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husbandhoarder · 10 months

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My self insert, living the life I wish I had:

Me, living the life I didn’t ask for:

#curator’s ramblings #meme #self ship #self insert #self ship community #selfinsert #self shipping #depressing #tw dark thoughts #tw #reality check #oc #ryan gosling #barbie #barbie 2023 #blade runner

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manhattan-gamestop · 5 months

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The fact that some people can equate an entire musical genre to just its stereotypes and never listen to it is baffling to me. Like no, metal isn't just screaming, country isn't just trucks beer and misogyny, rap isn't just sexualizing women and getting money. When will people learn to escape their comfort zone oh my god

#currently curating a playlist of metal songs that don't have screaming/yelling #and needed to Vent #also I know that there are people with legitimate problems with yelling in music #and differences in tolerance to that #but sometimes it feels like people are just unwilling to try new things or be challenged in any way #and I could not relate less to that #tracking tag #rambling

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swollenbabyfat · 5 months

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Making a bunch of bad art is just as important as making a bunch of good art, so regardless of how yours comes out today I'm glad you made it.

#rambles #started a long ass ramble about bad art and getting into the fact we don't have a Salon telling us whats good or not and its important we #curate personal taste rather than worrying bout what is good or not #but this is better probably

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sexygaywizard · 1 year

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Another reason I get so pissy about people being like "well actually wizards are x y and z" on my shit is because you don't see me fucking going on to other people's posts and telling them their shit is wrong or that they need to follow my rules for shit. Because I respect that people can have their own interpretations of shit and express that within their own space. But people give me these dumbass lectures on my posts all the damn time! Make your own fucking post I don't want to see it

#if you want to have your autistic ramble moment about whatever the fuck you think wizards are.#Do it on your own fucking post because I don't want to see it in my notes #I'm going to start blocking people about it #curate a space where only people who respect other people's opinions and boundaries can follow me #i talk

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otrtbs · 7 months

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applying to jobs in the art history field like

“preferred PhD. must have 8+ years experience in [insert extremely niche art historical subject area here]. must speak/read french. must work weekends. must have references from 5 other museums minimum. must sell ur soul to us. annual pay: $35,000”

#for an assistant curatorial position mind u #not even the fucking curator #job searching is turning me evil! EVIL!!#anyway if ur reading this manifest that i get this job as a collections manager at [redacted]#manifest it for me so hard i’d be so good at it #ramblings

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hlvrai-parable-au · 5 months

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Uhhhh fleshed out relationship chart for the tsp hlvrai parable crossover that I made at six in the morning. You get me I'll elaborate if asked

#hlvrai parable au #hlvrai #the stanley parable #benrey #gordon feetman #tsp stanley #tsp narrator #cassie rambles #cassie draws #tsp curator #employee 432 #stanarrator #frenrey

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angelboybreakdowns · 29 days

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been getting really into blocking ppl lately. have a hc i dont like? im blocking you. be annoying on my post? im blocking you. follow me even though you have mdni in your bio? im blocking you AND your wife.

#rambling #i <3 curating my online experience

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vonderful-time · 2 months

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STANLEY PARABLE AU

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AU: Religion AU

Description: The Cult of Narrative is a fictional cult which worships the God Diegesis. Stanley, a high priest of the cult, is the four hundred and twenty-seventh sacrifice given to the God. However, when Stanley is taken at the sacrificial alter to the inter-dimensional realm Diegesis uses to test the faith of sacrifices, Stanley finds himself face to face with the manifestation of his faith — and finds the God lacking.

Other Information: The AU primarily deals with the Narrator and Stanley’s relationship, which will eventually lead to romance between them — and a lot of hardship. However, other characters such as Mariella and the Curator will appear as secondary characters with their own side stories. The goal of the au is to explore the relationship between Stanley and the Narrator through a religious lens, discussing the complexities of human emotion and the existence of higher beings. And, of course, there will be smut!

