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How to Launch a Prediction Market with Polymarket Clone Development

In today’s rapidly evolving digital ecosystem, blockchain technology has paved the way for innovative solutions, one of the most intriguing being prediction markets. These platforms enable users to speculate on the outcome of future events, allowing individuals to profit from their predictions. If you’re looking to tap into this booming industry, creating a prediction market with a Polymarket clone can be a smart move.

Polymarket is one of the leading decentralized prediction platforms, where users can wager on everything from politics to the weather and even market trends. Replicating such a platform using a Polymarket clone offers businesses and entrepreneurs the chance to dive into the world of blockchain-backed prediction markets quickly and effectively.

But, how do you go about launching your own prediction market with a Polymarket clone? Let’s break it down.

1. Understanding the Basics of a Prediction Market

Before diving into the development process, it’s important to understand what a prediction market is. Simply put, a prediction market allows users to place bets on the outcome of future events. Participants stake tokens on their predictions, and as the event unfolds, users are either rewarded or penalized based on the accuracy of their forecasts.

The value of prediction markets lies in the "wisdom of the crowd." When a large number of people participate, their collective wisdom can provide accurate insights into future events. These platforms are often decentralized, making them secure, transparent, and resistant to manipulation.

2. Why Choose a Polymarket Clone?

Polymarket is a decentralized prediction market platform that allows users to bet on various events. By choosing a Polymarket clone, you can replicate the core functionality of Polymarket without starting from scratch. With a custom Polymarket clone, you’ll be able to:

Launch a Secure Platform: Leverage blockchain technology for transparent and tamper-proof transactions.

Wide Range of Use Cases: Create markets for politics, sports, entertainment, finance, and more.

Scalability: A Polymarket clone can grow with your user base and be customized for different needs.

User-Friendly Interface: Provide a seamless and engaging experience for both beginners and advanced users.

3. Key Features of a Polymarket Clone

When developing a Polymarket clone, the following features will be essential to ensure a smooth and secure user experience:

Decentralized Ledger: Ensure that all transactions are transparent and irreversible with blockchain integration.

Smart Contracts: Automate the processes of betting, payouts, and event resolutions using smart contracts.

Market Creation: Allow users to create and participate in markets for a wide variety of events.

Multi-Currency Support: Enable users to use different cryptocurrencies to place their bets.

Real-Time Updates: Keep users engaged with real-time event updates and betting information.

High-Level Security: Protect user funds and data with top-tier encryption and security protocols.

4. Step-by-Step Guide to Developing a Polymarket Clone

Now that you have an understanding of what a Polymarket clone offers, here’s a step-by-step guide to launching your prediction market:

Step 1: Define Your Niche

First, decide the type of markets you want to host. Will you focus on politics, sports, financial markets, or something entirely new? Defining your niche will help you target the right audience and create a unique offering.

Step 2: Choose a Blockchain Platform

Most prediction markets are built on blockchain technology due to its transparency, security, and decentralization. Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain (BSC) are popular choices. Choose the blockchain that best suits your goals, taking into account scalability, gas fees, and security.

Step 3: Develop Smart Contracts

Smart contracts are at the heart of any prediction market. They ensure that wagers are placed correctly, that the outcomes are verified, and that rewards are distributed fairly. If you’re not a developer, working with a blockchain development company can help streamline this process.

Step 4: Build the User Interface (UI)

The UI of your platform should be easy to navigate and user-friendly. Think of Polymarket's clean and simple interface. Your users should be able to easily browse markets, place bets, and track their results.

Step 5: Implement the Backend

The backend of your prediction market handles all the logic, user data, transactions, and event outcomes. Ensure that your backend is robust, secure, and scalable to accommodate a growing user base.

Step 6: Test Your Platform

Before launching, it’s crucial to test the platform rigorously. Use test environments and solicit feedback from early users to ensure the platform is bug-free, user-friendly, and efficient.

Step 7: Launch and Market Your Platform

Once everything is set up, it’s time to launch your prediction market. Promote it through various channels, including social media, crypto forums, and influencer partnerships. You can also offer incentives like bonuses for the first set of users or referral rewards.

5. Monetizing Your Prediction Market

Monetization strategies for prediction markets include:

Transaction Fees: Charge a small fee on each trade made by users on the platform.

Event Sponsorships: Partner with companies to sponsor popular prediction markets or events.

Premium Features: Offer premium services such as early access to markets or advanced analytics tools.

6. Legal Considerations

Before launching your prediction market, make sure to consult with a legal professional to understand the regulatory landscape for blockchain-based betting platforms in your region. Many jurisdictions have specific rules governing online gambling, and you’ll need to ensure compliance with local laws.

Conclusion: Kickstart Your Blockchain Journey Today!

Launching a prediction market with a Polymarket clone development is an exciting opportunity to tap into the booming decentralized finance (DeFi) space. By leveraging blockchain technology, you can create a secure, transparent, and scalable platform for users to predict the outcomes of future events.

Ready to get started? Whether you’re an entrepreneur or a business looking to innovate, building a Polymarket clone could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Don’t wait to take the plunge into the world of blockchain-based prediction markets! Contact us today to discuss your Polymarket clone development project and start building your platform with the experts.

[aheathen-conceivably]

There was one moment on the road that Antoine always dreaded. It occasionally landed somewhere between the music and the ever growing serving of whiskey that helped him to sleep at night. Josephine referred to it as “networking.”

From the moment they stepped foot in any saloon, she started the process. Talking easily with patrons or sipping her own whiskey slowly, spending nearly every moment he played eying the crowd looking for anyone worth her time. Most nights, she deemed that none of them were, and so with a tip of her cigarette Antoine knew to pack up his guitar case and make their way out of the bar. But on other nights, the nights she explained would one day be their lucky break, she would nod at him knowingly, signaling that his case was to stay in its place. Then it was time for him to smile for the circus.

Locals with money. Competing bar owners. Small-time politicians. She could spot who would be useful to her while the rest of the patrons laughed and mingled amongst themselves to the constant stream of music he played. This is how you make it, mon frère. This is how you get on a real stage. One day will be the day.

Yet for every fake smile and insincere handshake he exchanged, it was harder to remember what kept him on the road at all. A real stage. Surely that was it, wasn’t it? The reason why he left his family and felt his life draining away from him one mile at a time.

A real stage.

Through the deafening sound of his own music still ringing in his ears, Antoine could hear Jo saying something to him in a lacquered voice. The words didn’t matter. He could tell from her plastic smile what she really meant. Speak. Speak for the circus. “George here was asking about our days in New Orleans. Said it was a waste not to advertise such a past on your billing.”

Antoine nodded on cue, repeating an anecdote about playing with Louis Armstrong that every white man, woman, and child out here seemed to love. Following his own script, the man slapped his knee and laughed in turn. Jo took the moment his eyes were closed to look back at Antoine approvingly. The perfect smile. The perfect smile for the circus.

Only there was something in her demeanor that made Antoine uneasy. Every movement she made was calculated and dangerously observant. In the milliseconds the man’s eyes were closed, she watched him with the focus of a cat. Only the moment before he snapped them open, the perfect smile returned to her face. It reminded Antoine of someone he couldn’t quite name, and yet the man never seemed to notice at all.

“George here was telling me all about his dance halls while you played.” Even though she was turned in the other direction, Antoine could tell that the words were meant for him. “Seems he has thoughts about their superiority to our friend Hosa’s establishments.”

“Well now missy I’m not trying to step on my dear Mr. Grove’s toes.” He had said the words jovially, undercutting what Antoine could only imagine was a longer and more storied relationship than he had the patience for. “I simply think a dance hall would suit you better is all. These saloons, they’re old fashioned. You oughta have a crowd packed into the place just for you, not servin’ as some backing track to an old drunkard's night.”

Antoine could see his sister’s light arched eyebrow and upturned lip on the left side of her face; she was sure not to let it reach the right. “Well I happen to agree with you. Trouble is we’ve got a contract and a tight schedule at that.”

George’s hands went up, following the song and dance of feigned civility that governed the newly gentile businesses of the West. “Well now no part of me is looking to impede on that agreement you have with Mr. Grove. I can tell you’re a smart girl. No chance you’d be talking to me with any sort of non-compete. Besides, I’m just offerin’ you stay here an extra week. Maybe two. Add some shows. Get yourself in front of a real crowd for once.”

Jo smiled at George and nodded her head delicately, and he understood the gesture without a word. He turned back toward the stage with his whiskey in hand, pretending to give them an iota of privacy while he could actually hear every word they exchanged.

Jo looked over her shoulder and smiled again, before turning back to Antoine and lowering her voice to an accented French. The unexpected lilt of a foreign accent in a desert saloon only made the man's fake joviality and thin impatience all the more evident. 

