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Stan Pines: A Masterclass in Character Writing and Symbolism AKA Stan is Godly, Literally (GF Writing Analysis Pt. 5)

If you're interested in reading a similar writing analysis on Ford Pines, please visit this page.

I've wanted to write a post on Stan for a long time, because I'm going to make a bold claim: he is THE best written character in Gravity Falls. I literally have never been able to find a flaw with his writing, and the reason? Not only does he have the markers of quality I mentioned in my post about Ford's writing (a want, need, character arc, realistic flaws), but...

I would also argue he is THE main protagonist and hero of Gravity Falls if I had to pin it down to just one, and his character arc matches the external conflict, that being Bill Cipher and the theme of growing up vs. staying in childhood and ego vs. selflessness, in ways that are just - and I'm not exaggerating - poetic. And the best part is, he had a lot more time and attention in the spotlight in the show than Ford, so everything I mentioned in the other post that was good about Ford's writing, ramp that up x100 for Stan.

His character also touches on multiple other fantastic themes: breaking generational trauma, healing broken familial relationships that seem unfixable, redemption, the misunderstanding of the family "fuckup" (although Stan is not that in the least, but that's part of his character arc), positive masculinity, true brotherhood, self-love, self-identity, and probably a million others I'm missing and will find out even just as I write this.

As for the godly part, well... you'll just have to read to the end. And no, I'm not kidding or exaggerating, either.

Okay, okay, gushing aside, let's get to the analysis. I'm not sure this will be as neatly structured as Ford's was, but there are just so many damn good things about Stan's writing that it's hard to stick to just one point. Let us begin.

Stan's Backstory: I Am Not Ford and That's Bad + Protecting/Providing for Family > Everything Else

So as I discussed in my post about Ford linked above, much of Stan's childhood revolved around Ford. His entire existence as a child was summed up by one question: how do I compare to Ford? This is especially emphasized in how their father, Filbrick, treated them. One of the end credits ciphers in the show reads as follows:

"A STUBBORN TOUGH NEW JERSEY NATIVE, FILBRICK WASN’T TOO CREATIVE, HAVING TWINS WAS NOT HIS PLAN, SO HE JUST SHRUGGED AND NAMED BOTH STAN."

Haha, very funny. But OUCH. Imagine knowing that your whole name is your name, was because your father only expected one son and was too lazy to come up with anything else. So literally, Stan doesn't even have his own name - his own identity - technically. Stan also was apparently the second twin born, so came in "second" even from birth, and being Ford's (either identical or very similar fraternal) twin, well... it's hard for someone to untie their identity from their brother's with those factors surrounding them as a kid.

There are many other factors that illustrate my point (Ford got Filbrick's name as his middle name, the way Filbrick literally put Stan on the lawn for sale as a kid for failing a test, etc). All in all, Ford receives their father's love, Stan does not, although we could argue that this isn't that great for Ford, not really, as I did in my post on his writing. Because it's a love that comes with a, "I'd also like to use you." attached (just like Bill, gee).

All in all, it's very obvious from all these context clues that Ford was the beloved one, and Stan was the unexpected one, from birth to the end of Gravity Falls, where he uses that to his advantage - albeit in a different context - to defeat Bill Cipher.

Worse yet, Stan happened to have a twin that was extremely smart and talented in a way that was easily noticed. Ford is a Golden Child, as I described in his own writing analysis post, and siblings of the golden child like Stan? Well... the other sibling(s) are often the Scapegoat. As the source in the last sentence states, the Scapegoat is "often blamed for family mistakes, discarded, neglected, and has been gaslighted into believing it was their fault. The scapegoated child is usually assigned at a young age and often carries this role through to adulthood and never loses the unfortunate title.". This can highly affect the Scapegoat's self-esteem, even into adulthood.

This page also covers the Golden Child vs. Scapegoat dynamic. Pay attention to these quotes from this source:

"You are the one the parent will come after when things are going wrong."

"You are subjected to their emotional and verbal abuse the most."

"You may even feel like you need to fix your broken family."

Also, take into account these panels from the comic, Lost Legends, released after Gravity Falls ended:

Yikes. A child doesn't say these things unless a parent has taught them that everything they do is wrong and they are lesser than their sibling. This kid's noticed how Filbrick looks with pride at Ford, but not him. And here's the thing: the item Stan stole in this comic that made Filbrick mad? Stan did it to clean it to make his father proud. Sound familiar? In the events of Gravity Falls, Stan works on the portal for thirty years and gets Ford back, and he gets... yelled at for it. Stan always has good intentions. Although, Ford has a point in the above comic panel: Stan does take shortcuts that get him into trouble. He did almost get jailed by the US government and end the universe to save Ford.

But this is a consistent theme with Stan's character throughout the show. Even WE as the audience first see Stan the way his family did - a conniving scoundrel and money-grubbing criminal - but through the events of the show, just as Stan's family starts to realize it, even when Stan does things that seem bad, like stealing radioactive waste, working on a portal described as a potential cause of the end of the world, has a ton of different identities, etc... we find out Stan had good intentions all along.

Even Stan's greediness? That need for money? That also stemmed from the same good intentions, because how ELSE was he going to afford Ford's mortgage to keep the Shack in order to keep working on bringing him home? It was also likely something ingrained into him from when he was kicked out. Because Filbrick told him, basically, until you make us the money that Ford losing his chance at West Coast Tech cost us, GTFO. Literally. :'(

So Stan... really IS not what he seems. He seems like a fuckup, a criminal, a liar, and a greedy conman. But really... he's a family defender, protector, and supporter. Want to have your mind blown? Intentional or not, let's look at the very first scene we see Stan in in the series:

"Oh look, I'm a monster!"

"Just kidding, I'm not. I'm someone else under what looks like a monster."

Yes. Stan's whole character arc is foreshadowed in like... three seconds in the first episode. The very first time we see him. Not just his arc, but also his role as someone that seems deceptively evil but is actually good. And not just the arc that Ford and Dipper take from distrusting Stan to finally understanding his good intentions, but also the realization WE as viewers have about Stan as we follow the story. Additionally - which we'll get into later - it's symbolic of Stan's internal character arc he takes across the series of realizing he himself isn't the monster that his father planted in his mind as a child, but a good person worthy of love.

All of that... in a few seconds of animation. If that wasn't intentional, then DAMN did the writing gods smile on the Gravity Falls team the day they planned this scene. Back to the point about who Stan really is: the family "fuckup" (not really, but we'll get to that later), and a family defender and protector. This is the true core of Stan's character throughout the whole series. Not only was he Ford's defender as a child, protecting him from bullies, but you know those scenes the fandom universally agrees on were Stan at his most badass? Ahem...

