Alec Crisman
@aleccrisman.bsky.social
I don't spend that much time on here, but when I was posting a lot back in August this guy was pretty popular. How about him? Here he is showing off his cool new tattoo he got!
November 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I don't spend that much time on here, but when I was posting a lot back in August this guy was pretty popular. How about him? Here he is showing off his cool new tattoo he got!
This doesn't seem possible. The letter Ivanka's quoting is from 1801, the Hemings story doesn't go public until 1802, and the only time we have him even maybe commenting on it is 1805.
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This doesn't seem possible. The letter Ivanka's quoting is from 1801, the Hemings story doesn't go public until 1802, and the only time we have him even maybe commenting on it is 1805.
Me, beyond sick of hearing about New York.
November 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Me, beyond sick of hearing about New York.
Testing AI alignment
November 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Testing AI alignment
You have *got* to be kidding me
November 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
You have *got* to be kidding me
A little deceptive. He specifically brackets macroeconomic concerns.
November 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A little deceptive. He specifically brackets macroeconomic concerns.
I know this is the Blame Media/Shape Narratives website, but I think democrats/liberals would actually do better to become a little more Machiavellian here. Stuff happens, and Fortuna seems to have blessed Trump. How do you combat someone who's been blessed by Fortuna? There are strategies!
November 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I know this is the Blame Media/Shape Narratives website, but I think democrats/liberals would actually do better to become a little more Machiavellian here. Stuff happens, and Fortuna seems to have blessed Trump. How do you combat someone who's been blessed by Fortuna? There are strategies!
"It seems like a throw is our only option."
October 31, 2025 at 8:34 AM
"It seems like a throw is our only option."
I love political science
October 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I love political science
Cinephiles have been begging, for years, for studios to move away from gigantic, make-or-break tentpole films and into more sustainable, mid-budget production pipelines.
The thing they're begging for? That's actually happening over in the games industry... and *everyone* is mad about it!
The thing they're begging for? That's actually happening over in the games industry... and *everyone* is mad about it!
October 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Cinephiles have been begging, for years, for studios to move away from gigantic, make-or-break tentpole films and into more sustainable, mid-budget production pipelines.
The thing they're begging for? That's actually happening over in the games industry... and *everyone* is mad about it!
The thing they're begging for? That's actually happening over in the games industry... and *everyone* is mad about it!
And I’ve only been talking AA in this thread. If we include true indies? Hoo boy. There’s just a lot of quality out there at insane bargains.
October 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
And I’ve only been talking AA in this thread. If we include true indies? Hoo boy. There’s just a lot of quality out there at insane bargains.
I really can’t emphasize this enough; this is the best game of the year, with AAA production values, and its full price is literally half what OP thinks you should pay for Ghost of Yotei. And it’s already been on sale at nearly 40% off!
Shaming gamers for recognizing this economic reality is insane
Shaming gamers for recognizing this economic reality is insane
October 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I really can’t emphasize this enough; this is the best game of the year, with AAA production values, and its full price is literally half what OP thinks you should pay for Ghost of Yotei. And it’s already been on sale at nearly 40% off!
Shaming gamers for recognizing this economic reality is insane
Shaming gamers for recognizing this economic reality is insane
Some entertainment products are supply-constrained (seeing Taylor Swift live), and some entertainment products are supply-rich, with the exact pricing effects that you'd expect under either condition.
October 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Some entertainment products are supply-constrained (seeing Taylor Swift live), and some entertainment products are supply-rich, with the exact pricing effects that you'd expect under either condition.
We are living through a AA renaissance right now, driven, in part, by the exact same industry burnout and layoffs that the original post is trying to address. The best game of this year (Clair Obscur) was created by Ubisoft veterans joining with new talent in a new studio, and it was excellent.
October 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We are living through a AA renaissance right now, driven, in part, by the exact same industry burnout and layoffs that the original post is trying to address. The best game of this year (Clair Obscur) was created by Ubisoft veterans joining with new talent in a new studio, and it was excellent.
Moreover, today, there are these amazing tools called Unity and Unreal, and though they're heavy and they stutter and you can find 5000 YouTube video essays whining about them, they allow small teams to make games that look like this at a fraction of the price.
October 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Moreover, today, there are these amazing tools called Unity and Unreal, and though they're heavy and they stutter and you can find 5000 YouTube video essays whining about them, they allow small teams to make games that look like this at a fraction of the price.
This take ignores something that wasn't really true in the 90's; there's a massive glut of really good games on the market, especially as graphics quality has plateaued over the last 4-5 years (some would say 10). This has enormous downward pressure on game prices.
Like, this is my backlog.
Like, this is my backlog.
October 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This take ignores something that wasn't really true in the 90's; there's a massive glut of really good games on the market, especially as graphics quality has plateaued over the last 4-5 years (some would say 10). This has enormous downward pressure on game prices.
Like, this is my backlog.
Like, this is my backlog.
If Mills were a good candidate, this would all be moot, but it’s just functionally true that Collins eats candidates like her for breakfast.
October 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
If Mills were a good candidate, this would all be moot, but it’s just functionally true that Collins eats candidates like her for breakfast.
I think, at this point, you will *do better* (make more accurate empirical predictions and generate more effective political strategies) if you treat this kind of discontent as closer to 'naturally occurring' (in the way Buttigieg is getting roasted for today) than rhetorically alterable.
October 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I think, at this point, you will *do better* (make more accurate empirical predictions and generate more effective political strategies) if you treat this kind of discontent as closer to 'naturally occurring' (in the way Buttigieg is getting roasted for today) than rhetorically alterable.
(This was actually tried during the peak of the Great Awokening. You had major Hollywood celebrities trying to convince people that they were kinda square if they were upset about randos repeatedly breaking into their vehicles. I don't think that rhetorical approach was particularly successful.)
October 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
(This was actually tried during the peak of the Great Awokening. You had major Hollywood celebrities trying to convince people that they were kinda square if they were upset about randos repeatedly breaking into their vehicles. I don't think that rhetorical approach was particularly successful.)
If my anger at the loss of my car is due to "tough on crime politics", this could maybe be "unmade through political contestation".
If it's due to basic Weberian assumptions, the claim becomes true-but-trivial - basically nobody wants to undo the monopoly on the legitimate use of force.
If it's due to basic Weberian assumptions, the claim becomes true-but-trivial - basically nobody wants to undo the monopoly on the legitimate use of force.
October 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
If my anger at the loss of my car is due to "tough on crime politics", this could maybe be "unmade through political contestation".
If it's due to basic Weberian assumptions, the claim becomes true-but-trivial - basically nobody wants to undo the monopoly on the legitimate use of force.
If it's due to basic Weberian assumptions, the claim becomes true-but-trivial - basically nobody wants to undo the monopoly on the legitimate use of force.
It's a *little* about controlling perceptions, isn't it? In the upshot?'
October 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
It's a *little* about controlling perceptions, isn't it? In the upshot?'