What a pleasant surprise getting this in my inbox today. I am always up for thoughts from you whether it’s this way or the times we chatted on sites. I am glad you tried to do something to help your mental health I hope it works for you.
Quick thought there is a short daily podcast called What A day that is a news show that covers major news but also covers a lot of diverse topics as well might be worth giving it a try.
As I see the toxicity of social media I sometimes long for the BBS of my youth, but then I remember more than one of them imploded due to toxic people. Don't know how we can keep the assholes out, they always seem to creep in.
Keep your chin up. You've already won at life, enjoy it.
Glad to see you back here writing! I hope its as therapeutic as all fuck for ya, keep it comin!
As far as an essay, not sure if you even want to talk games, but the whole xbox endeavor seems to be the most interesting thing happening in this space right now…where do you see it all going?
The Xbox endeavor is, by far, the most interesting thing happening in games and is why there's not enough for discussion these days. Having said that I do see a strong, unifying theme between RDR2 and the original Point Break movie, might have to expand on that observation.
This was a surprise in my inbox I didn’t know I needed. Very much enjoyed reading this and also echo your bewilderment at the interweb’s collective “opinions” on Israel/Hamas. It’s almost like uncontrollable but incredibly accurate algorithms control the distribution of information and create factions of like minded individuals who are powerless to think outside of what is presented on their screen. But that would be crazy talk, right?
Social media truly is a cesspool. And it's only getting worse with the AI integration. I would like to hear your opinions on Ai being crammed into everything and the recent Adobe clusterfuck.
I know times are hard for mental stability. Please know that if you need someone to talk to, I would gladly drop whatever I have going on.
It’s always a pleasure to hear your thoughtful takes on the goings-on of the world. I can sure relate to those feelings of isolation and despair of one’s peer group on social issues.
Happy to hear from you again. I not only missed you, but I also missed reading something new on The Internet that didn't consist of faux-neutral journalistic phrasing or self righteous claptrap with the subtlety of an eighth grade cheer squad (complete with handclap emojis.) Or to put it more succinctly, I am once again excited to see writing from an educated person with their own unique point of view.
Glad to see you writing again, and I really do hope you've been faring well after ditching socials.
Also not really sure of anything that automates it fully, but Premiere Pro has an auto-captions mode that will just take everything and put it into text for you, and through there you can adjust how it appears from the video. Takes a little work, but it's not too painstaking.
Adam, you're great and I'm glad you're giving us a way to still get your occasional input on the goings on in the world.
Thanks man, that’s greatly appreciated.
What a pleasant surprise getting this in my inbox today. I am always up for thoughts from you whether it’s this way or the times we chatted on sites. I am glad you tried to do something to help your mental health I hope it works for you.
Quick thought there is a short daily podcast called What A day that is a news show that covers major news but also covers a lot of diverse topics as well might be worth giving it a try.
thanks for the kind words and the recommendation
Good to see you again, in whatever form.
As I see the toxicity of social media I sometimes long for the BBS of my youth, but then I remember more than one of them imploded due to toxic people. Don't know how we can keep the assholes out, they always seem to creep in.
Keep your chin up. You've already won at life, enjoy it.
Glad to see you back here writing! I hope its as therapeutic as all fuck for ya, keep it comin!
As far as an essay, not sure if you even want to talk games, but the whole xbox endeavor seems to be the most interesting thing happening in this space right now…where do you see it all going?
All my best to you and your family!
The Xbox endeavor is, by far, the most interesting thing happening in games and is why there's not enough for discussion these days. Having said that I do see a strong, unifying theme between RDR2 and the original Point Break movie, might have to expand on that observation.
Yes I feel like there aren’t nearly as many RDR2 thematic evaluations as there should be. Looking forward to it!
This was a surprise in my inbox I didn’t know I needed. Very much enjoyed reading this and also echo your bewilderment at the interweb’s collective “opinions” on Israel/Hamas. It’s almost like uncontrollable but incredibly accurate algorithms control the distribution of information and create factions of like minded individuals who are powerless to think outside of what is presented on their screen. But that would be crazy talk, right?
that sounds stupid sci-fi crazy. Be careful who you're around talking that crazy nonsense.
Social media truly is a cesspool. And it's only getting worse with the AI integration. I would like to hear your opinions on Ai being crammed into everything and the recent Adobe clusterfuck.
I know times are hard for mental stability. Please know that if you need someone to talk to, I would gladly drop whatever I have going on.
that's extremely kind man, thanks.
Great read Adam, keep it up. Looking forward to more from you.
Best regards,
Kevin
thanks Kevin
It’s always a pleasure to hear your thoughtful takes on the goings-on of the world. I can sure relate to those feelings of isolation and despair of one’s peer group on social issues.
Happy to hear from you again. I not only missed you, but I also missed reading something new on The Internet that didn't consist of faux-neutral journalistic phrasing or self righteous claptrap with the subtlety of an eighth grade cheer squad (complete with handclap emojis.) Or to put it more succinctly, I am once again excited to see writing from an educated person with their own unique point of view.
thanks buddy. Truly, thank you.
it's a race to recording a dictation of this and throwing it on YouTube!
hope your well!
Glad to see you writing again, and I really do hope you've been faring well after ditching socials.
Also not really sure of anything that automates it fully, but Premiere Pro has an auto-captions mode that will just take everything and put it into text for you, and through there you can adjust how it appears from the video. Takes a little work, but it's not too painstaking.
I'm already looking into it, thanks.
Welcome.
Glad you're still doing well. Always respected your knowledge and look forward to more
Nice to see you writing again Adam its always a pleasure to read your thoughts on a subject.
Adam - so happy to see you back and in extended format! Keep on keeping on!