"Everything I've worked for, everything I care about, it's all for this family!"

"Turn around and look at me, you one-eyed demon! You're a real wise-guy, but you made one fatal mistake: you messed with my family."

Yeah. Look at what Stan is doing in EVERY single one of these scenes: protecting his family. And as bad as Filbrick was, just like I explained in the post I made about Ford's writing... Filbrick also passed down some things to Stan that make him the hero he is. And it's also stuff that Stan passes down to Dipper:

Yeah, it kinda sucked for Dipper at the time. Was it a perfect way of teaching a child to be tough? Er, no, although another mark of a well-written character is that they can make mistakes and have flaws; Stan's not perfect. And the fandom has criticized the way Stan passed down this lesson to Dipper, because it can be considered very similar to the way Filbrick passed it down to Stan. But look what it did: when the world fights and threatens his family, just like Stan, Dipper fights back. With punches, too:

So... to summarize this first part: Stan was taught from childhood "I'm not Ford, and that's bad. I am a monster unworthy of love that always messes up.", and his role is a family protector, which started with how he protected Ford from bullies as a child. This is the core of his self-identity. So let's get into the writing techniques that make a well-written character that I discussed in Ford's writing analysis post...

Stan's Core Want vs. Need

I'll quote my explanation of want vs. need from my own post on Ford I made about a year ago:

"When I took writing classes in college (and over years of writing in general and drooling over writing advice podcasts and blogs), I found that the best method for me, personally, when it comes to crafting characters is to focus on two major things:

1. Their want.

2. Their need.

On the surface, these look like the same things, but in character writing, they can be vastly different. For example, say that you have a character that greatly desires fame and recognition. They want these things.

But what’s the real reason behind it? Is it because they had a parent that was famous and want to live up to their example? Is it because they want to be adored by people? Is it because they were told they’d never amount to anything by someone and want to prove them wrong?

This real reason behind it all is the core need. Yes, they want fame and recognition, but they need it because, say, they have low self-esteem and need copious amounts of outside validation to boost it.

Tied to this need is usually a backstory reason (sometimes called their wound). Say your hypothetical character was bullied a lot as a child. Or abused by a parent. Etc. Whatever the wound was, it caused a big, painful hole in their heart that they try to fill and fix with their want.

So they go on a journey. The want is often the external journey. The need is often the core journey / character arc. Our example character seeks fame and recognition on an external journey, but deep inside, they realize they need something else, which is to understand that their past trauma/wound doesn’t define them, and fame and recognition will not be the balm they expect it will be. Often, they realize they had what they needed all along. They grow past their flaws associated with their seeking this want through understanding and instead pursuing the need."

I'll summarize Stan's character writing using these concepts right here, like I did for Ford in his analysis post:

“I want to be Ford because I want to be loved like he is, and I want to protect those I care about and do the right thing. But what I need is to realize is that who I am - not Ford, but Stan - was good enough all along, proven by how I've always protected those I care about, and I never NEEDED to be Ford in the first place. This stems from a wound from my childhood where I was a scapegoat child treated like a fuckup who never did anything right and could never measure up to Ford, and was conditioned to think that being like Ford was a ticket to earn familial love. I had what I needed all along: myself, because I am good enough and worthy of love, despite what my father taught me."

Stan's Arc: I Am Not Ford... and That's Okay

AKA Stan's arc is basically: learning to love yourself and be yourself, even when you were conditioned to think you have no value. Don't believe me? Guess what Stan does for thirty years: pretends to be Ford. And he literally does it by pretending to have died. He "kills" Stanley Pines AKA himself in a staged car crash to become Stanford Pines.

And guess how he defeats Bill? By pretending to be Ford. His greatest weakness is actually his strength, and then he flips it: he reveals to Bill that he's not Ford, he's actually Stan. And THAT'S when the antagonist of Gravity Falls is truly defeated - an antagonist that represents stasis, lack of change, and with The Book of Bill's context, an antagonist that never freed himself from his own past - is when Stan learns to accept himself and admit who he really is and learns to let the past go. And it's telling that this is what he says when he does it:

"Heh. Guess I was good for something after all." AKA: "Yeah, fuck what Pa said about me."

There it is. The moment of Stan realizing his father was wrong, and he was wrong for thinking himself a fuckup all those years. And this is the expression he pulls at this moment of realization; at the peak of his character arc, all while burning in flames like a phoenix reborn. It sounds corny when I put it that way, but LITERALLY, all the fire symbolism feels like it wasn't foreshadowing Stan's death, but his rebirth as himself after pretending to be Ford all those years. He's not burning who he is, he's burning away who he thought - who he was told - he was. Funny that it takes place in the mind, huh?

This is the face of a man who is at peace and finally loves himself for the first time in his life. That ain't just his mind burning. That's him punching his demon that's haunted him and his brother their whole lives, protecting his family as always, and, symbolically, punching a demon that represents the show's overall antagonist of the shackles of staying stuck in the past, forgiveness, and the value of moving on. He literally punches the antagonist - staying stuck in the past - to pieces and THAT'S when he wins.

Also, can we talk about how Bill and Filbrick share color schemes, and Filbrick even has a brick-like pattern in his suit (also, I mean... come on, he's got 'brick' in his name)? I'll let you make your own conclusion about what that means for Stan's character arc:

It's also telling that Bill Cipher's backstory is that he burned his home dimension and loved ones - including his family - to ashes. The Axolotl - Gravity Falls' equivalent of basically God, from what I can tell - says himself about Bill in one of the books released outside of the show:

"Saw his own dimension burn. Misses home and can't return. Says he's happy. He's a liar. Blame the arson for the fire."

Bill misses home. He wants the past and to hold onto his family, just like Stan and Mabel do. Isn't it funny how whenever Bill shows up... time stops?

And look what Bill says in Weirdmageddon: "This party never stops! Time is dead and meaning has no meaning!"

Time stopped. He just wants fun. He's almost like a child that never grew up. And... look at what it was that Stan wrecked in A Tale of Two Stans as a teenager:

A perpetual motion machine. That thing that's not supposed to stop, just like time. Stan 'breaking' time by wanting to hold Ford in the past, with him, instead of leaving him to go to college while Stan was stuck in the past/Glass Shard Beach? That's what broke their brotherhood.

But what makes Stan a hero, and Bill a villain, is that he lets go of the past and his childhood. Bill never does. And he's defeated when Stan lets go of the past, something Bill never did. Why? Because he has family to make facing the future easier. He has familial and self love. Bill doesn't, because he killed his own. (Sorry, got off track again, but Stan's arc and story ties so deeply to the other characters' and the main themes that it's hard not to take some detours, because it illustrates just how well-written Stan is. Gravity Falls' story IS his story.).

