted towards the Metropolis. As she climbs up the iterator’s wall, an ingenious idea strikes her mind. Maybe she could escape her captors by setting off a big smoke bomb? That would give her enough time to jump away from those heavily armed scavengers. Risky, but worth a try. She trips on purpose and lands atop some rocks in a way that looks like an accident. As she tries to get up, her way is suddenly blocked by Four, who places their electric spear right in front of the slugcat’s face.

Four: "Spit that out"

Marbles looks up at them with her big eyes. Alas, she can't weasel herself out of this situation with her innate cuteness. At least she tried...

Marbles: (spits the rock out) "Haha... clumsy me!" Four: "Good joke... now move"

Shit. They are too damn smart, Marbles thinks to herself. The scavenger thumps their spear against the ground, urging her to get up and get going. She does so, reluctantly.

The walk is quite long, and the new prisoner attracts the attention of passerby scavengers. It is not often that the Chieftain’s own guards bring in “visitors”, less so a slugcat. More and more scavs poke out their heads to see what is going on.

Just as Marbles is about to step into the dome, the Chieftain’s throne room, she is stopped by One.

One: (in a stern voice) “You will see the Chieftain. Do not talk”

Marbles sighs, grimace on her face. She should have listened to her gut feeling and ran as soon as she saw those elite scavs. It’s too late now.

Suddenly, a strange scent catches her attention. It does not belong to a scavenger, far from it. It’s got a slight, sharp tint that reminds Marbles of cherrybombs. She looks up, fixating on the throne structure in the middle of the dome hall. A scraggly creature sits on top, wearing a painted raindeer mask. This is where the scent is coming from.  A… slugcat? The Chieftain is a slugcat? Marbles is confused.

One: “Chief, we bring a trespasser”

Arti is turned away, busy making grenades and stashing them under her throne. She doesn’t bother to face the elites.

Artificer: (in a monotone voice) “And? What of it” One: ”It was caught supplying weapons to border tribes” Artificer: “Not care. Chase it away”

Three stands up, interrupting One’s words.

Three: (loudly) “Ma’am, she has your scent”

There is a stir.

Artificer’s ear flickers… and she finally turns around.

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DUDEEEE I FUCKING LOVE JUICEEEE I LOVE DRINKING JUICE FUCKKKKK

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Commission

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Let me put this in terms you can understand: awawawawawa

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SWEPT AWAY IM STOLEN

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I remember when I first watched this show, I played this part at least 5 times

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sometimes you need dialogue tags and don't want to use the same four

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When you draw for someone and they set it as their profile picture

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READ THIS IF YOU PLAN TO BOYCOTT YOUTUBE LONG-TERM

get an invidious account. it is an alternative front-end to youtube, allowing you to make an account, subscribe to channels, make playlists, and all the other things you use youtube for; all without giving the company a single cent. swearing off youtube long-term is a tall ask, so you can use this to still follow the creators you want to keep up with while continuing the youtube boycott. it has a built-in adblock and anti-tracker, meaning that you can really keep fucking them over.

it doesnt interact with the API at all, it scrapes the metadata to make sure they get as little as possible.

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assorted scavengers to get better at drawing them