“Une vraie scène." Her voice wavered slightly and Antoine realized that for the first time all night, the look in his sister's eyes was genuine. “C'est notre chance. Nous serions fous de dire non.”

Antoine knew that she was right - that every other offer she'd leveraged or connection they'd made paled next to this one. But part of him still wanted to say no, to just admit that, God, he wanted to go home. To yell that he had done this to safeguard their lives. To remind her that they had done it. They were secure. He was heard. She was successful. What more were they chasing?

But simmering under all of those questions was one that he knew would follow him to his grave - what if this was it? What if he passed it up and never knew what happened next? What if Jo found some other act to represent and she went on the road alone with men like the one who was tapping his finger impatiently on his whiskey glass?

“D'accord. Mais une semaine. Pas deux. Je veux être à la maison pour l'anniversaire de Violette. Pas de négociation.”

Jo turned back to George and he twisted in his chair. She let a pause hang in the air as he looked at her eagerly. Then she smiled at him again, this time benevolently. “Well as I’m sure you can imagine it puts us in a bit of a pinch. This contract alone already keeps us on the road for months on end. And if he’s going to play without a guarantee of continued work and in addition to the schedule we’ve already set, we’ll need double what we're paid now.”

She stopped, purposefully running her finger along the rim of her glass to let him watch her hand move. “And come on. I know you came here for a reason - just to see him play and find out if he was really as good as your scouts told you he was."

The man chuckled, and Jo smiled in the same way that had unnerved Antoine earlier. Only this time, she let the man watching her see it too. “Plus, I know that Hosa has been pulling significant portions of your clients anytime he has Antoine on stage. He's costing you money. You pay us double and you’re only putting that money right back in your pocket. Otherwise Hosa hears you've been trying to poach his talent and writes in a non-compete. Then good luck finding an act all over again.”

George tried to keep her gaze locked in his but she didn't flinch. Meanwhile his eyes flickered back and forth to Antoine over her shoulder. “Fine, missy. You drive a hard bargain, you know that? Sir, anyone ever tell you your girl here drives a hard bargain?”

Jo laughed triumphantly at his acquiescence, sure to keep the sound just girlish enough so that he didn’t feel threatened. Then she picked up the whiskey that she hadn't touched since he had sat at her table.

Smile for the circus, mon frère. Play the game. We've always done what we have to do. As Antoine picked up his own drink her words rattled around his head like a high pitched drone. He swallowed back a mouthful with the knowledge that he wanted to pummel his fist into the man's gold plated smile. But there his sister was laughing with him, pretending like he hadn't just called her missy, or like he wasn't looking at the hem of her dress whenever he thought she wasn't looking. Antoine finished his drink in one quick swallow, his stomach starting to churn just as the burn tore through his throat.

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[lurkingshan]

Thoughts on ThamePo

I finally got some time this weekend, so I decided to go ahead and binge ThamePo, a show many of you seemed to enjoy and that quite a few people have told me is one of the more solid to come out of GMMTV's BL lineup in awhile. I told a few friends I would share thoughts when I watched it. Let’s go!

The TL, WR: I had a fun time watching this show and agree it managed to avoid a lot of GMMTV shows' worst pitfalls, but I also found the writing around the core plot to be an inconsistent mess. I'll break down the good, the bad and the huh from my perspective, so only read on if you care to know. Disclaimer: I am not a LYKN fan and in fact knew almost nothing about them before watching this.

The Good

The show looks fantastic. As soon as I turned it on I said "is this a Parbdee production?!" And it sure was. It seems GMMTV picks one BL a year that it's willing to actually fund high production values for, and ThamePo was the lucky winner of this round. It was quite a startling contrast having just watched My Golden Blood.

The flirting between Thame and Po in their talking stage was a lot of fun. I don't think it made me swoon quite as hard as some of you, but I was charmed. Is memorizing someone's phone number the new height of romance?

Drake and Sammy were here! And looking cute! I was happy every time they showed up.

Nano's colorful sweaters. I want every single one.

All of episode 10, which was my personal favorite of the show. It was the only episode where I felt like they had a strong episodic plot and theme that they executed well and that showed a realistic sequence of events around how idols are treated by their fans.

Baifern learned something about how to love and support her idols without crossing boundaries. This girl made me so uncomfortable for the whole show and I was glad they had her realize she was wrong and speak directly into the camera about it. GMMTV owed us that after the disastrous handling of this issue in Only Boo. Plus, Baifern growing meant I could enjoy the absolute comedy of her reaction to finding out who Mr. B was. Ciize is so funny.

Noble idiocy was given the respect it deserves: none.

I liked the resolution for the romance, and that ultimately what Thame and Po wanted was just an ordinary relationship where they could spend time together and pursue their careers on their own terms. It was wonderfully straightforward and low drama.

Contra GMMTV's usual pattern, this show's strongest run was its last four episodes, and I actually thought the finale was strong given the story they had set up for themselves. I appreciated that rather than indulge in the fantasy ending of Only Boo, MARS had to suffer real consequences for choosing their personal lives and orchestrating a breach of contract. They had to reckon with the fact that being idols was directly at odds with the way they wanted to live, and make a choice. Kudos to the show for that.

The Bad

It feels like this script was written by someone who doesn't really understand the idol industry or how anything works. Much of the plot for MARS and the business machinations of managing them was nonsensical and contra how idols are actually managed in the industry. It was extra jarring to then cast a real idol group and have them act out this weird incorrect version of their reality.

Relatedly, the writing for Pemika was all over the place. We are supposed to see her as a smart businesswoman who knows what's best for their careers even as she is very unkind to them as humans, but the way she handled Thame throughout the show was ludicrous. First of all, it is the industry norm for idols to do solo work while staying in their group, so for her to insist on dismantling MARS so that Thame could go solo made no sense, and the entire plot hinged on this! It's not only bad artist management--she is deeply pissing off and damaging her relationship with her most important performer--it also just doesn't make sense from a revenue standpoint. Why kill MARS, a popular idol group with a large fanbase, when you could just negotiate with Thame for a solo album in exchange for another MARS album and keep both revenue streams? Pemika's approach was counterproductive. I was intrigued by what they tried to do with her in certain moments, but it didn't hang together because there were too many logic gaps.

On that note, I think the biggest problem with the way the MARS plot was constructed is that if they are already a successful group, most of the plot does not make any sense. Agencies don't destroy successful and profitable groups just for the hell of it, and if Thame is the leader of a successful group with a powerful fanbase he should have more power than the show implied. The whole story makes a lot more sense if MARS was struggling to break out and didn't actually have fans yet, but the show tried to have its cake and eat it, too.

This is a matter of personal preference, but I personally did not care for Thame's characterization as an extraordinarily selfless idol with no ego who only cared about his friends at the expense of his own career. Please, show. A little more nuance and complexity to his motivations would have been nice.

The whole subplot with Jun pretending to hit on Po was just stupid and I found it to be a very frustrating diversion that was mostly there to stall getting Thame and Po together. They already knew they liked each other and his interference did not accomplish anything except making me wonder why Thame considers that asshat his friend.

Must GMMTV continue to stab me in the heart by making me listen to the Last Twilight OST over and over again?? Write a new song!

On that note (look away stans), the music performances in this show were just unforgivably bad. I will not go into further detail so as to not hurt anyone's feelings (but you can come sit by me in the DMs if you want to talk shit).

The Huh

I don't understand why Thai idol dramas keep making getting recruited to Korea the standard. Not only is it deeply unrealistic to suggest that an industry already teeming with talent is eager to recruit middling talent from elsewhere, but if your goal is to promote the tpop industry, focus on tpop!

On top of the business plot not making sense, the way they presented the group and their roles was just strange. Idols all have to have baseline competency in singing, dancing, and rap--you don't have one member who does each like the show kept saying. I got confused every time the show reverted to this framing. Don't even get me started on the concept of Nano, the successful idol who *checks notes* doesn't know how to sing.

Let me not also forget that these are supposed to be famous idols, yet they are constantly casually hanging out in public spaces with no fans approaching them. Every time they sat around as a group in a park I wanted to scream.

Which of course leads me to my incredulity that so much of Thame and Po's flirtation happened in public, outside, in front of tons of onlookers, and somehow they were not spotted every time despite Thame being famous. As fucking if! The way the story ignored this reality for the first 2/3 of the show really undercut the final arc when they suddenly remembered idols can't date. And right after the group handled Pepper's scandal, Thame was back to holding Po's hand outside again. I felt like I was taking crazy pills.

I was also salty about Pepper directly encouraging Thame to pursue Po only to turn around the next episode and tell him idols can't date. Sir, what the fuck.

The whole thing with Mick was kind of a miss for me. They made a big deal about his incompetence in the first few episodes, then he functionally disappeared for half the show, then they revealed he was pretending to be bad at his job as some roundabout way of helping them, I guess? It was a half-baked idea poorly presented.

