u/Glockenspielintern

Hello

Here’s an honest appraisal so far, I hope to add some more positives soon

Daily smoker, from wake up to sleep. I’m a reasonably old man.

+ saved some money
+ can drive my car when ever I like
+ extra rizz on discord calls
+ healthy appetite for real food
+ looking buff and fresh
+ present for people

- anxiety (awareness)
- night-sweats
- nightmares
- boredom
- extremely irritable
- unsociable stomach issues
- massively sleepy in the middle of the day
- depression

As an artist myself, I hate this trend of having to validate if work is made with AI or not. Artists were initially a victim of big tech hoovering and plagiarising work through generative art.

Now they are a victim of people in and around the games industry itself, dragged through the mud if they get some proportions wrong or if they have created something too 'perfect'.

Stop asking artists to create glossy, generic art capsules.

Use artists for their style and what they can bring. Start asking artists to create something that they would produce themselves. In the industry we call it 'thumb'. You add 'thumb' to your clay models or your drawings. It shows the craftsmanship behind it. Thumb can also be your line work, pencil markings, your particular signature style and errors make up a drawing with soul.

So when you next commission your art capsule, ask yourself 'WHY do I need a hand drawn capsule?'

When you find that answer use it to your advantage, you're an indie solo developer after all.

The new “alien disclosure” / UFO release is interesting, but honestly I’m not seeing much that feels genuinely groundbreaking yet. A lot of it seems like recycled military footage, testimony, and vague statements without hard evidence.

What I do find interesting is how divided the community is right now. Some people think this is slow-drip disclosure and that governments are preparing the public for something bigger. Others think it’s mostly media hype.

And then there’s the theory going around that this is being pushed as a distraction from the Epstein files and related coverage. From what I’ve seen, that idea is definitely popular online, especially on X and Reddit conspiracy communities. But I don’t think there’s actual evidence connecting the two it mostly seems driven by distrust of institutions and timing coincidences.

Curious where everyone here stands:
- Legit disclosure?
- Psyop/distraction?
- Or just the internet amplifying everything at once?