Gregory's ServerZUN's author notes of Touhou 19: Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost are, once again, inspiring
in a world that demands perfection and efficiency, imperfection and the flow of creativity within art scenes amount to an act of rebellion
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 @AmyZenunim imperfection is way more beautiful :neocat_floof__w_:
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21 Aug 2023 at 19:30 | Open on akko.wtf
@AmyZenunim Capitalists have no clue what the meaning of community and creativity truly means, ZUN on the other hand is entirely going "Oh hell yea enjoy my universe to your heart's content" to the point there's really no rules for anyone handling the IP unless it's like an actual LLC  @AmyZenunim "capitalism is a thought-terminating cliche that cannot fathom people valuing things other than monetary growth, and actively seeks to harm those who do" probably one of the most quotable things I've ever read on the internet, much less fedi. @lawlznet @AmyZenunim Use of the phrase "thought-terminating cliche" always gets a follow from me. @lawlznet @AmyZenunim Also paperclip maximizers as a metaphor for capitalism is a *much* better metaphor than whatever Yudkowski was doing with treating it as a literal problem.  @AmyZenunim that reminds me of the sad ways the Darkover world ended up crashing. @Primo @AmyZenunim I don't remember the details, but I think that "something bad" was child sexual abuse. for added context in the OP: the "beasts" ZUN refers to are characters in the game he's writing these authors notes for. that's probably not clear without context lol nobody remembers how much money Shakespeare made. everyone remembers his creative works. that's the power of culture. in our current society, money is often necessary for artists to continue making art, but it has not been and should not be the measure of its success. artists should be compensated for their labour; copyright and "AI" actively harm artists by placing power into the hands of do-nothing capitalist landlords.  @AmyZenunim fwiw one place where money does come into it is I have a lot of respect for people who make art, film, whatever, on a shoestring budget - which means it's been done with minimal expenditure of the participants time too nothing gets me fired up like the authors notes for a Touhou game that basically nobody reads lmfao @AmyZenunim Fun culture fact: in Japanese, "beasts" (kemono) is how you refer to furry characters specifically. I feel it is notable to point out for a game which cared to bring back Nazrin of all characters.  @scottmichaud @AmyZenunim the most shocking thing in the PC Gamer article is that Michael Patcher actually has a pretty reasonable take on things here. I remember in the 00s-10s he was a veritable fountain of bad takes  @scottmichaud @AmyZenunim if no one buys your game cause it's so over-protected, then no one pirates it! pure genius! :blobcatgooglytrash: |
