One Of My Worst Writing Sins Is Abusing My Power To Create Compound Words. I Cannot Write The Sentence

So, everyone knows about starseeds, ancient aliens, hyperdiffusion, reptilians, simulationism, etc. As obvious conspiracies (and usually just repackaged Nazism), but what are some less well known esoteric conspiracies and harmful things to look out for?

You may be overestimating people's familiarity with those terms and ideas lol. Simulationism isn't a conspiracy it's just people hitting their head on a low existential bar.

I'd say IQ falls into that category. Like, the idea that IQ is a meaningful measurement of anything beyond ones ability to take an IQ test.

That guy from the Atomic Wrangler: "No more questions about my pleasure-bot. This interview is over."

(original gif)

misandry is when women say mean things and hurt my (22M 6'5" condom size XL) feelings

girl WHAT is your header image

Donald Trump assassination attempt from a Robloxian LARPer perspective. Do you understand this sentence?

confession: i know everyone hates it, i still want to play starfield whenever it next goes on sale.

boring sci-fi nasa aesthetic.... i love it

do you own a musket for home defense?

I know what you're trying to do. Nice try, redcoat.

"It's too repetitive" It's my baby

OH SHIT HUMAN AFTER ALL IS 20 TODAY????? EVERYONE SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BOO RIGHT FUCKING NOW

The series Ahsoka is coming out soon, and in light of the recent comments by Ashley Eckstein...

... I figured I'd also point out that people hated Ahsoka.

Every complaint you've heard about Rey? It had been hurled at Ahsoka about 7 years prior.

“Oh, she’s fighting Grievous and she’s only, like 13?! That’s so OP!”

“She feels like a Mary Sue written for a prequel based fan fiction.”

“Oh, she disobeyed an order from Yularen on Ryloth?! She’s so snippy!”

“Ugh, I hate her and her stupid voice!”

“She’s always pointing out stuff other characters have missed, like she’s so perfect! She's a Mary Sue with an annoying voice and personality.”

And honestly? I remember that period. People despised Ahsoka (and sometimes voiced anger towards Ashley Eckstein too), just like they hated Hayden Christensen, and most Prequel-related content.

But guess what? They weren't the target audience. Said Eckstein in her 2018 book It's Your Universe:

“Ahsoka’s arrival on the scene was met with mixed reactions. She had a big personality and was very snippy. [...] She talked back to Anakin, and some even called her bratty. Critics didn’t quite know what to think, but kids loved her. Finally, girls had another character besides Leia and Padmé to play on the playground — and now there was a lightsaber in their hands.”

They didn't "fix" Ahsoka, as you'll see on some click-baity YouTube thumbnails.

She had a fucking character arc. There was nothing to fix.

The whole point of her character is that she starts out as immature and petulant as Anakin is in Episode II. This forces Anakin himself to grow up, so he can better take care of her.

Eventually, they both mature together... and at some point, Ahsoka surpasses Anakin by learning and implementing the Jedi teachings, while Anakin remains stuck on that first part (no thanks to Palpatine).

Same thing goes for Reva. The character has a goddamn arc.

I'm all for putting a "save the cat" moment to make these characters more likeable (and even when they do, like they did with Rey, then somehow the problem becomes that they're too likeable), but at the same time, I think parts of the fandom should wait and see before prematurely hating on a character (who almost always "just happens" to be female, weird!) to see what story is being told.

you people should play caves of qud

if you're trying to get into the head of your story's antagonist, try writing an "Am I the Asshole" reddit post from their perspective, explaining their problems and their plans for solving them. Let the voice and logic come through.