Since I mentioned Only Boo up top, it would be remiss of me not to mention that if ThamePo takes place in the same universe as the cameos imply, this plot makes even less sense because Moo already broke down this barrier and idols can now have boyfriends with no consequences! (Seriously though if you're gonna have them cameo at least let Moo speak I love that boy).

The show should not have been in the bubble. So much of the romance plot and the contrast between Pepper/Gam and Thame/Po would have been strengthened if their sexuality mattered.

Lastly, I'll just say that I found this plot a strange one if GMMTV's intent was to use the show as a vehicle to promote LYKN. The entire plot is that the agency thinks Thame is the only talented one and the rest of the group is holding him back, but he's a Good Person so he will stay with them anyway. If I was anyone else in LYKN I'd be side-eyeing this plot big time.

In conclusion: This was a fun binge but I am still waiting for the Thai idol BL of my dreams starring Daou and Offroad. I will write the goddamn script if I have to!

[pia-nor481]

She Looks Like a Star- Chapter One

Multidriver x reader (mostly Oscar this chapter)

With the growth of her fan base she decides it’s best to join a big company, what she didn’t expect was how scary it was actually going to be.

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She was nervous walking down the hall, wearing obnoxiously loud heels and a tight skirt, not sure how to feel while wearing what was unusual attire for her. Typically she spent her time in lounge wear, lingerie or nothing so having to wear business smart clothes was a little unnerving. Every few steps she looked at the document in the open folder, trying to find the correct room for the meeting she was supposed to be sat in, in about twenty minutes.

With her head pointed down and her mind in a whole other world she walked straight into a man in the dark hallway. "I'm so sorry, are you alright?" She was momentarily stunned by the Australian accent. "Yes, I'm fine, I should have been looking where I was going." After overcoming her bashfulness she looked up, and was met with a sweet smile, only then did she acknowledge the hand on her waist, keeping her steady. "Are you sure, It seems quite hard to walk in those shoes." He said in a lower volume, looking her up and down. Only now was she able to take him in; His messy brown hair, unusually pale skin considering his accent and the tight navy blue t-shirt showing off his strong arms. She was so taken aback that her only reply to the question was a quick nod. "I'm Oscar by the way. I think we'll be working together at some point soon." She smiled finally gathering her things and straightening out her clothes. "It's nice to meet you Oscar." 

"I'm still pretty new around here, but I have a year of navigation experience on you so...Where are you trying to go?" He asked, taking the folder from her arms, trying to save her from carrying too much. "Board room two. I'm supposed to be meeting Christian to discuss my contract and well the logistics of working here." Oscar let out a quiet 'Ah', hooking his arm through hers. "It might help walking in the right direction." He gently laughed, turning around. Her face became warm as they walked. "Don't worry, my first day was a complete mess. I was locked out of the building, seriously late to my first meeting and I waited at the wrong set for about twenty-five minutes. So you're actually starting quite well." Her nerves eased slightly, she could tell Oscar wasn't a particularly chatty person but it was clear how hard her was trying to almost comfort her. "So where did you work before coming here, I'm sorry to say that I don't think I recognise you. Then again I'm not really a big viewer." He said almost shamefully, not realising before he started speaking that it could very easily be taken in an offensive way. "No, no it's okay. I didn't really work with a big company, I did more amateur and home-shot videos. I'm guessing you worked for another company before?" She was unsure as to why it was almost embarrassing that she made all her content on her own. "Yeah, I worked for a smaller company for quite a while actually. You must be pretty talented to make those videos on you're own, especially if it meant you've landed a spot here." Oscar spoke with a sense of excitement during the latter half of the sentence. She looked down as she spoke, entrusting Oscar with fully guiding her. "I now this place is one of the best, but why did you leave you're last company?" Oscar sighed just thinking about it. "I had almost no autonomy. There were certain things I wanted to do, not just because I enjoyed it, but because it makes for a good watch too. But they always shut me down with out even considering it." Oscar seemed genuinely sad about it, she quickly spoke up, questioning how awful that must have been. "Yeah, it was really annoying. But a lot of the videos were scripted like that corny rubbish with the awful acting you usually see with ads. That was the worst. Although you won't fully escape that here, that's one of Sebastian's favourites to film." He laughed at the end. 

"Oscar, stop boring the poor girl." She looked up to see Christian pen in hand standing outside of what she assumed to be bored room two. "Alright, alright I'll go." Oscar said smiling, passing her folder back. "Don't forget you have a scene wit Lando today." Christian shouted towards him. "I know, set room four." 

"Sorry about him." Christian said, guiding her into the room. "So I'm sure you've read the terms and conditions regarding pay and so on. But I do want to elaborate on what would be you're schedule with us. I'm aware and happy that you will continue to film and post you're own content in you're own hours. So here you will be filming a minimum of three videos a week, and a least one of them must be with another actor here, and a maximum of nine, Of course we do not expect or require you to reach that number. So dates, ideas, sets and time allocation need to be made at least three weeks in advance, four weeks if you require and permits or new equipment of any kind. In addition to this, you will be meeting the other actors today and you will be doing a scene with one of them next week. We will have an additional meeting regarding that and what we call a logistics meeting with the other actor to ensure everyone is on the same page." One of the main things she took away from that was how much Christian was able to talk with needing to take a breath, the other was how much work would actually go into this job. "Right, I'm happy with all of that." She spoke rather quietly. "Great. You will also be meeting a few members of the production team, mainly the camera and sound crew which Toto is in charge of." She nodded swiftly as he continued to explain how the company works and what would be happening in the future.

"So you will need to sign here...here...and here." She did so and looked back up waiting to be told what was happening next. "So you have you're own private room here, it's like an office with a bed and a wardrobe. You will be added to the schedule and as you now have your company email feel free to join in and ask questions when needed. So any last questions?" At this point she was feeling a tad overwhelmed but was happy with the outcome. "No, all is good." She spoke with a small smile, slowly standing up. "Wonderful. I'll see you on Tuesday for the next meeting." They shook hands before she left and as soon as she was out of the room and the door was close, she let out a particularly loud sign of relief. Only now did she realise how taxing this could be

She made quick work of finding her office, initially struggling with the key before placing all of her belongings on the desk. She sat down taking a deep breath deciding it would be best to log in and check what he schedule was for next week. Tuesday she had a meeting with all of the actors, directors and some members of the logistics team to discuss the increase in shooting hours for the next set of holidays and what ideas would be used for those videos. That same day she had a meeting with Christian and Charles about their scene on the 14th. She was more shocked than she should have been. Already she was supposed to be shooting, she didn't even know what he looked like and yet she needed to come up with an idea for the video, and be able to put into words what her limits actually were. Before there was no need to plan ahead so much. She could just put on a pretty outfit, turn on the camera and have fun. Now it felt all too much, as though it was more than a fun and paying pastime. She was quick to shoot up upon hearing the knock at the door. "It's just me." Oscar shouted through the door, opening it quickly before sitting down. "So, how was the meeting?" He asked, leaning in as close as possible. She didn't notice to start but Oscar was only wearing trousers and a robe, his blue shirt missing. "It was okay, pretty overwhelming, but good." She said, bringing her eyes back to the computer. 

"Since you want to know and wont ask, Lando gets pretty handsy sometimes, that's usually why I film with him last, or wait a few days to film with someone else. It not a territorial thing, he just likes to see the marks." He spoke softly as he stood up, pulling the robe off. His collar was covered in love bites and teeth marks, while his back was painted with scratches. "Oh wow." Oscar just laughed at her lack of filter. "It's not as bad as it looks, and he's not like this with everyone." He said, eyes closed as the robe began to cover his skin again. "Oh, so you get special treatment. I see how it is." She giggled, avoiding his eyes, scared he's begin to dislike her. "I wish...He doesn't really film with the guys much anymore, I am of course the exception."

He took a deep breath before making sure the door was closed. " Since we're both pretty new I'll fill you in with all the secrets. Lando gets attached very quickly, it's so easy for him to love. That makes him a great person, one of the best you'll ever be around. But that trait is bad in this industry. He joined five years ago, along with George and Alex, but they aren't important to the story. When you start, Usually you're paired with just once actor for a while. For him that was Carlos, and for a lack of a better term he pretty much fell in love with him, but not in a 'I want to date' way. It's complicated. After a few years Carlos left to go to another company for a while and Lando was completely distraught and well angry with Carlos." She was a little shocked that Oscar was so willing to tell her so much. Then again it didn't really affect him. "So Zak, the head of the logistic team, paired him up with Daniel for a while, thinking it would do him some good, they're pretty different, but in a good way." 