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The Narrator | Diegesis

The Narrator is a god of the known universe, and the main recipient of the worship by the Cult of Narrative. He is a god who uses the name Diegesis, which is derived from the Greek word which means “to tell”. It is a word often used to describe stories which have an over-reliance on narration to tell their tales. Diegesis feels that it is important to tell a story, so that an audience — or the universe — may beat witness to the whole truth of the tales spun by fate. He is a petulant god, one who is arrogant about his craft and rather manipulative in telling it. As a result, he can often come across as narcissistic seeing as he has no need to concern himself with human emotions. However, he does crave a good story more than anything else — even if he believes the best stories have always sprung from his mind. Diegesis also craves validation for the things he enjoys and creates, often fishing for compliments or even overcompensating just to satisfy the desires of another person. He does not take criticism well. Diegesis has two forms — a human form and a spiritual form.

Stanley | High Priest of the Cult

Stanley is a High Priest of the Cult of Narrative, born and raised within the confines of the cult itself. He is mute, having never been able to articulate himself through verbal communication. Communicating entirely through sigh language and writing, Stanley was often considered a false priest for not being able to fully participate in the cults ritual practices. When he was picked to be sacrifices to Diegesis — as the 427 sacrifices, no less — he felt he could finally fulfill his purpose in the cult. Stanley feels he is a rather boring person, even if that is quite the opposite. He has a defiant personality, often making choices based off of disobedience or stubbornness. He is quick to anger, but also quick to please, often following his emotional response to problems when confronted with conflict. Stanley is always one to commit full heartedly to a cause no matter what it entails. He also quite loves taking care of others, even at the cost of himself.

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The Curator | Mimesis

The Curator now takes on the name Mimesis and acts as the primary counterpart to the Narrator, or Diegesis. She will likely be taking on an antagonistic role, who acts as a foil to how the Narrator looks at the world. Mimesis, coming from the Greek word meaning “show” rather than “tell”, is essentially the opposite of Diegesis. She would have a subplot involving attempting to recruit Mariella as her avatar, leading to their own relationship which mimics Stanley and the Narrators.

Mariella | High Priestess of the Cult

Mariella is a High Priestess of the Cult of Narrative, having been born into the cult and raised as a believer. However, an incident in her adult life lead to her developing deafness in both her ears. No longer having the ability to hear meant she was no longer able to follow her religious teachings. Isolated from her peers and family, she finds solace in Mimesis — the concept of “show, don’t tell”, and the Curator who teaches her the beauty in silent narratives.

The Timekeeper | Paratext

The Timekeeper represents a being outside of the narrative, which means they exist as an entity beyond the story. As a result, they are a god called Paratext, who deals with the elements of the universe which build its foundations for storytelling. Paratext comes from the literary interpretation of materials surrounding a text. This includes cover pages, forewords, footnotes, back matte, and other information not created originally by authors. Paratext, as an entity (and the name of this universe’s Timekeeper), does much the same. They have created the stars, the planes, the trees, and the vehicles of free will. Where Mimesis and Diegesis create and weave the fate of the world into a cohesive story, Paratext gives that world context. In a way, they are a being above Mimesis and Diegesis, as the two concepts would have no perceived meaning without Paratext.

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Authors Note: Please feel free to ask questions or comments about these characters! I am likely gonna expand the au some more as time goes on, but as of right now this is the most I’ve got. Hope you all enjoyed!

#vonderful rambling #alternate universe #tsp au #the stanley parable #tsp stanley #tsp narrator #tsp timekeeper #tsp mariella #tsp curator #tspud #tsp fanart #tsp

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jesncin · 1 month

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Gail Simone's New 52 Batgirl run was the only comics run I ever truly followed as it was releasing and naturally I quit when Burnside happened lol. I did follow Superman Smashes the Klan as it released in issues before it became a collected graphic novel, and even listened to the Klan of the Fiery Cross old radio show arc in anticipation!

I read a ton of Batman comics sporadically in college and generally that's how I read cape comics nowadays. Pick a character, read a random comic run/graphic novel.

