Skip to content
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • Moments Moments Moments, current page.

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
arthur_affect's profile
Arthur Chu
Arthur Chu
Arthur Chu
Verified account
@arthur_affect

Tweets

Arthur ChuVerified account

@arthur_affect

Mad genius, comedian, actor, and freelance voiceover artist broadcasting from the distant shores of Lake Erie (he/him)

Broadview Heights, Ohio
arthur-chu.com
Joined August 2009

Tweets

  • © 2021 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    1. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 30 Mar 2020

      Honestly I'm not even that moved by the "orphaned works" argument anymore Unless the orphaned work in question contains the cure for cancer it's not that big a deal I can easily imagine authors deliberately "orphaning" their works and I think they have a right to

      2 replies 1 retweet 33 likes
      Show this thread
    2. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 30 Mar 2020

      It's part of the general "right to be forgotten" If I wrote a shitty novel fifteen years ago that got published but never sold well, I have the right to say "I want this permanently taken out of print until 70 years after I die"

      4 replies 0 retweets 20 likes
      Show this thread
    3. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 30 Mar 2020

      Why is it so fucking important that everything be available to your greedy prying eyes Is the entertainment or scholarly of historical value of every "lost" book so great that the consent of the actual human being who made it doesn't matter to you Fuck you man

      3 replies 2 retweets 25 likes
      Show this thread
    4. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 30 Mar 2020

      Not everyone is a public figure or a presidential candidate and not everything needs to be preserved in the fucking Wayback Machine to "hold people accountable" This panopticon culture the techbros have built is fucking sick and it's driving us all crazy

      2 replies 5 retweets 39 likes
      Show this thread
    5. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 30 Mar 2020

      When Franz Kafka told Max Brod he wanted all his unpublished manuscripts burned after he died, Max should have fucking done it That's what a friend does

      2 replies 2 retweets 29 likes
      Show this thread
    6. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 30 Mar 2020

      What he actually did was really shitty and as much as I love Kafka's work we should all be reading it with at least a twinge of guilt It's not fucking okay

      2 replies 0 retweets 18 likes
      Show this thread
    7. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 30 Mar 2020

      Leftists saying that authors exerting copyright are "cops" jfc If you read the definition of "commodity fetishism" there is no clearer textbook example of it than saying stupid shit like "Kafka's books are bigger than the man who wrote them, they belong to the world"

      2 replies 8 retweets 35 likes
      Show this thread
    8. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 30 Mar 2020

      "The joy and insight gained from the product of labor is of greater value than the pain the labor exacts on the person laboring" That's what a capitalist says, you're a capitalist, go fuck yourself

      3 replies 4 retweets 31 likes
      Show this thread
      Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 30 Mar 2020

      If I want to charge TEN MILLION DOLLARS to read my writing, or INFINITE MONEY (i.e. no one is ever allowed to read it, it gets burned) that is my right "Hurr no one wants to read it anyway" Good, fuck off

      10:35 PM - 30 Mar 2020
      • 25 Likes
      • Will Never Shut Up About Rape Culture George Sutherland Howard Kathryne, MFA Reading Rainbow J.H Christ on a Bicycle kirjotusvihe Bullfrog Perry the Kuuga Evangelist 👍 Fix Your Heart or Die.
      3 replies 0 retweets 25 likes
        1. easygantor‏ @easygantor 30 Mar 2020
          Replying to @arthur_affect

          pic.twitter.com/opSYbT5xWv

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo

      Loading seems to be taking a while.

      Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

        Promoted Tweet

        false

        • © 2021 Twitter
        • About
        • Help Center
        • Terms
        • Privacy policy
        • Cookies
        • Ads info