Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 2)

[Daffy Duck]

Look, everyone's learning how to deal and react to Gen AI usage at the moment so I'm willing to give some benefit of the doubt as people find their way through this massive tech/creative shift. I get it. We all have to learn how to navigate these conversations.

But let's try to take this (and that Fortnite one that resulted in an artist making a video to show their work after a thread) as a lesson in not jumping the gun and shouting AI at everything that doesn't look perfect. Humans make images that aren't perfect, or that echo similar artstyles (to talk to the 'Ghibli style') too.

And just flagging that we also got a number of pretty heated reports about the thread lock 


demanding that we re-open the thread because the image of the lady's thumb was so clearly AI.

Lmao, they do know the site they’re an admin of right?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ign-nintendo-and-photoshoot-models-confirm-no-ai-usage-in-mario-toy-ad.1403197/

Lmao, someone said it

Here's a thought.

Why limit ourselves to just this and try not "jumping the gun" in general

[Taco Bell Tower]

What's her beef with ResetEra's ChatGPT?

[Taco Bell Tower]

Look, everyone's learning how to deal and react to Gen AI usage at the moment so I'm willing to give some benefit of the doubt as people find their way through this massive tech/creative shift. I get it. We all have to learn how to navigate these conversations.

But let's try to take this (and that Fortnite one that resulted in an artist making a video to show their work after a thread) as a lesson in not jumping the gun and shouting AI at everything that doesn't look perfect. Humans make images that aren't perfect, or that echo similar artstyles (to talk to the 'Ghibli style') too.

And just flagging that we also got a number of pretty heated reports about the thread lock 


demanding that we re-open the thread because the image of the lady's thumb was so clearly AI.

Lmao, they do know the site they’re an admin of right?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ign-nintendo-and-photoshoot-models-confirm-no-ai-usage-in-mario-toy-ad.1403197/

Lmao, someone said it

Here's a thought.

Why limit ourselves to just this and try not "jumping the gun" in general

You know the thread was done when users were commenting on some bodyparts being too large or small.

[BIONIC]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/do-you-have-an-unhealthy-relationship-with-games.1404472/

Now this might sound a bit dramatic just based on the title.

But over the past few years I have noticed that some of you don't really seem to be enjoying the games you are playing. Yet you still keep going.

- Some talk about feeling burnout trying to 100% open world games.

- Some talk about feeling stress or fomo from not having time to play all the big new titles.

- And some just seem to not enjoy most modern games anymore.

And theres probably other/better examples as well.

So my question is, do you have an unhealthy relationship with games? And if so, why do you keep going?

PlanetSmasher awfully quiet since this thread dropped

[BIONIC]

You know the thread was done when users were commenting on some bodyparts being too large or small.

The burqa thread?

[BIONIC]

Yup that was the mental block. 
- Sunday LOTR movie night with 30f she brings the popcorn
- 36f is game for tuesday

Also 3 new business leads. Just today.

Chatted with a girl at a gamestore that liked me on an app earlier this summer. She gave me a complete rundown of all the Switch 2 carrying cases.

I'm gonna bring over some used games that need to be tested soon to continue triggering memories. 

Well my best friend confirmed everything. I was totally out of it 2021 - 2024. Recovery started mid 2024 and by mid 2025 I was back but not in a place I liked so I took radical action.
He pointed out about 10 or 20 more things that simply stopped during that time.

My reboot is why I had all these memento and deja vu moments about my favorite color being red and stuff. It all came back to me. 

I was literally a JRPG character with Amnesia. Knowing things but not knowing them.

30f unmatched. unclear why. My guess is the weather it prevents them all from going on the road and this wasn't the type of date to move.

Tried a 39f as a replacement but she went from flirty to awful and panicked in a split second when she found out free dinner wasn't in the cards.    
Glad I'm no longer as easily tricked by these hoes looking for meal tickets and having their amazon wishlists paid for. 

