tarot bird @morganmay@octodon.social

me: _links very leftist thing to a good friend_
friend: what's DBT, allosexual, enby... <more terms>. I could google but I'd rather chat to you.
me: _defines_
friend: okay, thanks. _reads article_

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That was so pleasant and lovely. Yes he put the labour of some education on me, but because he wanted to talk to me, not because he didn't wanna do it!

"At what age is it best to crush a child’s dreams so that they have an easier time stepping in to the status quo?"

"You fool. You do not do such things to children. A child is like a poison missile you aim at the Future. You encourage, fund and resource their dreams to the fullest extent of your capability, knowing that your reward will be the pain and misery of generations yet unborn."

-- Warren Ellis
http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=8090

have a good one!

POSIX, motherfucker! Do you implement it?

it is the human birthright to be made of scars

A cool article about how exacting Fred Rogers was about the language used on his show so that it wouldn't confuse or accidentally mislead kids: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/06/mr-rogers-neighborhood-talking-to-kids/562352/?single_page=true

I especially love the examples given.

johnny sun on twitter:

"sometimes it feels like people only love your mask because you only show them your mask, but trust that they know its a mask, that they care about its author, and that they are perceptive enough to see you behind it"

https://twitter.com/jonnysun/status/1005317601424297984

tired of your computer constantly being low on battery? try this one simple trick!

i'm a terf exclusionary radical feminist

Oh My Fucking God
#NewPipe can stream just the audio from YouTube
😍😍😍
Thanks also to @fdroidorg

Probably a good time to reiterate:

admire all lesbians in your life