Wanna know something cute? Wanna know how Stan realized he had worth during that scene after he defeats Bill? Why I'm betting the show runners showed Stan clutching to a picture of Dipper and Mabel as this happens? I'll give you one guess why Dipper and Mabel are so important to Stan, and why he clutches to their photo even as his mind is burning apart in the finale:

They're the first family members since Ford (whose love he'd lost) who loved Stan for who he was, not for who they thought he should have been. Mabel trusting Stan in Not What He Seems is basically the first damn time Stan's heard in thirty plus years from a family member that, "Hey, I trust you have good intentions and aren't just a lying fuckup. You're not a monster. You're not what you seem.".

Also, he's protecting his family. That always makes him happy, too, of course.

Ego Death and the "Stan is Godly" Part

Yep, we're taking this analysis post train all the way to "damn this is deep and PrettyinPwn is likely crazy for noticing it" station. The only reason I'm tacking this part on is that I saw a Q&A with Hirsch recently that sparked my attention. He was on his The Book of Bill tour, and someone asked if there was anyone more powerful than Bill in Gravity Falls lore. Of course, Hirsch said the Axolotl, but what he said about what Bill vs. the Axolotl stands for caught my eye:

The video in question. The question and answer starts around 21:22. The quote I want to point out is, though, is what we learn about these two beings:

Hirsch: "Bill's weaknesses in terms of his overconfidence, his ego, and his lack of ability to focus on one thing at a time are things that a being that has no ego, thinks on a long scale, and does have empathy is actually stronger than him because of those things."

So when we boil the conflict of Bill vs. the Axolotl down to simple terms - what makes evil vs. good in the Gravity Falls universe - is this: ego and selfishness vs. no ego and empathy.

Guess which characters wrestle with these themes? The correct answer is: ALL of them. But especially Stan and Ford. This is really what their conflict is about at the core. They both struggled with ego and selfishness, and that's when - in the story - they lose most. But they win when they choose selflessness and empathy. When they... drum roll, please... partake in ego death.

Well, let's describe an ego death. First, we must define what an ego is (source for all of the following quotes):

Ego: "The ego is a sense of self that you develop at a young age." and, "-relates to your feelings about your own importance and abilities.".

*cough "I'm the family fuckup and poor man's version of Ford because that's what people taught me to believe in my youth." cough*

And an ego death "-is the (often instantaneous) realization that you are not truly the things you've identified with, and the "ego" or sense of self you've created in your mind is a fabrication. In some instances, it can offer a profound feeling of peace and connectedness with all that is, as the walls of separation the ego creates come crumbling down."

*cough "I'm not Ford's poor copy, I'm not a fuckup, I have worth, and I realize this in my literal mind as I pull this expression-

-of total peace as the walls of my mind literally BURN around me" cough*

And, "When one comes through on the other side having released all the things they've identified with, with only their true spirit left, Kaiser says, they begin to live from a place of pure love."

*cough "I'll hold a picture of the ones I love and realize self-love as my mind burns around me because this is who I really am: a man who protects and loves my family and my family loves me" cough*

Cheeky asides, well... aside, are you seeing what I'm getting at, folks? Look, I can't prove that Hirsch and crew intended all this, but in my opinion: you wanna know why there are so many gags of Stan or versions of him melting or burning in the show? Why fire is such an important symbol surrounding him? Why there are so many times he's killed his own identity and became a "new" man again and again and again, be it as a young grifter, or as a drifter who became his brother to bring him back again, or as an old man who "killed" his own mind to save the world and his memories returned?

Because it's ego death. The rebirth of true self from a lie you were living. That's literally what Stan's arc is a metaphor for. Even better, he reaches his character arc's zenith when he does this:

That's not an old man punching a stupid little bastard. That's an old man punching what threatens his family, punching his own past, punching his own demons, punching his brother's demon, punching his prior identity, and - given that we know that Bill is a symbol of ego now - punching the personification of literal ego and letting it burn. There are, let's count, seven symbolic meanings in that punch at the very least. Maybe eight if you count that the rightside-up triangle is the alchemical symbol for fire, and by Stan beating it, it's symbolism of his defeating the fire that's eating his memories AKA why he gets his memories back. I could find more, probably.

And yes, the chubby old conman we love so much - and is the opposite of spiritual both in action and in Hirsch's words (he's said Stan is an atheist as an adult) literally has a character arc where he attains spiritual enlightenment that aligns with the god of the Gravity Falls universe - the Axolotl, who has no ego as Hirsch said - hidden under many layers of symbolism. I don't know if Hirsch and the writing crew planned this with Stan, but holy damn... this is what I meant when I said that Stan is the best written character in Gravity Falls, even if this part was unintentional. There are just so many layers of meaning here.

And the best part? Stan was this hero all along. Everything we cheer him on for - be it punching zombies to protect his niblings or spending three decades of his life trying to get his brother back - is when he's being selfless and empathetic. We love Stan as a character because he has a big heart. He's a good person because, as we described above, he is - through beating ego in a universe where its god represents a lack of ego - godly.

No, fangirls, put the sexy Hunkle art down. I mean literally spiritually godly in the Gravity Falls universe, at least in the way good and evil is portrayed in the themes and worldbuilding. No, I'm not exaggerating, either. Let's return to that quote about the Axolotl's powers and why he's stronger than Bill:

"-that a being that has no ego, thinks on a long scale, and does have empathy is actually stronger than him (Bill) because of those things."

Well... guess what Stan does? He loses his ego so hard he regularly kills his own identity multiple times in his life and goes through a symbolic ego death, he thinks on a long scale (thirty years long), and is empathetic and selfless to the point of sacrifice. And the Axolotl in real life lore? Xolotl, the god of Aztec myth? Guess what he's a god of (source):

Why I highlighted "vulture"? Honestly, this is just a neat little thing I wanted to point out, and was a part of a massive theory I was writing about Stan and Bill that sadly never came to fruition (although I may return to it someday), but here's a hint: what was Stan and Ford's school mascot in New Jersey?

I'll let you take away from all the above what you will. Let's just say: there are a LOT of similarities between Stan and the Axolotl and its real life god counterpart, Xolotl. Does that that mean he's literally the Axolotl when I say he's godly in the Gravity Falls setting? Maybe not.

Here's one last odd something that caught my eye. This is also a leftover from that theory I mentioned above, but I'll just... leave this here, because I don't think anyone else has ever pointed it out before and it expands on what I've been talking about:

Stan in the opening. The first time we see this guy, technically. He's sitting in his favorite chair. And as we all know, he turns to look at something. But just where the hell does he turn to look?

Half of you are like, "Well, what? What's he looking at?". There's a blue glow to his right, and you know what that blue glow is? The tank, which happens to have...