#ramblings #lately I love asking fans for curated lists~#memories of when a white dude was like “yknow Superman fought the Klan once!” and like yes. yes I know. I listened to the old radio show

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employee052 · 2 months

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ozzies long-ass TSP ramble

For context, a few days ago i was in a thinky mood when i watched this video on Valve catwalks. it mentioned death of the author, and while ive heard of it, I didnt understand what it meant until after the video explained it. So i got thinking. the following was a series of messages I sent to my friends on a discord server im in (with the exception of the last part bc i just thought of it now even tho im sick) that i compiled for yall into sections so its easier to read. these are just my thoughts and could be totally wrong, i just wanted to share aksjdh :P (plus this is my second time im posting this so there might be some inconsistencies)

(ramble under the cut so yall dont get a massive wave of text on your dash)

"smth smth death of the author smth smth reviews smth smth interpretations smth smth skip button"

like idk if this was obvious to everyone else n im just finally getting it or not, but the skip button ending being about the narrator seeing the negative reviews causing him to create the button in order to appease them, which said reviews ended up making him believe he was being preachy and obnoxious and unfunny, but as a result, he ends up believing it and trying to appease those interpretations rather than be more confident of his dialogue and what it means to him(whatever he may believe) and ending up dying at the end bc of it being a kind of literal version a death of an author of sorts

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im just thinking about how timekeeper/settings person/432/whatever is really only interested in the player, but not stanley himself. and if the narrator ends up dying (or decaying at least in my interpretation) during the skip button, could the same be said about stanley as a character as well?

like we never see stanleys model as us, we dont see his feet when we look down, and the only time we see him in game is either as a hand during the bucket escape pod ending, the mariella endings, and the not stanley ending. and the last two are cutscenes. for all we know, stanley could have died at some point during the skip button after the narrator did and we would never know bc we cant see him

but since 432's desk being at the end of the epilogue which happens post skip button ending, i would have said that was the first time we ever see him interact with the game internally rather than asking for the time. but i do remember someone suggesting that the timekeeper was the one who removed the door in the skip button in order to kill the narrator off and get stanley/the player away from him in order to talk more

with that thought in mind, that would mean TK had to kill stanley and the narrator off in order to be able to lead the game, push beyond the barriers of a narrator and character and just talk to the player, one on one

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it makes me wonder if what the curator said in the museum ending holds more weight

like, she talks to the player as well. both she and TK talk to the player themselves instead of stanley the character. and when she says "When every path you can walk has been created for you long in advance, death becomes meaningless, making life the same. Do you see now? Do you see that Stanley was already dead from the moment he hit start?"

stanley's function is a character in the narrators story, a literary device to propel the game forward. the narrator makes the race track, and stanley drives. without the narrator where would stanley go or do, without stanley who would move the story along?

"Can you see? Can you see how much they need one another? No, perhaps not. Sometimes these things cannot be seen."

and yet, hes dead, just like the curator said. because no matter what, he's never going to be able to truly make his own decisions. the confusion ending lays out how all the endings are scripted despite what the narrator believes and acts, its all predetermined.

and in a sense, the narrators dead too. no matter what stanley tries to do to change the story, or the narrator changes to the game in order for stanley to react to, its been planned long in advance for the eventuality. every word, every event. and with stanley's deaths, it ends up just bringing them back to the beginning again, "What exactly did the Narrator think he was going to accomplish?" if they always come back to the same preplanned paths, to the illusion of free will, it doesnt matter regardless. death doesnt become a statement, it becomes an inconvenience.

"But listen to me, you can still save these two. You can stop the program before they both fail. Push escape, and press quit. There's no other way to beat this game. As long as you move forward, you'll be walking someone else's path. Stop now, and it'll be your only true choice."

The only way to save both Stanley and The Narrator is by not letting the story play out to begin with. To beat the game, which means to let the game end after you win.

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the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is neve-

In a game where there is no ending that stops the game in its entirety, where everything will keep on happening again and again and the end is never the end, the only way to beat it is to make a choice as yourself the player, not stanley the character.

because he doesnt get a choice, the narrator doesnt get a choice. they think they do, but they dont. the only way to beat the game is to not play it. (which makes sense given that there are achievements involving not playing the game in both the 2013 HD remaster and 2022 Ultra Deluxe)

both Stanley and The Narrator are two sides of the same coin that make up The Stanley Parable, and the only way to use the coin is to give it away.

maybe thats why the true ending of the game with credits and stuff like that, is the Not Stanley Ending.

