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From Thought Leader to Industry Stakeholder: Amplifying Your Leadership Impact through Strategic Affiliations
“From Thought Leader to Industry Stakeholder: Amplifying Your Leadership Impact through Strategic Affiliations” is a revolutionary manual crafted meticulously for today’s ambitious CEOs. This book empowers you to traverse the traditional boundaries of the C-suite and step onto the global platform, to take your influence from thought leadership to actual industry stakeholder.
In this indispensable guide, you will:
-Discover how to strategically affiliate with think tanks, NGOs, and non-profit 501c3 organizations to broaden your influence and cement your executive brand. -Learn the profound power of compassion-led leadership within charity boards and the subtle art of influence within cultural institutions such as art galleries. -Master the art of recognizing your unique leadership qualities and aligning them with the right organization for mutual benefit. -Build a robust professional network, embody effective communication and make impactful decisions within the boardroom to steer the direction of your leadership journey. -Navigate the intricacies of governance, ethics, crisis management, and leadership transition to maintain your reputation and demonstrate your resilience. -Develop an engaging digital presence, cultivate a global mindset, and navigate the complex terrain of international relations and politics. -Understand the implications of legal and media management, foster an innovative culture, and build resilient leadership strategies to thrive in challenging environments. -Explore the future of leadership, focusing on building diverse and inclusive teams, promoting sustainability, and practicing effective corporate social responsibility. -Finally, learn the art of balancing professional and personal life, ensuring a robust succession plan, and the importance of mentorship in guiding the next generation of leaders.
As we traverse a rapidly evolving global landscape, the line between thought leaders and industry stakeholders blurs. The leaders of tomorrow are those who adapt, evolve, and learn to leverage the vast networks and organizations that shape our world. “From Thought Leader to Industry Stakeholder: Amplifying Your Leadership Impact through Strategic Affiliations” is your comprehensive guide to navigate this dynamic realm and carve out your unique executive ascendancy blueprint, ensuring your influence lasts beyond your tenure. Embrace the power within you, and shape your legacy.
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UGHHHHH *turning in my pre-made grave* I wanna write another shadamy au
#bee blabs#but I do not have the time#nor the space on my plate#but I was having shower inspo again#and my brain decided it'd be a fkn sick idea to have an au where shadow is black doom's successor#in a line of royal conquerors#and ofc him and his reputation is quite fearsome and disliked among all#so he's going around conquering and pillaging and subjecting everyone to his will#increasing wealth and political influence and whatnot#eventually he does the same to a place known for abundance in all things as well as psychics#he takes amy as his bride (for tactical reasons)#and ofc she has no say in the whole thing and is totally betrayed by her pops (the king and a coward)#she starts of being unbearable towards him in the hopes he might budge and annul the whole deal#but nope he doesn't#in fact he's unnaturally calm for someone with his reputation#so eventually when she realises he isn't going to shove her around with brute force#she decides to make the best of a bad situation and provide what she can to assist his conquest#maybe she does it bc of the betrayal#maybe to benefit herself#maybe to benefit the people#but they become unstoppable#shadow gives her more trust and control than his best commander and his advisors#she does jobs he'd only trust himself to do#and in time their relationship grows less political and more genuine#their plans constantly expand#and the new change of shadow taking amy as his wife#he's softened up and become more vulnerable to his enemies#(also amy is beloved making shadow seem more of a benevolent dictator rather than a straight up tyrant)#which is a boon for his enemies (idk who yet)#but I kinda wanna see shadow lose it with paranoia a little bit
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In retrospect, I'm really sleeping on the morbid hilarity of Draxum's people leaving the Faroes for New York. Considering they left due to humans fucking up their shit and trying to drive them off their land, and considering the time and place these humans were likely a mixture of Norse settlers and people from the British Isles. So they travel across the fucking ocean to settle in a new land where the local humans are more accepting, more willing to work with them, and maybe they aren't all best friends but they leave each other alone and are willing to work/trade with each other if necessity demands it. For a few centuries, everything was relatively chill.