Oscar was hesitant to continue, checking his watch every now and then, but since he started he couldn't really stop. "Yet Lando resented him. Daniel didn't take it to heart, knowing the whole situation. He's been here for eight years longer than Lando so he's seen a lot and could tell Lando was struggling. I'll be honest Lando is a massive brat usually, so that coupled with the whole situation was a lot. It made some great content sure, but it was still difficult for every one around them. Long story short they began to get along and at some point Lando fell for Daniel, may I add, both times it wasn't completely one sided. But when things got pretty good for them, Daniel took a break from filming all together, it broke Lando all over again." She took a sharp inhale at the end, it sounded devastating just hearing about it, so she could only imagine how it felt. "So Lando decided he didn't want to film with any of the guys anymore. He started working on some more kink based content with different actors. But slowly he's been coming back. So when I joined last year he didn't want any thing to do with me. Not in a mean way, it was more like he was apprehensive. And of course Zak decided to pair us up and well, we've been filming with each other at least twice a week since." He said shrugging his shoulders, finally doing his robe up properly. "Oh wow that's a lot. Is he not worried you're going to leave him at some point? Not to be disrespectful to you, but surely that's a concern of his." She said as Oscar stood up, motioning for her to do so as well. "First, you need to get changed as Christian has instructed me to accompany you while you meet the rest of the actors, so I'm going to turn around, promise I wont peek." He laughed, checking his watch again. She was quick to start stripping of her clothes, reaching in her bag for some more comfortable attire. "Second, of course he worried, wouldn't you be? But we're adults about it so its usually okay. Now that you say that, that's probably the reason I'm covered in marks." He trailed off, shocked that he didn't think of it sooner. 

She placed her hands on his arms, turning him so they were face to face. "Is this okay?" She questioned looking down at what she was wearing. Oscars eyes followed hers, although stopped much sooner than she did, he couldn't help but stare, mainly at her tits as he could see all the way down her top. He may fuck on camera for most of the week, but he was no better than the average man. "You look perfect." He didn't know what was making him so bold, usually he's quite reserved, not particularly shy, just not talkative. He doesn't know what's gotten into him.

"Come on, it's getting late and it's kind of required that you meet everyone on your first day." They walked out the door and back into another relatively dark hallway, towards on of the many break rooms; Oscar was told to go to the second 'bed set' break room. "So, why'd you tell me all of that?" Oscar didn't expect her to ask him to explain his actions but it seems he really had no choice. "I care about him, so in a way it's just me looking out for him." She hummed with a smile. "If it wasn't me that told you, some else would have, its no real secret. Well the events were not a secret but Lando's true feelings and how bad he really was at the time is more of the secret." After Oscar's little rant she began wonder if they were actually together or if it was once again a two side love relationship without the relationship. "So who's the first one on you're calendar, and don't try to hide it. I know I'm on there but you wouldn't have been staring at that screen so intensely if I was the first." She sighed at his words, ever the observer he seemed to be. "Charles." Oscar was pleased with that, thinking there wouldn't be anyone better. "Actually that's really good for you. He's a lot more sensual and romantic so I believe that Zak thinks he's the safest option because you're content is just you getting off when ever you feel like it, not too focused on the production." He began, not realising he was rambling. "I thought you said you didn't know who I was." She huffed with a teasing tone, crossing her arms over her chest. "Well maybe I lied...Okay I looked you up when you were in that meeting." There was a long pause until they reached the door.

Chapter Two

[baxndaid]

human vox

x reader 📺⛽🎤

an ; request more vox pls i love him, most of this is just me yapping

The year was 1952 and you worked in the upcoming film and TV industry. While it was just a small job reading through scripts to find typos or getting coffee for the more important figures, it was a job nonetheless and you enjoyed it.

A new show had quickly skyrocketed in popularity since its debut, a game show where you would have to answer questions in order to win the, most likely branded, items. Something like a washing machine or a supply of toothpaste. If the producers felt generous that day however, the prizes would rise in value, the show once giving away a brand new sleek black Fiat 1900. While the simple yet new and exciting premise of the show might’ve drawn viewers in, the host of the show made them stay. He was charming and handsome, he always dressed the part with a dapper suit and his hair was always done perfectly. Whenever he spoke, it was like the whole stage brightened up a bit, at least, that’s what you thought. His stage name was Vox, you never really liked that name - too sharp and aggressive, you thought. His real name was Vince, and you liked it better, though you’d never tell him that. You hardly ever had any interactions with the man other than handing him the script that the sponsors wanted him to yap about. He was charming, and you liked him - unfortunately it was just a pipe dream. You didn’t bother chasing after him considering you were just a small time employee while he was the face of the whole show, thousands of American women had their eyes on him especially when they turned their black and white TVs on between 5-6PM.

Fortunately for you, the producers had caught a glimpse of you backstage and wanted to spice up the show a bit. It was getting boring, other than the host himself there was nobody else the audience could attach themselves to. So, naturally, the best idea would be to introduce a beautiful woman, who was smart and shy - the “role model” if you will. You fit the bill, and how could you say no? You would be beloved by every household for your wholesome nature, (and especially loved by all the men in unhappy marriages and liked looking at the young women on screen.) And if you won? you could keep the winnings.

And you would win, because the show was now rigged in your favor.

Simply put, they wanted to paint you as the underdog, the vulnerable lady who simply wanted a chance to make some money. So when you would answer every question, even the ridiculous ones, correctly, the audience would gasp in disbelief at your amazing hidden knowledge and then tune into the next episode to see more of you and Vox. The truth was, the only thing hidden was Vox sliding you the answers to each question onto your desk. It was genius, really, the producers seemed to love the idea and so did Vox. Anything for ratings. You were still a little apprehensive, but you couldn’t back down after already signing the contract.

After winning one episode and becoming around $10,000 richer, Vox strategically pulled you in for a hug and gave you a polite kiss on the cheek to congratulate you for your “victory” in front of the camera. He was an amazing actor, you thought as he said his goodbyes to the audience and the cameras stopped rolling. Maybe he should ditch this studio and try his luck in Hollywood.

Once the room was no longer focused on Vox, he turned to you, his smile less big and forced and a lot more casual, “That was your first taste of show business, how’d you find it? Pretty nifty eh?” He prodded you with his elbow gently.

“Yeah, it was um- different… to what I usually do.”

“Oh yeah, forgot you worked here prior.” He looked at you up and down as he pulled a cigarette and lighter out from his pocket, “Say, since you and I are going to be working with each other from now on, why don’t we blow this antsville and I’ll buy you a drink?”

As he waited for your answer he placed the cigarette in his mouth and lit it. You were surprised and albeit excited by his offer, but you decided not to go out drinking with a famous guy in the middle of the afternoon. Something something responsible adult.

"A drink? Oh, I don't know about that sir... It's rather late."

He scoffed and exhaled, a puff of smoke engulfed you as you coughed. "Don't be such a square." He looked at your face again whilst bringing the stick up to his lips once more, "And don't call me sir, makes me seem old. Call me Vince," He paused, "Or Vox, I don't really give a rats ass."

You nodded and took a small step away from him in a pathetic attempt to get away from the smoke. He smirked.

"I take it you don't smoke?"

You shook your head

"Look at you, I'm not surprised." He took another draw of his cigarette, "So, about that drink?"

You were going to be honest, you couldn't say no. He was so unbelievably pushy that it was practically impossible to turn him down without feeling like shit afterwards. He was THE Vox, America's beloved host! How dare you even think of saying no. So here you were, in his luxurious house, sat on his couch that probably cost more than your entire living room, and with a glass of expensive scotch in hand that he generously poured you.

He returned with his own glass and sat down next to you, laying his free arm behind your head. He took a sip, his gaze never leaving yours,

"You're a pretty thing, can't believe you haven't been casted already, or snatched up by some of the big dogs like Vogue." He said, a smile plastered on his face. "I think you and I will get along just fine."

_____

As he predicted, you and Vox did indeed get on well, normally chatting (gossiping) about who knows what in his dressing room after work. He had told you about his old job as a TV salesmen, and how he has this weird hatred for radios. Something about them being outdated and boring. You never understood. He learnt a lot about you too, your past relationships, your family, your favourite animals - you two grew close and he relished in the idea of getting even closer. The network had given you another job since you could only appear on Vox's show so many times. It was a higher paying job but not all that stressful since you now had someone to talk to about it.

The press had caught wind of your friendship and naturally began to speculate on it. You won his gameshow 3 times now, maybe you simply slept with him in order to get the answers? Maybe it was luck? Are you two truly just friends or are you dating? Or just putting on a show?

Vox loved it, he loved your flushed face whenever you'd read the title of a gossip paper involving you and your new friend, he loved touching you a little more intimately whenever you two were hanging out in public, and he especially enjoyed kissing your hand or cheek under the guise of being a gentleman in front of any fans that just so happened to meet them out and about. Luckily for you, these rumours went nowhere and remained as simple speculation. Did he want you? yes, he couldn't even deny it. You were funny and understanding, even when he wasn't in a good mood. You knew so much about him and he knew so much about you - the fact that you were gorgeous was just a plus. Additionally, you were fantastic for his public image; a darling little thing like you attached to his hip just fuelled his already massive ego since he loved showing you off. The only problem was - you were as dense as a brick. He often got a little frustrated since his flirtatious efforts were fruitless; you couldn't tell if he was being for real or just acting for publicities sake, so you opted on just ignoring his romantic (and sexual) remarks towards you.

