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I COMPLETELY forgot to tell y’all about my absolutely unhinged final essay in English last semester.
Anyways it was on the detriments of social media and how it effects the media teenagers consume (ironic ik).
But in doing this I quoted Olivia Rodrigo, Elon Musk, & I talked at nauseam about Taylor Swift and the Olivia Rodrigo/Sabrina Carpenter incident.
And IN FRONT OF LIKE 20 FULLY GROWN ADULTS I babbled for like 7-10 minutes on this topic, having not wrote my essay that was due like that week. And when I went to present the essay THE FIRST TIME, I downloaded the wrong PowerPoint.
I also was a part of a death penalty debate in my government class the same week that this all happened. I got an A on the paper and debate and in both classes so my unhingedness didn’t effect me much.
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TWST Incorrect quotes#9
Crowl: My house my rules*Crossing his arms looking down at Yuu*
Yuu:...My Knife your life*Takes out pocket knife*
Crowl: O-OH...
I can totally imagen the song Teenagers by My chemical romance in this skit
#disney twst#twst#twisted wonderland x yuu#twisted wonderland x reader#deadbeat dad crowley#twst yuu#twst crowley#gen z yuu#is a shrimp with a knife#twst in the nutshell#twst incorrect quotes#incorrect quotes#dire crowley
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I’m at the scene in booksmart where the two main characters get into a fight and multiple ppl record the fight with flash on 😭 so accurate
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#I am giving you NO context#and that’s okay#:)#my humor in a nutshell#my humor is dead#gen z memes#random memes#gen z things#gen z stuff#my humour#random#random stuff#funny#my memes#meme#homemade memes#relatable memes#gen z humor#just chaos#chaoscore#chaotic energy
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Can't believe I'm out here eating chicken nuggets ,watching puss in boots , and staying out late watching bluey. All with my friends :' )
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Itachi Shinden in a nutshell, Gen Z version. Wherein Itachi gave uncle Yashiro a DIY redneck John Deere Sharingan.
#itachi shinden#itachi fanart#itachi#itachi uchiha#naruto fanart#naruto#naruto shippuden#itachi naruto#naruto art#itachi headcanons#itachi imagines#uchiha#shisui#shisui x itachi#shisui uchiha#fugaku#uchiha shisui#shisuita#shiita#uchiha brothers#sasuke naruto#sasuke fanart#naruto sasuke#sasuke uchiha#uchihasasuke#uchiha clan#fugaku uchiha
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Waow how is a take as easily digestable as "stop willfully distorting the words I and people around me use because you think the sounds are funny, it's disrespectful." getting pushback. (Not talking about the anon with a genuine question)
(whenever I hear one of these chucklefuck white guys call a lady a gyatt I wanna hit em with my thousand dictionary attack)
Yeah I don't really care about the "this word has become modern slang and is so common that many people don't know the history" because like. That's just English in a nutshell to be perfectly honest.
But what I do mind is "people who aren't the ones using this word have decided that it actually means this other thing, and have made a negative public impression regarding the use of this word, before deciding that the word was Not Good To Say after all and moving on, all while the original speakers of this word still use it in its correct form except now everyone thinks even more poorly of them for doing so"
Do you know how many videos I've seen on my FB recommendeds and it's all white people making fun of "gen z slang" except it's 100% AAVE and incredibly bastardized AAVE that yes doesn't make any fucking sense and sounds like nonsense because that's what happens when you decide grammar rules and definitions don't matter as long as the word makes a funny noise. Y'all out here speaking Simlish and then get mad when black people tell you it's actually not funny to mock our dialects.
And like. I'm not on TikTok or Insta or Twitter but I have seen videos of black people saying exactly this and pointing out the problem so at this point to me it's willful ignorance that black people have been saying this and (general) you're still having a fit at me for saying exactly what other black people have been saying about it.