And then who fucking shows up?
#okay i know the british who settled in the faroes would have been gaels and picts who were not the british who colonized the americas#BUT the normans were descended from vikings and were doing viking bullshit#and by that point the normans were pretty wholly integrated into the anglo-saxons so there was a lot of norman influence in british culture#so i don't think the yokai would really make the distinction#“ugh those viking wannabes followed us across the goddamn ocean”#honestly this goes for most of the yokai from western europe#the spanish and the french both showed up in new york and the dutch colonized it initially#you move across the ocean to get away from europeans and who shoes up? europeans#look i'm norwegian i'm allowed to make fun of the norse#i don't have a reason why western europeans were more murdery towards the yokai probably for the same reasons they did colonization#rapid industrialization and newfound ability to kill and expand that people really didn't have access to before
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i finally watched Alien (and Aliens, the sequel), and idk why it took me 29 years of being on this earth to get around to it because I love the titular Alien and i love its wittle pharyngeal jaws
#as a biologist whenever sci fi dreams up some new horrid alien creature meant to shock and terrify#i simply look at it and adore it because i can instantly recognize the real animal influences in its design#because there are actual species on this our planet earth that do all the things these aliens do and it's not scary at all lmao#not so much a monsterfucker as a monster appreciator. a monster respecter#as soon as i saw the facehuggers im like 'ah! a carciniform planidia gametophyte!'#did i just make up the word carciniform? maybe. i deem it legitimate though. crab-like.#love the design of the queen. she rocks the expanded pronotum. plastron? maybe it's a plastron.
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Anne de Pisseleu had exercised a form of power that was intrinsically extra-institutional and dependent entirely of the king’s favor; her role was clearly understood by political insiders. Criticism took the form of conventional hostility to the role of women in power, yet in the king’s lifetime had to be circumspect and oblique. However, she lived more than half her life after the death of the king whose love had given her power and wealth. In this, she weathered the storm of disgrace remarkably effectively, carved for herself a new role and ended her life a moderately wealthy woman whose assets became a matter for ferocious competition among her relatives.
— David Potter, "The Life and After-Life of a Royal Mistress: Anne de Pisseleu, Duchess of Étampes"
#historicwomendaily#Context: She lived for over 70 years and was a royal mistress for only 20 of them (till Francis's death)#anne de pisseleu#french history#16th century#my post#Francis I#queue#I hate how Anne is dismissed and deemed irrelevant after Francis I's death#Most historians merely claim that she was exiled; fell into disgrace and humiliation; and died in obscurity#Kathleen Wellman even goes to say that Anne was shut up by her husband in a gloomy castle for the rest of her life#(And there's always a distasteful tone of wry satisfaction as they say this - as if she was finally 'getting what she 'deserved')#Suffice to say: this idea is objectively incorrect and I hate it#yes Anne DOES seem to have had an incredibly harrowing and horrible experience for a few years after; that should never be overlooked#But as this article says: Anne managed to weather her 'fall' and carve a new role for herself extraordinarily well#It's one of the most interesting things about her life to me#She still had wealth and property which she rigorously administered and expanded; she headed family affairs and arranged marriages;#She and her terrible husband appear to have informally separated (with a formal separation of property) and in his own last will he#flat-out wrote that Anne 'would never take her place as my wife'. She outlived him by around 15 years and 100% got the last laugh.#She also openly embraced Protestantism in the height of the Wars of Religion which was such a major bad bitch move#guaranteeing her both personal protection and material gratification#In fact one of the last known references of her was in 1576 where she hosted a meeting of Protestant leaders in her castle of Challuau#As you can see: Anne transitioned public royal influence to private personal power#But she clearly remained at the heart of politics and war throughout it all and was always relevant
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Mary was thrilled at this seemingly perfect reconciliation, and the common people, who had always been fond of her, were pleased at the improvement in her treatment; however, Queen Jane's interest did not extend to the King's other daughter, the two-year-old Elizabeth, who had been banished to the Palace of Hatfield and was out of favour following the execution of her mother.
Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey, by Nicola Tallis
#'interest did not extend' hmmm i mean...elizabeth was...as she says here...two#was jane supposed to. what. have a conversation with her?#it seems like a lot to make of just the absence of any report of jane mentioning her (and really; we do not have one; we don't really#even have much in the way of what she was reported to have said of elizabeth's mother#either...)#beyond the disparagement of her character and popularity feb 1536-april 1536#other than that all we have is the spanish chronicle.#chapuys mentioned anne explicitly to jane after she became queen and didn't record a response to the reference if she had one#vs the report of jane's mentions of and attempted intercession for mary#also. elizabeth was 'banished to hatfield'?#she was in a joint household with mary in hundson. at the time. iirc...#also mary and elizabeth were brought to court at the same time.#mary and elizabeth were of equal status insofar as being equally disbarred from the throne by terms of the second act of succession#and that's not to say we can really attribute any of the above to jane either.#but if she tried to influence it otherwise... it wasn't successful#so it seems to not. ipso facto...matter . so much#or at least not to me. i'm of the mind that in the matter of intent vs result; it's result that should be given more weight#anyway. would like to retire this narrative#tallis' new books are vast improvements on her older ones#although they do still have some errors i might expand on later#nicola tallis
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still thinking abt fairy tail like idk if i can actually articulte why i wouldnt recommend it to anyone despite liking it so much? like its a generic shounen story but i did in fact enjoy it (until the end but thats like a staple to the genre at this point i think) but gun to my head i wouldnt be able to tell you what abt it i would change to make it better
#i am admittedly not a very creative person in the first place#i think as like a starter anime its a good one to like ease you into it? bc again its very generic and also no one dies lmao and its not par#particulrly deep and is like the face of the power of friendship solving all your problems#i guess maybe more worldbuilding?? which is insane consider how much worldbuilding there is?#or like#maybe expanded worldbuilding#a more interconnected storyline mayhaps bc everything kinda happens in blocks#like having very visible indicators between arcs isnt bad but again they barely flow#its plot moved rather than character moved#so perhaps more character moved#i think what it is is that its all very BLAND and generic#but it was like one of the first animes i watched so it has a very special place in my heart#and also the more i find out abt op the more im like oh yeah this is so obviously influenced by it 💀#i think ft problem is that it was obvs made to be long running#so new plots were conceived to just elongate the overarching story#is the impression i get which is possibly why it feels so unconnected#its like ok this thing happened now moving on to another thing and its just like that all the time#wish the character relationships got fleshed out more :(#wish LUCY FUCKING HEARTFILIA got to have more chances to shine god damn#*clenched fist* i will NOT rewatch ft i wont i refuse#michi tag
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#Tags:AI in Government#AI-Driven Governance#Apple-Starlink Integration#Big Tech Monopoly#Corporate-Government Merger#Cybersecurity#Data Privacy and Control#Digital Dependence#Digital Surveillance#Elon Musk and Government Influence#facts#life#Musk's Expanding Empire#New World Order (NWO)#Podcast#Ransomware#Satellite-Based Surveillance#serious#SpaceX and Telecommunications#straight forward#Technocratic Control#truth#upfront#website
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What is Haute Couture in Luxury Brand World?
Haute couture, a French term meaning “high sewing” or “high dressmaking,” epitomizes the pinnacle of luxury fashion. In the world of luxury brands, haute couture represents the epitome of bespoke fashion, characterized by meticulously handcrafted garments that cater to an elite clientele. The market for haute couture, although niche, plays a significant role in defining trends, influencing the…
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POV you walk into the evil unicorn club meeting. they are not currently accepting new members!!!!!
more startrix stuff cause i wanna go futher into detail abt The Severed and Starlights (not) cult!
