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The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

This is almost the plot of The Fifth Season, a hugo winner from a while back.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

I read this as The Fifth Element, but it also (almost) works!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Also I think a final fantasy, where the moon drops monsters on the planet, and a zelda game.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think it would be better as a faux-Hillsong bop.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

THE BASILISK IS MY SU-PER-HE-RO

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

why yes, the kid went to a C of E primary for a bit and they fucking loved that one

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

in the last couple of years I've gotten back into sound (used to work live/tv sound ages back, been trying to learn more production and shit) and as a result of that I've gotten to know a looooooot of synth/production/effect/.... related things

and christ it hurts to listen to that

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

sorry bro, maximum good across the quantum wave function of the universe

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I thought that the overproduction and heavy autotune was appropriate to the subject.

On topic:

"Tape machines ought to be big and cumbersome and difficult to use, if only to keep the riff-raff out."

--Steve Albini

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

The obvious weird pauses (between superhuman and AI and the halfway part where suddenly nothing happens) because the AI used to made this doesn't really understand music are also very appropriate.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

gonna have to read that piece to get the context of the remark. also have a nuanced position on both the things you point to, but you're definitely correct about the use of this in this context

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

That is not the only bad thing, check the right side of the moons opening image, why is the moon hairy?