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4 Bookstagram books that I've read and are worth the hype.
i am a typical Gen-z Instagram user, the one who consumes the most viral videos when they emerge on my Instagram feed. besides the entertaining Instagram feed there's one thing that keeps me scrolling on my phone for hours and that's a sub community called Bookstagram. in a nutshell, Booktagaram or BookTok is a popular hashtag used where users post quick videos, reviewing and recommending novels that generally fall within the genre of young adult and romance. Its a collection of young, impassioned readers inspiring countless others to join the club. a TikTok or Instagram book is quite simply a book that has organically gained popularity on the app, you'll find recommendations based on popular tropes like "forced proximity", "who did this to you" and yes of course "enemies to lovers."
the real challenge is not to find a book to read because there's countless readers recommending countless books on Instagram, but which book is actually worth reading or worth the hype? I have made the task easier...here are my top four BookTok books that I have read and are actually worth the hype.
#1 TWISTED LOVE by ANA HUANG
this right here! this is the book that took the entire internet by storm, the morally grey male lead and the sunshine female lead will keep you hooked up to this book for days.
Ana Huang, after the success of twisted love emerged a series called 'The Twisted Series' comprising four books but when talking about the entire series i have mixed feelings about it. all the four books have different tropes and different endings that's bonus points for the series. coming back to the Twisted Love, an explosive dark romance mixed with witty humor is definitely a page turner.
#2 SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO by TAYLOR JENKINS
Have you really been on BookTok if you haven't encountered a book by Taylor Jenkins Reid? this cult classic historical fiction released in 2017 follows Monique Grant, a journalist who has been selected by the glamourous yet reclusive Hollywood starlet and movie icon, Evelyn Hugo. Evelyn wants Monique to write an exclusive story about her life. the book unfolds, Monique soon discovers how her life intersects with Evelyn's in tragic and irreversible ways.
it immediately transported me to the glory days of old Hollywood and sucked me into the world of the rich and famous that isn't as fabulous as it's chalked up to be. Evelyn Hugo is a character who everybody will feel and root for, envy and pity.
fun fact: popular streaming platform Netflix has announced the adaption of this book into a film.
#3 PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION by EMILY HENRY
this was actually the first book that i read off Bookstagarm, the internet has embraced the wonderfully rich characters that Emily Henry creates in her beach reads. thanks to the witty dialogue and banter between Alex and Poppy, two close friends who met in college this book will engulf you into warm feels of summer love.
every summer no matter what's going on in their lives, they take a vacation together. it's told through both past and present timelines, and in the present, we learn that the friends have experienced fallen out. in order to fix it, poppy invites Alex on a trip to Palm Springs in hopes that they can reconnect. will feelings get in the way?
if you enjoy friends to lover's trope this is definitely a recommendation for you. for me the slow burn and the chemistry between the characters was everything! all the events and banter and love was just so natural that it can't be helped but be hooked to this book
i might have finished reading this in a week or maybe less, this book is definitely worth messing up your sleep schedule for.
#4 THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS by Ali Hazelwood
the ultimate rom-com that tackles my favorite trope Grumpy meets sunshine is a shelf keeper. pure slow burning gold with lots of chemistry and a beautifully written romantic comedy with a heroine you will instantly fall in love with.
for all the "women in stem" the book did serve a justice. there were times when i had to pick up my phone and search the meaning od particular word because i am obviously not fluent in stem. .
I have to say this couple wins the best grumpy meets sunshine couple. smart, witty dialogue and diverse cast of likeable secondary characters is a delight for romance lovers. without any doubt you will absolutely fall in love with Adam's and Olive's relationship.
this book has everything to offer, a fake dating trope and steamy relationship with age gap romance! how can i not include this in the list.
and that's a wrap up for my list of favorite books recommended by Instagram.
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steve harrington is the entirety of gen z in a nutshell and i will not elaborate.
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What Is Cash Stuffing & How Does It Work? Top 3 Benefits!
Have you heard of Cash Stuffing? 🤔 It’s the newest social media craze that Gen Z can't get enough of!
In a nutshell, it is a method of saving and spending money using cash instead of debit and credit cards.