Trixie is the only one who calls Starlight by her first name, most others only know her as "Patron Pearl" or just Pearl. They feed off one another despite their goals being quite different. Pearl wants to expand her influence and take her rightful place as an alicorn Patron, while Trixie just wants to make as much money and mischief as possible. She doesn't rlly care about or necessarily believe all of Pearls ramblings but boy does she love a crazy women.
#cantergale#mlp au#mlp#mlp art#my art#mlp starlight glimmer#starlight glimmer#mlp trixie#trixie lulamoon
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“Dialectical Dominance: Unveiling the Hegelian Blueprint for Global Influence” book is now available on Amazon
by Embassy Row Project

“Dialectical Dominance: Unveiling the Hegelian Blueprint for Global Influence” is a ground-breaking tome designed for CEOs seeking to wield power and influence in an increasingly interconnected world. This transformative work elucidates the Hegelian Dialectic, a time-honored principle of problem-generation, reaction orchestration, and solution-provisioning that forms the backbone of influential strategic planning.
Key Takeaways:
· The Hegelian Dialectic: Demystify the triadic dance of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis, forming the bedrock of influential strategy making.
· Art of Strategic Discontent: Learn to catalyze change by generating problems that prompt a need for solutions only you can provide.
· Manipulating Public Sentiment: Master the power of public sentiment by orchestrating outcry that echoes your strategic narratives.
· The Savior’s Gambit: Discern the art of positioning your solution as the panacea to strategically generated problems, thereby establishing your leadership and influence.
· The Silent Knights of Change: Leverage NGOs to act as silent catalysts, propagating your strategic narrative under the radar.
· The Cerebral Catalysts: Understand the importance of mobilizing intellectual institutes to support your strategic ideologies, providing a rational veneer to your cause.
· Shadow Puppeteers: Unearth the power of Think Tanks, serving as discreet influencers shaping policy from behind the scenes.
· Knowledge is Power: Recognize the dual-edged sword of research — a tool for gaining power or maintaining control through managed ignorance.
· Invisible Chains of Influence: Deploy effective regulatory strategies, subtly shaping behavior and decisions in your favor.
· Writing the Rules of the Game: Grasp the nuances of legislative leverage, dictating the terms of engagement to serve your strategic ends.
“Dialectical Dominance: Unveiling the Hegelian Blueprint for Global Influence” is a clarion call for CEOs seeking to enhance their influence and strategic clout in an increasingly complex, global landscape. This incisive treatise provides a nuanced understanding of the Hegelian dialectic, demonstrating how it can be harnessed to sculpt global influence and power. Navigating through the spheres of public sentiment, policy, legislation, and mass psychology, this book is a masterclass in the subtle art of strategic dominance. As we step into an era of dialectical dominance, this guide will serve as your compass, paving the way for the construction of your own world architecture. Rise to the occasion and unravel the Hegelian blueprint that will redefine your global influence.
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Eat God playtest draft 0.5.0 is now available
Version 0.5.0 of Eat God brings several major changes, foremost among them a full rewrite of the Forms and Rebellious Arts, in a more structured and (hopefully!) more readable format than the previous wall-of-text presentation. This update also includes print-and-play cards (and corresponding VTT resources) for all Forms, Arts, and playset NPCs and locations. A full list of updates is available here, or under the cut below:
Download package now includes print-and-play cards for all Forms, Rebellious Arts, and playset and NPC locations
Revised introduction to provide a link to the new Form, Art, and playset cards
Expanded discussion of the mechanical effect of Traits
Forms and Rebellious Arts are now numerically indexed in their descriptions as well as in their lookup tables
One additional Form (bringing the total up to a full 36 for the first time!), and a full rewrite of all existing Forms
Full rewrite of all existing Rebellious Arts
Added discussion of how to handle resisting Stress when multiple God-eaters are affected by the same threat simultaneously
Small clarifications to activation timing for Rebellious Arts and what it means to "activate an Art in conjunction with a test"
Greatly expanded discussion of how to adjudicate Limit Breaks
Reformatted examples of Limit Break effects and added a few more examples
Random inventory table slightly revised to make its implicit milieu more consistent, and moved from the Inventory section to a separate appendix in preparation for adding multiple random inventory tables for different milieux
"Effect modifiers" renamed "impact modifiers" to avoid ambiguity with other uses of the word "effect"; relevant terminology throughout document revised accordingly
Simplified rules for how Forms influence impact penalties (formerly effect penalties)
Added first-pass rules for imposing temporary Traits upon NPCs
Added discussion of how cooperative tests work in the context of multiple God-eaters ganging up on a single NPC
Reformatted playset location/NPC/calamity tables for better readability
Added "Appendix B: Additional Tables"; right now this just contains the relocated starting inventory table (see above)
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Jupiter through the degrees 🍀🍀
Jupiter represents expansion, luck, wisdom, higher learning, and abundance🍀. The degree it occupies in your birth chart fine-tunes how you experience growth, success, and philosophy.
