one of the twists in real world AI is that, in scifi, it was assumed that the danger would be that we'd raise the machine to the level of a human soul. but to be honest, it seems we're most in danger of debasing the human soul to the level of machine.
It's fascinating watching men reliably become enraged because a woman discusses sexual discomfort. No man was named as any sort of perpetrator. No crime was alleged. A woman simply discussed the evolution of intimacy coordinators in her career & the comfort they provide.
people treat it like singling out celebrities when the fact is its about their reach and how these disorders fundamentally work on a psychological level. yes they are absolutely responsible for the influence they have and theyre not above being interrogated in that way
i think another thing is people conveniently ignore two integral facts about EDs
they are 'contagious' mental illnesses meaning that any public figure who is emaciated and body checking will inevitably cause other people to have EDs
and theyre FATAL. the damage is irreversible
“do we need romances in RPGs?” do we need the buzzing of bumble bees? the sound of percolating coffee in the morning? the smell of fresh bread wafting from a bakery? the way the corners of your best friends eyes crinkle with laughter when you tell an inside joke? YES. WE NEED IT.
Hadestown is awesome bc they know you know they know you know Orpheus will look back at the end so they hit you sideways with the metacommentary on the cyclical nature of myth and theatre performance, endlessly repeated and reinterpreted and retold. Just to keep you on your toes.
can we let hamilton and hadestown be examples to the theater executives that we want proshots in theaters PLEASEEE give me more i will go to all of them
this is INSANELY insensitive wtf??? you can’t go a few hours without inhaling your cancer sticks for the sake of someone else’s health?? he even went out of his way to get it as part of his LEGAL CONTRACT, CLEARLY ITS IMPORTANT. absolutely disgusting. selfish.