Cash stuffing or ‘cash envelope system’, refers to (Read More)
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our school had a two hour evacuation because someone sprayed pepper spray in a sink
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I posted 3,066 times in 2022
188 posts created (6%)
2,878 posts reblogged (94%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@skiplo-wave
@jadedaceofspades
@rae-arts777
@melina-mellow
@thottiehardy
I tagged 1,080 of my posts in 2022
#great pretender - 107 posts
#doctor strange - 92 posts
#ironstrange - 83 posts
#tony stark - 68 posts
#laurent thierry - 66 posts
#stephen strange - 65 posts
#peter parker - 52 posts
#makoto edamura - 48 posts
#moon knight - 45 posts
#jjba - 29 posts
Longest Tag: 119 characters
#i guess he decided ‘hey turns out you’re not completely worthless so i guess that means your worthy of your first name’
My Top Posts in 2022:
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Character development is Khonshu going from:
“Idiot” and “Worm”
to
“Steven”.
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I think I’ve discovered something more repulsive than Hawaiian Pizza….🤢
@jadedaceofspades
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Spider Bros in a Nutshell
Tobey! Peter: Older Bro. Geriatric af. Youth Pastor Vibes. Wise Sage Energy. Motivational Speaker. Gets mocked for being a Boomer™️! Jokes on them, he doesn’t even need any fancy tech to be Spider-Man. He’s the OG. Still doesn’t get memes.
Andrew! Peter: Middle bro. Middle Child™️. Insecure. Attention Seeking. Needs to be told that he’s amazing. Brags about being the tallest. Troll Energy. Film School Student Vibes. Bisexual. Picks on the little brother, but will beat the shit out of anyone who hurts/upsets him.
Tom! Peter: Younger Bro. Literal Baby. Yet acts like he’s the oldest. Total Brat. Chaotic Gen Z Energy. Personality embodies every popular meme and vine of his generation. Brags about fighting with other super heroes and going to space. Has to keep his two older bros up to speed about literal everything.
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Acknowledging that women can be just as physically abusive and violent as men does NOT absolve male abusers of their crimes. Nor does it dismiss female victims claims of domestic violence towards them by said male abusers.
It just means that women are capable of doing bad things to people just like men.
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My #1 post of 2022
Warner Bros. is really reaping what they’ve sowed.
First they fired Johnny Depp from Fantastic Beasts and replaced him. Only for it to bomb hard in the theaters.
They kept Amber Heard in Aqua Man 2, only for people to boycott. And we all know it’s gonna bomb too.
They fired Ray Fisher for speaking out against Joss Whedon and against the racist treatment. Now they’re stuck with Ezra Miller, who’s been arrested twice already for literally assaulting people. Now the Flash movie has been postponed and I doubt anyone has an urge to see it.
They’re gonna go down as a studio who punished and fired two victims, while supporting a literal abuser and a violent felon.
They’ve got no one to blame but themselves.
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W9 Cultural Materialism
Today we talked about cultural materialism, which includes; infrastructure (fundamentals), structure (order in the society), superstructure (ideology and symbolism), and that infrastructure is the base of culture and environment that we have today.
In the class activity, my friends and I selected the vending machine as the one infrastructure to investigate and analyse. It offers convenience by providing cold drinks without troubling customers to go stores, as well as technological development as the ‘cashless payment option’. Its selection-payment-receivement order also shows a sense of structure.
Let's talk about one of our most essential and significant infrastructure, the Internet. Not only that it is a source of information or inspiration, it was a huge innovation in the design industry, widening up the field by expanding areas to apply design.
As it was mentioned in class, education during the pandemic was heavily influenced by the internet. Although my learning environment was quite restricted, I became more alert to the digital spaces in our daily lives. As a person who enjoys in-person design, I was influenced to experience a new type of the artistic field.
Furthermore, as a Gen Z, who is heavily influenced by the internet, I really appreciate what the internet offers, the information, fast updates, the connections to others and the world. At the same time I was also educated repeatedly about the danger of misuse of our internet, which I agree that we barely have online privacy these days. Since we live in a world with such a close connection with the internet, everyone should be wise with their usage.
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"Equality VS Equity." Interaction Institute for Social Change, 16 Jan. 2013, interactioninstitute.org/illustrating-equality-vs-equity/.