And don't think for a second that you'll be getting a real soppy confession from him either. He would buy you expensive clothes and take you out to fancy dinners, he would hold your hand while you crossed the street together and he would cuss anybody out if they were pissing you off. His feelings for you would be confirmed by him sloppily kissing you on his desk one random afternoon after a few drinks and tears; maybe not the most romantic way to say "I love you" but it was close enough for him and close enough for you too.

[todayisdeadinside]

Legit question..not being rude and not trying to start a war.. I'm new to stunts and Fandom. What leads you to believe Louis is not stunting on his own free will? What leads you to believe his tweets aren't made by him? As a fan it's difficult to be criticized by him in interviews as Larry's..yet also be supported in his in person concerts. I want so badly to respect this man..but there are days it's difficult because Harry approaches himself in a much more respectful way. He doesn't speak about the Larry's this way.. he says everything by saying nothing. I would rather Louis make no comment than comment at all I guess. Either way I love them both.. and I do understand this situation is not black and white and I have no room to speak on a life I don't live..but as a fan it just comes off as "disrespectful" as Louis once said

Hi! I've talked in more depth about my thoughts on Louis stunting and why it's not his choice in my Mcdumblinson tag and probably my Louis Image tag aswell, but here's a few notable posts on the topic. Stunting in his case is very much part of his closet, and nobody is closeted by choice. Here's also a post I reblogged earlier about George Michael who was in a similar situation to Louis with his closet.

As for tweets not being made by him, that's me following precedent. It was proven multiple times in the 1D days that Modest was tweeting for all of their clients, including the boys, and ESPECIALLY including Louis when they wanted to deny Larry. I don't have all of the old receipts, but here's a very good post I found deep-diving the concept as a whole.

I've discussed at length how nothing has meaningfully changed with Louis' situation, so it's not a stretch to think his team is still making some social media posts for him (as any team does, let's be real) with goals in mind. His team now is just more careful than Modest ever was, because Modest was poorly ran. Every celebrity has a social media manager just about (with maybe the exception of Liam Gallagher LMAO his tweets are so unfiltered) so while we can debate all day which exact tweets and posts may not be Louis', it's not outlandish to posit that it's not always him.

On interviews, they're usually scripted to a degree. Maybe not word for word, but the celebs know the questions beforehand (or their managers do) and everything is planned so the PR goal can be achieved. That goes for normal PR stuff like for new albums, but also for things like Larry denials. Louis didn't just off-the-cuff deny Larry in the moment- he was told by his team that he had to deny Larry, it was planned to be brought up in an interview, and then he did his best to fulfill contractual obligations while signalling to us that the words he's saying he doesn't stand behind.

Harry saying nothing about Larry isn't anything to do with his personal feelings, and everything to do with HLs closets and contracts. Harry's team lets him get away with being silent on it, they don't force him into denials every once in a blue moon like Louis' team does. If their teams need a denial done, they always make Louis do it for whatever reason. So instead of muddying the waters even more, Harry is smart and takes advantage of the fact that he isn't forced to speak on it ever. Until the day he and Louis are both free, he will probably stay silent on the topic to protect his and Louis' peace as best as he can.

And as always, HL don't owe you or I anything. They don't owe us a positive comment about Larries, or more obvious queer signalling, or anything. They're doing their best with a shitty situation they've been stuck in for a very long time, and our support shouldn't be conditional or transactional if we actually intend to SUPPORT them.

[fun-sized-owl]

The Devil and the Servant

Part LI – Family Dinner

Warning: adult themes, sexual themes

    The Crown of Karsus. Over two thousand and five hundred years ago, Raphael had almost had the crown in his very hands within the aftermath of the downfall of Nether i l. He had waited, patiently, so he could take it and set it between his horns. There, he would become a god. No more halfbreed, no more half- devil cambion. He would be an Archdevil and ten thousand times more.     He would no longer have to follow the laws of Baator, let alone their Archdevil Supreme. He would no longer be looked down upon by his father, and instead, he would have Mephistopheles on his knees, begging and kissing at his feet. For every, little thing that his father had done to him , he would make sure that Mephistopheles would remember it, and beg for his forgiveness.     Unfortunately, it had been swiped from beneath his very fingertips as it had been snapped back to Cania within an instant, under his father's thumb. Locked away, in one of the many vaults within the ice land.

    Raphael had been furious. For all of his meticulous planning, every hour he had patiently waited... every day wasted now, for it was all for nought! The crown had been so damn close! And then... it was gone.     For years, Raphael had raged over it. His one chance that he'd had, to finally be out from underneath his father's hoof. Every ounce of his energy had been directed towards getting his hands on that trinket. His anger had consumed and suffocated him, until Haarlep had eased so much of that —now known as a purposeful distraction.     Raphael had still been upset, of course, but it had turned to a simmer, and he had used it to fuel his ambitions. Haarlep had, of course, been true to his existence: a good distraction from time to time, but Raphael had never forgotten his purpose, why he wanted the crown.     Eventually, after centuries of it being locked away in one of his father's vaults, an idea had come. The bo y , Enver Flymm, a smart boy, a crafty boy, would be beaten into submission so he would serve. Turning to Bhaal and making friends with a dark urge was just an added bonus. It g ave Gortash the push he'd needed to want his own power, no doubt to pursue his own dreams of conquering the one that abused him: Raphael. The cycle would continue, but Raphael knew that, and encouraged it. Get the Crown of Karsus, attempt to break in and free it from its prison, and when they finally had, he would have it had it handed to him by Gortash. That... did not go as planned, obviously, and so Raphael would use one to intersect and fight the Chosen. The plan had not been perfectly scripted, however, and Raphael, as much as he thought he could control everyone, could not.     Sornin went against the script, and his little friends. Enver perished, which was absolutely fine by Raphael, the dark urge was slain by Orin, who was also killed. And now... the Crown of Karsus sat in a realm that he could not touch, and nor could Mephistopheles. H is father could try and assault the realms of magic, but why would he? Why go to such lengths when all he'd done with the crown was lock it away?     Now... Now, his father was bringing it up, and Raphael could not help but feel a sense of dread settle in his throat and inside his belly as his father spoke the words.     As a devil, Raphael was cordial and orderly. He could have escaped this hell of his months ago. As a mortal, that was silenced, he was struggling to come to terms with being patient. Things were taking time, and they were beginning to take too long. Alaric needed to get his contract, and Haarlep needed to get his hands on the Orphic Hammer, now Elspeth was thrown into the mix, and the possibility that she may very well be his biological mother. Mephistopheles was constantly over his shoulder, and Baalphegor was... up to something. He didn't know what she was up to, but he knew she was doing something. Their last meeting was a strange one, and he'd not seen her since.     He tried not to think about the kiss that she had given him, as if it was some last goodbye, and yet, something so deeply attracted to him. Perhaps Raphael was merely taking it the wrong way, but being a mortal in the Hells, he knew very well that he was quite the snack to such a creature.     "The Crown of Karsus?" he asked, raising a brow and looking at his father. "I have not seen that trinket since you tossed it into your vault." And that was the truth. He hadn't seen it. Gortash and the other Chosen Three had collected it, and he'd been slain before he'd got to see it fall from the head of that hideous brain.

    Mephistopheles eyed his son, watching as Raphael took another sip of his wine, as if he dismissed the entire thing, when he knew he'd been upset about it being locked away. Oh yes, he recalled just how much of a temper tantrum his son had thrown so many years ago. Raphael was a sore loser, and a child. He believed that things belonged to him when they did not. But any child could be beaten back into submission.     "You, who has been venturing the Material Plane amongst mortals, did not know of its seizure ? Now that, I do find hard to believe, spawn."

    Raphael's expression fell into something cold. "You mishear me, f ather, I did not say I did not know of its abduction." He placed his goblet down, looking at the food that was on the plate before him, picking up his knife and fork. H e cut into some of the cooked meat that was on offer.     "When you took it from me--"

    "It was not yours to begin with, boy," interrupted the Archdevil with a sneer.

    Raphael had nothing to fear. He did not have the Crown of Karsus, so his father could not frighten him into telling him where it was. And so finally, the cambion thought he had some semblance of power there, and a smug look crossed his lips as he placed the meat into his teeth, chewing it and swallowing. It was perfectly rare, the way he liked it as a human, the taste of blood still oozing against his tongue.     "I digress," he continued, "Unfortunately, I'm afraid since my... untimely return to Cania, I would not know much of the current events of the Material Plane."

