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@mrgoblinging7 Thank you! That’s so sweet!

(Pardon the following rant.)
This was inspired by a lot.

Elon Musk’s twitter shenanigans, the massive media consolidation in the USA that got worse after '96 that effed up the whole industry, a certain reviled media mogul whose name is a lot like Durmoch, and the unionizing that has been happening in US media organizations in the last 5 or so years.

The story also came from an awkward lunchtime conversation I had lately where I found myself talking to two CEO’s, when I thought I was just sitting down to eat pizza and chat with some new employees whom I didn’t recognize yet. (They were wearing jeans and t-shirts, they were stealth! I thought they were just tech guys!) Turns out one of them was the CEO of a company my company had just bought, and my company’s woman CEO came over to join us all. And there I was. Surrounded by people whose lives I couldn’t possibly relate to.
They were friendly enough, but I was so uncomfortable, I made up an excuse about being busy and left before I even finished eating.
I couldn’t stop wondering if the executives were even the same species as me - their financial power was so extreme compared to mine. They could solve any little financial issue I had with a metaphorical flick of a finger. I wondered if they felt a disconnect back towards me - but from the more-powerful side. Was my positioning them as economic giants just in my head? Or was I also a poverty-stricken insect to their view?

@sloppy_amy turncoat! Traitor! You know, he’ll never actually make you big again - the growth ray is a lie!

@mrgoblinging7 She’s watching him fuck his wife. That explains the hiding and the slight smile. His large toy collection is just a cover to make his frequent purchase of doll clothes make sense to her.

@sloppy_amy “Robert Durmoch” is based somewhat on the IRL guy Rupert Murdoch. Robert is a little younger, more charismatic, chubbier, and more American, but what they have in common is their name and their impact on the industry.

(Political opinions coming up, I will not debate this topic with anyone if you disagree with the following statements, If you are irritated by left wing stuff, scroll past this.)

Rupert Murdoch is a (now much older) Australian billionaire in charge of NewsCorp. They own Fox News and many other media outlets around the world including Wall Street Journal and some influential British newspapers. He doesn’t just own news organizations to make money, which is the normal thing in the industry. He’s unique because he also uses his news orgs as mouthpieces to spread his right wing views.
He has been personally responsible for what used to be thought of as extreme, fringe right-wing views being pushed into the mainstream, such as conspiracy theories about COVID, masking, vaccines, and BLM, and, earlier, Obama’s birth certificate. He’s also largely responsible for the increasing mistrust in the news media, since his news sources are more concerned with expressing right wing opinions, and entertaining sensationalism, than in anything like media ethics or factual accuracy.
He actually is responsible for memos that go out to Fox News and his thousands of affiliate stations telling them to approach news stories with specific opinionated talking points. His stations have been sued for lying on the news, and their excuse back in court was that nobody should expect his station “Fox News” to be reporting news, everyone knows that they are just entertainment.
He’s personally eroded journalism in a way that it can probably not recover from until the end of the current informational dark ages.

@olo yep! And before that, Dracula (the original fuckable monster), King Kong, Creature from the Black Lagoon, a buncha werewolf movies, etc, etc. This is my sexual studies thesis and I’m sticking to it.

@giantesslover45 I love this. And I thought the man’s torso was a photo, that he’s all a render, too, makes it even more impressive! That realistic shape!

@olo Ooph, I’m so sorry. It’s so shitty to be stuck like that. I hope you find a better long-term fit soon!

@kondo I’m enough of a nature nerd to know: in my neighborhood, a bird would get her during the day. A bluejay, crow, or hawk. At night, a raccoon, or a cat.

Remember, indoor tinies have way longer lifespans. If you’re afraid of the outdoors, so is she. Don’t let her leave! A platform for them to watch the outdoors from a window is a much safer alternative.

@olo Woah! That’s a wild, and endearing comic. A great find.

@kisupure Oh my goodness, this is wonderful so far. The sweetness, the descriptions, the details, I’m invested!

(Enjoying the pre-2000’s Brooklyn setting, too! My personal nostalgia is a sucker for that.)

@Olo
Oh my god. She would never get used to it.

@mrgoblinging7
“Just make the portfolio grow enough, then I’ll reverse the shrinking, and let you go.”
“How much, Master?”
“Until I’m satisfied.”
“But, remember econ 101- the consumer is never satisfied, that’s how demand-”
“Until I’m satisfied, pet. Now get back to work. And no more lectures.”
“You wanted my expertise!”
“Use it, don’t talk about it.”
“…okay. I’m sorry, I forgot my place again.”
“Let me repeat, more at a pet’s level: line go up, good, pet go free.”
“…yes, Master.”

@littlest-lily

I love the depth of their thoughts that you’re giving us. I love the intense observation skill that she has. I’ve always considered the physical details that a shrunken person would notice about a giant, but I hadn’t really put it together before that being shrunk would also result in reading micro-expressions, and therefore emotions, more capably. I look forward to reading more of this slow burn.

@TakoAlice8 I like this too! I wrote a story along these lines about two fairies, one of whom is kidnapped by a hunter, the other who takes her revenge.

I find it hard to imagine a happy end for a tiny without superpowers, or the shrink being temporary. But I do enjoy stories like that!

Here’s the fairy story. It’s a bit long.

https://ivyperegrine.com/?p=192

@mrgoblinging7 sleeping would be uncomfortable! Plus he can take the jar wherever he wants, and I have no privacy at all.