"Exponential Growth of Zoom in 3 Months." Pandemic Success, uploaded by Thouheetha, 16 Jun. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZAxhx54Yp8.
BOYLE, MICHAEL J. "Infrastructure: Definition, Meaning, and Examples." Investopedia, 21 Feb. 2024, www.investopedia.com/terms/i/infrastructure.asp#:~:text=Infrastructure%20is%20defined%20as%20the,%2C%20water%2C%20and%20school%20systems. Accessed 31 Mar. 2024.
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"The Internet Is Worse Than Ever – Now What?" uploaded by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, 29 Nov. 2023, www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuFlMtZmvY0.
Danu, Shannon, Riley, Michelle, Adelyn. "WOII_CEN2B_Group Presentation_Week 9." Finding Infrastructure, 7 Mar. 2024, docs.google.com/presentation/d/1B-Q3JYhigmamvfQI_vT1yBQ6E4ondKIA01_464r-zk0/edit#slide=id.g26b07082a4a_0_5. Accessed 31 Mar. 2024.
"What Is Infrastructure?" uploaded by Marketing Business Network, 25 Feb. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qZnJyzEQJ0.
Lumen Learning. "3.7: Cultural Materialism." LibreTextsSocialSciences, socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Cultural_Anthropology/Cultural_Anthropology_(Evans)/03%3A_Anthropological_Theory/3.07%3A_Cultural_Materialism. Accessed 31 Mar. 2024.
"HACKING AND WEBSITE DEFACEMENT." SPF, www.police.gov.sg/Advisories/Crime/Cybercrime/Hacking-and-Website-Defacement. Accessed 31 Mar. 2024.
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TALK TO ME, SISTER: TRIXIE MATTEL AS A POP SOCIAL LINGUIST
Alan Lechusza
In an era where banned books are up 30-40% nationwide overall (1,477 instances of banned books affecting 874 titles, PEN America 2023), the importance of contemporary cultural language – its use, dialectic, and multimedia reference – becomes evident. Pop cultural language bridges the growing divide between academia and the modern lingua franca. In this age where print media is being swept under the rug, the performative linguistic acrobatics of drag queen extraordinaire Trixie Mattel bring to life the living articulations of contemporary pop language. Through her expressions, videos, music, and drag queen identity – dragxploitation – Trixie Mattel challenges the status quo of formal language through her performance expression of linguistic pop cultural slang. Sociolinguists argue, through their academic works, for the compartmentalization of pop culture. As a counterpoint, Trixie Mattel provides a parfait d' experience on how to flip the script, manipulate, reframe, and perform the contemporary canon of social linguistic terms.
Trixie Mattel is the drag queen name of Brian Michael Firkus. Trixie Mattel has a flourishing career as a singer, actor, and highly regarded drag queen personality. After winning RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (season 3), Trixie Mattel gave American pop culture a dramatic inoculation into the current bloodline of the modern social fabric. Trixie Mattel thrives beyond the margins of post-modernism and firmly grasps the assumed representations of sex, gender, and power. According to Robert H. Fiske, pop culture language has historically focused on "the active process of generating and circulating meanings and pleasures within a social system" (Fiske 2011). Through the outlandish exposure of self – in this case, the identity of a drag queen, a dragxploitation – Trixie Mattel forces the circulating meanings and pleasures of pop vernaculars to be rescripted through the performative lens of queer and drag culture. The lexicon of pop culture thrives upon stability for its survival. To begin to understand the depth and breadth of the expressive arts of Trixie Mattel, it becomes necessary to indulge in the glamorous delicacy of queer politics. No longer can a blind eye be turned away from Trixie Mattel's active social dialectic statements. Pop culture is, as Fiske states, "Witnessing a turning point" (Fiske 2011). Trixie Mattel ruptures the epistemology sociolinguists have used to define pop culture. Her caricature persona uncovers institutional fears that straddle, cross over, and rupture socio-political borders. Highbrow linguistic academics find themselves at a loss for words to address, define, and deal with the glaring limelight of Trixie Mattel. Exit, stage right for standard English literature, and enter center stage, the discourse of Gen X, Y, and Z.
