Eric Proton
@ericproton.bsky.social
Game Artist, TTRPG designer, man about town
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My hot take about the “students cannot read whole novels / watch whole films / etc.” is that they can learn to do it. None of us are born with attention spans suited for long media. It is a learned skill and can be developed with practice.
January 31, 2026 at 3:28 PM
My hot take about the “students cannot read whole novels / watch whole films / etc.” is that they can learn to do it. None of us are born with attention spans suited for long media. It is a learned skill and can be developed with practice.
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this talk (manifesto?) is so spot-on and inspiring www.youtube.com/watch?v=39js...
A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet (a speech at 39C3 in Hamburg on Dec 28, 2025)
YouTube video by corydoctorow
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:28 PM
this talk (manifesto?) is so spot-on and inspiring www.youtube.com/watch?v=39js...
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Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again
April 22, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again
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Co-signed, both because it's important to uphold Charter rights for all people, and because if the provinces are going to start using the Notwithstanding Clause to abrogate rights then the Federal government needs to get some precedent for the power to dismiss that kind of legislation.
this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
December 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Co-signed, both because it's important to uphold Charter rights for all people, and because if the provinces are going to start using the Notwithstanding Clause to abrogate rights then the Federal government needs to get some precedent for the power to dismiss that kind of legislation.
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This essay by the author of a recent well-reviewed book about Tolkien starts modestly and then stabs you with a Morgul-blade halfway through, where you are pinioned by a twist in the telling. You may never recover. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
Opinion | Why I Keep Returning to Middle-Earth
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This essay by the author of a recent well-reviewed book about Tolkien starts modestly and then stabs you with a Morgul-blade halfway through, where you are pinioned by a twist in the telling. You may never recover. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
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THE MERCHANT
December 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
THE MERCHANT
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us older generations like to characterize gen z and younger as having attention span problems cause they're on phones/tablets all the time, but there's a pretty strong case to be made that us on our phones are the real problem
December 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
us older generations like to characterize gen z and younger as having attention span problems cause they're on phones/tablets all the time, but there's a pretty strong case to be made that us on our phones are the real problem
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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December 1!
The first puzzle in our advent calendar is live!
Can you solve it?
zebraescapes.com/puzzle/advent
The first puzzle in our advent calendar is live!
Can you solve it?
zebraescapes.com/puzzle/advent
Advent Calendar | Zebra Escapes
Join us this December for the Zebra Escapes Advent Calendar 2025! Complete daily puzzles to earn raffle tickets and win an online escape room experience.
zebraescapes.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
December 1!
The first puzzle in our advent calendar is live!
Can you solve it?
zebraescapes.com/puzzle/advent
The first puzzle in our advent calendar is live!
Can you solve it?
zebraescapes.com/puzzle/advent
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Pluribus (2025, created by Gilligan)
Dealing with people that use chatgpt is like fucking invasion of the body snatchers
December 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Pluribus (2025, created by Gilligan)
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You will never guess what this is in reference to.
The damned in hell are not more powerful for the fact that the fires do not consume them; it is part and parcel of their torment.
November 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
You will never guess what this is in reference to.
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Alright! Let's actually talk about this waterfall thing. It is an amazing showcase of many things that I adore from late 90s/early 2000s graphics.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Alright! Let's actually talk about this waterfall thing. It is an amazing showcase of many things that I adore from late 90s/early 2000s graphics.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
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oh he is
Kanoya Kanpachirou (PR chief of Kanoya City) is a skilled dancer with the head of an amberjack.
October 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
oh he is
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Experimental post: The Inevitable March of Time
From the moment of this post, Super Mario Bros. is now closer to World War II than it is to the present day.
From the moment of this post, Super Mario Bros. is now closer to World War II than it is to the present day.
September 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Experimental post: The Inevitable March of Time
From the moment of this post, Super Mario Bros. is now closer to World War II than it is to the present day.
