#Narrative

Something underdiscussed in fiction—if it's discussed at all—is the idea of a midpoint. Midpoints are a big part of screenwriting craft, but hardly every considered in fiction, which is one
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Capitalist authoritarian violence kills without any accountability.How many dead people?How many are ever held to account?Capitalism kills with impunity.Fuck that. If you think that the death caused by capitalism is
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On the (seemingly endless) study of disparities in the social sciences: the question isn’t whether a disparity exists; the question is how evidence of a disparity will spur people to
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AESTHETIC SUPPRESSION: AN INTERESTING SIDE-EFFECT OF SOFT CENSORSHIP@humansofflat has apparently left Twitter after being deboosted. I actually had the impression that EVERYONE worth talking to was reply deboosted. I was
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Morning! - 5 with Fitz (trying something new - thread)1 - Markets up big > reopening narrative and vaccinesHope overcomes fear every time because the markets are forward looking. The
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And y’all fucking wonder why I call you little shits terflings When will you admit that I’m always fucking right, it’ll make life so much easier for you (tw transphobia)
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Someone I used to know very well and considered a good friend did this thing where they turned into a BJP supporter and I saw them being swallowed up by
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If people keep letting law enforcement dictate who they are then we will continue to lose. The entire system including rhetoric has been develop and maintained by police, that's why
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Thread: Since 1258, when Baghdad — the preeminent city of the Abrahamic Greater West — was destroyed by the Mongol armies of Hülegü, Christian and Muslim alike have recognized the
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The irony of it. At the age of 82 years amid a raging pandemic, @YashwantSinha has hit the road against the NDA govt in Bihar. He played a big role
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The defining attribute of the X-mansion as a setting is the concept of sanctuary. The mansion provides the team with a pre-existing fulfillment (on the micro scale) of what they’re
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Trigger Warning//AbuseIt feels selfish and silly to write this because everything that's been going on the last few days isn't about me but given my extreme personal reaction I did
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So an interesting thing happened couple of days ago. Some of you might be familiar with Digital Combat Simulator, which is used for training by USAF, FAF & possibly PAF
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I haven't even thought about writing papers for publication since mid-January. To address the threat posed by #COVID19, it's all about making progress as fast as possible, and sharing what
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Saying it again - #Bollywood is all worked up because it cannot control the narrative anymore. Journos covering tinsel town know all dark secrets but cannot write thanks to massive
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The UCP wants us to turn on each other. They spin a narrative that cuts are necessary (they aren’t), that public employees get more than they need (they don’t), and
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