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Cristiano Tsuruda

@tsuruda.bsky.social

Hobby artist, working through some 15 years of burnout. Dabbling into pixel art, digital painting and overall very incompetent at it all.

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"oooo i'd draw that but i can't draw"

brother get this through your head

NOBODY can draw

we are literally

ALL

BULLSHITTING

04.11.2025 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7583    ๐Ÿ” 1739    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 120    ๐Ÿ“Œ 50
Image: three figures in protective suits watch from behind a screen as a child approaches a door-like mechanical structure in which stands a man. Between them is an amorphous glowing shape.

Caption: Scientists at the institute of halloween studies have succeeded in creating "The treak": a quantum state that is simultaneously trick and treat. It is stable for a millionth of a second before decaying into a half-hearted prank and a mediocre candy bar.

Image: three figures in protective suits watch from behind a screen as a child approaches a door-like mechanical structure in which stands a man. Between them is an amorphous glowing shape. Caption: Scientists at the institute of halloween studies have succeeded in creating "The treak": a quantum state that is simultaneously trick and treat. It is stable for a millionth of a second before decaying into a half-hearted prank and a mediocre candy bar.

A halloween cartoon for @newscientist.com

31.10.2025 11:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1089    ๐Ÿ” 382    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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unfuck google drive by shooting gemini
Hey folks! Google is fucking you via sneaky enshittification again!
Want the shit in your google drive to load instantly again, instead of taking for-fucking-ever?
Open your gdrive (web OR app)
Settings > Manage Apps
Gemini was checked "use as default" (and i sure the fuck didn't set it that way, this was a silent push)
Nuke that, and suddenly, folders that took up to a minute to populate and sort do so in a fraction of a second.

Screenshot of text: unfuck google drive by shooting gemini Hey folks! Google is fucking you via sneaky enshittification again! Want the shit in your google drive to load instantly again, instead of taking for-fucking-ever? Open your gdrive (web OR app) Settings > Manage Apps Gemini was checked "use as default" (and i sure the fuck didn't set it that way, this was a silent push) Nuke that, and suddenly, folders that took up to a minute to populate and sort do so in a fraction of a second.

friend shared this, immediately updated my settings

27.10.2025 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11395    ๐Ÿ” 6517    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 124    ๐Ÿ“Œ 352

My heart sunk a bit when I saw we were about to enter an amnesia arc. Because usually it is used as a way to reverse character development, I thought the author chickened out of Okarun and Momo's relationship for the sake of delaying that payoff.

Glad to be wrong tho, this was a really good chapter

27.10.2025 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Panel 1: A girl with poofy dark brown hair, brown skin, and yellow beads holding the hair in a "space buns" hairstyle, is looking back at you while sitting in a computer chair in front of a drawing tablet. She wears a purple sweatshirt with a yellow "stitch" pattern going down the sleeves, and has apparently drawn a golden-armored knight standing on a cliff with billowing clouds and night stars in the background. She is labeled "illustrator" and says "It took me 10 hours to draw this!"

Panel 2: Shen points at her with his right hand, a manically smug expression on his face and the other hand on his hip. He is labeled "comic artist" and says "HAH!! Just ONE drawing in 10 hours??"

Panel 3: Shen continues speaking, pointing at himself with his thumb. He says "I'D have to get like TWENTY drawing done in that time."

Panel 4: Behind the still-smug shen is a slouched, deformed, horrible beast of a man with a drawing tablet in one hand and the other hand holding the pen, and also strapped to a plank of wood for wrist stabilization. It wears only a ragged loin cloth. The neck is long and extends far forward, and the hair is wild, going in all directions. In the darkness of the face two small eyes glint. This creature is labeled "animator"

Panel 1: A girl with poofy dark brown hair, brown skin, and yellow beads holding the hair in a "space buns" hairstyle, is looking back at you while sitting in a computer chair in front of a drawing tablet. She wears a purple sweatshirt with a yellow "stitch" pattern going down the sleeves, and has apparently drawn a golden-armored knight standing on a cliff with billowing clouds and night stars in the background. She is labeled "illustrator" and says "It took me 10 hours to draw this!" Panel 2: Shen points at her with his right hand, a manically smug expression on his face and the other hand on his hip. He is labeled "comic artist" and says "HAH!! Just ONE drawing in 10 hours??" Panel 3: Shen continues speaking, pointing at himself with his thumb. He says "I'D have to get like TWENTY drawing done in that time." Panel 4: Behind the still-smug shen is a slouched, deformed, horrible beast of a man with a drawing tablet in one hand and the other hand holding the pen, and also strapped to a plank of wood for wrist stabilization. It wears only a ragged loin cloth. The neck is long and extends far forward, and the hair is wild, going in all directions. In the darkness of the face two small eyes glint. This creature is labeled "animator"

22.10.2025 02:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9673    ๐Ÿ” 1590    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 62    ๐Ÿ“Œ 39
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Frankenstein | Official Website | October 17 2025 Watch the trailer, find screenings & book tickets for Frankenstein on the official site. In theaters October 17 2025 brought to you by Netflix. Directed by: Guillermo del Toro. Starring: Oscar Isaac, ...

