Sorry that happened to you

So by our definitions I am mostly safe, and you are *completely safe*.

Whew, that’s great news. Love the first world.

Generally, everyone is walking around with some degree of energy pent up in their hands and throats—our systems of inter-personal relations being at fault— in need of a shaman (therapist?) to uncork and channel it all.

Generally, everyone is walking around with some degree of energy pent up in their hands and throats—our systems of inter-personal relations being at fault— in need of a shaman (therapist?) to uncork and channel it all.

I don’t think this contradicts what you’re saying. Meaning accommodates a slice from any orientation.

As a man who skews self-conscious, I drank heavily from the “control yourself” brand of toxic masculinity when young and thus continue to envy my partner’s safety and freedom at, say, expressing her anger freely at work.

I cannot imagine feeling safe doing that!

This is real and true, but maybe so is its opposite (as often happens in the messy landscape of meaning).

We also perceive women as being relatively free and facile with emotion—sad when sad, angry when angry, etc—whereas, men are are perceived (and expected) to restrain, channel, swallow, etc.

This sounds like toxic positivity, but it’s actually the antidote to toxic positivity which is already running rampant, unnoticed

At least the materialists are purportedly committed to “what (actually) is”, but neither can help having their way with things.

The debate between, say, materialists and intelligent design folks was fun and seemed deep when I was an angry young adult.

Both stances seem like an utter waste of an opportunity to notice and (actually) worship the unbelievable order of things. (FWIW the materialists are closer to this IMO.)

Safety hand wringing is classic status quo fallacy

Likewise! ❤️

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And I begin to wonder
what other sounds
might I become next
what bursts of being
dancing throughout the cosmos