Pookleblinky
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Pookleblinky
@pookleblinky.bsky.social
· Nov 24
A shitpost so powerful it causes a pontypool language virus situation
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AI is the antithesis of Git Gud
There's a part of learning, which generative AI completely turns into dogshit, which is *doing something you could not have done before*
Whether it's drawing, playing an instrument, solving a physics problem, organizing an essay, you find yourself doing easily what previously you found overwhelming
Whether it's drawing, playing an instrument, solving a physics problem, organizing an essay, you find yourself doing easily what previously you found overwhelming
November 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
AI is the antithesis of Git Gud
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Excellent summation here of how AI removes that internal sense of satisfaction from learning how to do something, and seeing how much you've improved over time at doing it.
There's no effort, so there's no reward, so there's no expansion of self-worth.
There's no effort, so there's no reward, so there's no expansion of self-worth.
There's a part of learning, which generative AI completely turns into dogshit, which is *doing something you could not have done before*
Whether it's drawing, playing an instrument, solving a physics problem, organizing an essay, you find yourself doing easily what previously you found overwhelming
Whether it's drawing, playing an instrument, solving a physics problem, organizing an essay, you find yourself doing easily what previously you found overwhelming
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Excellent summation here of how AI removes that internal sense of satisfaction from learning how to do something, and seeing how much you've improved over time at doing it.
There's no effort, so there's no reward, so there's no expansion of self-worth.
There's no effort, so there's no reward, so there's no expansion of self-worth.
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Legitimately, the community response to the original artist made me seek out Frieren to watch. It was refreshing to witness so many passionate artists giving it a shot if they never had or giving tips and tutorials and explanations if they had run that gauntlet. I am not an artist, just an AI hater.
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Legitimately, the community response to the original artist made me seek out Frieren to watch. It was refreshing to witness so many passionate artists giving it a shot if they never had or giving tips and tutorials and explanations if they had run that gauntlet. I am not an artist, just an AI hater.
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Actual artists have a community, genAI users just have a fistful of hot dogshit an Epstein associate is losing billions of dollars on.
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Actual artists have a community, genAI users just have a fistful of hot dogshit an Epstein associate is losing billions of dollars on.
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Like, the very first rule of doing anything at all creative is *you have to give a fuck about it*
Using genAI is proof you don't.
Using genAI is proof you don't.
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Like, the very first rule of doing anything at all creative is *you have to give a fuck about it*
Using genAI is proof you don't.
Using genAI is proof you don't.
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Using genAI alienates you from everyone else. It doesn't democratize art, it atomizes it.
No genAI user is gonna get an outpouring of sincere support from others because even they themselves don't give a fuck about what they're making.
No genAI user is gonna get an outpouring of sincere support from others because even they themselves don't give a fuck about what they're making.
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Using genAI alienates you from everyone else. It doesn't democratize art, it atomizes it.
No genAI user is gonna get an outpouring of sincere support from others because even they themselves don't give a fuck about what they're making.
No genAI user is gonna get an outpouring of sincere support from others because even they themselves don't give a fuck about what they're making.
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It's not just that actual artists flocked to help that artist, but that *genAI users inherently can't*
Because they're not artists.
Because they're not artists.
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
It's not just that actual artists flocked to help that artist, but that *genAI users inherently can't*
Because they're not artists.
Because they're not artists.
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That non-artist will *never* learn how to do that angle. They will never enter the community of people who have suffered to figure out the solution to the problem.
They inherently alienate themselves from literally every actual artist. A core part of doing art will be totally alien to them.
They inherently alienate themselves from literally every actual artist. A core part of doing art will be totally alien to them.
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
That non-artist will *never* learn how to do that angle. They will never enter the community of people who have suffered to figure out the solution to the problem.
They inherently alienate themselves from literally every actual artist. A core part of doing art will be totally alien to them.
They inherently alienate themselves from literally every actual artist. A core part of doing art will be totally alien to them.
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The Frieran angle thing is so great because *every* artist knows that angle is tough. They've all been through it, learning the hard way how to do it.
To a non-artist it doesn't seem like a hard problem. A non-artist who only wants to be seen as an artist, will use genAI instead of learning it.
To a non-artist it doesn't seem like a hard problem. A non-artist who only wants to be seen as an artist, will use genAI instead of learning it.
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The Frieran angle thing is so great because *every* artist knows that angle is tough. They've all been through it, learning the hard way how to do it.
To a non-artist it doesn't seem like a hard problem. A non-artist who only wants to be seen as an artist, will use genAI instead of learning it.
To a non-artist it doesn't seem like a hard problem. A non-artist who only wants to be seen as an artist, will use genAI instead of learning it.
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This really feels like the newest most comprehensive attack on suppressing/literally stunting critical thinking skills. Like it's so actively hostile against everyone's right to a good education and problem solving skills.
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This really feels like the newest most comprehensive attack on suppressing/literally stunting critical thinking skills. Like it's so actively hostile against everyone's right to a good education and problem solving skills.
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Fab thread.