Cinemas playing FRANKENSTEIN right now!! frankensteingdt.com

21.10.2025 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 930    ๐Ÿ” 197    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 58    ๐Ÿ“Œ 70
Still Wakes The Deep review
YouTube video by Casey Explosion Still Wakes The Deep review

Hey folks, in 10 minutes time, my new video will be premiering! It's a review of the Workplace Horror game STILL WAKES THE DEEP, and right afterwards, I'll be streaming the DLC over on Twitch. That's right, more deep than you could possibly still wake at! Please join me for the premier.

21.10.2025 18:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 80    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

HOLY FUCKING SHIT

GUYS

GUYS THIS IS IS SEISMIC

GUYS I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU

OPUS DEI IS THE SCIENTOLOGY OF CATHOLICISM THEY ARE THE ONLY THING "THE DA VINCI CODE" GOT RIGHT THEY ARE AWFUL AND THEY ARE EVIL AND THEY HAVE ENORMOUS POWER AND THEY ARE INTEGRAL TO TRADFASH CATHOLICISM

17.10.2025 02:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8218    ๐Ÿ” 2221    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The virgin AGI existential risk vs the chad global warming

The virgin AGI existential risk vs the chad global warming

12.10.2025 18:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4076    ๐Ÿ” 1347    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21

Yeah, for the love of god, give Final Fantasy to Arcsys and let them cook. Also, give me at least Terra and Sabin from FF6 and I am buying the game and all DLCs.

12.10.2025 19:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Definitely not virtuous nor fit enough for the role. Pretty sure my lungs and heart would simply give up way before the killer even had a chance to kill me.

09.10.2025 05:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
zeldawilliams 
20m
From Create Mode 
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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

zeldawilliams 20m From Create Mode โ€ขโ€ข Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want. To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough, , just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it. Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams ๐Ÿ’”

06.10.2025 20:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16068    ๐Ÿ” 7062    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 82    ๐Ÿ“Œ 494

i suppose it is extremely human to care more about the rights of a pencil you stuck googly eyes on than real people but that doesn't mean it's not infuriating

06.10.2025 10:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 58    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Past Redโ„ข just keeps getting away with her scriptwriting crimes.

01.10.2025 12:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bad news: I got laid off from a project and rent is still late, I'm afraid I'll receive an eviction notice soon. I managed to pay part of it last month but we're still struggling. Any help is appreciated!
You get:
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- Portrait In-game(If you donate $50+)
- + more!
ko-fi.com/2dchaos/goal...

29.09.2025 13:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 639    ๐Ÿ” 483    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Reminds me of when Scott McCloud wrote of the relationship of the scriptwriter and the comic artist. Often, what is simple and concise when put into words ("and then the world has ended"), is hell to translate into artwork.

The problem here is that Red has only *Past Red*, the rascal, to blame.

26.09.2025 13:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.

19.09.2025 09:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19671    ๐Ÿ” 8195    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 261    ๐Ÿ“Œ 765
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hate to do this again but the delay on KT console ports has really hurt and a bunch of big bills hit all at once (power bill for 2 hottest months of the year, unexpected additional personal taxes) so if you enjoy what i do and want to lessen the burden, i have a ko-fi at ko-fi.com/sharkhugseniko ๐Ÿ™ƒ

25.09.2025 10:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 63    ๐Ÿ” 92    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I saw a few illustrations with this cute silly speech bubble added in, so for anyone else who would want to know, this artist is the one who drew it/has been using it in her own works before All This started up (the link is for a real sticker from her shop!)

21.09.2025 10:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 294    ๐Ÿ” 169    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I won't hold my breath for Witchmarsh, it's been 11 years since I fisrst heard of the project. I am, however, pretty sure the devs will release it eventually.

