One more thing: in the The Ascent of Alfred animation, when he hooks himself up to the internet forever, into the "playhouse", isn't that NOT ideal? He sees himself as a dictator, and yet is paraplegic at the desk, with no real power. It's a comforting illusion. isn't that you?

you want to protect yourself and be confident in your own abilities, right? I do too. but isnt this all illusory? can you say that you are stronger than any of the people you put down? because you and your enemies are both stuck making money for all the ppl a little smarter and luckier than you.

will stancil with comments he will never see REALLY a reflection of how great you are? I can see it serving the purpose of being a reminder to yourself of who you dont want to be, but you still waste time on the internet just as he does, but in the opposite direction. what's the ego's end goal? -

here's a heavy hitter, and I don't mean to attack you with it. This is my means of figuring it out for my own life: can you justify your time on the internet in terms of whatever end goal you have? there's always an end goal. do you exist for your own ego? then what's that for? and is bombarding-

yo Emily. ems. emma'gal. I know youre having fun here, but doesn't this feel like a waste of energy? I'm trying to figure this out myself. how does the internet help make a difference? we yell and scream at people on the internet and as far as I can tell that tactic doesn't work well.

What's not to love about your art? Ig statistically there will always be one or two fellas who have something to say, but hey, you're filling the same role in the ecosystem as they are. Just in the opposite direction.