The oldest documented narrative, The Epic of Gilgamesh, is centrally about friendship, and depicts it as foundational to civilization. Blood ties play almost no meaningful role in the narrative.
Next week there will be another existential boogeyman designed to discourage you from pursuing art. There will always be a mosquito in your ear trying to convince you your creativity has no value. Stop getting pushed around by scammers. Make art
Love Simion, perfect one-shot villain. Crazy strong design, amazing voice (LaMarche never misses), really compelling character even if it’s played for laughs. Character acting with his hands is insane. I remember this Dexter episode a lot purely because of his.
They say “competition drives progress,” but the biggest breakthroughs of the modern era... quantum physics, internet protocols, space science, medical foundations, were all cooperative, publicly funded, or open-source. Competition added… ads.