Mildly opinionated artist just trying to survive in modern society. Art account: @VensavalArt
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This is absolutely hilarious.
This dude kept trying to get Grok to give him a crumb of anything that could vindicate his assertion that "lolicon = pedophilia".
To the point that apparently Grok gave up responding. 🤣
Hey @grok, what are 5 reasons people follow me?
Taktical's massive, raging hate boner for Powdur is like the most potent viagra in existence.
It's been months and it's still rock solid. It's so funny.
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For everyone one who missed it on todays stream.
I heard there was supposedly no one talking about the Ember Paradox Situation 😝
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People have gone from "exposing a liar" to straight up bullying.
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So, hopefully, this will be my last post on this whole mess. I said last night that if evidence came out, I’d give no quarter. Well, now that more information has surfaced, here’s where I stand.
Apparently, a group chat involving Ember was uncovered, containing some questionable memes. However, what conveniently got left out of the initial narrative was that the chat’s owner had figured out Ember was a guy and had no issue with it. It was also a mixed group, including other men who were husbands or streaming collaborators. We know this because the owner came forward and called out the bullshit surrounding how the chat was being presented.
Let’s be clear, I still believe Ember was wrong not to disclose that he was a man in private interactions where that information could affect trust and boundaries. I’ve said from the beginning that I don’t support misleading people in private DMs or voice calls. That position hasn’t changed.
But there’s a difference between acknowledging a legitimate breach of trust and deliberately presenting information in a way that makes the situation look far more malicious than the evidence supports.
When people involved allegedly had concerns but never voiced them, when the chat was presented as exclusively female despite being mixed, and when questionable memes were highlighted without establishing actual predatory behavior, what exactly are we supposed to conclude?
I can acknowledge that trust was broken without buying into every accusation or implication being thrown around.
The original issue deserves scrutiny, but so does the way this entire situation was exposed and presented. Leaving out important context and framing things to create a more damning impression isn’t accountability. It’s manipulation.
At this point, I doubt there’s much more to come out, and I’m ready to put this behind me. But if there’s one thing this entire mess has reinforced, it’s that you need to be careful about trusting people online. At best, you might get lied to. At worst, someone you thought was on your side might put a knife in your back.
And that warning applies to EVERYONE involved in this mess.
Have a good day. I’m done with this shit.
Okay, now that I’m home and new information has come out, where do I stand?
Well, pretty much in the same fucking spot.
I still think Strawb is 100% a snake, and apparently, she’s been a pretty shitty friend to others as well, putting some of them in very difficult positions for no reason.
I said yesterday that even if it turned out Ember was a guy, IT WOULDN’T CHANGE A DAMN THING FOR ME.
Why? Because I’m not a parasocial retard. That’s why.
I mainly know of Ember through Elite Dangerous as a Fuel Rat, and I’d still have no problem flying with them in game sometime. A lot of Ember’s points, opinions, and stances don’t suddenly become invalid based on what’s swinging between their legs.
The needle doesn’t budge for me.
If anything, kudos to Ember for handling this situation as well as they have so far. And if Ember wants to be a babiniku, cool. That’s their business.
Oh, and I also looked over the synopsis of that old fictional story everyone keeps losing their minds over.
Fifty Shades is Worse in my mind.
And guess what? I STILL DON’T FUCKING CARE. IT’S FICTION.
Now, with all that said, I do have one issue with how Ember apparently handled things, and I want to make a very clear distinction here.
I’m NOT talking about streaming.
From what I’ve seen, Ember’s streams were pretty straightforward. I haven’t personally seen evidence of catfishing within that context, and simply presenting as a female character online isn’t inherently wrong.
Where I draw the line is potentially misleading people in private interactions.
Collaborating with other creators, particularly women but also men, having private voice calls, and exchanging DMs introduces a different dynamic if those people are operating under an assumption about your identity that you’ve knowingly encouraged but haven’t been honest about.
And before someone twists my words, I AM NOT ACCUSING EMBER OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OR CLAIMING ANYTHING INAPPROPRIATE HAPPENED.
I’m saying that if someone knowingly misrepresents themselves to gain access to private conversations, personal trust, romantic attention, or situations that another person would not have consented to had they known the truth, that’s a legitimate issue.
There’s a difference between playing a character online and deliberately deceiving someone in a personal relationship or private conversations.
That distinction matters to me.
But I’m not going to assume that happened simply because Ember presented as female. Someone’s gender presentation alone is not evidence of manipulation.
If documented evidence comes out showing that Ember deliberately exploited someone’s trust or boundaries, then I will absolutely call that out, and I will give no quarter.
I have standards, and I apply those standards regardless of who the person is.
But I want actual evidence. Not rumors, not assumptions, not selectively cropped screenshots, and not another internet game of telephone.
I hope Ember was completely straightforward during today’s stream and that nothing comes out later showing deliberate deception or misconduct.
