Juan Rubin
@juanrubin.bsky.social
Writer and Reader, still figuring this 'life' thing out.
I write stories about queer people, class and mental health
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Fighting for a world in which human goodness can flourish.
I write stories about queer people, class and mental health
🇧🇷🏳️🌈⚛️
Fighting for a world in which human goodness can flourish.
I find it hysterical when fundamentalists claim the 'culture' or the 'enemy' is leading people astray when it's actually just their behavior alienating their own followers. They are their biggest enemies.
December 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I find it hysterical when fundamentalists claim the 'culture' or the 'enemy' is leading people astray when it's actually just their behavior alienating their own followers. They are their biggest enemies.
God, I hate the 'it's not my responsibility/there's nothing I can do' discourse. Stop being lazy and do something to make the world better, even if it's just for the old man you helped go up the stairs or the person you smiled to at the supermarket.
December 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
God, I hate the 'it's not my responsibility/there's nothing I can do' discourse. Stop being lazy and do something to make the world better, even if it's just for the old man you helped go up the stairs or the person you smiled to at the supermarket.
I find it really curious how the US is one of the only countries in the planet where luxury products and services are cheaper than the essentials. Looking from outside an iphone for a few hundred bucks looks like a great deal, until you remember the price of insulin.
December 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I find it really curious how the US is one of the only countries in the planet where luxury products and services are cheaper than the essentials. Looking from outside an iphone for a few hundred bucks looks like a great deal, until you remember the price of insulin.
Seeing people using AI here is so frustrating.
December 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Seeing people using AI here is so frustrating.
I would dive in a pool full of snakes but I wouldn't be in the same room as a single spider.
December 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I would dive in a pool full of snakes but I wouldn't be in the same room as a single spider.
People using Hispanic as if it was a synonym of Latino…
December 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
People using Hispanic as if it was a synonym of Latino…
God, I love spreadsheets to an unhealthy degree. It's a drug to my OCD.
December 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
God, I love spreadsheets to an unhealthy degree. It's a drug to my OCD.
"Fat main character" then it's just a skinny woman with thick thighs and a tiny bit of fat on her belly.
a close up of a cartoon character 's face with a big smile on his face .
Alt: Mr. Incredible frowning
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November 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"Fat main character" then it's just a skinny woman with thick thighs and a tiny bit of fat on her belly.
What's up with the rise of ageism lately? I'm seeing a bunch of people talking bigoted crap about old people in politics. Yes, we do need more young people in politics. We also need old people. Everyone should be represented, young or old, black, brown, white, asian or indigenous, queer or cishet.
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
What's up with the rise of ageism lately? I'm seeing a bunch of people talking bigoted crap about old people in politics. Yes, we do need more young people in politics. We also need old people. Everyone should be represented, young or old, black, brown, white, asian or indigenous, queer or cishet.
I don't use AI to write my texts, emails or posts, I just read more than I talk to people. And I have social anxiety, so I proofread everything 500 times before I send. #convolutedbitchesexist
November 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I don't use AI to write my texts, emails or posts, I just read more than I talk to people. And I have social anxiety, so I proofread everything 500 times before I send. #convolutedbitchesexist
Trusting others is the most revolutionary thing one can do. Oppression thrives in alienation and the dehumanized perception of the 'other' is what leads to evil. Our fear of one another keep us from connecting and organizing ouselves to fight those who abuse us. The popular power is in the >popular<
October 28, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Trusting others is the most revolutionary thing one can do. Oppression thrives in alienation and the dehumanized perception of the 'other' is what leads to evil. Our fear of one another keep us from connecting and organizing ouselves to fight those who abuse us. The popular power is in the >popular<
Wandering through neocities pages is such an amazing experience. Every single website feels personal and fun, so different from the corporate hellscape internet became.
October 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Wandering through neocities pages is such an amazing experience. Every single website feels personal and fun, so different from the corporate hellscape internet became.
I really don't understand why people think educating children and even teenagers about sex is a taboo. As someone who grew up in the countryside, I knew that animals crossed to make babies and that didn't affect my development whatsoever. If anything it made puberty less scary.
