FOSS addiction pipeline summed up in one sentence

Looking at it, YDI mate.

I’m not vegan myself but going into “sweetie + laughing emoji” territory with someone unprovoked, especially over phrasing, is, well, silly.

In a funnier world someone would convince the diaper-in-chief that the best way to show his dominance and prowess is to cease all arms to Israel and praise him for thinking of it himself

That’s fair. I forgot briefly that fediverse has that political side lol but meant more the technology of “broadcasting” and inter-site communications. Seems a better comparison than email at least.

So Usenet was the first fedi site? Reassuring that the concept predates the current paradigm and still has legs, however niche it is atm.

That makes way more sense.

Advertising bird seed and dog leashes to someone who keeps a python as a pet isn’t going to get them to buy anything. Make an ad about an auto-adjusting heat lamp and high quality frozen mice and they’ll probably perk up. Toss in an offer of a free snake plushie and a 10% first time discount for good measure.

Nobody is immune to propaganda, but yeah it’s easier to ignore and not relate to something when it’s not targeted at you.

My apologies- to clarify my sympathy was about being treated as needing medication for your ability to see the world differently.

Thank you for the info dump actually! I’m also autistic and getting to learn about how you experience, process and approach things has been enlightening and fascinating (in a respectful, peer-to-peer way of course).

There is certainly something to be said for both finding you’re not alone in a unique situation, and learning to embrace the way you are to navigate a better life. It’s awesome that you did all that for your kids too; they’re very lucky.

Considering emotions very much have a physical bodily/chemical manifestation it makes perfect sense that a synesthete could experience that. I’m sorry you had to go through all that.

The real trick is to make a list of things to do to avoid doing the things on your to do list /s

Pretty sure a lot of them are transphobic lol

Hey bangs are nice :( just not DIY bangs that stem from “ohmygod-my-hair-is-too-heavy-gtfo-my-face” energy, which is hard to resist.

Every time I get a haircut I like going shorter though, just a matter of convincing the stylist to let me get a mullet/undercut since they think it’ll “look like a bad haircut” and seem convinced it’ll ruin their reputation lol. Just let me indulge my trashy instincts please and thank you! 😂

Burgermeister Meisterburger the cat

You hit the nail on the head re: Vance.

The cushion connoisseur occasionally pretends to give a shit about working class people (even though he doesn’t). MAGAts want their faces brazenly spat on, because they’re temporarily embarrassed billionaires and being poor makes you worthless*.

I shudder at the thought of a Kirk-led timeline though, so thank you for the silver lining.

*according to them.

Holy hell your coach is an asshat I’m so sorry. It takes a lot to keep your cool on top of accomplishing all you did, especially when you weren’t feeling good!

Since he won’t say it, you did great and should be proud of yourself. Might not mean as much coming from an internet stranger but you’ve got this.

Hope you can get some better rest and enjoy the remainder of your trip best you can. Sending calm and positive vibes your way 🌸

Trans people, by mere existence, threaten the status quo in the eyes of these losers.

Think about it - if you can do something to escape the misery you were born into and have agency of your own body, then it’s harder for aggrieved reactionaries to enforce the rigid hierarchy they think they’re entitled to. Suddenly their easy in to a luxurious job is threatened, and they may actually have to compete for positions of power, or even a nicer house.

They want control, and they want higher status over other people. Happiness for those who question the “superiority” of the dominant lifestyle and dogma isn’t allowed. Conform to the caste system or be punished - and they take delight in punishing their “lessers.”

This seems to be a pattern. District judges make common sense rulings then the administration takes a tantrum all the way up to the nine who let them get away with actual murder.

She’s a siren?