KRA 🏳️⚧️ - Stuck in Bed, Send Memes
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Katherine Ryan Ayres. Composer, producer, engraver, coma-maker. Occasional blogger. Producer back catalog as "Kevin".
The last time I had the privilege of voting for somebody who reflected my progressive politics back at me in a general election was, well, fucking never, and I refuse to just take whatever liberal who is more than happy to throw anybody under the bus the Grown Ups decide us trans people deserve.
February 17, 2026 at 4:50 AM
The last time I had the privilege of voting for somebody who reflected my progressive politics back at me in a general election was, well, fucking never, and I refuse to just take whatever liberal who is more than happy to throw anybody under the bus the Grown Ups decide us trans people deserve.
Insofar as I am incapable of personally running for President of the United States of America, what, am I supposed to just accept whatever shitty candidate ahead of the primaries and pledge my vote to the second worst Dem you've ever heard of for the sake of solidarity?
February 17, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Insofar as I am incapable of personally running for President of the United States of America, what, am I supposed to just accept whatever shitty candidate ahead of the primaries and pledge my vote to the second worst Dem you've ever heard of for the sake of solidarity?
Fair point... In that case, 5 minutes tops.
February 16, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Fair point... In that case, 5 minutes tops.
I guess it confuses me that people would rather pay $360 a year for the privilege of not paying $200 for FL once and you don't even get the pleasure of exciting your brain folds a couple hours a week. The extent of joy from a Suno gacha pull is like, 30 minutes tops if you're easily amused.
February 16, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I guess it confuses me that people would rather pay $360 a year for the privilege of not paying $200 for FL once and you don't even get the pleasure of exciting your brain folds a couple hours a week. The extent of joy from a Suno gacha pull is like, 30 minutes tops if you're easily amused.
On top of that, no academic musician ever took a serious interest in whatever tinkering I was doing, despite many attempts over the years to show them. Best I ever got was "Cool I guess, but we don't really do that here." I did it largely because it just made me happy to make strange things.
February 16, 2026 at 10:28 PM
On top of that, no academic musician ever took a serious interest in whatever tinkering I was doing, despite many attempts over the years to show them. Best I ever got was "Cool I guess, but we don't really do that here." I did it largely because it just made me happy to make strange things.
I paid $0 for the first 6 years I used Reaper, after which I got sufficiently annoyed by the nag screens to pay (gasp) $60. I learned production software entirely as a hobby, completely separately from any other musical study I was doing and on top of part time and eventually full time work.
February 16, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I paid $0 for the first 6 years I used Reaper, after which I got sufficiently annoyed by the nag screens to pay (gasp) $60. I learned production software entirely as a hobby, completely separately from any other musical study I was doing and on top of part time and eventually full time work.
The temporary homestay I'm currently staying in has Harry Potter 4-7 on the cutesy show-bookshelf and I honestly feel icky that I hadn't even been able to consent to this before booking
February 16, 2026 at 4:09 AM
The temporary homestay I'm currently staying in has Harry Potter 4-7 on the cutesy show-bookshelf and I honestly feel icky that I hadn't even been able to consent to this before booking
*set to the Helleluja of Händel's Messiah*
February 13, 2026 at 4:18 PM
*set to the Helleluja of Händel's Messiah*
> CIS 144
Ah great, there's that many of em?
Ah great, there's that many of em?
February 10, 2026 at 7:29 AM
> CIS 144
Ah great, there's that many of em?
Ah great, there's that many of em?
I don't have a response to this because I'd be in over my head with the moral philosophy but one time I went to a concert where the guy who wrote one of the Haikyuu OPs sang very passionately about MLK Jr's dream for everyone including the Japanese and the cringe possessed my body like a damn wraith
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM
I don't have a response to this because I'd be in over my head with the moral philosophy but one time I went to a concert where the guy who wrote one of the Haikyuu OPs sang very passionately about MLK Jr's dream for everyone including the Japanese and the cringe possessed my body like a damn wraith
One day, if the dreams of genAI founders come true, the very concept of applying yourself because it feels good to shape the world around you will be anachronistic. I really resent that, but I have no idea how to counter it.
