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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Lol can't reply to the original post so I guess I get to be self-aggrandizing on main? Thanks, Tom, this means a lot 😂

Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We'll see if I get the inspiration to come back and explain why this take sucks so bad but in the meantime, I hope you're examining why all these folks disagree with you and not just writing it off as "Internet people stupid, I am the only smart."

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Woah! Woah! Ahh! Been reading this thread & staying quiet and *this* is the comment that gave me the ick loud enough to say... this take sucks 😂

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I hope I will be glad I made this? It's hard to tell. youtu.be/MiI-6riOCyQ?...

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Anniversary of a homicide – How to be normal about grief

YouTube video by Afterthoughts

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OutOfCharacters @outofcharacters.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I don't really say this lightly, but Sam has really made something special here. If art can be good, this is good art.

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You Call Yourself a Film Critic @filmcriticmaybe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"Laughing pushes the absurdity from it usual horror into something that I can survive" I know I throw video essays out to rec all willy nilly but this one? This one's special Thank you for sharing this. I really wish you didn't have to

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Questing Refuge @questingrefuge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'm not sure I have the words to capture how beautiful this video is as a work of art. Just go watch it!

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Ian Danskin @innuendostudios.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

my voice is in this, reading a poem by Jamaal May it was a tough read, having had some violent shit happen to me, to my friends, and to my hometown thanks for letting me participate, Sam

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James Woodall @jameswoodall.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I saw an early draft of this and it moved me to tears.

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josh (with paranormalities) @joshwithparenthes.es · 25/09/2026

The best art I ever made started in a DM with Sam where I said "I have this weird idea and I think it's probably impossible." And she said "That sounds amazing, but yes probably impossible." This video started the same way, with the roles reversed. It's probably the best art she's ever made. Watch.

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thank you to these wonderful folks for the moral support, draft feedback, and for lending their voices to complete this project:

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thank you for all the support during this ❤️ the video, and also before the video

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

When someone says “I’m proud of America” it just smells like cope. Like what the fuck are you proud of, can you tell me? Is it freedom. Are we doing freedom good.

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

1000x this

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Right, and any person with 10% of a functioning brain could’ve told you that we were not ready for AI generated video. Possibly will never be ready for AI generated video.

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This is what's so frustrating about tech bros. They talk about product rollouts in the "spherical cows in a frictionless vacuum" way that a 101 class gets comfy with Newtonian physics. If our tech is deployed with NO pre-existing societal conditions or incentive structures... it'll work great!

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

LLMs are a legitimately interesting technology, and I wish I *could* be interested in them instead of what is societally required of me (unwavering condemnation) because no-fucking-body in the government, tech c-suite, or grifterverse can be trusted to oversee the development or use of this tech.

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This is why I couldn't sleep in the car after femur surgery. No other reasons. Would've been a great idea otherwise.

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I am aware that I just Streisand Effect-ed my pit stains

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Demonstrating getting out of the bed in the morning ✨ Please ignore the sweat stains 😂

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Ah yes, thank you for giving me a FRIENDLY button, thank you for helping me generating this NORMAL SENTENCE. This is not a weird way to propose a collaboration at all. People talk like this!

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

AI suggestions want me to be a robot in a business suit. It might not be "professional" but... I want to talk like myself? I want to use my own jargon? I want to *be an individual?* Is that ok?? What if, instead of making tools to homogenize speech, we make room for many modes of expression?

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

This is such a good question. Thank you for getting to the bortom of this.

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

It's a huge mistake to "adjust to" or "adapt" to generative AI. There's rarely been a more clearcut situation to reject vehemently for so many reasons. One reason beyond those that apply now is the future capacity for proactive manipulation and distortion. We need less outside interference not more.

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I mean, of course it starts with a chapter about the degradation of topsoil and agriculture’s reliance on fossil fuels and projected global food shortages, but you know

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Desperately needed a Hopeful reading day 😅🌻🌱

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Introduce yourself with 10 bands/musicians you've seen live 1. Viagra boys 2-10. Some other ones

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Feelin pretty strongly about this one 😐 youtu.be/Gz2Y9xJ9IIE

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Tech Workers: This Is Our Fight

YouTube video by Afterwords

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

And sure, you can not want to, and I definitely can't make you, but if THIS is your reason for supporting an anti-worker anti-planet anti-human political movement that would sacrifice you and your children for a stock buyback, then either... 1. no it isn't? or 2. you are a child.

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Like you could conceivably have a discussion about the effects of immigration policies or raising the minimum wage or letting tech oligarchs own all of your thoughts, but the anti- preferred pronouns argument has been, for 10 years, "I don't want to 😡 you can't make me."

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Ok so. I do not understand why these people can't get over preferred pronouns. It's just not difficult? It's really not hard? It's wild to watch what is effectively a mass adult temper tantrum fuel a regressive political movement.

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a completely serious cup of chai @sillychai.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

from the creator of my favorite video of last year comes a sequel to my favorite video of last year, which is probably going to be my favorite video of this year. both of his videos on AI have so heavily influenced and put shape to my vague poorly defined ideas in ways I didn't know i needed tbh

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Love having a perpetual corner to throw a toe on whenever I need a break. The physical interaction between human body + Wall To Go Up will fascinate me forever.

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Bridge is the current passion project.

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

lol I didn’t realize I exported this with audio. Please enjoy 4 seconds of undertale followed by a loud sigh.

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Lil effects test for the next video. Pretty happy so far! Love getting to take tiny ideas and run with them ☺️

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Youtube friends! Need someone to edit your audio? If your VO sounds like you're recording from the bottom of a swimming pool or eating a handful of pop rocks, let's chat! Down to send before/after audio samples. Flexible rates :D

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Skyehoppers @skyehoppers.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

🌠 New Video! 🌠 Join me for a very close reading of Cowboy Bebop's strange and evocative 6th episode. I delve into what the story believes about death and purpose, and arrive at some reflection on how it is that art and artists can become immortal. 3, 2, 1... youtu.be/4XR2f3odioY

Thumbnail for a YouTube video featuring Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop pointing offscreen. It includes the text "should you live forever?"

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Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Honored to have participated in this madness 🫡

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