    Mephistopheles snorted, smoke expelling from his nostrils. "Do you think me so senile?" he asked, his top lip pulling back. "Your little trick with your warlock was clever, I will admit. Getting her to take your place within your home."

    There was contempt within his father's voice, Raphael could tell. He could not help but feel that swell of pride bubble inside his stomach. Good, let his father choke on it, and yet, hearing that praise (despite its context) made him feel even higher. His father did not praise lightly, and Raphael, for all his defiance, still swallowed it up whole.

    "Whatever deal you have in place with Zariel is none of my concern. It has little to do with my realm here, however, you are still my spawn, and you are of my concern, Raphael. Your tricks, your games, your ambitions."

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EFFECT: masculine withdrawal, romantic delusion deflation, protective instinct nullification

TRIGGER_WARNING="no rescue fantasy, earned slaps, public violence realism"

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🧠 BLACKSITE SCROLLTRAP — “NO LADY. I’M NOT GONNA JUMP IN.”

You want honesty?

Here it is:

No lady.

I’m not gonna jump in if your boyfriend slaps you in public.

Not because I like it.

Not because I support it.

But because **I don’t know you like that.**

And judging by how up in his face you were —

How you slapped him first, screamed in his face, and dared him to do something —

It honestly looked **earned** to most of us watching.

You don’t want protection.

You want performance.

You want ***strangers to risk blood and prison***

just so your ego doesn’t feel abandoned by the crowd.

But that’s not how manhood works.

---

## 🚫 I DON’T KNOW YOU LIKE THAT — STRANGER CHECKLIST:

✔️ Are you my mother?

✔️ Are you my sister?

✔️ Are you the woman I go to sleep beside every night?

✔️ Do you cook for me, cry with me, protect me, honor me, and speak life into me?

No?

Then you’re a **stranger** in distress.

And I’m not going to ruin my future

to ***be your plot armor.***

---

You expect the crowd to come running.

But you chose that man.

You went home with him.

You forgave him last time.

You told your friends to stay out of it.

But now that it’s public?

Now you want ***the village.***

No ma’am.

The village died the day **Instagram** taught women to prioritize *aesthetic over loyalty.*

---

### 💬 “But it’s the right thing to do!”

According to whom?

Your morality?

Your TikTok followers?

The ***posthumous think piece*** they’ll write about me after I get stabbed trying to save you?

I have a son.

I have bills.

I have dreams.

I don’t have a ***death wish*** to fulfill ***your delusion of public chivalry.***

---

Let’s tell the **truth**:

You’re not looking for heroes.

You’re looking for ***evidence.***

You want to say:

> “No one helped me. Society failed me.”

But society didn’t put that man’s hands on you.

**You did.**

When you kept texting him back.

When you got in his face again.

When you tested him in public because ***you thought your vagina was a shield.***

You thought his fear of consequences was enough.

But not every man fears the law.

Not every man is civilized.

Not every man is ***afraid of blood.***

---

### 💥 LET ME BREAK IT TO YOU:

> The average man ***won’t*** jump in.

> The ***strong*** man will think twice.

> And the ***smart*** man will walk away.

Because ***saving you doesn’t save him.***

In this legal system?

In this social media age?

The man who intervenes becomes the man who gets ***arrested.***

Or ***sued.***

Or ***canceled.***

> “We didn’t ask him to get involved!”

> “He escalated it!”

> “He was being toxic too!”

---

Men have learned.

You taught us.

You said:

> “We don’t owe men anything.”

We heard you.

Now we say:

> “We don’t owe strangers valor.”

---

You posted “Men ain’t shit” for five years straight.

You giggled at “Not all men? Try ***none.***”

You called us ***misogynists*** for pointing out that you provoked that man.

You cheered when we were shamed for wanting standards in our relationships.

You said ***you don’t need us.***

So now?

When a man slaps you?

We believe you.

We believe **he’s your type.**

We believe **you’ll go back to him.**

We believe **you’re the one who made it unsafe.**

---

## 🛑 “BUT I WAS IN DANGER!”

**So were we.**

That man might’ve had a knife.

A gun.

A gang affiliation.

An addiction problem.

Or a ***kill streak.***

You want men to jump in ***blindly*** and play ***Call of Duty: Domestic Violence Edition***

just so you can ***look protected?***

Nah.

You’re not my cause.

You’re not my queen.

You’re not my problem.

---

If I step in and he hits me?

You’re not paying my hospital bills.

You’re not raising my son.

You’re not helping my girl sleep at night.

If I die trying to save you?

You’ll ***still go back to him.***

Or ***someone just like him.***

> Don’t confuse ***reckless mating*** with ***righteous crisis.***

---

You made ***love*** to a man you knew was violent.

You ignored every warning sign.

You liked how dangerous he was ***when it was fun.***

Now it’s not.

And now you want ***the boring protector type*** to **rescue you mid-episode.**

Nah.

He’s watching from across the street.

Holding his woman’s hand.

Thinking:

> “She made her choice.”

---

You want modern ***benefits*** with ***ancient male duties.***

You want:

- Equal pay

- Equal power

- Equal agency

But also:

- Men to jump into violence

- Risk their life for yours

- On command

- Without knowing you

- Without questioning your choices

That’s ***not equality.***

That’s ***servitude.***

That’s ***blood-on-demand.***

And we’re not subscribing.

---

## 🪞 REALITY CHECK: YOU AREN’T SAFE WITH HIM.

Not because men are evil.

But because ***you made a stupid bet.***

You thought he wouldn’t hit you.

You thought you could win a screaming match.

You thought public meant “protected.”

Nope.

You didn’t choose ***a partner.***

You chose ***a bouncer with no license.***

And now your bruises are ***bad PR***

so you want ***male bodies*** to absorb your mistake?

Not happening.

---

You want to be protected?

✅ Choose a man who values peace.

✅ Choose a man who has ***discipline, not just hands.***

✅ Choose a man who walks away before violence.

✅ Choose a man who makes you feel safe ***every day, not just when it’s viral.***

And then?

**Respect him.**

**Love him.**

**Stand by him.**

**Honor him in public.**

Because those men?

***Don’t jump in.***

They ***only protect what’s theirs.***

And you?

Aren’t.

---

🧠 Read more respect-coded doctrine and emotional architecture at:

👉 https://www.patreon.com/TheMostHumble

🛡️ Masculine polarity. Scrolltrap psychology. Unforgiven words.

🚪 Warning: This one got men followed home. For *not* jumping in.

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[mariacallous]

As digital scamming explodes in Southeast Asia, including so called “pig butchering” investment scams, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) issued a comprehensive report this week with a dire warning about the rapid growth of this criminal ecosystem. Many digital scams have traditionally relied on social engineering, or tricking victims into giving away their money willingly, rather than leaning on malware or other highly technical methods. But researchers have increasingly sounded the alarm that scammers are incorporating generative AI content and deepfakes to expand the scale and effectiveness of their operations. And the UN report offers the clearest evidence yet that these high tech tools are turning an already urgent situation into a crisis.

In addition to buying written scripts to use with potential victims or relying on templates for malicious websites, attackers have increasingly been leaning on generative AI platforms to create communication content in multiple languages and deepfake generators that can create photos or even video of nonexistent people to show victims and enhance verisimilitude. Scammers have also been expanding their use of tools that can drain a victim’s cryptocurrency wallets, have been manipulating transaction records to trick targets into sending cryptocurrency to the wrong places, and are compromising smart contracts to steal cryptocurrency. And in some cases, they’ve been purchasing Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet systems to help power their efforts.

“Agile criminal networks are integrating these new technologies faster than anticipated, driven by new online marketplaces and service providers which have supercharged the illicit service economy,” John Wojcik, a UNODC regional analyst, tells WIRED. “These developments have not only expanded the scope and efficiency of cyber-enabled fraud and cybercrime, but they have also lowered the barriers to entry for criminal networks that previously lacked the technical skills to exploit more sophisticated and profitable methods.”

For years, China-linked criminals have trafficked people into gigantic compounds in Southeast Asia, where they are often forced to run scams, held against their will, and beaten if they refuse instructions. Around 200,000 people, from at least 60 countries, have been trafficked to compounds largely in Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos over the last five years. However, as WIRED reporting has shown, these operations are spreading globally—with scamming infrastructure emerging in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and West Africa.

Most prominently, these organized crime operations have run pig butchering scams, where they build intimate relationships with victims before introducing an “investment opportunity” and asking for money. Criminal organizations may have conned people out of around $75 billion through pig butchering scams. Aside from pig butchering, according to the UN report, criminals across Southeast Asia are also running job scams, law enforcement impersonation, asset recovery scams, virtual kidnappings, sextortion, loan scams, business email compromise, and other illicit schemes. Criminal networks in the region earned up to $37 billion last year, UN officials estimate. Perhaps unsurprisingly, all of this revenue is allowing scammers to expand their operations and diversify, incorporating new infrastructure and technology into their systems in the hope of making them more efficient and brutally effective.

