#Generic Conventions

[aardvaark]

i don’t mind suspending my disbelief for leverage’s person-sized ventilation shafts bc that’s pretty standard for the genre, but that doesn’t mean i won’t laugh a bit at some of the egregiously large vents. particularly in the crowning acheivement job (lev: red s2 finale) because - well just look at this lol! harry and parker, two adults, can kneel side by side in those vents. parker can sit upright.

that museum was made for vent crawling purposes. that’s just an extra room in the museum they forgot to decorate. the leverageverse has a thief union that successfully lobbied for a better working environment. these vents double as a playground for museum-goers’ children. i was crying with laughter thinking about this and harry’s vent crisis was NOT helping me remember that there was a serious heist thing going on lol, i love this show.

[creampuffqueen]

i say this with all my heart, from one person who cares about animal welfare to hopefully many others:

please take the term “factory farm” out of your vocabulary when discussing animal welfare

talking about the welfare of livestock and livestock production is incredibly important! all animals deserve to have the best welfare possible, regardless of if they’re going to end up on a plate or not

but the term “factory farm” does not actually discuss animal welfare in the way so many people seem to assume it does

for starters, “factory farm” is not an actual industry term. it doesn’t actually mean anything, because what constitutes a factory farm is completely subjective. you will never see the phrase “factory farm” in any kind of published research or official article because, again, it doesn’t mean anything

sure, the phrase definitely has connotations. and the connotation is the issue here. people use the term “factory farm” as a shorthand for… well, typically, “farming practice i don’t understand but think looks bad”

the term isn’t something neutral. it is specifically designed to create a negative image when you hear it. someone says “factory farm” and most people imagine large amounts of animals kept in bad condition

the key here: large amounts of animals

the size of a farm does not dictate the welfare of the animals on it. there are plenty of large farms with hundreds, thousands of animals that take stellar care of their livestock. there are small farms with only a couple animals that live horrible lives

the size of a farm is not the issue when it comes to animal welfare, but rather the practices used on the farm. sometimes they do go hand in hand, yes. there are some practices that are only necessary because of the amount of animals present

but say that

there are other terms that are actually industry terms that work better for these scenarios. try “conventional farming” “industrialized farming” “commercialized farming”. these actually have meanings that you can then jump off of into talking about animal welfare practices on these farms

“factory farming” is just a term used to paint farming in an entirely negative light, when what actually makes a farm have good or bad welfare depends on so many other things

[elftwink]

going to say something about writing that is not a complaint and i know it sounds exactly like someone complaining but the conclusion i have drawn is that this rules. preface over am currently "working on" (in the most generous, nebulous sense possible) an original fantasy story & i just keep finding more stuff about the world i need to decide because it feels extremely formative to me even though it will barely appear on the page, if at all

but like... just the sheer volume of communication irl that happens symbolically that you never question becomes so apparent when you try to create a world that doesn't have those things or doesn't have the conditions for such a thing to be created. writing a character wearing a wedding ring and then going wait a minute— would these people communicate marital status via ring placement? why do we do that irl? when did we start? surely thats not the only way people ever communicate marriage— what does everyone else do? and really, come to think of it, what does it mean to be 'married' in this fictional world i'm creating? is there a legal component or just a social one? should it have all the same connotations/obligations as the real world (e.g. monogamy, having children, romantic love, impact on finances, etc)?

you can do this with literally Everything In The World. what language is everyone speaking? is it the same one? how many languages are there in the region i'm writing about? is the language we're speaking anyone's second language? when did they learn? is bilingualism common? and where does everyone here live? speaking of living, is that a permanent dwelling situation or are people nomadic? what's the climate like? are all the characters here used to the climate or is someone used to ten degrees cooler and kind of short tempered because of it? the clothes are probably impacted by the weather, what's everyone wearing? what's it made out of? what would be around here that could be used for dye? help me i have a case of worldbuilders disease and its incurable. these motherfuckers are never going to finish this journey because i cant even get them on the page long enough to pack a cart. also would they use carts? when did we start having cart and carriages pulled on roads irl? if there's roads, who's maintaining them— or is it just the path from years of people travelling that way? does the terrain allow for wheeled vehicles or would some other way be better?