0° Jupiter – The Pure Explorer
• A natural seeker of wisdom, luck, and opportunity.
• Bold, adventurous, and often experiences fated new beginnings.
1° Jupiter – The Optimistic Pioneer
• Takes risks with a strong belief in success.
• Often the first to explore new ideas or places.
2° Jupiter – The Wise Builder
• Expands through patience and structure.
• Success comes through consistency rather than big risks.
3° Jupiter – The Charismatic Speaker
• Naturally persuasive, great at public speaking or teaching.
• Opportunities arise through communication.
4° Jupiter – The Grounded Visionary
• Can balance big dreams with practicality.
• Slow but steady success in life.
5° Jupiter – The Magnetic Leader
• Draws luck through courage, confidence, and taking initiative.
• Needs to avoid arrogance or over-promising.
6° Jupiter – The Harmonious Diplomat
• Gains luck through cooperation and relationships.
• Strong connection to justice, balance, and fairness.
7° Jupiter – The Mystic Seeker
• Deeply spiritual, may have psychic or prophetic abilities.
• Growth comes through faith, intuition, and inner wisdom.
8° Jupiter – The Strategic Planner
• Good at recognizing patterns and maximizing opportunities.
• Can be very calculative yet lucky in investments.
9° Jupiter – The Free-Spirited Adventurer
• Gains luck through travel, experiences, and taking risks.
• Drawn to international opportunities and cultures.
10° Jupiter – The Manifestation Master
• Can easily turn visions into reality.
• Strong ability to attract abundance through focus.
11° Jupiter – The Revolutionary Mind
• Luck comes through unconventional ideas and innovation.
• May be drawn to humanitarian efforts or progressive movements.
12° Jupiter – The Inspired Dreamer
• Great for art, music, poetry, and creative expression.
• Must avoid laziness or getting lost in unrealistic ideas.
13° Jupiter – The Charismatic Risk-Taker
• Magnetic and bold in pursuing opportunities.
• Needs to balance confidence with practicality.
14° Jupiter – The Balanced Optimist
• Expands through stability and maintaining equilibrium.
• Success comes when patience and action are balanced.
15° Jupiter – The Lucky Visionary
• Natural leadership abilities, with a strong sense of destiny.
• Attracts fortune through bold but wise choices.
16° Jupiter – The Karmic Teacher
• Gains wisdom through experience, often teaching others.
• May face trials before achieving success.
17° Jupiter – The Bold Decision-Maker
• Fearless in making choices that lead to expansion.
• Needs to avoid impulsive decisions or overconfidence.
18° Jupiter – The Deep Philosopher
• Seeks meaning in everything, drawn to deep studies.
• Can be drawn to law, ethics, or religious studies.
19° Jupiter – The Adventurous Spirit
• Expands through movement, travel, and new experiences.
• Needs to avoid restlessness and commitment issues.
20° Jupiter – The Steady Achiever
• Success comes through consistency and perseverance.
• Gains wisdom through hard work and discipline.