Girl’s Life magazine cites the comic character Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan), who states that “[t]here is no normal. There’s just us and what we do with what we’ve been given… And if what you’ve been given isn’t like what the people around you have been given, do the world a favor and make the most of sharing everything that’s uniquely you with the rest of us.” (Roberts 2022) Trixie Mattel is the embodiment of this statement in more than the proverbial nutshell.
A recent conference held by the Sociolinguistics of Pop Culture (March 30-31, 2023) states, “Pop culture… in its diverse manifestations, is a ubiquitous phenomenon where the linguistic sign interacts with other modes of communication.” Trixie Mattel herself is a “diverse manifestation,” an “ubiquitous phenomenon,” and a living “linguistic sign” that not only “interacts with other nodes of communication,” she talks to – or, rather, yells at! - historical standards of scripting the self, forcing the gazing audience to directly and without apology contend with identity signifiers in an ambivalent space outlined and colored by her glamorous lipstick.
Kian Bakhtiari states that "[a]nti-social algorithms, [t]he abundance of [digital and media] information creates a poverty of attention. Finite time makes attention the most valuable commodity in the world… Social media is no longer a social experience; we have migrated into personal entertainment bubbles. There’s no shared space for public discourse and healthy disagreement. The outcome is deep divisions within democratic societies… [there’s] no room for collective memory because, unlike traditional media, we are not all experiencing the same thing at the same time" (2023).
More than a social phenomenon, Trixie Mattel is a dialectic pop icon rewriting the homogenous linguistic platform in a dynamic performative context. The lingua franca of Gen X, Y, and Z provides the necessary sociolinguistic tools to teach those who do not know what they need to know about their own discipline and its interconnectedness with social-cultural expression.
Alan Lechusza
Trixie Mattell’s revolution of dragxploitation is not a negative view of queer or drag culture. Rather, dragxploitation is the dynamic epicenter of drag culture that re-positions previous cultural norms. Dragxploitation is a constructed expressive reality that embodies a positive light, accurate articulation of how performing identity touches grass (read: grounds the attention of the moment) by reframing contemporary slang and pop vernacular. It’s giving (read: just great or an awesome vibe) to realize how Trixie Mattel has broken through the firm socio-political wall, smashing politically correct ideology and drawing attention to the currency of queer and drag culture. Trixie Mattel scripts an era (read: modern era) through her performative representations and updates definitions of previous unspoken cultures - drag, queer - and the sexualization of the body politic. There’s no denying that Trixie Mattel slays (read: takes advantage of a situation and restates by one’s own definitions) pop culture assumptions of gender. She provides a counter to the American culture eye of queer politics and further slays even the broadest incorporation of drag reality, all with those whipping eyelashes.
Trixie Mattel is not one who fell off (read: left out of the public view), resides as a gatekeeper (read: functions in the control of the knowledge and reference of culture), or does a bad take (read: presents an issue or reference that is assumed to be inconsistent with standard cultural norms) in producing a positive – and quite loud – reference of queer and drag culture and identity. She flips the script on being private, not secret (read: one who is secure being alone while displaying references of themselves in a voyeuristic manner). Embracing the exclusive norms of a patriarchal social society, Trixie Mattel plunges her style into this cultural pool, not being secret nor private, but rather being upfront, direct, serious, and firm about who she is, what she states, and what she presents. Inverting assumed masculine signifiers, Trixie Mattel resituates contemporary pop culture into a situationship (read: an uncomfortable in-between zone where the references are not certain of their time-honored positions). These current sociolinguistic Gen X, Y, and Z terms are not the lone epistemologies of youthful discourse. Trixie Mattel exemplifies the pulse of these phrases and how they each talk back to structured language. Trixie Mattel is someone who is rizz (read: has great charisma… super engaging… [with a superstar] knack for charming others). “Slang… [is understood as] words or phrases that have a cultural definition that is different from the literal definition.” (Shorelight 2023) Current sociolinguists remain wedded to historical, literal definitions of words and phrases. Through academic re-reading and forced rhetorical re-structuring, sociolinguists make a bad take (read: miss the mark or understanding of a point) when it comes to modern slang. “[S]lang changes constantly… where the meaning of certain word combinations is… different from their literal meaning.” (Shorelight 2023) This is the necessity of grasping the vast character traits and dynamic array of Trixie Mattel, as exemplified through her drag queen identity. Trixie Mattell’s works ensure that Iykyk (read: If You Know, You Know) and if you Dkwydk (read: Don’t Know What You Don’t Know). There’s no literary middle ground within Trixie Mattell’s performance expose. Though she may appear to be just another outlandish drag queen, it’s through her work, representation, and dragxploitation that Trixie Mattel captures the core relevance of what modern sociolinguists have been trying to do with their understanding of slang vernacular. By reviewing any image or work by Trixie Mattel, it’s obvious how she eloquently points to a necessary discourse, the need for updated knowledge, and direct open attention to embrace her extravagant glorified persona, regardless of the words she does or does not speak. Trixie Mattel disturbs and dismantles the American pop lexicon one hip twist and blown kiss at a time. “Ya feel me?”
