by the way. there's no conceivable universe in which the FTL fleet that left Earth in NtN didn't have it incredibly rough.
I've said this before, but it bears reminding: they jumped blind, using untested technology, with NO supply lines back to earth and no concrete plans for a colony. they took ships that were supposed to stack 11 billion people canned in like sardines and nothing else and stocked them full with enough resources to live on for generations and somehow found a settlement, and that was before they had to rush the schedule because John was making noise about transparency and mask their actual launch as a trial run.
it wasn't a comfortable journey. I'd be very, very surprised if the total passenger count was higher than 10k people, for space/resources allocation reasons as well as for secrecy reasons. Every person on board was a mouth to feed, and their descendants, and their descendants. I've seen some people in fandom say stuff like "Of course they'd bring along servants! Rich wouldn't do chores!" and IMO that fundamentally misses the point.
This wasn't the space equivalent of a cruise liner, or the Titanic crossing the Atlantic with first-class quarters and third-class decks. This is the space equivalent of climate refugees crammed in 500 in a tiny fishboat crossing the sea with a non-insignificant chance of dying en route, after emptying their savings to pay for the trip. The fact that the people on board the FTL ships were once insanely rich doesn't mean they travelled in comfort.
This was a desperate last-chance trip, destination "anywhere but here", chances of survival unknown. Their privilege got them on the ships, but the moment they left Earth, that privilege ceased to exist; there was no way to enforce an existing social structure. This is why, again, I think there were no luxuries on board and absolutely definitely no servants - if you're about to willingly enter into complete social collapse, you don't WANT to bring people you regard as less than yourself, knowing that they will be your equals tomorrow.
I'm still convinced that half the fleet at least didn't make it out, and those who managed to found settlements were nearly wiped out multiple times at different points in history.
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What do you think of the idea that this was PR for SNTV so that everyone would be paying attention to the Nash shows?
oof. okay, first of all, and this isn't aimed at you anon, but everyone has gotten way too comfortable using the term "PR" inappropriately, to the point where it's meaningless, because you get people online saying everything they see ever is PR when that's simply not the case and a lot of things are just...humans living life who happen to do so in the public eye. but the whole point of the concept there is some benefit. this is not an instance where there's benefit of publicity - trolling potential aside, because that would serve a different purpose - all eyes are already on her.
she knows fans pay attention to the shows every week (even the ones like me who aren't viewing the livestreams! i read along with the updates as they happen but haven't watched, others might check in the next day due to time zones or busy schedules, and so on), no matter what we all know what happens and what surprise songs she plays and what she might've said, and we know very quickly. every entertainment and music outlet is paying attention. an album announcement would make spectacular noise and immediately be reported no matter what.
furthermore, stoking romance/personal rumors, if anything, takes *away* from the announcement, it doesn't add to it - hence the internet being in a dither about matty rather than only being focused on excitement over SNTV. why on earth would she intentionally court speculation and rumor that distracts from an important project? moreover, why with someone who undeniably would be controversial and cause anger/annoyance? how does that help her? (answer: it's irrelevant to her if she likes him.) i'd be slightly inclined to think it was a silly joke for the sake of 1989 TV and a potential collab if she'd announced that album instead, but everything about the optics, especially given very recent events and history, has such overwhelming negative downsides with really no upsides as far as press and reactions go. so PR for SNTV specifically makes very little sense to me, versus her being in a do-whatever-i-want-with-whoever-i-want moment (which, let's be real, is not out of character).
it's either a (perhaps ill-timed and unclear) bit of shenanigans between chaotic friends or it's...whatever it is, and we're going to be living with that rebound reality for a bit. he took a very long trip to get to a hometown show for her...we're gonna have to face what that means, particularly after not seeing the person we thought we should have seen on opening night. i didn't want to read into that absence before, but unfortunately information is now what it is. (me @ mr. bowery: you should've been there! you should've burst through the door with that, "baby, i'm right here" smile!)
the announcement of SNTV would've happened last night no matter what, i'd lay odds she's had that planned for the first night of nashville for quite a while. the matty of it all is a wrinkle, not a boost. the only thing i hope is that it doesn't have any negative ramifications for her (not necessarily in the press, but in her personal life. having fun is fine, i just don't want her to be hurt anymore than what's already happened, you know?).
ultimately, what we all have to remember is that boundary - we don't know her directly. we have no say or influence over her decisions or personal life. that doesn't mean we have to like them, but we have zero input into her making those choices. all we can continue to do is what we already do, support her artistry, wish her the best, and cherish her music.