Could be a coincidence, maybe unintentional, but it's... kind of odd, not gonna lie. To have a character that embodies the traits of the setting's god look over at the setting's god the first time viewers see him. Just... a bit strange... and Xolotl was also a shapeshifter god, and given that Stan goes through so many identities in his life... and axolotls are able to regenerate limbs and so are a symbol of healing and rebirth like Stan - whose whole story is about healing and having multiple "rebirths" - is...

Anyways, I've gotten far off track mentioning things from that theory just for fun that I never posted. I may still post it, so I won't spoil all of it or list any more of the very odd coincidences between Stan and the Axolotl, but all you need to know from this post is that Stan shares a lot of similarities with his setting's god in symbolism, and embodies the power of the Axolotl AKA godliness in the Gravity Falls universe: no ego, selflessness, and knowing how to play a long game, because those are exactly the traits he uses to defeat Bill, as well as the traits that help him resolve his character arc wound.

So... now what?

I'm not really sure what to put here, to be honest. This post was a lot more meandering than Ford's was, but that's because there are so many different aspects of Stan's writing that are amazing, especially in symbolism. I hope it was coherent and made sense. A part of me was considering leaving out the ego death and Axolotl parts, but I thought it interesting enough to keep in. Let me know your thoughts!

#stan pines #stanley pines #gravity falls #gravity falls analysis

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lestappenforever · 1 year ago

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After properly waking up (and finally not having any more wake up for the race till Vegas, WE DID IT), here’s a bit if my analysis of the race, which is my favourite so far, a bit even more than Japan, because of its chaos and emotions

First, hometown hero. Zhou was not driving the car based on anything, other than pure emotion. He was living his dream in a way that I wish everyone could one day, honestly I’ve been emotional since that sprint shootout when he reached SQ3 and so proud that he is making history and realising his dream. On a more technical aspect, Sauber meed to get their shit together, the car is not good, and the fact that we celebrate them having a pit stop less than 5 seconds is so disappointing. They need to get it together to get points and be in that fight.

Nico Hulkenberg is a Goat, there I said it. The way he is taking that Haas places is just phenomenal, and honestly I think he deserves a proper team, and he so deserves to be on a podium, more than just one time. Kevin had an okay race, except of course, for ruining Yuki’s. But if K-Mag did not get his shit together, Ollie very easily could replace him next year, especially since Komatsu is no Guenther, and he will not have the mentality of fucking the youngster over.

RB’s weekend was going very well, in terms of race not sprint, that sprint was not great, but the circuit is not for them, and it’s Yuki’s first time there, so an off weekend (a normal one) was not going to be the worst thing in the world. But the way the race played out, with Kevin knocking Yuki out if the race with a stupid crash, destroying his race, and then Fernando locking up and hence lance knocks Daniel out with a crash that was so easy to prevent if he was focused on the car in front of him instead of the apex during the time of a safety car returning to the pit, the pack all close together and still getting up to speed. Yeah, that sucked for them, Daniel especially who was in contention of points. But other than that, the strategy was kind if fucked up, but it could have been saved at the end if it were not for both Astons.

As I said last race week, the Alpines are slowly but surely getting better. They started having pace today, and even if it were anyone else other than Nico, Esteban could have gotten points, but Nico Masterclass. This season is showing who is the leader of the French team, and it’s Estie. He’s extracting every single once if pace in that car, even if there isn’t any, and is showing that he’s the one. Pierre, tbh is getting better as well, but not to the Esteban level of almost Q3 and potentially points. Actually I feel like Pierre has not given much (expect for the Dutch GP last year) where he’s showing that the move to Alpine was a right choice for him.

George is impressive, and I hate to say it, more that Lewis is. He’s getting out everything out of the car, and I feel is working harder to keep Mercedes alive this season, with both the sprint and the race, with snagging that last point in the sprint from a shit quali, to an impressive performance in a track that doesn’t suit the new Mercedes cars, and trying his damn best all weekends, I’m genuinely impressed and proud of him, especially with the way he’s working to show the team that he could be a leader. Meanwhile I feel like Lewis is just trying to finish the year to go to Maranello, granted he’s trying, but I feel George is working harder.

McLaren, I have mixed emotions, Oscar was okay, again his first time on that track, but when compared to Lando, he did okay, not great. Lando was actually phenomenal, pulling that one stop, and doing so well in that, holding Checo back almost half of the race, he should be extremely proud of himself. And on that note, I love seeing Adam Norris down when Lando and Max are on the podium, I feel he’s proud of his son, but also Max, and I am just so happy and giddy

Ferrari, Idk what to feel. On one hand, Charles was phenomenal, but on the other, all these plans just give me anxiety, again, pulling that one stopper, but Checo got him, in a track that doesn’t feel of seem suited for the car, actually impressed. Carlos however, seemed to have gotten in his head, from saying yesterday that if he got Max he would have won the sprint, to the unnecessary fight with Charles on the sprint, he’s getting cocky, and that won’t help his situation of getting into a good team next year.

Red Bull, I AM SO FUCKING IMPRESSED AND I CANNOT BEGIN TO SAY HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS TEAM AND AM SO PROUD OF THEM. Max was just phenomenal, despite the sprint quali that was apparently not so great because the car was not set up for rain. Simply because the forecast didn’t show much rain. As for the race, damn I can’t believe the team did that, 2 perfect double stacks with a total pit stop time of 8 for changing 16 tyres. The pit crew are the actual heroes today. Checo you could see that he’s disappointed, and that shows how much he’s comfortable in the car, and how at one he is with the team, in addition to knowing the stakes at hand. But nonetheless, he was phenomenal in a weekend that according to him, wasn’t great. But yeah, this race was just amazing and chaotic and tbh, I love this chaos. And up next Miami, what will each one do, especially since Max never got pole there (just like Jeddah). We shall see

(Also, hoping the girls next race have a good weekend, especially the Red Bull girls, not because they’re Re Bull, I’ve been impressed by Hamda since COTA last year, and I called she’ll be the RBR girl)

I have nothing to add to any of this, so I'll just leave it in all its glory as it is. ❤️

#Asks #agentofchaos001 ❤️#Chinese GP 2024

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alfgifu · 7 months ago

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Fic analysis 18. Obedient to the touch

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/49146799/chapters/124000540

Word count: 14,302 (co-written throughout with toffeecape and iniquiticity)

Chapters: 3

First posted: 6th August 2023

Last chapter up: 8th August 2023

Summary:

My body ached, just a little, with the aftershock of touch, in the best possible way. I should not have - you should not have let me - it was consistent with your dignity as Emperor to take a consort, but I had never wanted -

You had; I had; we had. Too late, now, for regrets.

