amanda ⭐️
@hermitiancat.bsky.social
here to share: comics • movies • books
here to learn: science • philosophy • politics
here to learn: science • philosophy • politics
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amanda ⭐️
@hermitiancat.bsky.social
· Nov 14
I’m not likely to post a lot of photos here, but this is the lowest effort way to introduce myself
After about a year, I like bluesky a surprising amount for how little I contribute or engage. It’s bizarrely healthy to only check an app when I’m bored, instead of as mindless habit or for a little dopamine from a like or repost.
October 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
After about a year, I like bluesky a surprising amount for how little I contribute or engage. It’s bizarrely healthy to only check an app when I’m bored, instead of as mindless habit or for a little dopamine from a like or repost.
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages
August 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages
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you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"
May 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"
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She looks like she's planning to kidnap Geordi La Forge en route to Risa and manchurian candidate him to kill the Klingon governor
April 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
She looks like she's planning to kidnap Geordi La Forge en route to Risa and manchurian candidate him to kill the Klingon governor
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Ambassador Spock modeling the proper “fuck you, make me” response to intimidation tactics. Our current-day institutions could learn a lot from him.
April 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Ambassador Spock modeling the proper “fuck you, make me” response to intimidation tactics. Our current-day institutions could learn a lot from him.
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It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
April 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
uhhhh… how are our other lagging economic indicators doing right now?
April 1, 2025 at 10:23 PM
uhhhh… how are our other lagging economic indicators doing right now?
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Me, explaining yet again that the idea of 'Economic Collapse' is a misnomer for a cycle of wealth consolidation that is actually the current system functioning as it's organized to do
March 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Me, explaining yet again that the idea of 'Economic Collapse' is a misnomer for a cycle of wealth consolidation that is actually the current system functioning as it's organized to do
Love to see my not so local comic book store represent ✨
A retailer perspective on #comicspro25 from @fantomcomics.bsky.social and Jake Shapiro:
www.comicsbeat.com/retailers-pe...
www.comicsbeat.com/retailers-pe...
A retailer’s perspective on ComicsPro 2025 and the post-Diamond future
One retailer talks about what worked and what didn't at this year's ComicsPRO meeting - and how the industry is staying optimistic
www.comicsbeat.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Love to see my not so local comic book store represent ✨
evergreen intersection of social psychology and politics
The notion that Trump's "I'm king" tweet is "just trolling" or "a joke" presents an opportunity to recreate my just-joking thread (porting it over from the Bad Place):
1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."
1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."
February 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
evergreen intersection of social psychology and politics
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Me trying to sum up the last few weeks of Diamond chaos at #PublishersWeekly:
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Will the Diamond Bankruptcy Change the Comics Business Forever?
Publishers and comics shops continue to scramble to shift to other distributors and brace themselves for lost income following Diamond Comic Distributors’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in January. Mean...
www.publishersweekly.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Me trying to sum up the last few weeks of Diamond chaos at #PublishersWeekly:
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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“It’s been a weird couple of days” -me every couple of days
January 24, 2025 at 6:14 AM
“It’s been a weird couple of days” -me every couple of days
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The trip begins for Abby on this double-page spread...
This was my idea, not in the script. How could I change YOUR perception of the reading experience? This was my solution, designing the spread so you'd 'tip' the page accordingly as you read, orchestrating the positioning of balloons...
This was my idea, not in the script. How could I change YOUR perception of the reading experience? This was my solution, designing the spread so you'd 'tip' the page accordingly as you read, orchestrating the positioning of balloons...
January 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The trip begins for Abby on this double-page spread...
This was my idea, not in the script. How could I change YOUR perception of the reading experience? This was my solution, designing the spread so you'd 'tip' the page accordingly as you read, orchestrating the positioning of balloons...
This was my idea, not in the script. How could I change YOUR perception of the reading experience? This was my solution, designing the spread so you'd 'tip' the page accordingly as you read, orchestrating the positioning of balloons...
newest layer of my “to read” pile features HOX/POX and some non-fiction about pre-colonial Philippines
December 31, 2024 at 2:44 PM
newest layer of my “to read” pile features HOX/POX and some non-fiction about pre-colonial Philippines
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If any non-Americans want to know what to read to understand American health insurance industry and how our healthcare system works, Kafka’s The Trial isn’t a bad starting place.
December 7, 2024 at 1:42 AM
If any non-Americans want to know what to read to understand American health insurance industry and how our healthcare system works, Kafka’s The Trial isn’t a bad starting place.
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Dune has the same plot as the Westminster Dog Show: After generations of careful breeding, we have produced this perfect little freak of nature and now it has behavioral issues
Mom: Let's pick out a Christmas movie to watch on Thanksgiving. Which one do you guys want to watch?
Family (in unison): DUNE!
Family (in unison): DUNE!
November 29, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Dune has the same plot as the Westminster Dog Show: After generations of careful breeding, we have produced this perfect little freak of nature and now it has behavioral issues
Gladiator 2 is the worst movie in the Gladiator series but only the 3rd worst Planet of the Apes movie
November 27, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Gladiator 2 is the worst movie in the Gladiator series but only the 3rd worst Planet of the Apes movie
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I owned copies of Alex + Ada (Jonathan Luna, Sarah Vaughn) because the simple visual grammar and adult storyline (sci-fi + romance) make it an easy starting place for adults who feel like they don’t know ::how:: to read comics. Again, I never loaned this series out so it’s been deposited at my LCS
November 27, 2024 at 12:20 AM
I owned copies of Alex + Ada (Jonathan Luna, Sarah Vaughn) because the simple visual grammar and adult storyline (sci-fi + romance) make it an easy starting place for adults who feel like they don’t know ::how:: to read comics. Again, I never loaned this series out so it’s been deposited at my LCS
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Until December 2nd, I'm hosting a "Black Friday" sale on SKTCHD, with all plans being 50% off for new/returning subscribers when you use the code "BlackFriday2024" on check out.
If you sign up for the annual plan, it's less than $1.50/month for the year! Get on it!
sktchd.com/subscriptions
If you sign up for the annual plan, it's less than $1.50/month for the year! Get on it!
sktchd.com/subscriptions
November 24, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Until December 2nd, I'm hosting a "Black Friday" sale on SKTCHD, with all plans being 50% off for new/returning subscribers when you use the code "BlackFriday2024" on check out.
If you sign up for the annual plan, it's less than $1.50/month for the year! Get on it!
sktchd.com/subscriptions
If you sign up for the annual plan, it's less than $1.50/month for the year! Get on it!
sktchd.com/subscriptions
“Also, if digital copies are considered to be in print, nothing will ever go out of print, as long as there are computers”
🔥 this is fine 🔥
🔥 this is fine 🔥
November 21, 2024 at 6:23 PM
“Also, if digital copies are considered to be in print, nothing will ever go out of print, as long as there are computers”
🔥 this is fine 🔥
🔥 this is fine 🔥