Which feels very relevant today, as we look upon a cruel and callous administration that, at the same time, seems to be full of self-pitying losers who talk about how they're the victim all the freaking time.

And yes, I did have AI make me the microwave computer graphic with the weird-looking pasta/veggie burrito, both because it helped make my point and because it deeply amused me.

Dumb jokes being one of the best use-cases for AI, as my text chain of VHS boxes of fake Ernest movies will prove.

An addendum that I didn't have room for in my article: I do believe that the most disruptive promises of AI will not come to pass. That is, it's not going to put all white collar workers and writers out of a job.

But it is making for a nasty 2-3 years until things settle down.

Also, he's not wrong. I believe James Gunn admitted that he wished he hadn't set up Adam Warlock in Guardians 2. Created a huge headache for making him work in Guardians 3.

Sometimes I feel like a lot of writers are clearing their throats whenever they promote their work here. Like they need to justify doing it. Let me (and Mr. Wendig) reassure you: You do not need to justify yourself on that. You are worth promoting as well.

It's funny, I USED to have that super power, but I lost it at some point. I'm not quite sure why, but I theorize that my life was so chaotic for a period of time I kind of need a little more stability to get it in.