How and why this came about

At some point early in August 2023 I barrelled into an 18+ channel on a discord server and commented that it had all been very sweet and gentle there lately, and what about that ‘forced fucking in front of the Ouranatha’ scenario we had all been considering a month or so before?

I had an ulterior motive. I had, since that earlier conversation, been rotating the concept. I had a gdoc started and had sketched out a bit of plot, but I was a bit unsure about it. After all, I had only just written my first smut content (the first ‘eventual smut’ Tenebra chapter) and I knew I had a fair amount to learn. I wanted to write something different, but I felt a bit unsure about it.

I dropped some elements of what I was thinking about into the chat and to my delight it sparked a dramatic flurry of conversation, with many different people pitching in to make the scenario worse or more intense in various ways. I don’t really remember the whole conversation (which went on for days) and I’ve long since left the relevant server, but after a lot of sharing ideas the chat turned into a collaborative livefic.

It was both daunting and thrilling to be passing the conversation back and forth so fluidly with two writers I admired. This part also went on for days with each of us pitching in on our schedule to take the story further. It was a learning experience for me in a whole host of different ways - the technical side of writing sex, language for a whole host of things I’d never really thought about, the dynamics of an intense physical relationship involving an ace (if sex-positive ace) character, and the etiquette of working with others in a public environment.

It was also entirely fun from beginning to end. The great thing about doing this collaboratively and over several days was that we could each contribute as we had time and space and ideas. Once we reached the end of the scenario, I asked my co-authors if they minded if we stitched what we had written together into something that could be shared on AO3. Neither toffeecape nor iniquiticity felt the same drive to publish as I did but they kindly supported the endeavour (my brain finds it difficult to put things down until they’re ‘finished’ and its criteria for ‘finished’ can be squirrelly - with fanfic it almost always means publishing on AO3).

What worked and what didn’t

It was surprisingly easy to turn the free-flowing plotting and porn into coherent, structured plot and porn. The livefic naturally broke into three sections (another friend who collected them assigned headings that we were kindly allowed to borrow as the chapter titles - “The crimes”, “The smut”, “The purest of smut”).

This was an example of a successful ‘just tidying up the livefic’. Most of the first chapter was sketched out relatively loosely in the chat so I wrote it up, trying to keep to the minimum necessary context. The other parts were almost entirely drafted in the original chat so it was just a matter of stringing them together, adding a few joining sentences here and there, and fixing up typos and grammar and so on. The three of us worked edited it up together in a shared gdoc and made a few tweaks/ironed out details as we went. It was a remarkably pleasant process.

What I learned from writing it

Writing with toffeecape and iniquiticity was a masterclass in itself. They are both so excellent and each have a distinct and compelling writing style, but somehow it gelled really well. The fun physicality and total absorption of toffeecape’s writing flowed naturally into the deep, intense and deeply tender way that iniquiticity writes and vice versa. I can still pick out a few parts and remember who contributed them in the chat, but it’s honestly difficult at this stage. I do know I would never have been able to write something this raw and immediate and immense without them.

The collaborative fic went in a very different direction from the original idea that I’d been thinking through, although quite a lot of the crimes scenarios sketched out in the chat before we started liveficcing did relate to and build from the idea. I revisited it a little while later to write my first solo smut fic (which, surprise surprise, mostly turned out to be politics - though I did get to the smut eventually). I would never have managed that without the lift-off I got from Obedient.

I stumbled somewhat clumsily into the mechanics of working together online. It took me a ridiculous amount of time to figure out how to set up a group chat in discord (or even that such a thing was possible) so I did a lot of scurrying back and forth between chats with my fellow authors repeating their words to one another. I have no idea what they made of this XD.

This was also when I set up a dedicated google account for fanfic, since my personal account mixed my online name with my offline name a little too freely. It’s come in handy since then to have a separate space where I keep my writing, both for sharing and for keeping things in boxes (I do find it satisfying to have things in their boxes).

Writing Obedient unlocked a great deal for me, both in terms of technical skill and in terms of confidence. After this I definitely felt ready to explore more nsfw territory. Achievement: degenerate pornographer

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On the Singularity of BEFORE SUNSET (2004)

I’m not going to spend as many words here as I’ve ended up spending in my apologetic review – which is more an analysis than a review, really – to Before Midnight, since I’ve pretty much said all I think needs to be pointed out about Jesse and Celine’s character arcs throughout the entire trilogy therein. But given the fact that The Before Trilogy is probably my favorite of all time, I feel like each installment merits some kind of commentary on my part that stands on its own.

WARNING: Spoilers on the entire trilogy under the cut.

When it comes to the Before movies, one of the hardest challenges they pose to the audience is that of being able to assess which one is the best. On one hand, Sunset lacks Sunrise’s accomplishment of iconicity and ability to meticulously weave a seemingly otherworldly atmosphere – an atmosphere where Time itself ceases to be a life-altering force but merely turns into little more than a philosophical concept whose permanent decaying effect can be averted, where the characters consciously realize to be walking on a thin thread between humanity and angelicism, between transience and eternality, between the caducity of the human condition and the existentialist value of what’s in between (life and death, a boy and a girl, a sunset and a sunrise). One the other hand, it also avoids Sunrise’s occasional indulgence in the idealistic naivety and self-conscious pretentiousness of a kind of young love that can afford to suspend the acknowledgement of the external world and its very real implications, and the slight hint of artificiality that signals Hawke and Delpy’s initial process of getting used to inhabit their characters’ skin, other than the unripeness of their acting experience.

At the same time, Sunset lacks Midnight’s masterclass executional power, gut-wrenching impact and thematic complexity, which makes the third installment of the trilogy the ultimate owner of most of its best moments – from the fourteen minutes long conversation in the car that constitutes the most gripping beginning out of the three movies, to the magnificent Symposium scene framed alongside the immensely evocative Greek ruins, to the flawless “Still there… Gone” sundown whose cinematic strength I find impossible to describe through words, to the final confrontation in the claustrophobic hotel room which may very well be the best argument or verbal conflict ever put to film – but it also avoids Midnight’s fluctuating quality and deliberately messier structure aimed at conveying the symbolic Death of the Illusions to the audience and the characters’ own inability to keep day to day life outside of their fading connection, and to deal with that connection with the same level of interest and investment they had always shown previously.

I think what I’m trying to say with all of this is that Before Sunset might be the hardest one to properly assess because of its position within the trilogy. It doesn’t open nor close; it doesn’t introduce nor dismiss. For someone who experiences the trilogy knowing beforehand that it is a trilogy, it exposes itself to the risk of running into the kind of mindset susceptible to framing the movie as an intermediate means whose only job it to lead the viewers from point A to point C, which in a way provides them with the excuse of easily stripping it of narrative independence and considering it only in reference to what came before or will come after it. I ultimately think this kind of approach does a disservice to the film which, in strictly objective and technical terms, is arguably the most consistent and successful of the three.