To be fair if she was still 20-something I would've considered but at 39 it's marginal right. Good luck out there girl you'll need it more than I do 

Pats fan here.

You're a misogynistic chud and will die alone.

[malfoyking]

Does Zeo himself have anyone? He's always trash-talking everyone, "You will die alone!"

[Hap Shaughnessy]

Every accusation is a confession.

[Kazuma_Kiryu]

Zeo looking at the mirror in the morning


"You will die alone"

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/nfl-ot-wildcard-weekend-wild-wild-west-wild-cards.1398853/page-44#post-149909047

 User Banned (1 week): Perpetuating Misogynistic Slur; Don't Do It Again

Fucking bears are so fucking dirty. Literally fucking cunts

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/rockstar-pulls-%E2%80%98gta-online%E2%80%99-player-created-missions-involving-charlie-kirk-assassination.1404769/

Jesus Christ the replies are about as predictable as it gets

[HaughtyFrank]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/rockstar-pulls-%E2%80%98gta-online%E2%80%99-player-created-missions-involving-charlie-kirk-assassination.1404769/

Jesus Christ the replies are about as predictable as it gets

The same people who constantly cry about offensive content

"But officier, my edgy content is different from the bad edgy content"

[Taco Bell Tower]

Does Zeo himself have anyone? He's always trash-talking everyone, "You will die alone!"

He supposedly does, I think he mentioned it in a Lilo & Stitch live action thread.

[Boredfrom]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/business/media/cbs-evening-news-bari-weiss.html

Part of the debate inside CBS News is whether Ms. Weiss’s early stumbles are a symptom of partisanship, inexperience or something else. She had never managed an organization nearly as large as CBS News, and she has brought along some of her colleagues from The Free Press, including Adam Rubenstein, who previously worked with Ms. Weiss on the Opinion desk of The Times, and Sascha Seinfeld, the daughter of the comedian Jerry Seinfeld. Her inner circle at CBS includes Charles Forelle, a former deputy editor of The Wall Street Journal, and Sophia Efthimiatou, who formerly oversaw writer relationships at Substack.

Privately, Ms. Weiss has been deeply frustrated by the negative reaction to her decisions, and has blamed some subordinates for not stanching the criticism, three people familiar with internal discussions said.

[Keetongu]

Does Zeo himself have anyone? He's always trash-talking everyone, "You will die alone!"

He supposedly does, I think he mentioned it in a Lilo & Stitch live action thread.

Yeah he claimed at the time he was dating a single mother. I'd hate to be the child when they say they didn't enjoy the newest Marvel movie.

[BIONIC]

She 100% dumped his ass already. Jeff would for sure be the kind of asshole to namedrop his “partner” at every possible opportunity. Probably got fed up with him after he told how factually incorrect she was about Bluey or some shit

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-trevor-project-receives-45m-from-mackenzie-scott-bezos-former-wife-after-difficult-years-and-federal-funding-cuts.1404031/#post-150011560

I seriously believe all these billionaire tech CEOs became extreme right-wingers after having their midlife crisis and getting over-zealous TRT treatments, leading to divorce of their left-leaning spouses.

In fact, I'd also say that widespread TRT / anabolic steroids abuse is why the police and other law enforcement agencies themselves have become so militarized and worse than ever before.

Same for influencers in the manosphere: look at guys like Joe Rogan and his ilk. They are all on TRT, roids, HGH, etc. I mean even look at RFK Jr.

It's the artificially high levels of Testosterone that are exacerbating this shift towards authoritarian/fascist proclivity, especially amongst wealthy/prominent men.

I'd say we should be looking at abuse of TRT & anabolic steroids in all these circles as to one of the areas causing/exacerbating all of this right-wing extremism.

I honestly believe it is a huge problem that is responsible for the worst aspects of modern society, and people have not really caught on to it yet.