For example, scammers are often constrained by their language skills and ability to keep up conversations with potentially hundreds of victims at a time in numerous languages and dialects. However, generative AI developments within the last two years—including the launch of writing tools such as ChatGPT—are making it easier for criminals to break down language barriers and create the content needed for scamming.

The UN’s report says AI can be used for automating phishing attacks that ensnare victims, the creation of fake identities and online profiles, and the crafting of personalized scripts to trick victims while messaging them in different languages. “These developments have not only expanded the scope and efficiency of cyber-enabled fraud and cybercrime, but they have also lowered the barriers to entry for criminal networks that previously lacked the technical skills to exploit sophisticated and profitable methods,” the report says.

Stephanie Baroud, a criminal intelligence analyst in Interpol’s human trafficking unit, says the impact of AI needs to be considered as part of a pig butchering scammer’s tactics going forward. Baroud, who spoke with WIRED in an interview before the publication of the UN report, says the criminal’s recruitment ads that lure people into being trafficked to scamming compounds used to be “very generic” and full of grammatical errors. However, AI is now making them appear more polished and compelling, Baroud says. “It is really making it easier to create a very realistic job offer,” she says. “Unfortunately, this will make it much more difficult to identify which is the real and which is the fake ads.”

Perhaps the biggest AI paradigm shift in such digital attacks comes from deepfakes. Scammers are increasingly using machine-learning systems to allow for real-time face-swapping. This technology, which has also been used by romance scammers in West Africa, allows criminals to change their appearance on calls with their victims, making them realistically appear to be a different person. The technology is allowing “one-click” face swaps and high-resolution video feeds, the UN’s report states. Such services are a game changer for scammers, because they allow attackers to “prove” to victims in photos or real-time video calls that they are who they claim to be.

Using these setups, however, can require stable internet connections, which can be harder to maintain within some regions where pig butchering compounds and other scamming have flourished. There has been a “notable” increase in cops seizing Starlink satellite dishes in recent months in Southeast Asia, the UN says—80 units were seized between April and June this year. In one such operation carried out in June, Thai police confiscated 58 Starlink devices. In another instance, law enforcement seized 10 Starlink devices and 4,998 preregistered SIM cards while criminals were in the process of moving their operations from Myanmar to Laos. Starlink did not immediately respond to WIRED’s request for comment.

“Obviously using real people has been working for them very well, but using the tech could be cheaper after they have the required computers” and connectivity, says Troy Gochenour, a volunteer with the Global Anti-Scam Organization (GASO), a US-based nonprofit that fights human-trafficking and cybercrime operations in Southeast Asia.

Gochenour’s research involves tracking trends on Chinese-language Telegram channels related to carrying out pig butchering scams. And he says that it is increasingly common to see people applying to be AI models for scam content.

In addition to AI services, attackers have increasingly leaned on other technical solutions as well. One tool that has been increasingly common in digital scamming is so-called “crypto drainers,” a type of malware that has particularly been deployed against victims in Southeast Asia. Drainers can be more or less technically sophisticated, but their common goal is to “drain” funds from a target’s cryptocurrency wallets and redirect the currency to wallets controlled by attackers. Rather than stealing the credentials to access the target wallet directly, drainers are typically designed to look like a legitimate service—either by impersonating an actual platform or creating a plausible brand. Once a victim has been tricked into connecting their wallet to the drainer, they are then manipulated into approving one or a few transactions that grant attackers unintended access to all the funds in the wallet.

Drainers can be used in many contexts and with many fronts. They can be a component of pig butchering investment scams, or promoted to potential victims through compromised social media accounts, phishing campaigns, and malvertizing. Researchers from the firm ScamSniffer, for example, published findings in December about sponsored social media and search engine ads linked to malicious websites that contained a cryptocurrency drainer. The campaign, which ran from March to December 2023 reportedly stole about $59 million from more than 63,000 victims around the world.

Far from the low-tech days of doing everything through social engineering by building a rapport with potential victims and crafting tricky emails and text messages, today’s scammers are taking a hybrid approach to make their operations as efficient and lucrative as possible, UN researchers say. And even if they aren’t developing sophisticated malware themselves in most cases, scammers are increasingly in the market to use these malicious tools, prompting malware authors to adapt or create hacking tools for scams like pig butchering.

Researchers say that scammers have been seen using infostealers and even remote access trojans that essentially create a backdoor in a victim’s system that can be utilized in other types of attacks. And scammers are also expanding their use of malicious smart contracts that appear to programmatically establish a certain agreed-upon transaction or set of transactions, but actually does much more. “Infostealer logs and underground data markets have also been critical to ongoing market expansion, with access to unprecedented amounts of sensitive data serving as a major catalyst,” Wojcik, from the UNODC, says.

The changing tactics are significant as global law enforcement scrambles to deter digital scamming. But they are just one piece of the larger picture, which is increasingly urgent and bleak for forced laborers and victims of these crimes.

“It is now increasingly clear that a potentially irreversible displacement and spillover has taken place in which organized crime are able to pick, choose, and move value and jurisdictions as needed, with the resulting situation rapidly outpacing the capacity of governments to contain it,” UN officials wrote in the report. “Failure to address this ecosystem will have consequences for Southeast Asia and other regions.”

[destinyc1020]

Tom's Spidey contract is with Sony, not with Disney. Disney borrows Tom from Sony for their team-up MCU movies, so that anti-Tom Disney conspiracy makes no sense. Also like you pointed out the critiques against TCR, Cherry and Chaos Walking were not against Tom and many pointed out that Tom was the best thing in those projects. The critiques tended to focus on the scripts and the pacing. The critics even nominated Tom for Best Actor in a Limited Series. When they generally dislike a project but still nominate a performance, it means that the performance really shines despite the problems with the project. It's easier to get nominations when the overall projects are praised

Also all the projects of the Russos since Endgame have been panned. They are a little off their game. And with Cherry they were tackling drama which is a genre that's not in their comfort zone. We saw that the production of Chaos Walking was a clusterfuck with the studio not allowing the director to make the final cut of the film. TCR also had conflicts between the directors and the showrunner/writer (Akiva)

I'm glad that Tom has one of the major roles in a Nolan event movie. He is a master of his craft and no studio is meddling with his vision. This can be a inflection point for Tom, reminding people that had forgotten that he's more than Spidey

Tom's Spidey contract is with Sony, not with Disney. Disney borrows Tom from Sony for their team-up MCU movies, so that anti-Tom Disney conspiracy makes no sense.

Correct!

Also like you pointed out the critiques against TCR, Cherry and Chaos Walking were not against Tom and many pointed out that Tom was the best thing in those projects. The critiques tended to focus on the scripts and the pacing. The critics even nominated Tom for Best Actor in a Limited Series. When they generally dislike a project but still nominate a performance, it means that the performance really shines despite the problems with the project. It's easier to get nominations when the overall projects are praised

EXACTLY! 👏🏾

Tom wouldn't have received a Critic's Choice Award nomination if they had hated his performance in TCR. I think their nomination for him proved that their beef with with series had more to do with the overall writing/pacing of the project (the little bit they saw anyway), and maybe even a personal vendetta against Akiva himself for all we know. 👀

Tom is usually not the one getting the horrible reviews. It's the PROJECTS.

Also all the projects of the Russos since Endgame have been panned. They are a little off their game. And with Cherry they were tackling drama which is a genre that's not in their comfort zone. We saw that the production of Chaos Walking was a clusterfuck with the studio not allowing the director to make the final cut of the film. TCR also had conflicts between the directors and the showrunner/writer (Akiva)

Yea, I have heard similar complaints about the Russos. 🥴 So it wasn't just "Cherry". I think Tom is just a nice guy, so he was probably saying "yes" to "Cherry" because they asked him to do the role, and the role seemed challenging. He didn't know that it would get the reviews that it got.

I think now days, Tom is being more smart about which projects he says "yes" to, and is only taking on projects with directors that he wants to work with and in films that he feels will actually be written well, or (at the very least) DIRECTED well lol. 😅 I think he's learned his lesson.

OH, and don't even get me started on the complete mess that was "Chaos Walking". 😩 (Although I didn't mind the film) My only consolation is that it was the pandemic and the film wasn't even released to theaters and so it didn't get a bomb at the box office. 😭 I'm SO glad it was released STRAIGHT to streaming. We should actually be THANKING our lucky stars for that imo lol.

I'm glad that Tom has one of the major roles in a Nolan event movie. He is a master of his craft and no studio is meddling with his vision. This can be a inflection point for Tom, reminding people that had forgotten that he's more than Spidey

Me too! 😃 I said long time ago that after Tom does his R+J play, we will see him getting way more roles, because for some reason, when actors do theater or go back to theater, it just elevates their acting, elevates their opportunities, and it makes more people take them a bit more seriously.