February 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
One day, if the dreams of genAI founders come true, the very concept of applying yourself because it feels good to shape the world around you will be anachronistic. I really resent that, but I have no idea how to counter it.
The idea of doing things because they are meaningful or require acquired skill is actively hostile to a huge number of people who are like "I don't wanna", so things like Suno and ChatGPT are the answer to their prayers.
February 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The idea of doing things because they are meaningful or require acquired skill is actively hostile to a huge number of people who are like "I don't wanna", so things like Suno and ChatGPT are the answer to their prayers.
I feel generally cynical about all this, in that I believe a huge chunk of the population has really been yearning for a release from the need to have skills or do labor that involves judgement of any kind for a long time.
February 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I feel generally cynical about all this, in that I believe a huge chunk of the population has really been yearning for a release from the need to have skills or do labor that involves judgement of any kind for a long time.
Personally, I find the general argument of "doing music is what makes music culturally valuable, not the end product" compelling, and the observation that the industry of AI music generation is attempting to kill that very thing is worth amplifying because of the far reaching social implications.
February 3, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Personally, I find the general argument of "doing music is what makes music culturally valuable, not the end product" compelling, and the observation that the industry of AI music generation is attempting to kill that very thing is worth amplifying because of the far reaching social implications.
So he makes the easy argument on that level, and then makes arguments of seemingly equal weight in his much smaller domain of expertise.
February 3, 2026 at 7:05 PM
So he makes the easy argument on that level, and then makes arguments of seemingly equal weight in his much smaller domain of expertise.
There are of course many arguments that *could* be made in the domain of politics and culture, but he kind of just abdicates that because he is a mere musician and doesn't want flack for doing political and sociocultural commentary outside of his lane.
February 3, 2026 at 7:05 PM
There are of course many arguments that *could* be made in the domain of politics and culture, but he kind of just abdicates that because he is a mere musician and doesn't want flack for doing political and sociocultural commentary outside of his lane.
I'm about halfway through at this point, and I agree, a lot of what he's saying is kind of siloed. On the scale of "musicians doing music" I think making a point about musical inspiration is totally reasonable.
February 3, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I'm about halfway through at this point, and I agree, a lot of what he's saying is kind of siloed. On the scale of "musicians doing music" I think making a point about musical inspiration is totally reasonable.
There was a recent Moon Channel video that goes into just how weird and bad it is that ICE is even a thing, from a legal perspective. Knew most of the broad strokes but it's the details that really make the buildup to this remarkable youtu.be/zkgNnbTrsgw?...
Why Do Lawyers Want to Abolish ICE?
YouTube video by Moon Channel
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 5:31 AM
There was a recent Moon Channel video that goes into just how weird and bad it is that ICE is even a thing, from a legal perspective. Knew most of the broad strokes but it's the details that really make the buildup to this remarkable youtu.be/zkgNnbTrsgw?...
Dude makes me sick, if there were some other charismatic politician who actually has a heartbeat and human skin who were advancing a properly progressive campaign, I'd be shouting their praises from the rooftops
January 24, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Dude makes me sick, if there were some other charismatic politician who actually has a heartbeat and human skin who were advancing a properly progressive campaign, I'd be shouting their praises from the rooftops
If they could frictionlessly mass-revoke the passports of anybody they don't like without restriction, they would.
January 21, 2026 at 3:13 AM
If they could frictionlessly mass-revoke the passports of anybody they don't like without restriction, they would.
I had a vision, is this anything
January 14, 2026 at 8:27 AM
I had a vision, is this anything
Straight women I will suffer your culture purely so I can catch a glance of even one music shitpost
January 12, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Straight women I will suffer your culture purely so I can catch a glance of even one music shitpost
I don't even care that it's a het romcom, if there's any chance of something like that happening again I have to be there
January 12, 2026 at 6:18 AM
I don't even care that it's a het romcom, if there's any chance of something like that happening again I have to be there