Mark Granza

Writer, Editor | Founded @im_1776 | Christian Futurist

[Variety @Variety]

"Backrooms" director Kane Parsons says that using AI "defeats the purpose" of filmmaking:

“If I could snap my fingers and make generative AI disappear forever, I probably would. Creatively, I get no enjoyment from using those tools. It defeats the purpose entirely for me.”
https://t.co/WKsSfn6614

[Jim Cummings @jimmycthatsme]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but go make your movie.

[Alaric The Barbarian @0xAlaric]

Increasingly convinced this place is designed to make you miserable and insane, and any utility it once had for influencing culture or getting ahead of the news cycle is being burned to fuel the misery-machine

[Mark Granza @markgranza]

@AmandaMilius https://t.co/w3clwoALHq

[Mark Granza @markgranza]

@miamimaxxer haven't had a chance to see the other two either but wouldn't surprise me if they are just as creative or even more. https://t.co/OeQ9920Y7u

[Ceb K. @CEBKCEBKCEBK]

Different medium, different art. The age of the novel selected for individuality, interiority, etc; the age of mass media selected for energy, conformity, etc; the age of many-to-many internet text selected for autism, schizophrenia, etc; but what worked on blogs doesn’t on pods.

[Mark Granza @markgranza]

@AdamLehrerSP Great piece, Adam.

[Adam Lehrer SOS @AdamLehrerSP]

For those who are reeling from the #Euphoria finale tonight:

A month ago, I flew out to Los Angeles to watch and discuss the end of the Euphoria season 3 with its creator Sam Levinson. He said the ending "felt right":

“A big motivating factor for writing this show was finding a way to discuss this plague that’s killing all these young people.”

Profile out now for @tabletmag. Link below:
Portrait by Chase Middleton

[Mark Granza @markgranza]

Alright never thought I'd say this but the ending of Euphoria was actually pretty great.

[Mark Granza @markgranza]

Alright never thought I'd say this but the ending of Euphoria was actually pretty great.

[Russ Greene @GreenPlusAnE]

Christianity is the antidote to slave morality.

[Mark Granza @markgranza]

@Snorlawxing Honestly I barely watched it, but the British guy sitting next to me told me that’s how Arsenal won the PL this year. Funny if true

[Ceb K. @CEBKCEBKCEBK]

Different medium, different art. The age of the novel selected for individuality, interiority, etc; the age of mass media selected for energy, conformity, etc; the age of many-to-many internet text selected for autism, schizophrenia, etc; but what worked on blogs doesn’t on pods.

[IM—1776 @im_1776]

"The McCarthy-like apocalypticism and brutality can easily seduce the reader into thinking that’s what the novel is about. But the metaphysical and religious narrative is grounded precisely in the apparent uselessness of pain and suffering in this world." https://t.co/7HbGsJ9q96

[Mark Granza @markgranza]

Ti amo e mi dispiace davvero per il dolore che ti ho causato. Sto facendo di tutto per far funzionare le cose—legalmente, economicamente, professionalmente. Ci vuole tempo, purtroppo. Non posso continuare a usare questo account per parlarti, ma avevo bisogno che tu lo sapessi. E non posso chiederti di aspettarmi; non è giusto. Se hai bisogno di andare avanti, vai pure. Voglio che tu sia felice, anche se mi spezza il cuore.

[Mark Granza @markgranza]

Imagine thinking 'functionality' or 'ecological' is the way to take the Ferrari brand into the future.

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

There is a lot being written about the stylistic tells of AI writing (em-dashes, etc.) but this paper looks at AI narrative tells

Fascinating differences between AI & human narrative, and asking AI to write in different styles doesn't do much to change it https://t.co/azkRHz34NQ

[Mark Granza @markgranza]

The AI consciousness debate will never end. The whole thing is built on the assumption we know what consciousness is, when it's literally the most mysterious thing in the universe. Trying to determine whether the machine has it when we can't even define "it" is dumb.

[Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ @christopherrufo]

Another notch for my argument that, even with control of the federal government and unlimited financial resources, the Right cannot produce persuasive political aesthetics. Might as well have a hologram of Kid Rock on loop for all of these events.

[Mark Granza @markgranza]

@wolf201257 Black over white. Silver over black.

[Mark Granza @markgranza]

The black version is insane.

[Mark Granza @markgranza]

My favorite Ferrari ever made is Gianni Agnelli's 1986 Testarossa Spider—the only Testarossa Spider officially commissioned and built in-house by Ferrari, requested by Agnelli himself to mark his 20th year in charge of Fiat. Silver, not red, referenced his initials "Ag", the periodic table's symbol for the metal.

[Mark Granza @markgranza]

@emkwan Shut up