bleepbloopbop

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[–] bleepbloopbop@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Seriously! I'd love to talk to you, but I don't particularly want to listen to you talking at me.

It's the worst of both worlds, I can't respond in any way or ask for clarification or say "hey can you speak up it's really loud where you are", to a voice message like I could on a call, but nor can I read through it quickly, or look back over what was said like a text.

Imagine having everything from pagers to video chat to VR at your disposal and choosing what is essentially digital voicemail as your preferred means of communication. Not as a fallback when you aren't both able to talk, but as the first choice. I can't

[–] bleepbloopbop@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

it is designed to exceed the speed of light if pedaled at 90rpm

[–] bleepbloopbop@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

some background. It is an art piece but not in the way you're thinking

[–] bleepbloopbop@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

video clips (or photos or any file that isnt a virus or illegal content) up to 200MB can be uploaded to catbox.moe

no ads, can get direct links to the video file

[–] bleepbloopbop@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the fake one looks like connor omalley more than anything. That's supposed to be a thirst trap?

[–] bleepbloopbop@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

I mean that's not too far from what a lot of robber barons did after getting sufficiently wealthy by, you know, robbing. Though just leaning in and directly merchandising with it rather than like, funding libraries and (often dubious) charities, really ought to undercut the "philanthropist" reputation. I guess this is as good as we get now

[–] bleepbloopbop@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

you're allowed to ask your friends to use them more! even if its uncomfortable to ask, it might be a good reminder that they do respect you/nice validation

[–] bleepbloopbop@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

spoilerI think just getting to know some transmasc people on a closer personal level would probably help dispel that. One of my dearest oldest friends is, and like, they didn't have femininity to destroy, that was never them, and it was literally killing them in direct proportion to how hard they tried to conform. So being with them through all that really eliminated any feeling I might otherwise have had along those lines.

Is it partly an attraction thing, do you think? I've felt a twinge of that for a different acquaintance, back when I thought I wasn't bi... if you are fundamentally just not into guys, a transmasc transitioning is going from someone you might have really been drawn to, to someone you're just not attracted to at all. But the person I thought was cute just like, does not exist, it was a facade, and even if they kept the facade up it could never have worked out, same as me and my cis ex. Not to say that's what it is for you, but it's worth exploring where these feelings come from if you want to attack the thoughts at their roots.

Another thing that helps me is realizing how shitty the gender roles are for both men and women. Both have huge downsides that nobody should feel bound by, and trans people especially suffer when crammed into those little boxes, on either side.

Ultimately I think time and exposure will help you work it out. Be conscious of how you feel and don't let it affect your actions, but there's no need to feel guilty, we all have biases and brainworms that we inherit from the world around us, and they don't just disappear as soon as we notice them, it takes time and effort.

[–] bleepbloopbop@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

yes much better tactic tbh, though the angry crowd is key. also knowing what buildings/parts of buildings are defensible. I think the campus near me has a lot of interconnected buildings and underground tunnels

[–] bleepbloopbop@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

real answer is that states generally don't even count write ins, but some did actually tally votes for a pre-designated "uncommitted" option

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