I really want to run, but I'm a sexual minority in a blood red state, in the buckle of the bible belt. I have so many ideas, but I'm scared that I not only wouldn't win, but that running would backfire for me and my family.

Might I suggest an alternative—the em dash. It—the aforementioned em dash—is a quite versatile bit of punctuation, acting as a comma, parentheses, semicolon, and colon—all in one! It's also underutilized in typical writing, and therefore in AI generated outputs, making it all the more unique

Welcome to the much better social media. Glad to have you here

I live in SC and am looking at transferring colleges, despite being only a year out from graduating.

First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
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Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
- Martin Niemöller

It fluctuates, but it seems to be solid right now, which is a nice change of pace

Hey birthday twins

I'm just old enough to have lived in the transition period where restaurants stopped allowing indoor smoking. Wild that even smoking on a plane was a regular thing for decades

Welcome! I'm here for the same reason

I struggled with eating disorders my whole life, so the first part is something that I'm only just now attempting, but regular exercise has helped me tremendously