In the short(er) term, I'd say Streets of Rogue 2 seems like a good time, as long as it gets a little closer to completion

20.09.2025 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Panel 1: A muscular guy with upturned hair in a tank-top, wearing a gold chain and gold watch. He is raising his left arm to gesture while speaking, head turned up smugly with his eyes closed, and saying "basically, there are 2 TYPES of men."

Panel 2: He puts down his hand and look confidently ahead. He says "ALPHAS, the dominant WINNERS of the world, and BETAS, the losers."

Panel 3: A girl with swirly glasses, messy hair, and a grey oversized sweatshirt has a pink "ita-bag" strapped on her shoulder. She says "What if there was a third type that could get pregnant."

Panel 4: He looks at her, the confidence of his expression wavering slightly, and says "Bro I am so freakin scared of you."

Panel 1: A muscular guy with upturned hair in a tank-top, wearing a gold chain and gold watch. He is raising his left arm to gesture while speaking, head turned up smugly with his eyes closed, and saying "basically, there are 2 TYPES of men." Panel 2: He puts down his hand and look confidently ahead. He says "ALPHAS, the dominant WINNERS of the world, and BETAS, the losers." Panel 3: A girl with swirly glasses, messy hair, and a grey oversized sweatshirt has a pink "ita-bag" strapped on her shoulder. She says "What if there was a third type that could get pregnant." Panel 4: He looks at her, the confidence of his expression wavering slightly, and says "Bro I am so freakin scared of you."

16.09.2025 23:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13369    ๐Ÿ” 2956    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 113    ๐Ÿ“Œ 74

Every pundit article: BLUESKY IS A HOTBED OF RADICALIZATION

Majority of posts in my feed: Check out this cool bug/bird/random historical personage I found!

Small but vivid minority of posts: Do you think Gritty and Alf are in a polycule or nah?

14.09.2025 01:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6060    ๐Ÿ” 824    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 134    ๐Ÿ“Œ 60
Charles James Kirk, 31, died on Wednesday from a gunshot to the neck at a Utah Valley University campus event just as he was trying to deflect a question about mass shootings by suggesting they were largely a function of gang violence. He died with a net worth of $12 million, which he made by espousing horrific and bigoted views in the name of advancing Christian nationalism. The foundation of his empire was the group he cofounded and led, Turning Point USA, which is a key youth-recruitment arm of the MAGA movement. Kirk was able to launch Turning Point at the age of 18 because he received money from Tea Party member Bill Montgomery, right-wing donor Foster Feiss, and his own father, also a prolific right-wing donor. He was an unrepentant racist, transphobe, homophobe, and misogynist who often wrapped his bigotry in Bible verses because there was no other way to pretend that it was morally correct. He had children, as do many vile people.

Charles James Kirk, 31, died on Wednesday from a gunshot to the neck at a Utah Valley University campus event just as he was trying to deflect a question about mass shootings by suggesting they were largely a function of gang violence. He died with a net worth of $12 million, which he made by espousing horrific and bigoted views in the name of advancing Christian nationalism. The foundation of his empire was the group he cofounded and led, Turning Point USA, which is a key youth-recruitment arm of the MAGA movement. Kirk was able to launch Turning Point at the age of 18 because he received money from Tea Party member Bill Montgomery, right-wing donor Foster Feiss, and his own father, also a prolific right-wing donor. He was an unrepentant racist, transphobe, homophobe, and misogynist who often wrapped his bigotry in Bible verses because there was no other way to pretend that it was morally correct. He had children, as do many vile people.

now there's an obit I can get behind

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

13.09.2025 05:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 466    ๐Ÿ” 172    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Not liking a widely beloved game is actually kinda normal, so yeah, no probs. I think a lot of pushback comes from people that can't differentiate "I don't like it" from "this is bad actually and you all are deluded", which is more of a jump than some realize.

10.09.2025 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But Emily they have to make some kind of profit for this model to be sustainable, specially since their Charm gacha has such a generous pity mechanic.

07.09.2025 20:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

'The Rise of Manga should terrify the US comics Industry' is a sentiment that always feels a bit like going 'The Rise Of China should terrify the US'.

Entitled worldview that presumes American-everything gotta be forever On Top, and sees any Asian success as a 'terrifying' existential threat.

02.09.2025 23:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 249    ๐Ÿ” 62    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
anyways fuck vagueposting, caffichai has been generating ai images and poorly tracing over them since 2023. here is proof.

(attaches three images with no further elaboration)

anyways fuck vagueposting, caffichai has been generating ai images and poorly tracing over them since 2023. here is proof. (attaches three images with no further elaboration)

I'm all for warning about AI users but I do feel like we need to be more responsible when pointing the finger. You have to be willing to present your case. 


