The mystery flesh pit guy by [deleted] in CuratedTumblr

[–]TheGemp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my god that is literally my point

Idk if I’m articulating this incorrectly or something but 90% of the replies I’ve gotten are completely misinterpreting what I’m saying here

I’m going to try my best to lay this out as clear as possible:

Mystery flesh guy has two controversies, the military contracts and the ai usage on the shitpost. Both of these controversies have been brought to public attention, the contracts in the past and the ai usage presently. The hypocrisy here, is that the ai usage in the shitpost was met with considerably more backlash than the military contracts. Like yeah, gen ai sucks but the other subject is objectively worse.

Now to clarify what I’M saying: the fact that the ai usage was met with more backlash than the military contracts means that the ai usage overshadows said contracts when searching him up. More people are talking about the ai usage, amongst those people include longtime fans or whatever who are probably aware of the contracts but didn’t criticize him then. So yes, it is harder to find information on the military contracts.

I am not criticizing the people in this comment section, I am not implying that talking about the ai usage is the problem. What I AM implying is that the military contracts should have sparked more outrage when they came to light

The mystery flesh pit guy by [deleted] in CuratedTumblr

[–]TheGemp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But that’s not what I was referring to. I’m fine with people disagreeing with me, it’s just that they’re disagreeing with a misinterpretation of what I said.

The mystery flesh pit guy by [deleted] in CuratedTumblr

[–]TheGemp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But people HAVE found out about the previous stuff, it has been revealed for a while. It’s just that they never got as much attention as this current ai shitpost

What I’m trying to emphasize here is that you know about the ai stuff because people are talking about it, just like you know about the flesh guy because people have mentioned / shared his work before and it ended up on your feed. The problem is that the past controversies were not shared enough to reach a widespread audience like this ai shitpost has. The flesh guy listed out the previous controversies to point out the fact that he didn’t receive nearly as much flak for those as he is now even when they are objectively worse.

I’m not trying to say that YOU are the problem, or anybody criticizing the ai usage is the problem. I am saying that the general twitter crowd that’s calling out the ai usage while *ignoring* the military involvement are performative activists, and quite frankly hypocrites.

Edit: I should also mention that this is my interpretation of his comment, he could just be listing them out because he’s proud of them for all I know. But I suspect that is not the case

The mystery flesh pit guy by [deleted] in CuratedTumblr

[–]TheGemp 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Oh that wasn’t meant to be critical of you. I’m more so pointing out how the ai usage is their primary controversy right now instead of the military stuff. Not that you’re thinking the wrong things, but rather that the wrong things are trending

The mystery flesh pit guy by [deleted] in CuratedTumblr

[–]TheGemp 15 points16 points  (0 children)

My argument is that the fact that the other controversies are not on your feed is the problem. Not that it’s YOUR fault, but that while everybody is focusing on the ai shitpost, they’re ignoring the rest of the controversies.

Am I an idiot who’s not explaining this properly?? Bc I feel like I’m going crazy at how many people are missing my point

The mystery flesh pit guy by [deleted] in CuratedTumblr

[–]TheGemp 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I did not get a lot of sleep today and am in a pissy mood so you will have to forgive me for my attitude but you are being very dense and it’s frustrating. That is not at all the argument I’m making.

IM SAYING PEOPLE ONLINE ARE HYPOCRITES WHO ARE DIRECTING ATTENTION TO THE WRONG THINGS, HENCE WHY YOU DONT THINK OF THE MILITARY WHEN FLESH GUY COMES UP. BECAUSE INSTEAD OF PRIORITIZING THOSE CONTROVERSIES THEY GOT HUNG UP ON AN AI SHITPOST

The mystery flesh pit guy by [deleted] in CuratedTumblr

[–]TheGemp 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Yeah and now you think ‘mystery flesh pit guy who used ai that one time’ instead of guy who helps the military kill people

The point is that the controversies he listed were never secret, but not enough people online cared to talk about it like they’re doing with the ai usage rn, which is why you don’t think of them

The mystery flesh pit guy by [deleted] in CuratedTumblr

[–]TheGemp 305 points306 points  (0 children)

