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@noahgervais.bsky.social @getgianni.com @livsmithvavo.bsky.social @turbojehtt.net @thecursedjudge.bsky.social @pixeladay.bsky.social @ladyknightthebrave.bsky.social @yakkocmn.bsky.social @pillarofgarbage.bsky.social @legalkimchi.bsky.social

@pillarofgarbage.bsky.social is always brilliant, but this was a standout for sure this year because of the way it connects so many things to make a point about fascist obsessions with aesthetics and why AI appeals to them so much

youtu.be/ZPdLV8WvFrw?...

A Video Essay About Efficiency by @pillarofgarbage.bsky.social
youtu.be/3qt9H2rkwxo?...

Back when Elon Musk was gutting the government, Pillar of Garbage put out this meta video about the importance of inefficiency in art as he strips those inefficiencies away one by one.

(shoutout Cap on the PoG Discord for dropping this outta nowhere)

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the way I processed yours will only add to this I fear 💀

oh also! Thanks to @afterthoughts.bsky.social, @tsdtalks.bsky.social, @ch4r10t.bsky.social, and @batmanultra7.bsky.social for their voice lines!

might the the last new one for a little while

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www.patreon.com/posts/wake-u...

thank you :D

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