You the player have successfully broken the fourth wall from the outside in, even though that ending was planned like all the others (ie, the game allowing you to disconect the phone), you break the illusion of being stanley the character, which the game ends up booting you out of stanley as it cant handle the "narrative contradiction".

maybe thats why the escape pod ending has the sign that reads "both the player and the narrator must be present in order to leave". its not stanley, its the player, us.

maybe thats why that ending is one of the most cruel. the only way to get there is to leave the narrator trapped in the boss' office. there's no way to get him to the escape pod. the end is never the end.

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(this part was the new idea i just had today so this might not make sense i appologize)

going back to the beginning of this ramble about the death of the author and such. perhaps there is a way to get the narrator out.

with thoughts about interpretations and with he idea of the "death of the author", all of us have our own interpretations of the TSP characters. whether its design, or relationship wise, or characterization, or what have you. The Narrator in my head is different from you reading this, and that narrator is different from another persons perspective, and definitely our narrators are different to the one that lives in Davey Wreden's head, or Kevan Brighting, or anyone who has even heard of the stanley parable.

and that's not a bad thing! there can be many similarities to the characters that our interpretations share, some more common than others and some that make no sense at all, but for the most part we all have different interpretations of the characters.

I read a book called Book Simulator (The Reader's guide to not reading) by Chris Yee on stream once. The VOD is gone now. But I discovered the book because I heard the guy writing/the narrator of sorts for the book was written like the Stanley Parable Narrator.

It didnt help that Kevan brighting voiced over the commercial for it too askjdh

but back to the book. this will contain somewhat spoilers for it since it brings up a moment at the end of the book so feel free to stop here if you dont want to be spoiled

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basically, in Book Simulator, Booksi (The book's instructional narrator on how to fake read at the start of the book) is arguing with The Narrator (no not ours, but the general narrator who speaks in the third person), however, its revealed by The Narrator that Booksi has a plan to take over the world by inhabiting more book simulators and distributing them across the world. But, the reader could kill off the booksi that they have in their hands that they are reading, to quote:

"Or was he the original Booksi? Maybe not. Maybe the original Booksi had been vanquished long ago, and the reader was now facing one of the many copies roaming the world. Both Booksi and the Narrator knew the answer to this question, but neither would reveal the truth."

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Taking from Book Simulator the concept of multiple iterations of one character existing in different copies of the media they originate from, maybe in a way that's how the Narrator may die in the stanley parable, forever stuck to repeat the same endings with the illusion of free will, but he lives on somewhat for everyone that has seen or heard of him in any capacity.

this may sound a bit preachy (oh the irony) but bare with me:

The Original Narrator from The Stanley Parable is dead, dead in the sense that he and Stanley are stuck within the game, given the illusion of free choice, and unable to leave nor do anything to try and escape, is also alive in the sense that we the players perception of The Narrator lives on in our minds.

The Narrator from the game might be stuck, but the Narrator i see in my head, the one i designed and draw and think of is perfectly fine and alive as ever.

and the same goes with you and anyone else who has heard of the narrator. their interpretation is still unique and different to them even if it all comes from the same media. he may not be exactly the same as the original, but hes still there. and in a way, hes free.

(man typing this last segment down makes me feel like a gd priest, and/or someone talking abt the barbie movie akjdhkjasdh so sorry if doesnt make sense at all :P)

#ozzies tsp rambles #ozzie rambles #tsp #tspud #the stanley parable #the stanley parable ultra deluxe #stanley parable #tsp narrator #tspud narrator #tsp stanley #tspud stanley #tspud timekeeper #tsp curator #tspud curator

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shinakazami1 · 5 months

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@souppye and I talked and we connected the stupid dots so I made this

#my ramblings #shitpost #heinz doofenshmirtz #curator #mariella #tsp #tspud #the stanley parable #idk #meme #faiohsfahiosfa

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mossy-rot · 1 year

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vivid images of dungeon master Narrator. his party is a mess. no one is allowed to use dnd beyond, only paper and pencil- which always leads to 432 losing their pencil before the session and have the ritual of "can someone find them a bloody pencil already." stanley is making only the worst choices but is also his favorite player. mariella and the curator own a tavern together. narry gave stanley a bucket for a side mission and it proceeds to become the party mascot

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