hiii jacob

that does sound fun... i could dabble in some Vagueposting

is it still fun to post here

i'm obviously biased (english major), but i do not understand how someone can willingly pay for their education and spend it taking shortcuts that completely defeat the purpose of their work. sure, "work smarter not harder," but now you have literally nothing to take from what you were doing. great.

sorry if this isn't the place to post about it btw, but i kind of felt the need to write something and twitter didn't feel right for that. at the very least, bluesky is usually where i like to express my feelings on things, even if it's just me talking into a void.

anyway, take care of yourselves ❤️

of course, i don't intend to make it sound like i know what i'm talking about or anything, or that i'm "taking a side." i've just been trying to rationalize everything, and it's been hard. at the end of the day, a family and community lost someone they loved, and that breaks my heart. rip hax :(

i do feel pretty conflicted about the whole situation given that he was technically banned (for valid reasons iirc), and the role of TOs is to enforce bans they feel are necessary for the community's safety. it's debatable whether he was truly still a threat, but it's very unfortunate regardless.

none of this takes away from how insanely taxing all of this can be, but at the end of the day, we work for others because we care. we work for others because we have a vision that aims to bring out the best in ourselves and others, along with our aspirations that drive us and our community forward.

with all the negative elements and factors that tend to dominate our timelines, it could do us all some good to frequently reflect on the more positive things we take for granted—which could be a lot of things—to promote and hopefully cultivate a more positive environment overall.

i may be a broken record in saying this but i do believe that extensive efforts like yours (and others whom that is applicable to) do not go unnoticed. that said, of course, i feel we can, and absolutely should, do a better job of lifting one another up and positively recognizing the work we do.

as i said on the other app this is probably a good excuse to actually work on my backloggd, so i'll probably make a post about that at some point