I was raised Catholic, although I am no longer practicing, and I eat up any queer media that has Christian lore sprinkled in it, so this show is scratching such a good itch for me.

Angel is gonna have to forgive himself to be redeemed. We also get this message from the Speaker of God in her duet with Sera. Redemption comes from looking inward. Throughout the whole song, Sera looks for answers from a higher authority, but the Speaker says it's her own voice she needs to ask.

You have a character like Alastor, who is unrepentant and knows with absolute certainty that he belongs there. And then you have characters like Angel who are weighed down by so much guilt that they don't see themselves as worthy of redemption.

When Lucifer talks about his punishment, he actually hints at the reason most sinners end up in hell and how they can be redeemed. Like him, they are being tormented by their own choices. Sinners are in hell because that's what they feel they deserve.

He isn't physically tormented and he isn't trapped in the realm of hell. He's barred from everlasting bliss. He's seen heaven and he's now deprived of it. Therefore, anywhere God's light doesn't touch is hell.

Also, a highlight from this lesson:

Me: "When something like this happens, you need to tell an adult!!!"

Student: "Aren't I telling an adult right now?"

Me: [OH SHIT, THAT'S RIGHT. I AM THE ADULT.] "I mean someone with the power to do more about it, like the guidance counselor or the principal!!"

If you're a minor, this is a reminder that doxxing is illegal and it's especially an issue if it's a CHILD being doxxed. You are putting yourself and your classmates in very real danger!!

At the end of the lesson, I was surrounded by at least six students who were asking me if I could help them take the posts down. It's like they didn't even realize they could ask an adult for help or that something could be done about it.

Me, quickly turning to their teacher: "ARE YOU GETTING THE NAMES OF THESE ACCOUNTS DOWN??"

Teacher, already furiously scribbling on a sticky note: "OH YEAH."

If you were one of the people who decided to remove digital literacy from the curriculum because "gen z was born into a world of advanced technology and they'll know how to handle it better than any other generation" kindly, go fuck yourself.

They've been getting calls and texts from randos and they've just been sitting with that information without telling anybody for months. I'm like "You do realize that's not gonna stop until your parents help you change your phone number, right?"

Trends show that an over dependence of technology leads to deskilling in a ton of areas, so while people who constantly rely on smart technology might be at a technological advantage, their cognitive abilities will be underutilized compared to their peers. #informationscience

Technology is not an extension of your brain. You are not smarter for simply owning it. If anyone is at a significant cognitive disadvantage it's the people who own smart glasses.

Rather than accepting the first results you get from tech, you should practice the inquiry process because it strengthens critical thinking and problem solving skills. The ability to think critically and problem solve are signs of a person's cognitive abilities.

This means users who are too reliant on technology will be less skeptical of the information they receive and will likely not take the time to fact check it, making them easier to scam and more susceptible to fall for misinformation.

We are already seeing this trend in individuals who rely excessively on AI. Vital information literacy skills, such as searching and evaluating information, deteriorate the less they're used.

Trends show that an over dependence of technology leads to deskilling in a ton of areas, so while people who constantly rely on smart technology might be at a technological advantage, their cognitive abilities will be underutilized compared to their peers. #informationscience