Cora! @coralin@octodon.social

Y'know, I do want a virtual "safe space". I want a place I feel welcome, and somewhat confident in my personal safety.

There are parts of town I avoid, and certain businesses I don't step in because I don't feel comfortable being there.Maybe it's the crowd, maybe it's the vibe, maybe it's a thick cloud of smoke and music I can't appreciate.

The cool part is, if I change my mind and WANT to risk it or be exposed to that, they're still there. I know where they are.

ps “meritocracy” was a term coined by Michael Young in a satire that demolishes the fact that if you select the ruling classes based on “merit” (he used the term “IQ + effort” as his criteria, but it could be anything innate and extrinsic) what you'll get is a bunch of entitled assholes who'll stop at nothing to reward themselves at the expense of others. sound familiar?

Bro C.E.O.s are better at raising money than making money. So why do venture capitalists keep investing in them?

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/01/opinion/sunday/jerks-and-the-start-ups-they-ruin.html?mc=aud_dev&mcid=fb-nytimes&mccr=AprilPostElectionSubs&mcdt=2017-04&subid=AprilPostElectionSubs&ad-keywords=AudDevGate&_r=0

Tfw you get a haircut and there's kazillions of teeny tiny hair bits everywhere, places you never knew teeny tiny hair bits could even go.

I take a certain small amount of smug satisfaction every time the "first!!!" comment comes in second.

it failed

Going shopping for electro-mechanicals on digikey

https://octodon.social/media/t8UNrSNkuYWd6eUr9cA