                  Egg post

[Propagandhim]

Well look who wants to take gender affirming drugs away  

[Taco Bell Tower]

She 100% dumped his ass already. Jeff would for sure be the kind of asshole to namedrop his “partner” at every possible opportunity. Probably got fed up with him after he told how factually incorrect she was about Bluey or some shit

Wouldn't be surprised he did that to her kid 

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/rockstar-pulls-%E2%80%98gta-online%E2%80%99-player-created-missions-involving-charlie-kirk-assassination.1404769/page-2#post-150014209

Simulating the murder of any real person is messed up regardless of politics. Certainly someone who was killed in cold blood so recently.

While the franchise has always had characters that satirize real life people and archetypes, it has never included simulated violence against non-fictional NPCs. Twisting this into some kind of capitulation is a reach.

                         Bellic

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/john-carmack-misses-old-twitter.1403824/page-4#post-150004111

The only true echo chamber that exists is the fascist one. You're not in an echo chamber because you don't engage with the far-right. Fascists on the other hand are bombarded with bigoted bullshit and anything opposing that is always wrong.

[simiansmarts]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/business/media/cbs-evening-news-bari-weiss.html

Part of the debate inside CBS News is whether Ms. Weiss’s early stumbles are a symptom of partisanship, inexperience or something else. She had never managed an organization nearly as large as CBS News, and she has brought along some of her colleagues from The Free Press, including Adam Rubenstein, who previously worked with Ms. Weiss on the Opinion desk of The Times, and Sascha Seinfeld, the daughter of the comedian Jerry Seinfeld. Her inner circle at CBS includes Charles Forelle, a former deputy editor of The Wall Street Journal, and Sophia Efthimiatou, who formerly oversaw writer relationships at Substack.

Privately, Ms. Weiss has been deeply frustrated by the negative reaction to her decisions, and has blamed some subordinates for not stanching the criticism, three people familiar with internal discussions said.

 
I thought this was the free speech admin… 
 

[Uncle]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/signs-that-the-ai-bubble-is-popping.1276671/page-56#post-150017149

   

[Propagandhim]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/john-carmack-misses-old-twitter.1403824/page-4#post-150004111

The only true echo chamber that exists is the fascist one. You're not in an echo chamber because you don't engage with the far-right. Fascists on the other hand are bombarded with bigoted bullshit and anything opposing that is always wrong.

"The only true echo chamber that exists is the Marxist/globalist one. You're not in an echo chamber just because you refuse to engage with those actively destroying your heritage. The left, on the other hand, is bombarded with anti-national propaganda, and anything opposing that narrative is always correct because it means resisting the attack and subsequent extinction of your people."


Wow that was easy.  It's like anyone can play this, "My correctness is existential therefore I'm not in an echochamber" game.

[EaldNarche]

The thing that's crazy to me is that era keeps making these trump threads and posting the same exact things in each of them. Don't they get sick of it? It's the same whiny bullshit day in and day out. And we're stuck on this train till mid terms anyway. Why make yourselves miserable all the time? 

[Boredfrom]

The thing that's crazy to me is that era keeps making these trump threads and posting the same exact things in each of them. Don't they get sick of it? It's the same whiny bullshit day in and day out. And we're stuck on this train till mid terms anyway. Why make yourselves miserable all the time? 

The most annoying thing is how every time they bitch about Trump still having support and bitching about any attempt to humanize their political opponents.

[Boredfrom]

Hezbollah #1 fan is ready to whitewash Iran and claim “is a complicated matter… unlike Israel.”

For America and Israel it very much is the point of this whole exercise. They're not interested in democracy, they just want vassal states that serve their regional goals. And it’s funny people are talking about this on the eve of Venezuela's "liberation". Trump unironically proclaiming himself as the "acting president" of Venezuela should speak enough as to whats on the horizon for Iran. Syria? Liberation that involves giving up sovereign land to Israel to add to its ever growing borders. Venezuela handing over its assets and industries and so on, this is just repackaged imperialism with a shitty veneer that most can see through.

https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1480264/israel-reportedly-funded-an-influence-campaign-to-install-the-shah-of-irans-son-in-tehran.html

2 things can be true at once
1) the people of Iran want to be rid of a theocratic regressive, warmongering regime that's been aggressively holding the country back
and
2) the regional power and the global superpower are looking for their beneficial angle if this happens and considering the risks and benefits of direct action to make it happen.