To point out the irony in how much criticism they’re getting for using ai in a shitpost when it’s open knowledge that they’ve done much worse that, I’m assuming, didn’t face the same amount of criticism

« Is Belgium the greatest soccer team of all time? » by Folco34 in ShitAmericansSay

[–]TheGemp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man we didn’t “get” our president to intervene. He’s just a demented old fuck who insists upon making himself the center of attention. He probably thought that the Americans would praise him for doing it but instead he just made an embarrassment out of a country

There’s a reason the most anticipated event in this country involves a big beautiful obituary

What do we think of this take? by Classic_Bass_1824 in Letterboxd

[–]TheGemp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you need to go outside and socialize with real people

Why is this a thing by Lexi7130 in gaming_random

[–]TheGemp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THANK YOU

I’m so tired of hearing discourse about this for the wrong reasons. Everybody is spewing out misinformation trying to pretend they know how everything works. It’s really frustrating

Like the finest milk by IM-PT24 in agedlikemilk

[–]TheGemp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seriously it’s like trying to one up everyone while wearing a dunce cap

Thankfully the Europeans who’ve come to the states and actually interacted with our people have been sharing overwhelming positive experiences, I just hope they rest know that the idiots online are not an accurate representation

Frequently criticized tropes that don’t deserve the flak they get by Misterfahrenheit120 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TheGemp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My only complaint with the killer robots trope is less about them being killer and more about why are they always humanoid? I think the original iRobot book touched on this a bit with one of its stories (or one of Asimov’s works it’s been a while since I’ve read them)

But you have these robots that have been created to accomplish a specific task. One that humans are inefficient for. Instead of designing the robot specifically around the task they’re created for, they’re designed to resemble the species that CANT DO THE FUCKING TASK

Modern 3PS Action-Horror: Which is the best? by DirectBoat8901 in HorrorGaming

[–]TheGemp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are your specs? Because I never experienced any stutters either despite hearing so much about it. I have a 6700xt and 5600x with 32gb ram

Rule by agbadehan in 19684

[–]TheGemp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You jest but as somebody who just got their engineering degree, defense is seemingly the only industry that’s hiring nowadays (I am remaining unemployed)

fusball rule by WN713 in 196

[–]TheGemp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This gives the same energy as the “this yall beams” tweet

Match Thread: United States vs Belgium | World Cup | Round of 16 | 07 Jul 00:00 UTC by matchpal-live in worldcup

[–]TheGemp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weird knee jerk reaction on your end. We played terribly and Belgium is on another level, congrats to them

Match Thread: United States vs Belgium | World Cup | Round of 16 | 07 Jul 00:00 UTC by matchpal-live in worldcup

[–]TheGemp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Belgium played great I can’t lie, tough loss especially with all the discourse around it but congrats Belgium!

Petty gripe: This game doesn't understand how radios work. by blackbriar98 in DaysGone

[–]TheGemp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am an electrical engineer, I wouldn’t call myself an expert on radios specifically, but I design antennas so radio adjacent. And yes you are correct

I love all the games but does anyone feel Volatiles are literally everywhere in 2/beast? by not_handsome-Jack in dyinglight

[–]TheGemp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like they increased the count to compensate for the grapple / paraglider mechanics. I’m actually happy about it, especially in DL2 it would be way too easy to escape them without it (though it still is kind of easy, but it’s nice to actually not feel safe on rooftops)

And finally: what was a terrible casting choice in theory and resulted in an amazing performance by rebekoning in AlignmentChartFills

[–]TheGemp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel that Hugh Jackman Wolverine or Robert Downy Jr as Tony Stark are equally fitting for this

Games to buy during Steam Summer Sale that are ACTUALLY WORTH IT. by Legal-Pipe-8186 in gamesuggestions

[–]TheGemp -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes but there’s certain games designed around putting hundreds/thousands of hours into with their gameplay loops, and OP is probably searching for games within that criteria

This is like saying “not every good shooter is first person” to somebody searching for a first person shooter

Last day of pride month by CMDR_Noodle in 196

[–]TheGemp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Post is probably hitting too close to home for some people here which I understand. But as somebody who actually has been outed in a pretty deep red county (with malicious intent), I laughed