Tanner
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Unrecognized Writer
Aspiring Author
Outdoor Opiner
Coffee-maker and Cook
Quizzical Queer
Ursula K. Le Guin book and Akira Kurosawa film enthusiast
Aspiring Author
Outdoor Opiner
Coffee-maker and Cook
Quizzical Queer
Ursula K. Le Guin book and Akira Kurosawa film enthusiast
"They can't do that!"
They did and, therefore, can.
Should they? No.
Should they be able to? No.
The reality is that they did.
So now what do we do, knowing that they can do basically whatever they want?
They did and, therefore, can.
Should they? No.
Should they be able to? No.
The reality is that they did.
So now what do we do, knowing that they can do basically whatever they want?
January 7, 2026 at 6:53 PM
"They can't do that!"
They did and, therefore, can.
Should they? No.
Should they be able to? No.
The reality is that they did.
So now what do we do, knowing that they can do basically whatever they want?
They did and, therefore, can.
Should they? No.
Should they be able to? No.
The reality is that they did.
So now what do we do, knowing that they can do basically whatever they want?
January 7, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Reposted by Tanner
I said it before, will say it again -- generative AI fetishizes "ideas" while sneering at effort, execution, and education. That, despite Gen-AI being built on and out of other people's effort, execution and education.
A.I. and the Fetishization Of Ideas
In writing and in dispensing my (very dubious, probably shady) writing advice, I am often keen to note that ideas are bullshit. Most writers treat them like precious gems when really, ideas are lik…
terribleminds.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I said it before, will say it again -- generative AI fetishizes "ideas" while sneering at effort, execution, and education. That, despite Gen-AI being built on and out of other people's effort, execution and education.
Reposted by Tanner
Here's a simple happiness hack:
Do something for someone that is truly altruistic. Do it in secret if you can, and take no credit, if you can manage that in a world that sees everything.
Do this as often as your circumstances allow, which may be once a year or once a day.
Try it and see.
Do something for someone that is truly altruistic. Do it in secret if you can, and take no credit, if you can manage that in a world that sees everything.
Do this as often as your circumstances allow, which may be once a year or once a day.
Try it and see.
December 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Here's a simple happiness hack:
Do something for someone that is truly altruistic. Do it in secret if you can, and take no credit, if you can manage that in a world that sees everything.
Do this as often as your circumstances allow, which may be once a year or once a day.
Try it and see.
Do something for someone that is truly altruistic. Do it in secret if you can, and take no credit, if you can manage that in a world that sees everything.
Do this as often as your circumstances allow, which may be once a year or once a day.
Try it and see.
January 5, 2026 at 6:53 AM
January 3, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Some pirate: I'll have your guts for garters!
Me: The snake?!
Me: The snake?!
December 19, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Some pirate: I'll have your guts for garters!
Me: The snake?!
Me: The snake?!
Having lived in many places throughout my life, I can tell you with some assurety that every single place says, "welcome to [insert locale here], where you can experience all four seasons in a single day!"
That's just weather. You're just having normal weather. And need to travel more.
That's just weather. You're just having normal weather. And need to travel more.
December 2, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Having lived in many places throughout my life, I can tell you with some assurety that every single place says, "welcome to [insert locale here], where you can experience all four seasons in a single day!"
That's just weather. You're just having normal weather. And need to travel more.
That's just weather. You're just having normal weather. And need to travel more.
I think one of the most frustrating parts of conscious existence is the need for hope. You have to believe that things will get better, that something is worthwhile, that your effort will amount to something. If not, why do it? We often fail, but still must keep hope, over and over again.
February 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I think one of the most frustrating parts of conscious existence is the need for hope. You have to believe that things will get better, that something is worthwhile, that your effort will amount to something. If not, why do it? We often fail, but still must keep hope, over and over again.