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🎆Músicas de 2022✨
●Sacrifice(by T.A.T.U)
●Crawling in the dark(by Hoobastank)
●Lost my DS stylus(by KidSnorlax)
●Woman(by Doja cat)
●sueños muertos(by Bitter end)
●we shall all bleed(by deadlock)
●melodia envolventemente envolvente 4(by Montage, DJ Dudah)
●Bite me(by Avril lavigne)
●niwaka ame(by Tsukiko amano)
●animal i have become(cover español by naranjo)
●hoshi no hate (by Fumiko orikasa)
●LOLLIPOP (spanish cover by piyo,lena etc)
●try (by Patrick brasca & jay chou)
●Clear eyes (by Aidan swank ft bleachblonde)
●Start a fire (by Ryan star)
●Cinderella(by Miss papaya)
●Hero (by Miss papaya)
●Maps (rock version)(cover by our last night)
●Fire (by ÍV)
●Levitating(cover by archers)
●More than friends(by Victoria duffield)
●U know what's up (turning red soundtrack)
●Celestial being (Princess kaguya ost)
●Dominion (by Skillet)
●y voy (by Zion y lennox ft daddy yankee)
●Bimbo doll(by Tila tsoli)
●My boyfriend (by Bubbles)
●Do you think i'm pretty(by creamy)
●Stranded(by plumb)
●Can you feel the sunshine(sonic R ost)
●Totalmente demais(by Perlla)
●Love mist (by Alexis jordan)
●PASSINHO DO MAGRONES(by montagem, Dj mandrake)
●One that I want(by PUBLIC)
●Love me back (sped up) (by Trinidad cardona)
●redchinawave (by zzx3rown)
●The once and Future king (by bloc party)
●lay it down (by steelix)
●papi (by Jennifer lopez)
●Love the way you hate me(by like a storm)
●Hang up (by WRLD ft Savoi)
●opening (dragon hunters soundtrack)
●set it on fire (by my darkest days)
●beautiful mistakes (by maroon5)
●kogda ryadom ty (by Vintage)
●vem de chicote,algema,corda de alpinista(sped up)(by deize trigona)
●This is me(the barbie diaries soundtrack)
●Shine(barbie in 12 dancing princesses soundtrack)
●elevate (by Big Time Rush)
●i know you know (by Big Time Rush)
●Dance like an african(by Lou Bega)
●song for clay (disappear here)(normal+instrumental)(by bloc party)
●i still remember(normal+instrumental)(by bloc party)
●Never again(by Breaking benjamin)
●Substance(nightcore)(by 03 greedo)
●Brisé (by Maitre gims)
●Laissez passer(by Maitre gims)
●Earth to move (by Maroon5)
●Love veritable(by pony pony run run)
●Boyfriend(cover by ISSUES)
●stitches (cover by State champs)
●Goodbye (by Forrest isn't dead)
●Michael(by Remi wolf)
●Waiting for the 7.18 (by bloc party)
●Vision of heaven(by Bloc party)
●Main theme (bleach live action 2018 ost)(by Yutaka yamada)
●Mosquito bite (by ALEXANDROS)
●little thoughts(by bloc party)
●storm and stress(by bloc party)
●skeleton(by bloc party)
●kto tebe skazal (schastlivy vmeste ost)
●want more before I go home(mashup)(jason derulo vs usher)
●love nwantiti(by Ckay)
●V.A.L.I.S (by bloc party)
●Crina negra(by banda patrulha)
●Garden in the air (by BoA)
●Back to back (by Bray me)
●Eu tenho Cristo (by Bem da hora)
●Um norte (by Bem da hora)
●Save me (by my darkest days)
●4 early demos (by bloc party)
●Hurricane venus(by BoA)
●Clock work (by Tsukiko amano & hanatan)
●ASSOMBRA MATRIX 2 (sped up)(by montagem)
●Best I Ever Found (by Mitchell Marlow)
●You Make Me Go Crazy(by Jaco Caraco)
