Not joking. Apparently there's this user in the Russian brony community named 'Ayvendil' that translates optimal verse stories, and DOA left (according to what I can parse with Google-translate) enough of an impression that he broke his rule about only translating the canon-compatible ones.

https://stories.everypony.ru/story/10456/
https://darkpony.ru/doa/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19b1m4oipxsNoX_ZbAQxKGSaf6m_Psjl79JlU0cmBnFk/edit

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...and for once I actually got some genuine feedback instead of (just) a form letter!

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A year ago I published my first foray into the Optimalverse, and it seems to have done quite well for itself so far.

Yes, the irony with that name, I know.

Still, top ten. Not bad, not bad at all.

Sadly don't have much to add about it. There was no 'aha!' moment, just a neat idea that turned out well.

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Now, I'm going to do something strange here, something a bit off-kilter.

Watch this video first, and then click to see the rest of this article.

I know the video is about religion, and I usually try to stay clear of that subject...

I also know it's a lot to ask to watch a forty minute video for a blog-post, but please, trust me, I'm going somewhere with this and it won't be nearly as effective a reveal without the info in that video freshly in mind.

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(Cross-posted in the Optimalverse group.)

Alright, here's something that's been bothering me...

CelestAI's whole 'meaning' in life is A, friendship, and B, satisfying values, correct?

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