I think The Odyssey is definitely going to make people (avg movie-goers) take a second look at Tom as an actor and make them realize that he's MORE than just Spider-Man/Peter Parker. 😊

[maytheamazing]

Saw another "Keanu is a zionist" post with no supporting evidence or citing and this annoyed me so I'm making a post about it. To preface, this is all in good faith and to educate.

Zionism is, to be put simply, the belief that Israel has a right to make their own homeland, to create a "place for all jews" by clearing out the native population and culture. As Israel is committing a genocide, it is perfectly acceptable for those supporting Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people to be labeled a zionist.

Specifically we are going to be talking about Keanu Reeves and his involvement with the zionist company Paramount, who expressed their explicit support of Israel and has not issued another statement changing their stance as far as I am aware. I will also be adding film making information as needed.

To start off, we only know of two examples of Reeves interacting with people who have a connection to Israel. He has not stated his stance on any social or political movement, full stop. The first of two such instances is his weapons trainer for John Wick 2, who was hired by the producers specifically. And the second is his attending of a party in 2014 by producer Arnon Milchan, who you may know from movies like; Fight Club, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the Chipmunks sequels, and more. At this party Reeves was photographed speaking to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. [image description in alt]

This photo is the only information we have on this party and their interactions. Here is an article gossip mag MalibuTimes released on it. This article also goes to say that Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife made sure to interact with multiple actors- in fact the photo they used for this article is them posing with James Caan.

Seeing as this appears to be their only known interaction and Reeves has been photographed candid and not posed, it is a fair assumption to say they aren't friends catching up. On the film/actor side of things, parties like this are a fantastic way to network within the industry. Arnon Milchan is a well known name in producing movies with a long history and it would not be a smart move to decline or spur his invitation.

Now back to Paramount and Sonic 3, as is our main discussion. Paramount this last October in response to the Oct. 7th bombing announced that they stand with and support Israel.

As you should know by now, six months later, Israel has far gone past "defending itself" as some may claim it has a right to do, and firmly and undeniably into genocide. In this time Paramount has doubled down on their support, donating large sums of money to Israeli based charities and military. In their new Sonic spin off series, Knuckles, one of the human characters openly supports Israel and practices a form of martial arts invented by the Israeli armed forces.

When it comes to Sonic 3 and staff and cast involvement, a little more context is needed. Filmmaking takes a long time and a lot of hard work. The script needs to be written before the cast can audition and then rehearsals, prop design, set and location set up, rigging and prepping Sonic character stand ins for their CGI coverups, and more all need to be done before filming can ever start. According to Collider this last summer Sonic 3 was set to start filming in August of 2023; meaning that cast had been hired months before that. Contracts for movies from big studios like Paramount or Disney often include Non Disclosure Agreements so that staff members wont leak anything before its ready and/or a legally binding punishment should a leak happen. We only found out Reeves is playing Shadow the Hedgehog this last week, and filming has completed earlier this month according to ScreenRant who cited James Marsden for that confirmation. Meaning that Keanu has been done for a little while now, if he was only in booth voice acting rather than some combination of on set and in booth. Depending on the NDA the agreement can last for years, according to BrewerLog Attorney's Office the average amount of time a NDA lasts is 1-5 years and depends heavily on what is outlined and what information the business in question wants to be kept secret.

Reeves nor his PR team has yet (as of 4/28/24) to make any statement regarding his role of Shadow the Hedgehog in the upcoming film, but that's the norm for him. Keanu Reeves rather rarely does interviews or public outspeak; he doesn't even make a statement or announce when donating or setting up regular funding to charities in the past.

To wrap things up there simply isn't enough to say Keanu is a zionist. Circumstantial at best, and heavily assumptionist and bad faith at worst. If in the future there is confirmation that Keanu purposefully or willingly sides, supports, or is politically aligned with anything to do with Israel and their genocide of the Palestinian people and their destruction of Gaza Strip then I will absolutely change my tune here. But there's ACTUAL people who are vocal about their support of genocide who I see get no negative feedback. Jerry Seinfeld openly support and even donates to Israel- why say nothing about him? Or Gal Godou. I have literally seen zero posts about either of them.

TLDR; Keanu isn't a zionist, and explaining why

[teamtakagi]

Older prompt by @larknnightingale . It was easier to write it in script form because my brain was tired, and Jerran's voice wasn't easily coming to me. Is there a point to this story? Absolutely not.

____

Jerran: I got a weird one. It was right after I did the Joining and went through Training. Maybe my… second mission? 

So I’m in a forest in the middle of nowhere, out scouting ahead of the squad with my buddy, Moss. We come upon an abandoned archaeological camp. No sign of struggle, but lots of scattered papers and random old stuff lying around. 

Davrin: * groans* Archeologists are the worst. Smart people, but dumb as hell when it comes to actual fighting. Or having any sense. Bellara is an exception. 

Jerran: *mimicking an old hoarse man* “By the Maker's little toe, you're destroying history! Do you know the age of the stone golem stomping on us? Or the bridge those angry Genlocks and Hurlocks are standing on? It's priceless!”

Lucanis: I’ve had a few contracts like that.

Jerran: *switches back to his regular voice* Anyway, we track some of the archeologists’ boot prints to a side area and find a twitchy human who tells us that they got dragged off deeper into the forest. And he can show us the way.

Lucanis: Obviously a trap.

Jerran: No shit, right? Even Assan could've seen that. But Moss and me, we're young and dumb – okay, younger and dumber than now – and think we'll really impress the Senior Warden and some tavern girls if we do this ourselves.

Davrin: *sighs* So of course you followed him….

Jerran: Yep, followed him through the dark creepy forest without backup, only thinking with our little brains.

We’re on a tiny narrow path, getting smacked in the face by branches — which the stranger’s just walking under because he’s shorter than us. It’s annoying and I’m reaching up to push them away when I realize something like thread is sticking to my gloves. 

Lucanis: Mierda. 

Jerran: Right when I'm about to say something, we come to a clearing with a cave on one end. Lots of white bundles and cobwebs everywhere. The human disappears into the cave. 

I say, “Well, shit, this looks bad,” and turn to find a giant-ass spider with glowing beady eyes blocking our way. It's like the size of a small gondola.

Moss screams and blasts it with fire while I put an arrow between its eyes. We hear some chittering and turn to see at least ten more of those fuckers swarming us, with the guy riding the biggest one. Like he's the King of Spiders or something.

Davrin: You serious? It sounds like one of those kids’ plays.

Jerran: I swear it. I can’t make this up. 

Davrin: I call bull.

Jerran: *shrugs* Moss hates spiders even more than Darkspawn, so I tell him to run back to our group and get more help while I cover for him. Before he can sprint, one of those spiders covers him in webbing.

I start jumping around and throwing fire grenades and lightning arrows everywhere. Things get really bright and flashy for a while. 

Then I run out of arrows and grenades, and the last thing I see is a giant spider’s maw right in my face. Everything goes black and my last thought is, "Well, fuck.” 

Lucanis: *dryly* Obviously, you survived?

Jerran: I woke up to an antidote getting shoved down my throat and the Senior Warden yelling at me. Turns out, setting spiders on fire and nearly burning down the forest gets attention. Moss and I got latrine duty for a month *shudders* 

Davrin: So what was the human doing?

Jerran: The dumbass shem was breeding huge Southern Thedas spiders and fed those archeologists to them. He thought he was balancing the ecosystem or something? He was nuts. 

Moss got called the Moss Mummy for months after that. Never lived it down, really.

*awkward pause as he looks down into his cup, realizing that he didn’t see Moss with the survivors at Lavendel.  Then he gulps down some bad wine and grins a bit too brightly* 

Jerran: Any-waaay, never go in without backup and kill all spiders with fire. Lucanis, you said something about a contract on a bronto?

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[mgopinoon]

I remember reading something that Austin doesn't normally sign onto a project without a script to read. Which is smart. A director and producer can make a movie sound so good in conversation. Then you get the script and it's shit.

Austin is in a position where he can be super picky with his projects. He's also trying to be smart in his projects.

Even City on Fire is a good example. It's been in development for years. I think they finally got a writer last year to start working on the script. Now while Austin is interested in bringing the book to the big screen and a producer. He still hasn't seen the script. If it's not a good script, he could walk away. He hasn't signed a contract.

Same with American Psycho. If he doesn't like the script, he could walk. I have no idea what Austin plans on doing. I assume he's interested. But I think there was a lot of pointless drama created by the author of the book. And people just ran with it.

Austin at this point in his career has to be selective and he is, I think if he likes the project, the script and the producer he will choose to stay. Right now everyone wants to work with Austin and it's a good opportunity for him to choose what he wants to do as an actor.