21° Jupiter – The Charismatic Influencer
• Gains recognition through public influence or media.
• Natural ability to inspire and attract others.
22° Jupiter – The Master Builder
• Strong ability to manifest long-term success.
• Power comes through hard work, patience, and structure.
23° Jupiter – The Karmic Risk-Taker
• Luck comes from bold choices, often gambling on destiny.
• Needs to be cautious of reckless behavior.
24° Jupiter – The Prosperous Romantic
• Gains luck in love, relationships, and creative endeavors.
• Strong attraction to pleasure, needs balance.
25° Jupiter – The Spiritual Mastermind
• Deeply connected to divine wisdom and mystical knowledge.
• Drawn to higher education, philosophy, or esoteric teachings.
26° Jupiter – The Silent Strategist
• Success comes from working behind the scenes and planning carefully.
• Can be reserved but highly effective in business or finance.
27° Jupiter – The Generous Healer
• Gains luck through giving and helping others.
• Often involved in charity, healing, or humanitarian efforts.
28° Jupiter – The Boundless Explorer
• Always seeking new frontiers, whether mental, physical, or spiritual.
• Needs to avoid overextending energy.
29° Jupiter – The Fated Leader
• The Anaretic Degree (final degree) makes this Jupiter highly powerful.
• Can experience extreme highs and lows in luck and wisdom.
• Often a great teacher, leader, or guide for others.
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”AI-generated text has been making waves in recent months because ChatGPT (based on GPT3.5) is producing some scarily good output, to the point where it can pass a medical licensing exam. But the AI is only as good as what it is trained on, and it can’t really judge what is materially “true”, only weigh up probabilities based on the vast amounts of data it is given. So what is the training set for GPT3.5?
According to their published paper the data sources and weighting are:
Common Crawl (filtered) - 60%
WebText2 - 22%
Books1 - 8%
Books2 - 8%
Wikipedia - 3%
Common Crawl is an openly available snapshot of the web, and Wikipedia is self-explanatory.
Books1 and Books2 are shrouded in mystery, but there is speculation that Books1 may be free books taken from smashwords.com or project Gutenberg. Books2 is likely to be something like libgen or scihub - a repository mainly of academic articles.
WebText2 on the other hand is a dataset created by scraping upvoted content from Reddit, with reddit upvotes as a proxy for quality. A more thorough analysis of all of these datasets is here, including a breakdown of the top domains used in this Reddit dataset, but sites like Blogspot, Wordpress and Medium are all in the top 25.
So, you have:
Academia churning out huge amounts of groupthink in gender studies
Journalistic sources like Reuters and the BBC having policies on trans issues that have been influenced by lobbying from organisations like ILGA-Europe and thus skew all coverage in favour of gender identitarian beliefs
Wikipedia content riven with bias in this area because it is wholly dependent on both of the above as reliable sources
Reddit systematically banning subs like /r/gendercritical for “promoting hate”, censoring women’s health subs, and banning users who post content that steps out of line on sex/gender issues
Other sites that are also heavily featured in Reddit - such as Medium - also banning content that steps out of line on sex/gender issuesMaya Forstater @MForstaterOh FFS 🙄🙄🙄 I'm going to need a new website aren't I? 6:39 PM ∙ Feb 9, 20232,175Likes396Retweets
All of this means that is a big chunk of the training data for machine learning is compounding bias upon bias. GPT3.5 then has an extra layer of human training on top of this model, whereby a set of safety mitigations are introduced, to reduce “toxic output generation”. The cumulative effect of groupthink, censorship, and a focus above all on certain conceptions of “identity” across multiple domains does not cancel out by combining all these datasets, but is reinforced.
GPT3.5 is just one of several developing systems, and it is no good simply appealing to the creators to “fix the bias”, as it is their own bias that is leading them to make these selections believing them to be the most rational and neutral ones available. Unless there is a serious effort to get academic literature out there that states the (for many people) blindingly obvious that sex is real, material and important, and that human sexuality is based on sex, then these perspectives will simply be filtered out as not part of the academic consensus.