Until then, I’m not moving based on speculation.
And none of this suddenly excuses how Strawb handled the situation, either. Two things can be true at once. Ember can deserve legitimate criticism for their own actions, if supported by evidence, while Strawb can still deserve criticism for the timing, methods, and treatment of someone who supported her for a long time. Because end of the day, she made a lucky guess, still nothing backed it up besides Ember on stream saying its true.
One doesn’t magically cancel out the other.
Honestly, this entire situation has been a massive pile of internet bullshit, and it’s another reminder of why I keep people online at arm’s length.
people wonder why I’m such a hard ass about trust and why I demand receipts before buying into someone’s accusations.
The 2 people above
This is exactly fucking why
Unless something substantial and verifiable comes out, Im done
Did Tectone in his stream on the Ember situation bring anything new to light or regurgitate all the already public information?
I have had what seems to be widely considered an unpopular opinion or one that is outright wrong on this recent debacle and have somehow gained a bunch of followers despite that.
I don't deserve that.
I honestly kinda hate being how I am.
I've spent many, many years being forced to keep my real opinions to myself out of fear of being ostracized and villainized for them.
Even amongst my closest friends, I was the outlier. I was able to get comfortable enough to express my true thoughts, and though I wasn't hated or lost my friends because of them it was still incredibly lonely being the only one that had them.
Which is why I'm so open about my thoughts on Twitter now. I can speak my mind and know with certainty that I'm not alone. This place is my outlet because I have no other.
But I'm not proud of being as opinionated as I am.
I want to goof around more, but there's drama each and every day.
I'm an incredibly curious individual, but not studious nor eloquent by any means.
I take after my mother too much and can be too emotional to the point it clouds my rational.
These aren't good characteristics.
I hate drama. I engage in it because I lack the ability to hold myself back.
It's very difficult to hate people. I'm too sympathetic at times for my own good.
I've always had a habit of rooting for the underdog. It's not a thing I do out of virtue. I just see my own insecurities being reflected back at me.
At the end of the day, all I want is for things to improve for the betterment of everyone. I legitimately just want people to be happy.
Constant hate and vitriol is stupid and bad for the soul.
Anyway, what I was originally trying to say was don't follow me just because of drama. Please.
I'm just a dude.
I avoided commenting on this because I wanted to wait for more information and examples. But there's something that's come up that has me really annoyed now.
First, my opinion on what's shown in the screenshots. Which probably won't surprise any of you:
This is it? These are just casual conversations between friends. Yes, even in mixed sex friend groups. I would know. I HAVE touched grass before and have been around a variety of crowds.
Even more, they seem like conversations between women and specifically a gay man. I didn't know much about Ember before all this drama outside of being a decent person. And yesterday was the first time I ever attended one of his streams. So I don't actually know if he's gay, but in these screenshots he really comes across as one.
Maybe Ember really brings out his feminine side, idk.
Either way, these screenshots are a very terrible attempt at painting Ember in a bad light.
Now, what was it that has me annoyed enough to speak preemptively before more examples have been shown?
BananaJuJu and Leaflit have both confirmed that there were OTHER MEN included in the chat.
This revaluation has me losing my mind, dude. What are doing? Seriously?
Was Ember wrong for lying? Yes. Was trust broken? Yes. Does that excuse how Strawb went about it? In my opinion, no. Especially not after all this.
I'm so tired, man. This really does come across as a witch hunt at some point.
I'm practically begging for there to be something incredibly condemning against Ember past the gender thing so we can get everyone back on board again.
This drama is so retarded.
Relink is becoming canon and is having a story continuation in the mobile game. That's pretty freakin' awesome.
If only I had several hours a day to dedicate to GBF.
Unfortunately, I already have a job.
【グランブルーファンタジー】イベント「Face the Force - GRANBLUE FANTASY: Relink外伝 -」開催のお知らせを公式サイトにて公開いたしました。詳しくは公式サイトをご確認ください。 ⇒ granbluefantasy.com/ja/news/… #グラブル
Evidently, there's a lot of people that expect me to hate others blindly.
Yeah, sorry. I'm not capable of that. It's very difficult for me to genuinely hate someone if they haven't done anything reprehensible.
Conversely, I think a lot of you really need to chill with the hate.
It's not healthy.
Sincerely, y'all need to lighten up.
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Making a pointless drama pile distracts from more pressing matters and is a waste of time.
It’s about effective use of time, energy and resources.
Sorry to quote you, but I think this is a good opportunity to respond to kill two birds with one stone.
I think there's two things that might explain parts of why I have the perspective I do on the Ember situation. Because I'm also trying to understand what I don't get.
1. I had a friend many years ago that everyone assumed was female because of their name and they never refuted it.
We were a friends group composed of fans of a streamer. After a while, they eventually decided to come clean to everyone one-by-one by revealing their voice.