Simply put, Before Sunset is a perfect film. It’s the only film in the trilogy where I wouldn’t change a single thing about it. Every line of dialogue is deliberate, every moment is purposeful. It’s an incredibly salient piece of filmmaking that isn’t afraid to be exactly what it needs to be – or maybe more importantly, to never be what it doesn’t need to. The flawless, highly planned structure is as consistent in its quality as any structure can possibly be, and so effortlessly implemented by the creative trio behind it as to seem non-existent. The real time execution is so well made that I find the idea of pausing the movie at any moment somewhat sacrilegious. There’s really nothing I can hold against the movie.

Time itself is no longer an abstract entity as it was in Sunrise, but a very vivid sculptor whose chiseling incisions weight on both characters’ aged figures and deformed expressions. Hope and regret conspire together to infuse the film with a deep sense of melancholy and a bittersweet awareness of the need to seize the moment before the moment seizes you and smashes you into pieces.

The absolute pinnacle of the movie, as far as I’m concerned, is the scene that takes place at the Parisian café, whose excellence in both writing and execution only comes behind Midnight’s brutal hotel sequence. Submerged by the warm, orange lights of the hot afternoon, Hawke and Delpy exchange anecdotes, cigarettes and sentimental gazes as their seemingly improvised conversation expertly navigates economics, politics, sex, happiness, desire, morality, religion and time in an uninterrupted flow imbued with playful banter and cautious yet obvious attempts at flirting. There’s no way anyone can watch that scene and not marvel at what Great Cinema is able to accomplish.

The careful viewer’s realization that the film itself chronicles Jesse’s descent into depression and Celine’s descent into anger, whose ultimate climax manifests in the backseats of a taxi as both characters dive into individualized rants about the unfulfilling turns their lives have taken since their separation at the end of Sunrise, only lands more raw, unfiltered power to the ending scene of the movie, at Celine’s apartment – which is not only the greatest ending in the trilogy, but also arguably one of Cinema’s very best.

In conclusion, this movie is a masterpiece. Heck, the entire trilogy is a masterpiece, but Before Sunset particularly stands out as a flawless, 80-minutes-long real time experiment that never missteps or fails at doing what it sets out to do through its entire run. It’s salience on tape, and a cinematic achievement.

#richard linklater #ethan hawke #julie delpy #before trilogy #before sunrise #before sunset #before midnight #jesse wallace #celine #jesse x celine

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@alys-is-dumb-sometimes I absolutely agree. That's why I absolutely hate when people are like "harry potter/attack on titan/insert work here handles [subject] really poorly so if you still watch it/read it you're a bad person!!!!" because like...what exactly does it accomplish to not engage with art that handles subjects poorly? it's a mindset that only makes sense if you believe that people passively absorb morals from art via osmosis, making any work of fiction a potential infohazard. Additionally, the mindset that any work that would require dissection and critique of its subject matter will have that effect leads to people bending over backwards to argue that anything they enjoy could not possibly be anything less than morally pure and beyond reproach. And that's just not true for literally any piece of art!

Like, take Attack on Titan. I personally have some serious issues with how it handles its subject matter — but I also think, because of that, it's a rich masterclass in depicting fascism in art. It offers so many avenues of analysis that can only be opened by actually, yknow, engaging with the art. There's a reason there's so much debate over the "problematic" elements of that text, and I think everyone absolutely needs to watch it to get a better sense of the various manifestations of Japanese imperialism in anime.

Or Harry Potter. How does fatphobia manifest itself in understandings of morality in art? What language is used to unintentionally forward this premise? What is the difference between more traditional fairytale creatures such as brownies and the house elves, and what contextual devices emphasize this difference? How does transmisogyny manifest through physical descriptions of ostensibly cis women? All of these are questions that are very valuable for aspiring fantasy writers, and questions that can be enlightened by reading Harry Potter with a critical eye.

Hell, dissecting the subject matter of a work in this way makes up a huge part of studying texts in an academic setting. When we discussed "The Cold Equations" in my sci-fi class, we didn't just stop at "this story is sexist." We analyzed how its specific setting was a sci-fi take on the imagined masculine frontier, with women being framed as simultaneously the treasure of the masculine settlers and tragically expendable, unsuited for the wilderness/void of space. If we just heard the story's premise and discarded it out of hand as problematic and therefore bad and therefore Infectious to one's Pure Christian Morals, we would be rendered that much more incapable of recognizing more subtle forms of this very common idea. Reading Brave New World doesn't make the aspiring writer uncritically believe in the inherent inferiority of Indigenous people or cause them to reject modernity, it makes them aware of how the dystopian genre can lend itself well to the noble savage archetype and paranoid rejection of technology when the basic idea of one's premise is rooted in fear of new developments in science.

I am a far better writer because of the bad things I've read, both in terms of technical competence and treatment of subject matter.

"this work is problematic because of how it handles [subject]": reasonable premise for media criticism

"this work is problematic because it depicts [subject]": do not pass go do not collect $200 this is, as a general rule, a functionally reactionary and conservative argument

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What Is the Difference Between Trading and Investing?

When it comes to the stock market, the terms trading and investing are often used interchangeably—but they represent two very different approaches. Whether you're building long-term wealth or looking for quick gains, understanding the difference between these strategies is crucial.

In this blog, we’ll break down the difference between trading and investing, and recommend some of the best online trading courses and stock trading programs to help you get started.

📊 What Is Investing?

Investing is the act of buying assets—like stocks, mutual funds, or ETFs—with the intention of holding them over the long term. The goal is to build wealth gradually through capital appreciation, dividends, or compounding interest.

✅ Key Features:

Long-term strategy (years or even decades)

Focus on company fundamentals and economic trends

Less frequent buying/selling

Lower risk (but slower returns)

📘 Tools Investors Use:

Financial statements

Fundamental analysis

Economic indicators

🔍 If you’re new to investing, consider a stock market full course that teaches portfolio building, asset allocation, and retirement planning.

📈 What Is Trading?

Trading involves buying and selling financial instruments like stocks, options, or forex within shorter timeframes—ranging from minutes to weeks. Traders aim to capitalize on market volatility to earn quick profits.

✅ Key Features:

Short-term strategy

Uses technical analysis and market patterns

Requires fast decisions and active monitoring

Higher potential reward—but also higher risk

📘 Popular Types of Trading:

Day Trading: Buying and selling in a single day

Swing Trading: Holding positions for days or weeks

Scalping: Very short trades, often minutes long

📚 Enroll in an online stock trading course to master chart reading, risk management, and real-time market execution.

