Cid is only immune to temptation because his brain is broken and he doesn't care about anyone. That makes him a terrible role model for Rudeus, who is actually trying to heal and become a functioning human being.
Iman Vellani on the statement that “Gen Z doesn’t care about superhero films”:
“I dont agree that Gen Z has stopped caring about superheroes. Maybe they’ve just stopped feeling obligated to show up. Our generation has grown up with an abundance of superhero stories, so perhaps the novelty has worn off -- which is natural.
The bar is higher now. We’re looking for stories that feel specific & emotional -- especially in the age of AI. We want honesty from our storytellers. We want our intelligence respected. If anything, I think Gen Z responds incredibly well to superheroes when they’re treated as people first. The themes of grief, identity, legacy, belonging -- they’re timeless & will never age out.
Every genre goes through cycles. Westerns did. Musicals did. Romcoms did. So the answer isn’t to abandon the genre, but to find new stories that only be told through THIS genre. At the end of the day, I think we just want these films to evolve & grow alongside their audience.”
(via https://t.co/whNq5yn0XK)
I was recently told that approaching a woman with the explicit purpose of a romantic relationship was evil and objectifying.
I'm now learning being friends with a woman and falling in love with her ovrr time is also evil.
The conclusion: I am evil for wanting to love.
Meta is removing Instagram’s latest AI feature following a negative response from users:
“Earlier this week, we announced that one way for people to generate images in Meta AI is by @-mentioning public Instagram accounts that they want to reference. Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control over whether their public content could be referenced in this way. We've heard the feedback that this feature missed the mark, so it's no longer available.”
Zohran Mamdani announces a new click-to-cancel rule for NYC
This rule is aimed at stopping impossible to cancel subscriptions and guaranteeing New Yorkers can cancel subscriptions as easily as they sign up
The new rule will save New Yorkers an estimated $162.5 million per year