●Maybe you saved me(by Bad suns ft PVRIS)
●We will always win (by Mitchell Marlow)
●Mean (by Bloc party)
●Truth (by Bloc party)
●Summer sunshine(barbie in a mermaid tale soundtrack)
●One in a million(by breathe electric)
●letting go(dutty love)(by Sean Kingston ft Nicki minaj)
●You & me(by Marshmello)
●Just like you (by set for the fall)
●The last song (by 12 Stones)
●Three nails (by set for the fall)
●Anima rossa (by Porno graffitti)
●Got ur number(v2)(by Bugcried)
●Who i am (bratz rock angelz soundtrack)
●Grow up (blah blah blah)(bratz rock angelz soundtrack)
●NASA x E.T(mashup) Ariana grande, katy perry
●Home (by set for the fall)
●Desconfio (by CPM 22)
●Fantasize (by Ericdoa)
●I don't care(bratz rock angelz soundtrack)
●Collapsed (by Al & Aj)
●Go off (by Dawin)
●Ain't it funny (by Jennifer lopez)
●Red is blue (by Ben Folds)
●Tree critter (Hoodwinked soundtrack)
●All I wanted (by Paramore)
●For a pessimist, i'm pretty optimistic (by Paramore)
●The Last first born(by celldweller)(Audiotec,Klayton remix,normal)
●Sha la la la (by hye kyo)(full house ost)
●I think I (by BYUL)(full house ost)
●geu deh ji geum (by Lee boram)(full house ost)
●Glad you came (boyce avenue cover)
●My pace (by Sunset Swish)
●Stand up be strong (bleach ost)
●Happy girl (by bubbles)
●Until the day i die (annaliese cover)
●Perfect enemy (tatu metal cover)(by Synthetic graphics inc)
●I H3ART YOU (by Boy fantasy ft G0r3c0r3)
●papaoutai (by stromae)
●Bodaiju (by Tsukiko amano)
●Super freaky girl x luxurious (tik tok remix)
●Closer (tik tok remix)|KToo Music
●Attachment (by Kanii ft Bossa)
●Stutter (by My darkest days)
●The way we talk (by the maine)
●You're a god (by vertical horizon)
●Say jambo (by mohombi)
●All hail shadow(by magna-fi)
●all things she said(rock/metal cover by lena scissorhands ft Chase the comet)
●We were lovers (by bloc party)
●It's a jungle out here(by Philip Lawrence ft UAKTI)(brazilian version)
●ALWAYS DO (Sandrø reggae remix)(by the kid Laroi)
●Take your shirt off(by millionaires)
●So bitter(by stxlkin)
●Lovin (by Mohombi)
●Do me right (by Mohombi)
●dirty situation(by Mohombi)
●Sex your body (by Mohombi)
●Blue kush bday (bk beats tool)(by merca bae)
●Molitva cowboys (by kanzler gi)
●Welcome home (by Coheed and Cambria)
●Psycho in love (by patent pending)
●Hero (cover by Youth never dies and ankor)
●Rumors (by NEFFEX)
●Faces (by Lene Marlin)
●Pegasus (by Horsegiirl)
●The love bug (by M-FLO ft BoA)
●Starsiigns(by Horsegiirl)
●She's wild( by Merk & Kremont,the beach)
●Cain said to abel (by bloc party)
●Bob Dylan(by fall out boy)
●Boop boy (by caramella girls)
●party party (tik tok remix)(by yally)
●when you cry (by vertical horizon)
●lola (by superbus)
●Secret (by austin mahone)(slowed)
●STAY (No resolve cover)
●Pressure (by RAINS)
●Ohio is for lovers (by hawthorne heights)
●Bleed (by stxlkin)
●Death city (by Garelyhuman + syris & 03osc)
●Popstarz (by syris, hoshie star & maxo xoxo [pixelhood])
●Victim (by 1stress ft xofilo)
●Callum is a snake (by bloc party)
●Nerve (by set for the fall)
●Let go (by set for the fall)
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