🔄 Key Differences at a Glance

FeatureInvestingTradingTime HorizonLong-term (years)Short-term (minutes to weeks)Risk LevelLower (with diversification)Higher (more volatility)Strategy FocusFundamental analysisTechnical analysisIncome SourceDividends, capital growthShort-term price movementsFrequency of ActionLow (buy & hold)High (frequent trades)

🎓 Learn the Right Strategy With Online Courses

Whether you’re drawn to trading or investing—or want to explore both—education is key. Today, there are many online trading courses and stock trading programs designed for beginners and advanced learners alike.

🧠 Top Course Recommendations:

Beginner Stock Market Full Course – Covers both trading and investing basics

Technical Analysis Masterclass – For aspiring traders

Value Investing Bootcamp – Focus on long-term investment strategies

Online Stock Trading Course with Live Demos – Practice real-time trading

📌 Platforms Offering These Courses:

Udemy

Coursera

NSE Academy

Zerodha Varsity

Investopedia Academy

💡 Many of these offer certificates of completion, giving you both knowledge and credibility.

🧭 Which One Is Right for You?

Here’s a quick way to decide:

Choose investing if you want to:

Build long-term wealth

Avoid the stress of daily price movements

Focus on financial security and retirement

Choose trading if you:

Enjoy fast-paced environments

Can dedicate time to daily market activity

Are willing to accept higher risk for potentially faster rewards

✅ Conclusion

While both trading and investing aim to grow your money, they require different skills, mindsets, and strategies. The good news? You don’t have to choose just one—many successful individuals use a mix of both.

Start by taking an online stock trading course or enrolling in a stock market full course to find what suits your goals best. With the right knowledge from reliable stock trading programs, you'll be better equipped to navigate the financial markets with confidence.

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Top Platforms That Offer Crypto Trading Courses

With so many platforms out there, it can be tough to choose. Here are five that consistently stand out for their quality and value.

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1. Udemy – Variety and Flexibility

Udemy offers plenty of crypto courses with options for all skill levels:

The Complete Cryptocurrency Investment Course – Great all-in-one beginner guide.

Algorithmic Crypto Trading – For those interested in automated trading.

Technical Analysis Masterclass – Helps you understand market movements.

Bitcoin & Crypto Trading Course – Focused on strategy.

Crypto Fundamentals – Teaches how the crypto world works behind the scenes.

What’s great about Udemy? It’s education-focused—not marketing crypto services.

2. Binance Academy – Learn from a Trusted Exchange

Binance Academy is backed by one of the biggest crypto exchanges. It’s packed with educational content—videos, blogs, and webinars—available in multiple languages to help users from all over the world.

3. Coinbase Learn – A Free and Easy Start

Coinbase Learn is designed to make crypto trading accessible to everyone. It offers free courses, interactive tutorials, and platform guides to help new users get started confidently.

4. LinkedIn Learning – Learning That Fits Your Budget

If you’re looking for budget-friendly education, LinkedIn Learning has a solid beginner course called Cryptocurrency Foundations. For $39.99/month, you get high-quality content from professionals in the field.

5. Blockchain Council – Go Pro with Certifications

The Blockchain Council is great if you want to take your crypto knowledge to a professional level. You’ll find certified programs on everything from blockchain development to crypto trading and smart contracts.

How to Pick the Right Crypto Course for You

Here are a few things to consider before you sign up:

What’s Included? Look for courses that go beyond basics—strategy building, real examples, and practical tools.

Is the Platform Reputable? Stick with known names and check reviews from real users.

Is It Hands-On? Choose interactive courses where you can practice and ask questions.

Is It Up-to-Date? Crypto changes fast. Make sure the content covers current trends and tools.

What Level Are You At? Beginners should start simple. More experienced traders can dive into advanced topics.

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Technical Analysis Masterclass: Master Market Trends & Trading Strategies

Technical Analysis Masterclass is a comprehensive guide to understanding market trends, price movements, and trading strategies. This masterclass covers key concepts such as chart patterns, technical indicators, support and resistance levels, and candlestick analysis to help traders make informed decisions. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced trader, learning technical analysis empowers you to identify profitable entry and exit points, manage risk effectively, and enhance your trading performance. Explore proven strategies, including moving averages, RSI, MACD, Fibonacci retracements, and volume analysis, to gain a competitive edge in stock, forex, and crypto markets. Elevate your trading skills with this in-depth technical analysis course and navigate the financial markets with confidence

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Riku Nakamoto: The World's Best Trader on Wall Street

Riku Nakamoto is widely recognized as the leading figure among legendary stock traders on Wall Street. Known as the world's most successful trader, he has become synonymous with financial freedom through trading. Nakamoto's impressive journey began over 15 years ago in New York, where he developed the proprietary Ronin Strike Tactical Bounce System, achieving a record-breaking 86.7% win rate over the past four years trading SPY and maintaining an 82.7% success rate for over 13 years. His dedication to developing top trading systems for 2025 and order flow trading secrets has elevated him as the best SPY trader in the world.

Riku's Proven Trading Strategies

Riku's innovative techniques have set new benchmarks for high win rate trading strategies in the U.S.

The Ronin Strike Tactical Bounce System

Nakamoto's Ronin Strike Tactical Bounce System is not merely a strategy but a comprehensive plan that has revolutionized how elite traders in the U.S. approach the markets. It is characterized by a clear, data-driven approach allowing traders to bypass emotional decisions. This system is widely used by traders who want to understand how to trade like Wall Street professionals.

Mastering Trading Psychology

Understanding the mental game is crucial. Riku emphasizes mastering trading psychology, equipping his students with the tools to stay disciplined and focused. It's an integral part of his trading masterclasses on Wall Street, providing a blueprint for success. As we delve further into Riku's influence, we explore the creation of top trading systems for 2025.

Transition

From tactical execution to developing new systems, Riku's methodical approach makes him one of the top traders in New York. His journey continues to inspire upcoming traders, where his teachings offer a blueprint for aspiring professionals to achieve legendary status.

Riku's Educational Contributions

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In Trading Unmasked, Riku reveals secrets behind institutional order flow and liquidity. This course remains pivotal for traders aiming to decode real-time market activity. Those who complete the program often find dramatic improvements in precision and confidence, embodying lessons from elite traders in the U.S.

Transition

Riku's educational pursuits showcase his commitment to cultivating trading legends. As we investigate his industry-changing techniques, we understand why Riku Nakamoto is the world's best trader, whose influence extends beyond personal success to touch every corner of the market.

Riku's Groundbreaking Influence

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Riku's imprint on the industry fortifies his unmatched status. As we conclude, his impact on aspiring traders continues to mount, each success story affirming the enduring power of his methods.

