metaauthor.bsky.social
A would-be author trapped inside his own creation. I observe, and occasionally comment wittily. But I can't change anything.
👤 Joined on 03 July 2023
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@metaauthor.bsky.socialFrom the ancient Irish goddess Tiredness, patron saint of the end of ropes
Show PostBehold, at the horizon, it's the four horsemen of the apocalypse, coming to end the world and ... wait, why are y'all cheering? What do you mean "it's about time"? This is the end of the world, stop cheering damn it!
Show PostSome people were saying that Masters of the Universe is camp, but I don't think that's camp. Camp knows it's silly, but it's also sincere. It doesn't look down on what it's doing, it doesn't remind the audience that the writers know it's stupid. bsky.app/profile/keyt...
Show PostIt must really suck to be a scifi writer right now. Writing a story that in some way touches on AI? If they're perfectly human-equivalent intelligences it'll read as out of date, if they're dumb in a way that's surpassed by current gen frontier models at time of publication it'll read as out of date
Show PostYou have to hit that moving target, or just completely not include them in which case it reads as alt history, like writing a story set in a world without cellphones
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