Nickel Smart
@nickelsmart.bsky.social
strange creechur from somewhere
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generative AI has become widely available in the summer of 2022 and entered mainstream in 2023
people are working themselves up in a frenzy, convinced they're utterly helpless without software younger than still-fresh canned tuna. we have been making art for at least 50,000 years, get a grip
people are working themselves up in a frenzy, convinced they're utterly helpless without software younger than still-fresh canned tuna. we have been making art for at least 50,000 years, get a grip
February 6, 2026 at 11:13 PM
generative AI has become widely available in the summer of 2022 and entered mainstream in 2023
people are working themselves up in a frenzy, convinced they're utterly helpless without software younger than still-fresh canned tuna. we have been making art for at least 50,000 years, get a grip
people are working themselves up in a frenzy, convinced they're utterly helpless without software younger than still-fresh canned tuna. we have been making art for at least 50,000 years, get a grip
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What pisses me off is these channels preying on people, weaponising any critique, and directing so much vitriol towards the cast and crew.
They are bad faith actors, grifting by causing misery, and not caring about anything they rant about.
You can critique something without being a piece of shit
They are bad faith actors, grifting by causing misery, and not caring about anything they rant about.
You can critique something without being a piece of shit
Starfleet Academy hate is so fucking forced, hyperbolic and frankly often toxic racist and bigoted, it just angers me that the algorithm STILL rewards this kind of rage-baiting bullshit. Not that they will, but YouTube needs to fix its shit with rewarding this assholery.
February 7, 2026 at 4:48 AM
What pisses me off is these channels preying on people, weaponising any critique, and directing so much vitriol towards the cast and crew.
They are bad faith actors, grifting by causing misery, and not caring about anything they rant about.
You can critique something without being a piece of shit
They are bad faith actors, grifting by causing misery, and not caring about anything they rant about.
You can critique something without being a piece of shit
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The US government wants a war with Russia so bad and they barely have to manufacture consent at this point because everyone in this country is brainwashed to hate Russians.
There's a surplus of evidence of the ties between Jeffrey Epstein and the US/Israeli government but the western media is only focused on the Russian angle
zeteo.com/p/why-is-the...
zeteo.com/p/why-is-the...
Why Is the Media Not Touching Jeffrey Epstein’s Clear Connection to Israel?
They’re instead focusing on the possibility that Epstein was a Russian asset.
zeteo.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:03 AM
The US government wants a war with Russia so bad and they barely have to manufacture consent at this point because everyone in this country is brainwashed to hate Russians.
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My dad was a comic artist who — even when he took jobby jobs — never took one that didn't play to his talents. Much love & respect but I still grew up intimately familiar with the truth behind the joke "What's the difference between a comic artist and a pizza?" ("A pizza can feed a family of four.")
![the stupid 'talent is a gatekeeping mechanism' thread that's going around, three posts reading:
tired of having these arguments so i'm gonna lay out the STARK reality of AI for some of you privileged fucks:
1. "talent" is a gatekeeping mechanism that has created a culture of professionalism that is no less of an ivory tower than academia, a moralized proxy for access to time, training, money.
2. being poor means having to make hard choices like:
[a] drawing something yourself in a way society would call "bad" (i.e. unprofessional)
[b] sacrificing resources you don't have to pay a real artist what they're worth (or learn yourself)
[c] not doing it at all, or
[d] using AI.
“just don’t use AI” is a luxury position. when people moralize choices made under scarcity, they’re pretending the menu is the same for everyone. it fucking isn’t.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jjagbhrr4sodawrq6lsuta6b/bafkreigzy2xxnq5j35zqbs35wf5lh3sgzcnr5okowvswzfhnqdjrgbou4q@jpeg)
February 7, 2026 at 3:56 AM
My dad was a comic artist who — even when he took jobby jobs — never took one that didn't play to his talents. Much love & respect but I still grew up intimately familiar with the truth behind the joke "What's the difference between a comic artist and a pizza?" ("A pizza can feed a family of four.")
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The live-action and Illumination Mario films are drastically different, but Yoshi being adorable is consistent between them
February 7, 2026 at 5:28 AM
The live-action and Illumination Mario films are drastically different, but Yoshi being adorable is consistent between them
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
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Rotating is the weaponization of intellectualism
February 6, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Rotating is the weaponization of intellectualism
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This should have been a secret unlock character in a Tonk Hawk Pro Skater game...
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#HouseOnHauntedHill
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#HouseOnHauntedHill
February 7, 2026 at 2:43 AM
This should have been a secret unlock character in a Tonk Hawk Pro Skater game...
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#HouseOnHauntedHill
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#HouseOnHauntedHill
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On a similar note, as Mamdani continues to notch W after W you’re going to start seeing opinion pieces about how this could never work in any city other than New York, etc., etc. Do not engage! It’s just entrenched power bullshit and that’s all! Don’t let them make that a conversation!
February 6, 2026 at 7:04 PM
On a similar note, as Mamdani continues to notch W after W you’re going to start seeing opinion pieces about how this could never work in any city other than New York, etc., etc. Do not engage! It’s just entrenched power bullshit and that’s all! Don’t let them make that a conversation!