I was commenting specifically on Reza's constant propping up, but yes I 100% agree with you. Two things can be true. Iranian people deserve to live freely, as do Palestinians and other oppressed peoples. I just get tired of the selective narratives where concerned Westerners are rushing to justify it with how oppressed women are in Iran while ignoring the tens of thousands of dead women directly murdered by the state of Israel. Not only ignoring them, but then letting said murderous state champion their opposition leaders.

I bet you that Iran has killed more women than Israel vs Gaza conflict. Piece of shit asshole.  

Hamas era already in the case batting for Iran. 

https://www.resetera.com/threads/hundreds-of-protestors-killed-in-iran-across-nationwide-protests-gov-cuts-internet-phone-access-update-2000-protestors-killed-10k-arrested.1395736/

[Boredfrom]

The sad thing about Shoot, M_Shorpants, effingvc and Spineduke is that a lot of their opinions are based from Iran’s propaganda and influence while they bitch about damn “Zionists”.

Spineduke saying stupid shit like “they treat women badly but at least they don’t kill them as Israel”  is so aggressively stupid and false. But nobody can call them out because   .

Somebody apologized to Shoot because he just implied (but didn’t say  ) that the protests were caused by the CIA and Israel.

[HaughtyFrank]

Hezbollah #1 fan is ready to whitewash Iran and claim “is a complicated matter… unlike Israel.”

For America and Israel it very much is the point of this whole exercise. They're not interested in democracy, they just want vassal states that serve their regional goals. And it’s funny people are talking about this on the eve of Venezuela's "liberation". Trump unironically proclaiming himself as the "acting president" of Venezuela should speak enough as to whats on the horizon for Iran. Syria? Liberation that involves giving up sovereign land to Israel to add to its ever growing borders. Venezuela handing over its assets and industries and so on, this is just repackaged imperialism with a shitty veneer that most can see through.

https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1480264/israel-reportedly-funded-an-influence-campaign-to-install-the-shah-of-irans-son-in-tehran.html

2 things can be true at once
1) the people of Iran want to be rid of a theocratic regressive, warmongering regime that's been aggressively holding the country back
and
2) the regional power and the global superpower are looking for their beneficial angle if this happens and considering the risks and benefits of direct action to make it happen.

I was commenting specifically on Reza's constant propping up, but yes I 100% agree with you. Two things can be true. Iranian people deserve to live freely, as do Palestinians and other oppressed peoples. I just get tired of the selective narratives where concerned Westerners are rushing to justify it with how oppressed women are in Iran while ignoring the tens of thousands of dead women directly murdered by the state of Israel. Not only ignoring them, but then letting said murderous state champion their opposition leaders.

I bet you that Iran has killed more women than Israel vs Gaza conflict. Piece of shit asshole.  

Hamas era already in the case batting for Iran. 

https://www.resetera.com/threads/hundreds-of-protestors-killed-in-iran-across-nationwide-protests-gov-cuts-internet-phone-access-update-2000-protestors-killed-10k-arrested.1395736/

There's also claims that Hezbollah is employed by the regime to shoot protesters but you won't see this cunt address that

[Boredfrom]

This was always the plan. This is why he got to ignore all the economists telling him that tariffs would ruin the economy. A fascist's primary goal is to maintain power through force, and he had no interest of using actual benefits to the public as his method of maintaining power.

 


https://www.resetera.com/threads/grocery-prices-are-starting-to-go-rapidly-down-rent-is-down-airfares-are-down-hotel-rates-are-down-cell-phone-prices-are-down.1405240/