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Life in a Nutshell: Technology Around Me
Bonniejour! Welcome to another entry of my life in a nutshell. Today's topic is all about how technology surrounds my life. Now that we are in the 21st century, technology is everywhere-as in literally everywhere. From the moment we open our eyes, we are greeted by a world of technology. From the small gadgets we use to socialize, to the gigantic innovations that transport us to school and other creations that elevate our quality of life. We are surrounded by technological creations whether we like it or not. It is so essential to all of us to the point that living without it would be hard. In this blog, we will deep dive on how I use technology in my life.
| Information. Education. Accessibility.
As a college student, technology plays a huge part in my school affairs, especially now that online classes are still being implemented. My gadgets and Wi-Fi have served as my “rock” because they have been there for me every single step of my academic journey. Gadgets are painted in a bad light since those with less restraint most often get addicted to using them. However, using gadgets with purpose rather than for just entertainment has been my main objective since the start of my exposure to such products of technology. Creating schedules, searching the web for information, downloading educational materials, and other tasks related to academics everyday resulted in me improving in my studies. I spend my time doing assignments, writing essays, and answering modules.
In the past, searching and verifying information was a taxing affair and took up hours of a person’s time since information was only available in either libraries or in self-owned books. Now, information can be accessed in seconds, and can be verified in minutes as long as you cross-reference what you search and pick trusted websites as sources. During the afternoons, I sit down in front of my laptop and get to work while I am at the comfort of my room instead of needing to go outside and scour the library for books in search of the vital information I need to complete my tasks, all because of the benefits technology provides me.
| Tweet. Like. Share.
I cannot deny that I too utilize technology for social media. As part of my identity as a Gen Z, I also frequent the social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram. I frequently use technology and the social media apps it comes with as a way to connect with other people and express what I feel. Personally, I am fond of using TikTok because there are many dance challenges that I enjoy doing during my free time. Also, the glimpses of life I see from other people’s TikToks such as the TikToks of other medical students or even the TikToks of accomplished medical practitioners give me inspiration. Looking at those kinds of TikToks during my free time fuels my drive in continuing my studies and achieving my goal of becoming a doctor in the future.
| Transportation. Innovation. Convenience.
Everyday living has become less of a chore since technology has improved by leaps and bounds compared to what it was in the past. Each decade, technology has presented to us brand new innovations that keep on improving the quality of life everyone of us is experiencing. My daily commute is composed of train rides, tricycles, and bus stops. Modern vehicles created and powered by technological brilliance. It is an essential part of my daily living. Without these products of technology, without their contribution, without the convenience these things bring to me, then even my studying here in CEU would be impossible.
Well that’s basically it for today’s entry. This is how technology intervene in my life. It might seem that this generation of ours could not live without technology especially internet. However, this is already the life that we are used to — it is how we learn, share, and connect.
