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Just a PSA for any Twitch users/streamers.

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/twitch-under-fire-for-new-gen-ai-training-system-that-harvests-streamer-data-for-amazon-says-its-on-by-default-because-if-it-was-opt-in-nobody-would-opt-in/

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It's why I enjoy liminal spaces and aesthetics. Dreamcore, Weirdcore, Frutiger Aero, etc etc

I don't believe that we as a very very diverse species should be expected to follow the straight line. Be put into boxes. Expected to follow the rules and guidelines to the exact word. Be expected to do everything the same exact way as much as 'everyone else'. School. Jobs. Society. War.

It feels like classism. Ableism. Discrimination. No thought or empathy put in for those who can't keep up or fall behind and are left to suffer. Forcing people to do things in a narrow area instead of a wider range because it's 'easier' or the 'majority' does it that way.
Too many are pushed too far. They dance with death now. Not always by choice. Suicide. Worked to death. Injuries from pushing themselves too far that they either die from or suffer for the rest of their lives with. Mental, emotional, physical scars that never go away from childhood -nor life.

In turn we assume everyone 'normal' in some way or they lead a 'normal life'. Taught to ignore those who struggle. Taught to laugh and jeer at them and hinder them further when they are unable to be ignored, even though that could be you at any moment in time in your life. Even those who struggle and suffer the same, laugh and jeer because they are taught to hide their pain. That they are monstrous. Abnormal. Or they are afraid of being seen as such. I'm perfectly normal. There's nothing wrong with me. Just smile. Pretend like everything is fine. I have no other choice. If I do not hurt them, they will hurt me first.

There was never anything 'wrong' with them. With you.

These are my thoughts and my anger from living in this world designed for those who are not as prejudiced or discriminated against. People who tend to not care or don't struggle as much and seem to ask themselves, "Why should I care?". Or those who in power decided that the 'weaker' more diverse ones were a threat to their corrupt empire.
Also while trying to come to terms that I don't fit in the boxes. I don't walk the straight line. I can't follow those rules and guidelines or can't follow them quite as well because they were not made for me. Some were not even made to protect me. And I certainly don't do things or think the same way as 'everyone else'.
I'm queer. I'm transgender. I have mental disorders. I'm disabled. I'm poor. I have some self-identifying labels because I'm going to be completely honest, I don't feel like I fit inside the 'human box'.
But after all this time, after everything, I'm still me. Kind. Compassionate. Creative. Many others that I could list. I care about others and I try all the time to learn and change to be a better person than I was before. And it's working.
I think that's all that matters at the end of the day.
I believe in (most) others to do the same, to have the ability to change and be better beings and neighbors as well.

Note: When I refer to rules and guidelines, I do not mean rules and guidelines for common sense and keeping everyone safe and having fun. Example: PMC rules.

Wowwww, it's almost like we learned nothing from apocalyptic movies, games, books, and other media 😃 /s
Let's hope there's no biological warfare that comes from this. Haha...

school blocked pmc its so fucking joever

Urrrgh, where's the testosterone??? >:( /halfsilly
Wargh.. oh well.
Uuuh. Red, dark green, BROWN (!!!!) :3

this might be the worst day of my life bro, last night two of my chickens got murdered and now I woke up to one of my favourite youtubers announcing his plan to commit.

family guy character ranking, i think this is pretty fair???

thoughts?

Seems this would be a great time to remind everyone that I made a doc on my boundaries and I would appreciate it if those who haven't, to read it ^^;
https://ellipsus.com/read/3na4FcRWLGtaAiqMNCi3eo/Firestar2477278s-Boundaries
If you have questions, feel free to ask. I'm usually updating my boundaries to include things I have forgotten, misspelled/said, and/or making what I have said clearer. My strawpage is in there if you want to ask anonymously. Any rude, demeaning, bigoted asks or messages will be ignored, deleted, and/or reported.

If you would like to, feel free to use it as a template or inspiration for your own boundaries.
I find things like boundaries and learning about parasocialism and harassment, especially on the Internet, to be extremely important. This is NOT guaranteeing that people will always read/respect your boundaries, but it's still important and a good step into learning to give yourself self respect and safety.

Just found out that PMC also has 2 Factor Authentication 👀
Settings > Account > Scroll down (i think)

YouTube’s newest ai push update has ruined the app again. Now, opening comments on mobile makes the screen not react to being pressed, the app randomly crashes, and audio on videos will play twice over the top of itself.

this is what happens when you fire hundreds of people and replace it with ai.

My thoughts/opinions:

Machine Learning - Actually useful and good as long as it's ethical (not destroying the environment and efforts are being made to replenish those resources or replicate them that do get taken away). I generally don't see a problem with these though unless they are causing problems. This has been around for a long time.

Assistive GenAI - These can be useful but there are still prevalent issues including laws not catching up to protect the environment, workers rights and jobs, misinformation, consent to the shared and collected information that go into databases and such while making it easier to withdraw and/or reject consent, and how much it's going to affect how people's brains grow and learn. That last part is mostly referring to the using GPT for research. GenAI like that in my opinion would be much better for pinpointing mistakes in patterns instead of doing the research for someone else because it's something that we need to learn for ourselves in times if we ever lose access to it. I would genuinely hate if it ended up replacing reading books or doing a good internet deep search. Along with that, the ai isn't always right and sometimes hallucinates answers.

Generative AI - Fuck naw. As a creative, it's a slap in the face with the above problems listed being vividly lived out as we speak. 🫩

WHY IS THAT DAMN SINK ALWAYS OUTSIDE