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Gonna be honest, it did feel a bit like I had been going crazy, especially since even before any of these revelations, a lot of career transphobes were quite openly pedophilic, Germaine Greer self-described as a pederast "like all women of taste", and yet nobody seemed to see the red flags.
You’re not crazy. The anti-trans movement is not organic; it was funded by pedophilic billionaires like Jeffrey Epstein who backed a network of conservatives to accuse the same people they were sexually abusing of being the real danger. @madycast.com exposes the truth in our in-depth report.
Epstein Backed ‘Billionaires’ Dinner’ Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures
Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and other anti-trans influencers personally benefited from a right-wing academic social group backed by infamous human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, somet...
transnews.network
February 6, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Gonna be honest, it did feel a bit like I had been going crazy, especially since even before any of these revelations, a lot of career transphobes were quite openly pedophilic, Germaine Greer self-described as a pederast "like all women of taste", and yet nobody seemed to see the red flags.
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‘CLAYFACE’ has been delayed to October 23.
Written by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini & directed by James Watkins.
Written by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini & directed by James Watkins.
February 7, 2026 at 12:32 AM
‘CLAYFACE’ has been delayed to October 23.
Written by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini & directed by James Watkins.
Written by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini & directed by James Watkins.
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Saw a bald eagle a few weeks ago!😌🦅 They’re so beautiful
February 7, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Saw a bald eagle a few weeks ago!😌🦅 They’re so beautiful
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it's actually so evil to use the real damage done by fascist entities to frame your penchant for genAI as some sort of activism. like time to log off, you don't need to touch grass, you need to eat it
February 7, 2026 at 1:44 AM
it's actually so evil to use the real damage done by fascist entities to frame your penchant for genAI as some sort of activism. like time to log off, you don't need to touch grass, you need to eat it
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starving :(
a beautiful princess needs a brave knight to bring her a burger. will you rise to the challenge?
February 6, 2026 at 8:37 PM
starving :(
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February 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
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Hubba Hubba! Queen bee is a certified MILF in Illumination's Super Mario Galaxy Movie
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February 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Hubba Hubba! Queen bee is a certified MILF in Illumination's Super Mario Galaxy Movie
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Markiplier's Iron Lung movie didn't answer a lot of the questions raised by my Septiplier Milking Fanfiction
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February 6, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Markiplier's Iron Lung movie didn't answer a lot of the questions raised by my Septiplier Milking Fanfiction
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(Source: tinyurl.com/4uh4wwu5)
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Neither the President nor Vice President of the United States can make a public appearance in front of a non-partisan crowd either in America or abroad without being booed.
NEW: Huge cheers earlier for the Ukrainian athletes at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
Then huge BOOS as JD Vance comes on the big screen in the stadium.
Even the commentators can’t hide it…
Then huge BOOS as JD Vance comes on the big screen in the stadium.
Even the commentators can’t hide it…
February 6, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Neither the President nor Vice President of the United States can make a public appearance in front of a non-partisan crowd either in America or abroad without being booed.
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The Rite of Spring segment from Fantasia goes so hard for being 86 years old.
February 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The Rite of Spring segment from Fantasia goes so hard for being 86 years old.
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Just a total lack of shame from Tiffany Volmer here
Embarrassing that you’d have to create a piece of AI art just to suggest you’re “in the spotlight” in the first place.
Even if you feel YOUR art and environment isn’t threatened by this stuff, other people have a right to be upset by your apathy.
Embarrassing that you’d have to create a piece of AI art just to suggest you’re “in the spotlight” in the first place.
Even if you feel YOUR art and environment isn’t threatened by this stuff, other people have a right to be upset by your apathy.
February 6, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Just a total lack of shame from Tiffany Volmer here
Embarrassing that you’d have to create a piece of AI art just to suggest you’re “in the spotlight” in the first place.
Even if you feel YOUR art and environment isn’t threatened by this stuff, other people have a right to be upset by your apathy.
Embarrassing that you’d have to create a piece of AI art just to suggest you’re “in the spotlight” in the first place.
Even if you feel YOUR art and environment isn’t threatened by this stuff, other people have a right to be upset by your apathy.
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ONI GODZILLA (鬼ゴジラ) The Ancient Purifier
Finally time so share the updated and final design of Oni Gojira!
This is my original take on The King of The Monsters
Oni Goji is a spirit god and protector of nature in Ancient Japan
Finally time so share the updated and final design of Oni Gojira!
This is my original take on The King of The Monsters
Oni Goji is a spirit god and protector of nature in Ancient Japan
February 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM
ONI GODZILLA (鬼ゴジラ) The Ancient Purifier
Finally time so share the updated and final design of Oni Gojira!
This is my original take on The King of The Monsters
Oni Goji is a spirit god and protector of nature in Ancient Japan
Finally time so share the updated and final design of Oni Gojira!
This is my original take on The King of The Monsters
Oni Goji is a spirit god and protector of nature in Ancient Japan