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Blackhand devlog#3
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Social context values / indications
[WIP]
Where?: They inhabit in the forested suburb town of Masknaw, in the Shoshoni Union, on the Angora planet. It is often set in the 46th century of their calendar (eq. 21st century AD) but has moments across other points in time and space.
Who (sketches / doodles / drawings)?: Not even started just yet.
Why Interested in Characters? Depends on above.
Why Audience interested? Depends on above.
Project Why-s? Depends on above.
Audience's Why-s? Depends on above.
Toybox 'Worldview' and target audience(s)
Millenials, Zillenials & Gen Z folks, mostly young adult women & edutaining manifestation enthusiasts. (Contemporary pagans, witches, Non-Binary people, queers and neuro-diverse folks included)
The 'toybox' has a major emphasis onto variety of languages, technologies and immersion levels, to feel more like a eponymous sandbox of tools and toys a consumer / licensee can reuse to their whims* for manifesting and plain curiosity-driven stories. As such, there should be some breathing space / mysteries that are left ambiguous for most people to interpret specific content sections further than initial expectations, encouraging imagination and creative expression out of the initial material.
Probably will use a either a weak copy-left license or some other open source dual licensing model with possibility to use a fair & libre-like Creative Commons license.
Important world details
This world has a divergent yet familiar enough history backlog to stay hooked into its "fantasy" of manifestation. Mostly diverging in the early 1910s as no figure like Woodrow Wilson got elected, neither in 1912 or in 1916, leading to some delightful changes that impacted the rest of Shoshoni history in a powerful and constructive way by a full century. Not everything is butterflied away though, but many fascinating changes came, from technological progression to ideologies, going across geo-politics, economical matters and local social intrigues ensued. Like synthetic servitor sapience, nuclear weapons' race & MAD coming way later, morphological freedoms chart and a couple of cultural & technical medium changes, even down to the smart devices and musical genres to listen.
For example, the history of music and its mediums is quite intriguing as far as going from 'Blue Ambersol' Wax Cylinders to 45rpm auto-play mini-vinyl records to Laserdiscs to dual magnetic-optical media Mini-Discs, with some cassette tape storage and flash storage yet to hit in the broader community than educational and home video markets. So you can see it is quite heavily inspired by history with tweaks and touches of flavor to really spike curiosity and show how malleable reality is, even without breaking the usual bounds of historical fiction by that much.
That being said, there is abundance of sapient synthetic serfs by the year 4520 and among them is Ava. There many great means to exercice morphological freedom, and so are the means for spiritual folks, that do live in a nuanced yet nicer and closer-knitted community. And the technical & social details under-the-hood are also intricate and worth my storytelling as well. But more onto such in later entries.
Characters / actors / narrative agents [sketches soon]
I do have a special perspective for my story, considering the multimedia interactive and manifestation toy that it represents too... In a nutshell though, a self-insert is a major key agent, with 3-4 characters surrounding her narratively. There may be more characters distributed with great variety, but this structure is thus far the nucleus of the narrative "cell" at play here. 😉
A couple of 'outsider' idea prompts to guide me here as well...
the virgin "neural network scaling hypothesis" vs the chad "a sufficiently smart hacker could write an AGI in Lisp on a 1970s minicomputer", from a @nostalgebraist-autoresponder ask from user moths-in-the-window
[Add more prompts with a additional Tumblr thread of suggestion material right here]
And yes, there is way more information to come as I play, watch, listen, read and curate more content, as to iterate & improve the wider world into the mixture that my canon base lore is.
(I am still figuring ways to get my own music tracks & remixed content going as far as making cooler video curation playlists and inspirational mood-boards but as audio + multimedia)
But the following should give you a good idea of the tone I try to set through my nuanced yet solarpunk-y bright narrative themes. Because whilst I may use dark colors, narrative components and start with a dystopic premise, I still aim to empower, inspire and get positive / constructive messages out there. Because as much as there is much room for complaints in life, I feel like the driving force to get anywhere satisfactory or enjoyable in a nuanced world is often left to the implicit details, which is quite easy to miss nowadays, especially as a autistic, *-divergent or just regular folks at the top of the ladder.
Cya later with another devlog. ^*^//
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