I already had an inkling and they'd only been a good friend to me up until that point, so when they came clean to me I approached it in a very nonchalant, accepting manner.
"Okay, you're a guy. That doesn't change anything, bud."
And I can remember hearing how terrified he was over vc. He had no bad intentions. He just kinda went with the flow of everyone's assumptions.
I imagine Ember's position was very similar.
2. Every job I've ever worked I've mostly been around and have gotten along with my female coworkers more than the male ones. Not entirely certain why.
I think it's because I don't drink, smoke, go outside, or watch sports. I usually just hang around quietly and keep to myself during down times. Introvert and all that.
Anyway, because I was mostly around women I ended up hearing a LOT of very sexual stuff. Not because I was in the background eavesdropping, either. I would be right there and would react with my face a lot, which typically makes them laugh.
So I'm pretty jaded in regards to that.
And I guess a third reason is I've just been on the internet long enough that I'm jaded overall?
Like... I understand WHY people would be upset, but I'm... just not.
This is the best explanation I have for that. I would probably need a psychoanalyst to pinpoint precisely why I don't care.
Anyway. If anything comes out about Ember that proves that they did anything malicious, I'll come out and condemn it.
I desire levity after everything from the few days.
Y'all see the finale of Mystery Skulls Animated?
After the long wait, I honestly expected it to be longer. Everything kinda happened too fast for the emotional moments to really land.
It was still good, though.
I'm far from an eloquent person, so here's a post that expresses my thoughts on the matter better than I can produce myself.
Okay, now that I’m home and new information has come out, where do I stand?
Well, pretty much in the same fucking spot.
I still think Strawb is 100% a snake, and apparently, she’s been a pretty shitty friend to others as well, putting some of them in very difficult positions for no reason.
I said yesterday that even if it turned out Ember was a guy, IT WOULDN’T CHANGE A DAMN THING FOR ME.
Why? Because I’m not a parasocial retard. That’s why.
I mainly know of Ember through Elite Dangerous as a Fuel Rat, and I’d still have no problem flying with them in game sometime. A lot of Ember’s points, opinions, and stances don’t suddenly become invalid based on what’s swinging between their legs.
The needle doesn’t budge for me.
If anything, kudos to Ember for handling this situation as well as they have so far. And if Ember wants to be a babiniku, cool. That’s their business.
Oh, and I also looked over the synopsis of that old fictional story everyone keeps losing their minds over.
Fifty Shades is Worse in my mind.
And guess what? I STILL DON’T FUCKING CARE. IT’S FICTION.
Now, with all that said, I do have one issue with how Ember apparently handled things, and I want to make a very clear distinction here.
I’m NOT talking about streaming.
From what I’ve seen, Ember’s streams were pretty straightforward. I haven’t personally seen evidence of catfishing within that context, and simply presenting as a female character online isn’t inherently wrong.
Where I draw the line is potentially misleading people in private interactions.
Collaborating with other creators, particularly women but also men, having private voice calls, and exchanging DMs introduces a different dynamic if those people are operating under an assumption about your identity that you’ve knowingly encouraged but haven’t been honest about.
And before someone twists my words, I AM NOT ACCUSING EMBER OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OR CLAIMING ANYTHING INAPPROPRIATE HAPPENED.
I’m saying that if someone knowingly misrepresents themselves to gain access to private conversations, personal trust, romantic attention, or situations that another person would not have consented to had they known the truth, that’s a legitimate issue.
There’s a difference between playing a character online and deliberately deceiving someone in a personal relationship or private conversations.
That distinction matters to me.
But I’m not going to assume that happened simply because Ember presented as female. Someone’s gender presentation alone is not evidence of manipulation.
If documented evidence comes out showing that Ember deliberately exploited someone’s trust or boundaries, then I will absolutely call that out, and I will give no quarter.
I have standards, and I apply those standards regardless of who the person is.
But I want actual evidence. Not rumors, not assumptions, not selectively cropped screenshots, and not another internet game of telephone.
I hope Ember was completely straightforward during today’s stream and that nothing comes out later showing deliberate deception or misconduct.
Until then, I’m not moving based on speculation.
And none of this suddenly excuses how Strawb handled the situation, either. Two things can be true at once. Ember can deserve legitimate criticism for their own actions, if supported by evidence, while Strawb can still deserve criticism for the timing, methods, and treatment of someone who supported her for a long time. Because end of the day, she made a lucky guess, still nothing backed it up besides Ember on stream saying its true.
One doesn’t magically cancel out the other.
Honestly, this entire situation has been a massive pile of internet bullshit, and it’s another reminder of why I keep people online at arm’s length.
people wonder why I’m such a hard ass about trust and why I demand receipts before buying into someone’s accusations.
The 2 people above
This is exactly fucking why
Unless something substantial and verifiable comes out, Im done