anyway. you may call all this a waste of time and "not technically writing" since i "havent written any prose". i think im just slow cooking this novel. oooooh im thinking about it so much. you just wait when im like 56 im going to knock your socks right off with my intricate detailed world where i thought about everything except whatever element of society you understand most deeply. that part i fucked up and clearly didn't know anything about. sorry

[chocodile]

Initially came because I saw the hot shark man ridge. Stayed for the masterful story you’re making. I love

Thank you! Here's a bonus doodle of Ridge, as a treat.

[bonehilda-deactivated]

One of the best things about Disco Elysium by far is that it does not fear ugly women. The world is full of ugly men, but ugly women are so hard to come by.

[tomurakii]

I do think character design diversity is important but pls let's not act like the boys in dandadan are diverse when they're all skinny white-skinned generically attractive boys with ONE exception

The point of the post wasn't even so much diversity as it was just character distinguishability. Whether you think Okarun's design is "attractive" or not he still has notably different features and a different build from Jiji, meanwhile Momo and Aira are identical aside from their hair and eyebrows.

And then there's obviously the aliens.

Where the male ones look weird in their base forms and have even weirder transformations, but the one female alien just happens to be a girl with antenna 100% of the time.

This weird need for female characters to be one specific kind of attractive all the time just gets in the way of decent character design.

[wazzappp]

Kind of a sequel to this behold what happens when I listen to ‘Sailor Song’ on repeat for 3 hours during mermay. How every swimming expedition goes after this discovery.

‘Alright all ready to go, I just need you to… uh. You know?’

‘Oh? OH. Right uh. For. Underwater breathing purposes.’

‘Yes yeah right that’s it no other reason it’s just. Yeah.’

Behold a completely platonic kiss. Very businesslike.

[botmilf]

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Also I look like this if you want to look for me amongst the con-goers:

see ya there!

[newyorkthegoldenage]

An overhead view in the Waldorf Astoria on January 20, 1954, as exhibits in the General Motors Motorama of 1954 went on display. At right center is the experimental GM gas turbine Firebird. Car in the upper right center is the Pontiac Bonneville Special. Other two cars visible are the Oldsmobile Cutlass, lower left, and the Cadillac El Camino.

Photo: Associated Press

[wulfhalls]

black narcissus dares to ask the question what if the beautiful luscious sprawling natural world of the land u occupy punishes u for being a cog in the colonial machine but ur too horny to notice. and ur a nun. anways. what a gorgeous gorgeous film.

[startrekuniverse]

J.G. Hertzler and Bob O'Reilly, our beloved Klingons Martok (DS9) and Gowron (TNG, DS9), have much fun on the FedCon stage with the audience. Everyone asking a question had to talk like a Klingon. 😅 Qapla'!

[sir-adamus]

It’s kind of wild seeing Viz use RWBY to advertise their new merch shop alongside Bleach and Frieren. Like they’re both very highly rated and popular anime. RWBY for real is the little web series that could and idk what’s in store for its future but despite the lack of v10 news (for good reason) I have a lot of hope for it

and not just alongside those but directly before them, like Viz is putting a lot of faith in RWBY and its fandom, and we haven't even gotten to the good stuff yet

[daiconarchives]

DAICON IV Official After Report (full scan) 88 pages

Gallery: https://e-hentai.org/g/3292682/808752d486/ Archive: https://archive.org/details/daicon-iv-official-after-report

[narratorsandall]

Go forth LuckyEli

[newvegascowboy]

Idk i feel like complaining about relationship dynamics in shipping fandom is like looking at high fantasy setting and complaining that there's dragons. It's a fantasy. It's not a 1 to 1 mirror of life.