This style of tumblr-callout attitude isn't helpful at all in combating the use of AI. 
N/A
But how is that "proof"? That's just one very zoomed in screenshot of
one drawing? In no way do this prove anything and honestly "no artist
would draw a jar like this"? not all artists are jar specialists?
Like, i'm not trying to say they're not an ai artist, i want evidence tho.

Oh nahhhh if you can't see the stink of Al on these (very commonly
occuring mistakes within Al-generated images), then you need to do
your own research. I'm not gonna do any more of it for you, sorry.

So no proof. "you have to believe me i know for a fact that i am right we
need to throw stones at them" but no proof.
Again, I'm not saying you're wrong, but i can't say you're right when
you attack someone like this so suddenly and refuse to prove your
point..

I'm all for warning about AI users but I do feel like we need to be more responsible when pointing the finger. You have to be willing to present your case. This style of tumblr-callout attitude isn't helpful at all in combating the use of AI. N/A But how is that "proof"? That's just one very zoomed in screenshot of one drawing? In no way do this prove anything and honestly "no artist would draw a jar like this"? not all artists are jar specialists? Like, i'm not trying to say they're not an ai artist, i want evidence tho. Oh nahhhh if you can't see the stink of Al on these (very commonly occuring mistakes within Al-generated images), then you need to do your own research. I'm not gonna do any more of it for you, sorry. So no proof. "you have to believe me i know for a fact that i am right we need to throw stones at them" but no proof. Again, I'm not saying you're wrong, but i can't say you're right when you attack someone like this so suddenly and refuse to prove your point..

I'm all for warning about AI users but I do feel like we need to be more responsible when pointing the finger. You have to be willing to present your case. 


This style of tumblr-callout attitude isn't helpful at all in combating the use of AI. 

People are claiming to have seen them drawing live.
And a lot of the posts in this thread are reaching so far they'd break
their arms.
That spoon and a slightly curved jar are the most compelling evidence
and the compression is so horrid on the spoonโ€ฆSorry. I'm all for
shaming anyone who uses Al
In fact, an artist Pitslip on here recently admitted to using Al, got no
problem shaming them and muting their profile.
But I need more then this.


That's fine if your standard of evidence is higher than this. Leave them
unblocked, keep interacting with the content.
But for those who see the indications, they are free to block and report
them based on their own view of these indicators.

It's not really an issue of pizza topping preference though, we're
talking someones livelihood and the best I'm seeing is an image
so compressed there's actual tearing in it and a bunch of "Tells"
that I've seen in professional animation.

I'm all for warning about AI users but I do feel like we need to be more responsible when pointing the finger. You have to be willing to present your case. This style of tumblr-callout attitude isn't helpful at all in combating the use of AI. People are claiming to have seen them drawing live. And a lot of the posts in this thread are reaching so far they'd break their arms. That spoon and a slightly curved jar are the most compelling evidence and the compression is so horrid on the spoonโ€ฆSorry. I'm all for shaming anyone who uses Al In fact, an artist Pitslip on here recently admitted to using Al, got no problem shaming them and muting their profile. But I need more then this. That's fine if your standard of evidence is higher than this. Leave them unblocked, keep interacting with the content. But for those who see the indications, they are free to block and report them based on their own view of these indicators. It's not really an issue of pizza topping preference though, we're talking someones livelihood and the best I'm seeing is an image so compressed there's actual tearing in it and a bunch of "Tells" that I've seen in professional animation.

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I'm all for warning about AI users but I do feel like we need to be more responsible when pointing the finger. You have to be willing to present your case.

This style of tumblr-callout attitude isn't helpful at all in combating the use of AI.

02.09.2025 23:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 593    ๐Ÿ” 174    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
Stanhill, Lancashire, 1764. Wear and carpenter James Hargreaves invents the Spinning Jenny, the first practical spinning-frame, to make the tedious task of producing cloth a little bit faster. He doesn't know it yet, but this will destroy the world.

Spurred by inventions like his, the industrial revolution will transform everything -- work power, the wealth of nations. Society as we know it began here, and it wasn't great for everyone. But a group of weavers and textile workers saw this future coming. And did their best to prevent it.

Stanhill, Lancashire, 1764. Wear and carpenter James Hargreaves invents the Spinning Jenny, the first practical spinning-frame, to make the tedious task of producing cloth a little bit faster. He doesn't know it yet, but this will destroy the world. Spurred by inventions like his, the industrial revolution will transform everything -- work power, the wealth of nations. Society as we know it began here, and it wasn't great for everyone. But a group of weavers and textile workers saw this future coming. And did their best to prevent it.

