2/2 where my impulses conflict. I am capable of comparing & prioritizing options based on results from past experiences. The best examples I can think of involve media. There are many enticing headlines & video titles that I refuse to click based on my opinion of the source. I watch almost zero […]

#nature #ocean #shhhhhh

I made it out of the house
It's beautiful except for the men with loud cars

No one is pure, of course. Don't speak for others. I like when people say: This is what I do, take it or leave it. It would be fabulous if there were cooperative alternatives to all the systems currently in place. But it's important to note that users are currently captured. It's not a free […]

linking to their own site but it was a kickstarter. When I arrived at their kickstarter link I was confronted with invasive privacy popups. So I'm linking to the movie instead. It's on YouTube so that means I chose to delete tracking from the link. And you well know that YouTube is offensively […]

Andor is on my mind again because I just rewatched it all the way through as my boyfriend wanted to see it for his first time.

I really enjoyed this video interview with Denise Gough on Mehdi Hasan's Zeteo:

https://youtu.be/V-gdodXHv4U

Warning: major Andor spoilers

#andor

Andor is on my mind again because I just rewatched it all the way through as my boyfriend wanted to see it for his first time.

I really enjoyed this video interview with Denise Gough on Mehdi Hasan's Zeteo:

https://youtu.be/V-gdodXHv4U

Warning: major Andor spoilers

#andor

Example: Star Wars Andor. 🙃 I'm not foolish enough to think that this fantasy fiction is true, but it's an easy single example to cite. The historical information that I'm absorbing is much heavier because it's true. I think Andor is a well-produced story depicting a fight against fascism. S2 […]

So... I feel the same about illicit words as I do about all language: speak carefully.
Do I mean what I say?
Colorful & casual speech can be fun. For me it stops being fun when it degrades my attitudes towards myself & anyone whom I care about.
I believe that my views in this area diverge from […]

7. Do I believe in "magic words"? Again I think it's intent. There's a kind of swearing I dislike. Dehumanization. Yes, I believe that it can vent emotions to cuss out one's enemies or oppressors. If it serves a purpose of undermining false authority that's useful. I think it's a question worth […]