swlabr

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[–] swlabr@awful.systems 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

So my understanding is that uwu/UwU originates as a kaomoji, think (^.^) and (O.O) etc. Using the 'w' character to render the mouth starts as a furry thing or a general projection of human expression onto common animals like cats or dogs. (You'll see the omega symbol used in examples as well.)

Over the last 20-30 years or so of online interaction etc. kaomoji start to gain a sort of cringe notoriety alongside RP chatting, culminating in a few catalysing memes/copypastas.

Eventually "owo" and "uwu" start being read aloud/vocalised, similar to how people starting saying "lol" out loud, and this is associated I guess with a cutesy sort of image, though that image is often corrupted or subverted- for example e-girls, who co-opt a lot from of gaming and anime subcultures, lean into the uwu of it all.

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Menawhile: tenga stock prices soar because apparently their toys are so good that a guy was willing to kill for them to be banned

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

OwO what’s this?

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 6 points 7 months ago

NB: I will not perform sleuthing, i.e. reading up on this guy or anything he wrote. I don't think it's worth it

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 8 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Is it crazy that I don't think that the guy is the shooter? I don't see the EA crowd, famous for bootlicking, being up to the task of CEO assassination.

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 5 points 7 months ago

As a human,

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Just forwarding along the last mention of this by @blakestacey

Stubsack

Which links to this discourse

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 6 points 7 months ago

Fucking hell. What exactly do they pay Salty Ballman for if all he does is come up the same ideas over and over? Just replace him with a coin with “cram another LLM into the trenchcoat” on one side and “add another payment tier” on the other.

Worst fake techonology revolution ever. This bubble can’t burst fast enough.

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Sundar Pichai says Google Search will ‘enshittify profoundly’ in 2025 [paraphrasing]

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

it's almost as if international trade of weapons creates perverse incentives

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Or a secret, third option:

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