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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Elon Musk and Sims characters

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‘Put him in a pool and delete the ladder’: People think Elon Musk’s gestures are giving off serious Sims NPC vibes

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Neil Newbon, the artist behind Astarion, is helping lead the charge against AI

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