October 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I really don't understand why people think educating children and even teenagers about sex is a taboo. As someone who grew up in the countryside, I knew that animals crossed to make babies and that didn't affect my development whatsoever. If anything it made puberty less scary.
Copyright laws were not designed to protect artists, they were designed to protect companies. Capitalism works on manufactured scarcity. The more of something there is, the less people will be willing to pay for it.
Meta pirated millions of books to train their AIs and nothing happen.
Meta pirated millions of books to train their AIs and nothing happen.
October 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Copyright laws were not designed to protect artists, they were designed to protect companies. Capitalism works on manufactured scarcity. The more of something there is, the less people will be willing to pay for it.
Meta pirated millions of books to train their AIs and nothing happen.
Meta pirated millions of books to train their AIs and nothing happen.
It's so delightful to see elderly queer people proudly living their lives. I imagine how hard it must have been for them, but they still made it. It reminds us of our staying power.
October 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It's so delightful to see elderly queer people proudly living their lives. I imagine how hard it must have been for them, but they still made it. It reminds us of our staying power.
My plan for this year was to finish my novel, but I've only written 3 chapter so far(2 and a half to be fair). It's still more than 0 so I guess it's a win.
a close up of a cat making a funny face .
Alt: A close up of a cat making a funny face .
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October 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
My plan for this year was to finish my novel, but I've only written 3 chapter so far(2 and a half to be fair). It's still more than 0 so I guess it's a win.
Palestine by Joe Sacco.
October 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Palestine by Joe Sacco.
The most infuriating thing about the genocide in Gaza, beyond it happening in the first place, is how long it took for the rest of the world to stand up against it.
October 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The most infuriating thing about the genocide in Gaza, beyond it happening in the first place, is how long it took for the rest of the world to stand up against it.
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tl;dr: Bluesky began with genuine promise: a new social media platform where users could feel safer, but inconsistent moderation quickly eroded trust.
When systemically marginalized users pushed back, Bluesky’s leadership minimized concerns and began to target them for bans.
When systemically marginalized users pushed back, Bluesky’s leadership minimized concerns and began to target them for bans.
Bluesky’s CEO meltdown: How leadership continues to fail its most marginalized users
tl;dr: Bluesky began with genuine promise: a new social media platform where systemically marginalized users could feel safer, but…
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October 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
tl;dr: Bluesky began with genuine promise: a new social media platform where users could feel safer, but inconsistent moderation quickly eroded trust.
When systemically marginalized users pushed back, Bluesky’s leadership minimized concerns and began to target them for bans.
When systemically marginalized users pushed back, Bluesky’s leadership minimized concerns and began to target them for bans.
Seeing the whole thing with TikTok possibly receiving a US-Only platform just make me think of totalitarianism, by making it so that information from around the world doesn't get in the US, like China and North Korea, making it so that information can be controlled by the government.
September 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Seeing the whole thing with TikTok possibly receiving a US-Only platform just make me think of totalitarianism, by making it so that information from around the world doesn't get in the US, like China and North Korea, making it so that information can be controlled by the government.
I'll just start writing the damn book. I'll leave the train wreck it will be for my future self.
September 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I'll just start writing the damn book. I'll leave the train wreck it will be for my future self.
I'm hyperfocused on the ports of The Sims to old consoles
Megosztható Horse GIF
Alt: A horse on the rain
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September 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I'm hyperfocused on the ports of The Sims to old consoles
Making pizza for the first time. Hoping it won't turn out terrible!
August 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Making pizza for the first time. Hoping it won't turn out terrible!
Baked my first cake today and it wasn't a disaster, yay! Now I finally have the confidence to take over the world…
August 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Baked my first cake today and it wasn't a disaster, yay! Now I finally have the confidence to take over the world…
Damn, I've already reached my year reading goal and it's just past half of the year. I has been a streak of amazing books, that kind of books that makes you want to talk to everyone about them. #booksky
August 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Damn, I've already reached my year reading goal and it's just past half of the year. I has been a streak of amazing books, that kind of books that makes you want to talk to everyone about them. #booksky