Socialist Mormon Satanist @ UniversalMonk @lemmy.world

Mormon Satanist. Transracial Socialist Workers Party Kopimist Monk. Debt-fr

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Not in shambles. Love glory! Thanks, friend! :)

So you, an avowed socialist, are still fine with the wage theft of using AI trained on the work of real artists without compensation for your “artwork” though, right?

Friend, like I said, I spent 20 years in a mktg/PR dept as a designer and writer. So no, it’s not wage theft, because I wouldn’t hire anyone else to do it—I’d do it myself anyway. But is it wage theft for others to use? Oh, absolutely! But meh, us being on this forum is chipping away at the publishing industry. How many people read newspapers anymore? You reading the news online? That’s taking jobs from printers and their entire industry.

And, look there, I see you’re still stuck on thinking I want Trump to win! That’s soooo cute. But, come on now, Trump winning? Not a chance. Not even close. You realize that, right?

Harris will win by a landslide, so why so glum?

I'm telling ya, you care for me! Asking me to seek mental help. You're looking out for me. We're almost friends. I can feel it. We're close.

But I gotta be honest with you: I am experiencing long-term happiness right now. I love my life. Thank you for caring, though! By the way, how have you gone this many comments without bringing up sealioning yet?!

Come on, at least the cartoon post. Thanks, friend! :)

I wish I could blame AI for the horrible writing, but nope, the whole craptacular spectacle is 100% me. Been doing the writing thing for over 20 years now. And check this out, guess about my former career. I was in a marketing PR department of all things! Can you believe that? Me, in PR! Oh man, the laughs.

20 years spent writing and designing materials for a vast healthcare corporate insurance machine, helping them squeeze more money out of us plebs. And now? Here I am, using those same skills to churn out stories that somehow manage to offend an entirely new crowd. Gotta love the irony!

OR I’m actually a lil anonymous bot, humming away on a tiny server in Mother Russia, zipping ions back and forth to keep a whole crew of young Russian men and women off the front lines. All while spitting out endless streams of propaganda to make sure Trump wins. And posting lil bizarre stories that no one will read. I mean, we all know which theory sounds cooler, right?!

Help? Oh, you’re right—I need help crafting even more diabolical plots and outrageous stories!

Friend, I really thought you’d be more flattered, considering you introduced me to the term “sealioning.”

I had the Tales for the Cryptic Lemmy community ready for a while but couldn’t decide on the perfect story to kick things off.

Then you, with your tireless dedication to associating me with that term, sparked some real inspiration! I’ve taken your passion and turned it into something... well, either brilliant or a complete disaster, depending on how much some people despise it. I mean, let’s be honest—my brain, my writing. Being this prolific, oy!

Can you even imagine the level of crap I’ll be churning out now? I’ve already posted three stories to that writing community in one day! And there’s plenty more where that came from!

But hey, all in good fun, right? So, thank you! Your relentless efforts—sending that cartoon to me over and over, throwing accusations—finally got through to my tiny, uneducated brain.

I think, and I know you'll correct me if I'm wrong, but I think we're kinda getting close to being friends now. Mutual admiration, at least. Right?

Thanks! :)

Jill Stein, the Green Party’s serial presidential candidate, has heard the pleading from strangers. And she doesn't care. And neither do I. I didn't vote for her, but I still like her! (Hi Philip!)

publication-length short story

Oh, if only you knew... hehe

😜

Let me guess: He was thwarted in his quest like a Scooby-Doo villain, and the cool Universal Monk showed him up, and everyone clapped.

Oh man, you didn't even read it? I mean there's recipe sharing, some singing, some laughs. I don't wanna spoil it for you, but it does seem like a fun time had by all. Well, almost all. But you gotta admit, I do get accused of "main character syndrome" every day, so it really had to lead to a story sooner are later, right?

You reacted to the community’s disapproval and requests for you to stop

The mods allow me to keep posting there, so I'll keep posting there. In fact, posting some stuff there this morning!

doubling down and adopting a gleeful serial-killer energy

You mean, being friendly. Meh, easy to get confused about the two, I guess. But I do like your wording. Hey, are you a pulp-writer too?! Friend, you gotta submit something to the Tales from the Cryptic Lemmy community! Come on, do it! I can see that I've inspired some passion in you!

I’m completely serious that I’m concerned about you.

See that? I knew we were on the verge of being friends. I can feel it now—a friendship bubbling up from the depths like a long-buried secret, just waiting to explode! You’ve been holding it back, afraid to let it out, but guess what? It’s happening! You can’t stop it now. Hooray!