Truly nothing beats the moment when you're so surprised by executing something you've been working on that you lose it mid-stream and fall over/start crying or laughing/drop everything/however your body reacts 🤸🏻♀️ 🤸🏻♀️ 🤸🏻♀️
Truly nothing beats the moment when you're so surprised by executing something you've been working on that you lose it mid-stream and fall over/start crying or laughing/drop everything/however your body reacts 🤸🏻♀️ 🤸🏻♀️ 🤸🏻♀️
There's a part of learning, which generative AI completely turns into dogshit, which is *doing something you could not have done before*
Whether it's drawing, playing an instrument, solving a physics problem, organizing an essay, you find yourself doing easily what previously you found overwhelming
Whether it's drawing, playing an instrument, solving a physics problem, organizing an essay, you find yourself doing easily what previously you found overwhelming
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Fab thread.
Truly nothing beats the moment when you're so surprised by executing something you've been working on that you lose it mid-stream and fall over/start crying or laughing/drop everything/however your body reacts 🤸🏻♀️ 🤸🏻♀️ 🤸🏻♀️
Truly nothing beats the moment when you're so surprised by executing something you've been working on that you lose it mid-stream and fall over/start crying or laughing/drop everything/however your body reacts 🤸🏻♀️ 🤸🏻♀️ 🤸🏻♀️
There's a part of learning, which generative AI completely turns into dogshit, which is *doing something you could not have done before*
Whether it's drawing, playing an instrument, solving a physics problem, organizing an essay, you find yourself doing easily what previously you found overwhelming
Whether it's drawing, playing an instrument, solving a physics problem, organizing an essay, you find yourself doing easily what previously you found overwhelming
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
There's a part of learning, which generative AI completely turns into dogshit, which is *doing something you could not have done before*
Whether it's drawing, playing an instrument, solving a physics problem, organizing an essay, you find yourself doing easily what previously you found overwhelming
Whether it's drawing, playing an instrument, solving a physics problem, organizing an essay, you find yourself doing easily what previously you found overwhelming
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We made Thanksgiving Pizza with our leftovers one year, and it was actually amazing.
Gravy for sauce, then shredded turkey, spots of mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and diced cranberry jelly, with mozzarella. Sprinkled fried onion on at the end.
Gravy for sauce, then shredded turkey, spots of mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and diced cranberry jelly, with mozzarella. Sprinkled fried onion on at the end.
Hot take: since Thanksgiving food is *all* food that is far better as leftovers you mcguyver get into strange sandwiches at 3am the next day, that is what Thanksgiving should be.
All the food made the day before, everyone gathers in the kitchen in their pajamas at 3am to go goblin mode on leftovers
All the food made the day before, everyone gathers in the kitchen in their pajamas at 3am to go goblin mode on leftovers
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We made Thanksgiving Pizza with our leftovers one year, and it was actually amazing.
Gravy for sauce, then shredded turkey, spots of mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and diced cranberry jelly, with mozzarella. Sprinkled fried onion on at the end.
Gravy for sauce, then shredded turkey, spots of mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and diced cranberry jelly, with mozzarella. Sprinkled fried onion on at the end.
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I'm babysitting two cats and a dog this week, and I'm going to spam enough of their photos to be everyone's problem.
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I'm babysitting two cats and a dog this week, and I'm going to spam enough of their photos to be everyone's problem.
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This is some bullshit. She was removed *six minutes* after closing. The blame for this is squarely on the facility worker who called her cop husband. Some people go into care work because they care, other people choose it so they can be cops by another name.
A review is underway of the actions of an RCMP officer who arrested a woman with a developmental disability and removed her from a mental health social centre, while off duty and in a different police jurisdiction.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Complaint filed about off-duty RCMP officer who arrested woman with autism, intellectual delay | CBC News
A complaint process is underway for an RCMP officer who arrested an intellectually delayed woman and removed her from a social centre, while off duty and in a different police jurisdiction.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is some bullshit. She was removed *six minutes* after closing. The blame for this is squarely on the facility worker who called her cop husband. Some people go into care work because they care, other people choose it so they can be cops by another name.
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I once live-tweeted our attempt to cancel a mis-sold Virgin Media contract.
It went viral to such a level that eventually the CEO had to call me personally to apologize for how fucking awful they are. Just to give them some modicum of a PR save they could use to counter the massive negative press.
It went viral to such a level that eventually the CEO had to call me personally to apologize for how fucking awful they are. Just to give them some modicum of a PR save they could use to counter the massive negative press.
underrated feature of old twitter was people with a decent following being able to bully brands into acting right
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I once live-tweeted our attempt to cancel a mis-sold Virgin Media contract.
It went viral to such a level that eventually the CEO had to call me personally to apologize for how fucking awful they are. Just to give them some modicum of a PR save they could use to counter the massive negative press.
It went viral to such a level that eventually the CEO had to call me personally to apologize for how fucking awful they are. Just to give them some modicum of a PR save they could use to counter the massive negative press.
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Turns out shit like this is bad for your brand.
The fun bit was the moment someone from their social media team CLEARLY finally managed to get through to someone important enough to get a message to the call centre.