From the moment of this post, Super Mario Bros. is now closer to World War II than it is to the present day.
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this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
September 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
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Writers should internalize Lao Tzu's lesson about how the emptiness at the center of a wheel is what makes it useful, and how a pot is valuable because of where the clay *isn't*. Corporate geek culture has warped us into thinking that negative spaces are flaws that need to be fixed.
Can't stress this enough: nobody fucking cares what he was up to
August 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Writers should internalize Lao Tzu's lesson about how the emptiness at the center of a wheel is what makes it useful, and how a pot is valuable because of where the clay *isn't*. Corporate geek culture has warped us into thinking that negative spaces are flaws that need to be fixed.
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I see the issue. When we said we would replace human workers with machines you assumed the machines would work. That's on you
August 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I see the issue. When we said we would replace human workers with machines you assumed the machines would work. That's on you
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every “ancient tradition” was invented between 1848-1870 and every “modern perversion” is so ancient as to predate writing
August 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
every “ancient tradition” was invented between 1848-1870 and every “modern perversion” is so ancient as to predate writing
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closing my eyes and smiling peacefully as i imagine myself back,
back in the past,
back in the room of 1000 snakes
back in the past,
back in the room of 1000 snakes
May 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
closing my eyes and smiling peacefully as i imagine myself back,
back in the past,
back in the room of 1000 snakes
back in the past,
back in the room of 1000 snakes
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LIVE ON KICKSTARTER: Galactic & Going Rogue, 2 GMless scifi #TTRPGs 🎲 in 1 book!
🚀 Galactic by @rileyrethal.bsky.social: Rebellion, Relationships, & War Among the Stars
🚀 Going Rogue by @jessfrom.online: Cynicism, Hope, & Making the Ultimate Sacrifice
🔗: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gal...
🚀 Galactic by @rileyrethal.bsky.social: Rebellion, Relationships, & War Among the Stars
🚀 Going Rogue by @jessfrom.online: Cynicism, Hope, & Making the Ultimate Sacrifice
🔗: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gal...
May 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
LIVE ON KICKSTARTER: Galactic & Going Rogue, 2 GMless scifi #TTRPGs 🎲 in 1 book!
🚀 Galactic by @rileyrethal.bsky.social: Rebellion, Relationships, & War Among the Stars
🚀 Going Rogue by @jessfrom.online: Cynicism, Hope, & Making the Ultimate Sacrifice
🔗: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gal...
🚀 Galactic by @rileyrethal.bsky.social: Rebellion, Relationships, & War Among the Stars
🚀 Going Rogue by @jessfrom.online: Cynicism, Hope, & Making the Ultimate Sacrifice
🔗: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gal...
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May 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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me: what kind of animal is that
tour guide: alaskan otter
me: ok, let me know what he says
tour guide: alaskan otter
me: ok, let me know what he says
January 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
me: what kind of animal is that
tour guide: alaskan otter
me: ok, let me know what he says
tour guide: alaskan otter
me: ok, let me know what he says
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The Get Loud TTRPG Bundle went live yesterday. It's at over $2,500 in sales, which means over $100 going into the pockets of each contributor.
I'll let the other folks say what it means to them but that's my utilities for a month paid for.
And we just started.
itch.io/b/2864/the-g...
I'll let the other folks say what it means to them but that's my utilities for a month paid for.
And we just started.
itch.io/b/2864/the-g...
The Get Loud TTRPG Bundle by NotWriting and 20 others
The Get Loud TTRPG Bundle: 36 items for $20.00
itch.io
February 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The Get Loud TTRPG Bundle went live yesterday. It's at over $2,500 in sales, which means over $100 going into the pockets of each contributor.
I'll let the other folks say what it means to them but that's my utilities for a month paid for.
And we just started.
itch.io/b/2864/the-g...
I'll let the other folks say what it means to them but that's my utilities for a month paid for.
And we just started.
itch.io/b/2864/the-g...