"Nope, not hanging out with you gamers. Absolutely not."
meanwhile Ben Starr
"PUT ME IN EVERYTHING LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO"

thanks to everyone who participated in this. its always a highlight of my job to talk to people who love what they do even when its hard and painful.

One thing that stands out in the responses i got was that genAI takes away the very thing that makes making a game so fun. It's fun and worthwhile to do BECAUSE it is hard, because the contraints force creative thinking, and that is in that tension point beauty is found.

like i'm not gonna lie, the dog bed looked comfy. and i'm not gonna pretend i didn't spend a lot of time in my 20s-30s sleeping on the couch which i said i preferred until i got the mattress that changed my life

incredible things are happening in new york

i'll push against this framing because in the text of the blog i clarify exactly what i mean:

consider, friend, this is *exactly* the position facists want you to take. don't let the real horrors of the world deprive you of human joy. not only is that a miserable way to live, it's exactly the kind of demoralism them people feed on.

cc @thelouvreof.bsky.social just take a look

The executive do not be functioning dawg 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

Cream cheese is fine! Love it on a bagel. But if I order an enchilada and there's cream cheese it it ima have to fight the chef

Got me soooooo fucked up