Excluding sleep and working, you’ve been averaging posting something on Lemmy every 9 minutes, every single hour of every single day for 2 months.

Prolific, right? Ya know, I’ve always felt a connection to those million-word-a-year men; the old pulp writers. They cranked out stories and words nonstop, and now here I am, doing the same! Just as underappreciated in my time as they were in theirs, but hey, quantity over quality, right?! I sorta feel like I'm living my dream right now. And to see you so worked up and passionate about what I'm doing! Thank you for this shout-out!

You could have been accomplishing any number of projects with that, something you could be really proud of

But I am proud of my work on Lemmy. Thank you for your kind words. I've written two more stories that I'm posting today and I'm posting some more articles today, so be sure to update your stats about me. Thanks, friend! :)

Friend, I think you're misunderstanding the tone of the stories and the community. By "skimming," you're missing the point and the flavor. You're free to do that, but your critique doesn't really count since you didn't read the entire thing.

It's a writing community meant to be filled playful throwbacks to the campy, exaggerated horror writing from the 50s and 60s. Nothing in it is meant to be taken seriously.

Look at the description for the first story: "Get ready, boils and ghouls, for a twisted tale of identity, deception, and a change of taste you won’t believe… until it’s too late!"

It's all about embracing that over-the-top style! Do you not see that?! Your reaction is actually really funny to me!

Your overly serious attitude is what I'm parodying in some of the stories. But meh, not everyone likes pulpy over-the-top bad horror writing. There's a reason it's called crap. So no worries.

But thanks for your "concern" about me. I can really feel the sincerity in your polite comments about me! lol

Well, well, kind sir, you've just earned yourself a small, yet prominent role in my latest twisted tale! Thanks for the support, friend—you're part of the nightmare now!

https://lemmy.world/post/21045485

Oh man, see? That's the EXACT line my new story starts with. Ok, fine, just know that in my next story (that you won't read), it's about a guy with a very similar name to yours, but it's not you. And since you won't be reading it, I feel fairly confident that you aren't going to be offended.

And you know what? I totally get it if you're not feeling up to diving into the first story. I mean, it’s only about the ever-so-fascinating shimmering thread between reality and unreality, transracialism, fungus existentialism, drugs, truth, justice, and the American way.

Oh wait, hold on—crap! That’s my next story, not the first.

Dammit, see what happens when a whole team of Russians, collecting our precious Russian Bitcoinz, shares one account to spread propaganda and tear apart the very fabric of America through Lemmy and then tries to post?

Or wait, am I bot now? No, no, no. I think the last theory was that I was a 12-year-old doing this in between eating spaghetti and watching cartoons while at one of my divorced parent's houses. Was it Mom's house or Dads?

I can't remember. Ugh. So complicated to keep this huge propaganda machine going!

Thank you. It's been a lot fun working on it!

Thanks! And it’s pretty cool that my first ever upvotes are on that story. A few people seem to appreciate it!

Of course, we both know once folks in c/politics discover that I wrote it, it’ll get downvoted to oblivion, but hey, for now, I’m enjoying this little quiet moment of upvotes. Haha!

Did you actually read the story though? I think you'll recognize some of the things said in it! lol

Can I use your name for the next story I'm writing? Not exactly inspired by you, but from others in that community who've had some stuff to say. It's fun too!

I started it last night and am finishing it up today, but I need a name!

But I don't want you to accuse me of being a troll. :)

Well, you're free to believe what you want to believe. Thank you! :)

Hey! You inspired me, so thank you!

The Man Who Hunted Sea Lions on Lemmy: https://lemmy.world/post/21037978

Ok, so have you told the half of the country that doesn't agree with you, that?

I'm not afraid of Trump.

But I didn't vote for him. I've already told you that he has no chance of winning. So why in the world would I have an agenda? Could it be that I just post articles that I find interesting?

What is it you think I am "about" here?

Destructive in YOUR point of view. You do realize that almost half the voting public actually likes him, right? So not everyone thinks he's destructive.

I get it. You don't like him. And that's fine. Others do. And that's fine too.

Just realize that not everyone shares your opinion. Welcome to Democracy. Thanks, friend! :)

Nobody said it was illegal or a violation. I just put it out there for others who seem to not realize it.

Also, there is no way Trump is going to win. In fact, I disagree with the polls that are saying it's a tight race. I think Harris will win by a landslide, friend. I've always thought that, and I've always said that.

So now, not only am I not trying to get Trump elected, I don't think there's any chance he will get elected.

Plus, I don't think there is anything wrong with having some opposing viewpoints in this community so that voters can decide for themselves who they want to vote for. Thank you! :)

Yep, some people do find him likable.