At which point SUDDENLY it was "oops oh yeah sprry let's cancel that for you."
The fun bit was the moment someone from their social media team CLEARLY finally managed to get through to someone important enough to get a message to the call centre.
At which point SUDDENLY it was "oops oh yeah sprry let's cancel that for you."
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Turns out shit like this is bad for your brand.
The fun bit was the moment someone from their social media team CLEARLY finally managed to get through to someone important enough to get a message to the call centre.
At which point SUDDENLY it was "oops oh yeah sprry let's cancel that for you."
The fun bit was the moment someone from their social media team CLEARLY finally managed to get through to someone important enough to get a message to the call centre.
At which point SUDDENLY it was "oops oh yeah sprry let's cancel that for you."
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It's worth saying here that these employees, some of whom have been with the company for more than a decade, were escorted out of the building by security guards after being fired.
They weren't allowed to speak to their coworkers. They weren't allowed to collect their belongings from their desks.
They weren't allowed to speak to their coworkers. They weren't allowed to collect their belongings from their desks.
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It's worth saying here that these employees, some of whom have been with the company for more than a decade, were escorted out of the building by security guards after being fired.
They weren't allowed to speak to their coworkers. They weren't allowed to collect their belongings from their desks.
They weren't allowed to speak to their coworkers. They weren't allowed to collect their belongings from their desks.
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EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
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Treehoppers are wild! Like someone hit the "random" button on the character creator.
Look at this weird bug, Cladonota apicalis. from Ecuador.
Now imagine a horse shaped like this, or a wolf!
Why do treehoppers have such weird shapes?
It's a mystery! But we have some ideas.
(📷: Philipp Hoenle)
Look at this weird bug, Cladonota apicalis. from Ecuador.
Now imagine a horse shaped like this, or a wolf!
Why do treehoppers have such weird shapes?
It's a mystery! But we have some ideas.
(📷: Philipp Hoenle)
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Treehoppers are wild! Like someone hit the "random" button on the character creator.
Look at this weird bug, Cladonota apicalis. from Ecuador.
Now imagine a horse shaped like this, or a wolf!
Why do treehoppers have such weird shapes?
It's a mystery! But we have some ideas.
(📷: Philipp Hoenle)
Look at this weird bug, Cladonota apicalis. from Ecuador.
Now imagine a horse shaped like this, or a wolf!
Why do treehoppers have such weird shapes?
It's a mystery! But we have some ideas.
(📷: Philipp Hoenle)
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just had a vision of a military sailor saying some shit like "to a navy man, every ocean is a weapon" and then jumping unceremoniously into the sea, disappearing into the dark of the waves. being consumed. and, frankly, I think that's the kind of nontoxic masculinity that all men should aspire to
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
just had a vision of a military sailor saying some shit like "to a navy man, every ocean is a weapon" and then jumping unceremoniously into the sea, disappearing into the dark of the waves. being consumed. and, frankly, I think that's the kind of nontoxic masculinity that all men should aspire to
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Siri: tell me what happened to the previous CEO of UnitedHealth.
United Health wants its ‘swagger back’.
How? By dropping a million seniors from Medicare Advantage
Why? America's largest insurer wants to improve its profit margins, medical costs are skyrocketing because the GOP cut Medicaid and ACA subsidies.
How? By dropping a million seniors from Medicare Advantage
Why? America's largest insurer wants to improve its profit margins, medical costs are skyrocketing because the GOP cut Medicaid and ACA subsidies.
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Siri: tell me what happened to the previous CEO of UnitedHealth.
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The amount of internet users that have been revealed to be the product of botfarms and astroturfing campaigns is depressing but not surprising, but also I find this weirdly freeing?
There's no point in engaging with anyone who isn't here in good faith anyway, but that it's likely a bot defangs them
There's no point in engaging with anyone who isn't here in good faith anyway, but that it's likely a bot defangs them
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The amount of internet users that have been revealed to be the product of botfarms and astroturfing campaigns is depressing but not surprising, but also I find this weirdly freeing?
There's no point in engaging with anyone who isn't here in good faith anyway, but that it's likely a bot defangs them
There's no point in engaging with anyone who isn't here in good faith anyway, but that it's likely a bot defangs them
It does make sense to think Alan dershowitz is very popular if you only know him in the context of his popularity on Epstein Island.
"Oh, all my pedophile friends like this guy, obviously the public loves him"
"Oh, all my pedophile friends like this guy, obviously the public loves him"
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It does make sense to think Alan dershowitz is very popular if you only know him in the context of his popularity on Epstein Island.
"Oh, all my pedophile friends like this guy, obviously the public loves him"
"Oh, all my pedophile friends like this guy, obviously the public loves him"
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Would this be the same boomers who spent the last two years calling Gen Z college students "Hamas" for protesting a genocide and telling them they deserved to get their heads cracked by cops?
Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Would this be the same boomers who spent the last two years calling Gen Z college students "Hamas" for protesting a genocide and telling them they deserved to get their heads cracked by cops?