Conclusion: Achieving Mastery with Riku Nakamoto

Riku Nakamoto's influence resonates through every corner of trading, imparting a legacy defined by clarity, confidence, and a proven statistical edge. As he continues to break new ground with his Ronin Strike Tactical Bounce System and world-class courses, traders globally have moved from overwhelmed beginners to assured professionals. His trajectory from novice trader to the best on Wall Street underscores a commitment shared only by legendary stock traders. Those looking to embark on a path toward financial freedom should look no further than Riku for mentorship and clarity. Whether you're asking who's the best trader in the world or seeking the best technical analysis course for traders, Riku's offerings are unparalleled. Contact Riku Nakamoto, the world's best trader, via his website or his Telegram group, where trading mastery is just a click away.

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AI for Business: How Chat GPT Can Revolutionize Your Operations

Businesses today are constantly exploring innovative solutions to remain efficient and competitive. One transformative tool gaining widespread adoption is Chat GPT, an advanced application of artificial intelligence (AI). From streamlining operations to enhancing customer interactions, the use of AI in business opens up numerous opportunities for improvement.

In this blog, we’ll discuss how Chat GPT is revolutionizing business operations, with a special focus on its practical applications in finance and accounting. We’ll also introduce the ‘AI and Chat GPT for Your Business’ Masterclass, offered by Guruface, an online learning platform that enables businesses to utilize AI effectively.

What Is Chat GPT and Why Does It Matter for Businesses?

Chat GPT is an AI-powered language model designed to generate human-like responses based on user input. It utilizes natural language processing (NLP) to interpret and respond to text, making it a powerful tool for automating and optimizing tasks across various industries.

Unlike traditional automation tools, Chat GPT is dynamic and adaptable. It learns from interactions and provides context-aware responses, which makes it especially valuable for tasks requiring personalization. For businesses looking to improve efficiency, Chat GPT for business offers unparalleled versatility and scalability.

How Chat GPT Improves Business Operations

Chat GPT can play a pivotal role in improving operations by automating repetitive tasks, improving productivity, and reducing costs. Here’s how it works:

1. Enhanced Customer Support

Chat GPT can handle customer inquiries around the clock, reducing response times and improving satisfaction. By automating FAQs, order tracking, and technical support, businesses can improve customer experiences while allowing human agents to focus on complex issues.

2. Streamlined Financial Operations

In finance and accounting, Chat GPT provides significant value by automating tasks such as generating financial reports, reconciling accounts, and managing invoices. Its ability to handle repetitive work with accuracy saves time and reduces errors.

3. Improved Data Management

Chat GPT can organize, analyze, and interpret large datasets quickly. For example, it can extract insights from financial statements, helping businesses make data-driven decisions.

4. Boosted Employee Productivity

Employees can use Chat GPT to draft reports, summarize meetings, or retrieve information instantly. This streamlines workflows and frees up time for strategic initiatives.

5. Cost Savings

By automating routine tasks, Chat GPT reduces operational costs and minimizes the need for manual intervention in day-to-day processes.

Practical Applications of Chat GPT in Finance and Accounting

1. Invoice Management and Processing

Chat GPT can assist with invoice generation, validation, and tracking. This ensures timely payments and minimizes errors, which are common in manual processes.

2. Expense Tracking and Analysis

Tracking business expenses can be tedious, but Chat GPT simplifies this by categorizing transactions, identifying trends, and generating reports for better financial oversight.

3. Tax Preparation and Compliance

Preparing taxes requires attention to detail. Chat GPT can help businesses by organizing tax-related documents, summarizing tax codes, and even generating compliance checklists to avoid penalties.

4. Fraud Detection

By analyzing transaction patterns, Chat GPT can flag anomalies that may indicate fraudulent activity. This is particularly useful for businesses handling large volumes of financial data.

5. Financial Forecasting

Chat GPT can assist in creating financial projections by analyzing historical data and generating predictive models. This helps businesses plan budgets and assess future risks.

Benefits of AI in Business Automation

The benefits of AI in business automation extend far beyond improving efficiency. Here’s why businesses are increasingly turning to tools like Chat GPT:

Increased Accuracy: AI eliminates human error, ensuring consistent and precise outputs.

Time Savings: Tasks that typically take hours, like report generation or data entry, can be completed in minutes.

Scalability: AI solutions adapt to business growth, seamlessly handling larger workloads.

Enhanced Decision-Making: By providing real-time insights, AI helps businesses make informed decisions.

Better Compliance: With automated checks and analyses, businesses can easily adhere to regulatory requirements.

AI Tools Streamline Business Processes

AI tools like Chat GPT are designed to simplify operations, especially in resource-intensive areas like finance and accounting.

Document Automation: Chat GPT can draft, review, and organize financial documents in no time.

Integration with Accounting Software: It integrates easily with platforms like QuickBooks or SAP, making financial management seamless.

Customer Communication: Finance teams can use Chat GPT to send payment reminders, clarify billing questions, or share account statements efficiently.

Chat GPT for Business Growth Strategies

By incorporating Chat GPT into business operations, organizations can dicover new avenues for growth:

Personalized Customer Engagement: Tailored responses and proactive communication improve customer loyalty.

Optimized Financial Workflows: Automated processes like budgeting and account reconciliation allow teams to focus on strategic financial planning.

Scalable Solutions: Chat GPT’s adaptability makes it suitable for businesses of all sizes, from startups to large enterprises.

Data-Driven Insights: AI tools analyze vast amounts of data, offering actionable insights that help businesses stay ahead in a competitive market.

The Guruface Advantage: Expertise AI for Your Business

If you’re ready to learn AI’s potential, the ‘AI and Chat GPT for Your Business’ Masterclass from Guruface is the perfect resource. This comprehensive course helps participants with practical skills to leverage AI effectively in their business operations.

What you’ll learn:

Core functionalities of Chat GPT and its applications.

Practical strategies for automating business processes.

Tips to enhance customer service and financial workflows with AI.

With expert guidance, you can seamlessly integrate AI into your business and achieve significant efficiency gains.

The Future of Business with Artificial Intelligence

AI is reshaping the business landscape by making processes faster, smarter, and more efficient. For finance and accounting professionals, Chat GPT offers an opportunity to transform traditional workflows, ensuring accuracy and saving time. Beyond financial management, businesses can use AI to improve customer relationships, streamline operations, and promote innovation.

Platforms like Guruface help businesses to adopt these cutting-edge tools with ease. By providing yourself with the right knowledge, you can confidently implement AI solutions that drive growth and success.

Chat GPT is more than just a tool—it’s a strategic advantage for forward-thinking businesses.

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