Wikipedia will continue to get more biased in this direction as there will be no source available to offer a corrective. AI will continue to learn from Wikipedia, academia, journalistic guidelines, and the porn-addled groupthink of Reddit that JK Rowling is she who must not be named, and crucially that the “anti-gender” and “gender critical” movements are all one big reactionary hate campaign propagated by the religious right.
So when people Google or ask Siri, the AI will give you the one and only one answer: that this is true, and no other respectable viewpoint exists. When social media increasingly relies on AI for content moderation, the content that risks being moderated out of existence will be that deemed unspeakable by all of these biased inputs.
As with the monks who allowed the works of Sappho to be lost to history because she wasn’t important enough to preserve in written form, so knowledge that is not accrued and presented in an acceptable format will not form part of the future.
This is power, expressed not through conspiracy, but through total thoughtless conformity of views.”
I asked chatgtp if females could be transwomen and it said yes. i then asked how a female would know she was a transwoman and not just a cis woman. it corrected itself and said females could not be transwomen. i asked why not and it said exactly what you think: because they're female. i then asked if only males could be transwomen and it said yes. then i asked so tranwomen are male? and it shat itself. we went in circles then where it was just "sorry, yes" "sorry, no"
fucking nonsense
#been watching ball rolling and gaining momentum since 2013 and i keep thinking#at some point people are going to stop and wake up#and then it just expands into a new area of culture like The Blob#now it’s almost 2025 and i…i just don’t know#why does it keep going on and on and on#like i know~this is how patriarchy maintains itself ~each individual actor sees the benefit in maintaining the system#but why do we who see the harm have no influence? why does the common sense keep failing? there just has to be some other explanation#other than malign self interest#for why the malicious info keeps spreading#ig im really asking why the bad guys keep winning#why why why
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Questions about Eyes And Ears AU
I had somebody ask for a brief interview regarding my storytelling for their university project and thought I'd lend a hand.
I thought those of you that follow the story might like the insight too, so here ya go:
When you first introduced the Listeners in Evo SMP, did you have a broader narrative or concept in mind, or were they more of an atmospheric element at that point?
The honest answer is that I didn't want to write too much about somebody else's character(s), that being Grian's Watchers. If I could write the conflict from the side of the Listeners then we could continue the narrative with a pre-designed opposing force but have them be relatively mute for the most part. Partly to build anticipation of when they might act or retaliate but it also worked for behind the scenes purposes too. If the series hadn't slowed/stopped as suddenly as it did, I definitely would have poked Grian to pick his brain about what story elements fit his original imagining of the Watchers. So it was mostly narrative reasoning but they also served a mechanical behind the scenes purpose of transporting us to a new area which was necessary due to bugs we'd encountered with world gen etc.
What inspired you to flesh out the Eyes and Ears AU more in recent years? Was that mostly a personal creative decision, or was it influenced by fan interest?
Honestly I hadn't premeditated too much their reintroduction into anything that I was working on. Sure I'd seen a little chattering here and there about the Watchers but I honestly just wanted to write an individual story beat (albeit a tropey one) of c!Martyn snapping and turning on Ren but that never came to fruition due to Scar taking us out. The plan was always to backstab Ren then say a cool line like "Red Winter is over, Red Spring has begun" or something else punny. Seeing the fevered reaction of the audience though gave me some confidence that I could try my hand at some layered or entirely post-production storytelling, so heading into Last Life I was all guns blazing.
The Eyes and Ears AU is quite open-ended — do you intentionally approach it with the idea of leaving narrative space for fan interpretation?
It really is right? Yes, it's a very mindful decision to leave it open-ended but not so much for the audience's benefit or interpretations, but to give myself creative freedom to take the story wherever I'd like to. Committing to too many power scale, multiverse or narrative shackles early can really strangle stories I've noticed (from reading comics and manga) meaning back pedalling or aggressive retcons are required to explore certain paths, which is rarely a good experience for the reader. I do enjoy their versatility and capability to be applied to any Minecraft or adjacent story too. Some might call it too broad, I call it malleable.