"Curse you spinning jenny, you ruined everything!" The standard narrative does that LUDDITES were foolish lunatics who, in fear of technology, decided progress was bad, and started hitting it with sticks. But the truth is entire ways of life were being destroyed.

Previously, skilled craftsmen were respected for the time and effort it took to do their work. The entire family usit would form a cottage industry - creating something valuable, and command a decent living. But when a machine can work 10 times faster its owner can charge less for the prodcts- craftsmen couldn't compete and were left out of work almost overnight. 

And as factories became a fixture of the british landscape, these now unemployed labourers often ended up working the factories that had just destroyed their way of life. Britain was the most prosperous nation in history, factory owners became extremely wealthy and influential. But the people doing the actual work saw almost none of it.

"Curse you spinning jenny, you ruined everything!" The standard narrative does that LUDDITES were foolish lunatics who, in fear of technology, decided progress was bad, and started hitting it with sticks. But the truth is entire ways of life were being destroyed. Previously, skilled craftsmen were respected for the time and effort it took to do their work. The entire family usit would form a cottage industry - creating something valuable, and command a decent living. But when a machine can work 10 times faster its owner can charge less for the prodcts- craftsmen couldn't compete and were left out of work almost overnight. And as factories became a fixture of the british landscape, these now unemployed labourers often ended up working the factories that had just destroyed their way of life. Britain was the most prosperous nation in history, factory owners became extremely wealthy and influential. But the people doing the actual work saw almost none of it.

Factory work paid little, since "the machines" did "the real work" human labourers were deemed unimportant and replaceable. FUN FACT!: Factory owners preferred to hire ORPHANS since less people would notice if they were maimed or killed on the job!


Now the owners quickly realized the workers might notice they did all the work for almost no pay. If they went on STRIKE or ARGUED FOR HGHER WAGES, this would threaten their tremendous wealth. In 1799, Parliament passed the Combination Act, which made FORMING TRADE UNIONS, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, AND GOING ON STRIKE ILLEGAL. Organizing against the rich became a crime.

Factory work paid little, since "the machines" did "the real work" human labourers were deemed unimportant and replaceable. FUN FACT!: Factory owners preferred to hire ORPHANS since less people would notice if they were maimed or killed on the job! Now the owners quickly realized the workers might notice they did all the work for almost no pay. If they went on STRIKE or ARGUED FOR HGHER WAGES, this would threaten their tremendous wealth. In 1799, Parliament passed the Combination Act, which made FORMING TRADE UNIONS, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, AND GOING ON STRIKE ILLEGAL. Organizing against the rich became a crime.

If you were living through it, opposing the industrial revolution wasn't techno-phobia. It was SELF-DEFENSE. The combination act forced unions underground into secret societies. And the greatest secret of all was their leader - Ned Ludd. Ned had been a folk character for years. In one version after being whipped by his master, he smashed two knitting frames in a rage. In more fanciful versions, he then escaped to the Sherwood forest, here he lived among the animals as their king. Some versions specifically call him 'Much Better Than Robin Hood'.

If you were living through it, opposing the industrial revolution wasn't techno-phobia. It was SELF-DEFENSE. The combination act forced unions underground into secret societies. And the greatest secret of all was their leader - Ned Ludd. Ned had been a folk character for years. In one version after being whipped by his master, he smashed two knitting frames in a rage. In more fanciful versions, he then escaped to the Sherwood forest, here he lived among the animals as their king. Some versions specifically call him 'Much Better Than Robin Hood'.

Happy Labor Day!

Today we're bringing you The First Union, as told by HBomberguy (@hbomberguy.bsky.social) and illustrated by Skutch (@skutchdraws.bsky.social) It's the dawn of the industrial revolution, and of the way many of us work...

Have you ever heard of the term "Luddite" from an elder?

01.09.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1928    ๐Ÿ” 971    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 42

Before anyone says "But the FGC needs big money to survive"
Fuck off
The FGC can exist anywhere with any resource. We'll run Top 8s in a bathroom. The FGC wasn't born in stadiums, it was born in laundromats and our buddy Ted's basement on weekends. It's always been a grassroots collection of friends

02.09.2025 19:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1402    ๐Ÿ” 483    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17

I actually had to explain to someone recently that the AI that tells enemies in video games how to react to player inputs is NOT genAI and has existed for literal decades. they genuinely had no idea there was a difference. this shit has poisoned the well so bad.

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