How do you feel about fans expanding the lore through headcanons and theories? Have any fan interpretations stood out or surprised you?
I think it's brilliant! People inundate my inbox on Tumblr seeking permission to write stories or create characters / AUs but I've literally no authority on that. I suppose it might be a different conversation if they were profiting off of those works, but 99% of people simply want to write for fun which I highly encourage!! I'll be honest that I haven't read a great deal of AUs or headcanons, my exposure to them is mostly via chat messages during lore talk streams or questions that come through regarding the Eyes And Ears AU. As a general rule I try to avoid reading too much of other people's works on the topic because I worry I'll accidentally regurgitate it in some way then stumble into plagiarism, you know? It's why I focus more on digesting stories outside the fandom whether it's manga, Sanderson books, reading old Japanese folk tales and the like. I can source inspiration from those on how to weave narrative and execute plot twists without having to glance in my front yard.
Has fan content (art, theories, animatics, etc.) ever influenced how you think about or approach the AU?
Oh for sure they have. It's literally why after every season we'll do a sit down stream and talk about the lore in detail. Figure out the puzzle and potential trip wires of plot points from the episodes and how we can neatly pack them into the pre-existing story. A lot of people wouldn't do that as they'd be precious about their work and believe their opinion is th only correct one, but I looooove soundboarding with the audience on it. I also take that mindset in game and sometimes think about the scenery of an impactful moment whenever I'm able to control / design it. I'll have little quips or quotes cooked in my mind for how I'd ideally deliver a blow or plot twist, buuuuut given the nature of the Life series you very rarely get to execute things how you'd like haha! I definitely wouldn't have done as many of the poems had their not been such a positive reaction to those. I often see individual lines or entire passages make their way into art pieces as typography or highlighted in animatics which is really gratifying. It's why I also put such an emphasis and priority on audio production in my editing. If I can craft something that feels atmospheric, driving and punctuating with music, staggering vocals or sound effects then the auditory portion is already done, they can focus solely on the visual aspect of things. I try and be as cinematic / TV like as my skillset allows for that reason.
You’ve mentioned trying not to fully canonise the AU, but still referencing it consistently — how do you balance telling your own story effectively, while trying not to involve other creators, particularly on the Life Series, when a lot of your time is spent in a group?
The easiest way to do this, is to not do it. For the most part the only storytelling done with the AU is done in post-production. I never name drop the Watchers or Listeners in world (believe me, I was as surprised as all of you when I saw that Secret Keeper statue in Secret Life!!) and in recent seasons they haven't even reared their head as an influence whatsoever. They're on holiday, they deserve it. But when they do whisper in my ear, they're motivated decisions that I would likely make as a player/character anyway because the win objective is always the thing I'm striving towards. I can just pepper angst around it to make things seem more manipulated rather than selfish ha. I think that's why the open ended nature of the Watchers has served me well because as much as they have a singular motive which is to feed on negative emotions, that can be achieved in so many ways ranging from bloodlust to deception, heartbreak to panic. It's versatile for storytelling. It can be in your face, or a slow burn.
What do the Watchers and Listeners represent to you, symbolically or narratively? Do they serve a specific function in the stories you tell?
The Watchers used to represent the audience when Grian first introduced them, but after departing EVO I've definitely breathed more of an egotistical and sinister air into them. They're very much a unique entity / faction now, they in some ways represent gluttony, selfishness and neglect in achieving their goals. The Listeners on the other hand, are a lot of the opposite traits, but I'm still wanting to explore how being the hard end of most conflicts can be dangerous. I want to explore that at some point, whether it be with infighting or failures. They shouldn't be seen as simply bad/good, they're just, different. It shouldn't be too hard navigating that nuance but I want it to reflect elements and motives that we find in our own lives.
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