Sybilant Squid
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♉️♊️ Genderfluid local chrononaut otrovert of 21st century Terra. Definitely not a squid puppeteering anthropomorphic vessels. Safe to ignore this one's time travel posts.
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Sybilant Squid
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· May 13
I must emphasize: The "safe to ignore" warning is for level-headed people. It does not mean to do the opposite of what I say in the purely hypothetical scenario where time travel is real and you receive a time machine. For the love of Time, please straighten out your paradoxes, so help me Exachron!
Existance is an imposition upon others. It can be made more tolerable by mutual respect and assistance, but to live requires resources. There is no avoiding it either. To cease would also be an injury to others. Better a beloved burden than a mourned loss. Both waste potential, but one has finality.
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Existance is an imposition upon others. It can be made more tolerable by mutual respect and assistance, but to live requires resources. There is no avoiding it either. To cease would also be an injury to others. Better a beloved burden than a mourned loss. Both waste potential, but one has finality.
Mercenary factors are why free markets are doomed to fail. If anything can be bought, power can be bought. Economic, social, political, military, et cetera. And if those can be bought, so too can oppression.
November 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Mercenary factors are why free markets are doomed to fail. If anything can be bought, power can be bought. Economic, social, political, military, et cetera. And if those can be bought, so too can oppression.
For the novice Moneychangers, ya greedy buggers (affectionate disdain). It should go without saying, but take financial advice from anyone handing it out for free with a grain of salt. Yes, they could be doing it out of the kindness of their hearts. Ot they could be engaging in market manipulation.
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
For the novice Moneychangers, ya greedy buggers (affectionate disdain). It should go without saying, but take financial advice from anyone handing it out for free with a grain of salt. Yes, they could be doing it out of the kindness of their hearts. Ot they could be engaging in market manipulation.
Crossed wires cost wealths at crust wells. Customer tears customs officer cause constable-ware can't ship where conscripts can wear.
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Crossed wires cost wealths at crust wells. Customer tears customs officer cause constable-ware can't ship where conscripts can wear.
When learning how ubiquitous time travel really is, it's oft realized how unsubtle time travelers are when they not actively hiding. They aren't hiding from the levelry. Outside local context. Dark Forest outside of safe corners. Crashers abound. It takes confidence, earned or excess, to be visible.
November 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
When learning how ubiquitous time travel really is, it's oft realized how unsubtle time travelers are when they not actively hiding. They aren't hiding from the levelry. Outside local context. Dark Forest outside of safe corners. Crashers abound. It takes confidence, earned or excess, to be visible.
Remember: The best curses aren't supernatural. The fictional Charles le Sorcier may have been immortal, but his curse was mundane. Be the curse you wish to see in the world. Preferably less lethal.
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Remember: The best curses aren't supernatural. The fictional Charles le Sorcier may have been immortal, but his curse was mundane. Be the curse you wish to see in the world. Preferably less lethal.
As a time traveler, it is advised that you open carry a legal weapon, locality permitting. This is not for self defense. Your time machine is a deadlier weapon than most anything else that has or ever will be built. And that's without getting into time travel. Thing is, locals can't know that.
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
As a time traveler, it is advised that you open carry a legal weapon, locality permitting. This is not for self defense. Your time machine is a deadlier weapon than most anything else that has or ever will be built. And that's without getting into time travel. Thing is, locals can't know that.
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The most Christ-like weapon is a whip, because he drove profiteering from the temple with one. This makes socialists into BDSM the most Christ-like. In this essay, I will...
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The most Christ-like weapon is a whip, because he drove profiteering from the temple with one. This makes socialists into BDSM the most Christ-like. In this essay, I will...
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It’s 8 billion vs 8 billionaires
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
It’s 8 billion vs 8 billionaires
Pronouns. An unspoken time traveler's secret code. As a rule of thumb, Temporal Narcisssists will not respect yours. Outside of high-functioning ones, they're oft too deadset on enforcing their idea of what the world should be, rather than what it is. It is trivial for them to slip up on that front.
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Pronouns. An unspoken time traveler's secret code. As a rule of thumb, Temporal Narcisssists will not respect yours. Outside of high-functioning ones, they're oft too deadset on enforcing their idea of what the world should be, rather than what it is. It is trivial for them to slip up on that front.
Oh, a reminder to my future self. I need help with the heat exchanger. Some jagoff stripped the screws on the faceplate. The coolant is depleted both in and out of the system, and I'm fairly certain we lose whatever time fight you got into. Do your best, and I hope it's a practice bout, because... 💀
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Oh, a reminder to my future self. I need help with the heat exchanger. Some jagoff stripped the screws on the faceplate. The coolant is depleted both in and out of the system, and I'm fairly certain we lose whatever time fight you got into. Do your best, and I hope it's a practice bout, because... 💀
Fuck... Am I getting broody? I saw some anti-static balls while waiting in the laundry room and instead of thinking about throwing them away, my first thought was how egg-like they looked and how they belonged somewhere nice and warm, like a blanket pile.
November 11, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Fuck... Am I getting broody? I saw some anti-static balls while waiting in the laundry room and instead of thinking about throwing them away, my first thought was how egg-like they looked and how they belonged somewhere nice and warm, like a blanket pile.
Fucking cats! Idiot babies! Working on repairing PC components, metal shavings all over the workspace. One climbs up and tries to inhale the metal dust. I have to fight with one free hand because she is determined to tear up her nose. Without forethought, clean it with my bare hands. Metal slivers.
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Fucking cats! Idiot babies! Working on repairing PC components, metal shavings all over the workspace. One climbs up and tries to inhale the metal dust. I have to fight with one free hand because she is determined to tear up her nose. Without forethought, clean it with my bare hands. Metal slivers.
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Am I pissed that my exact circumstances are required by History? A little bit.
Wouldn't change it for the World.
It's a selfish thing to want to destroy an entire reality over a little inconvenience. A lotta other people (will) live here.
Wouldn't change it for the World.
It's a selfish thing to want to destroy an entire reality over a little inconvenience. A lotta other people (will) live here.
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Am I pissed that my exact circumstances are required by History? A little bit.
Wouldn't change it for the World.
It's a selfish thing to want to destroy an entire reality over a little inconvenience. A lotta other people (will) live here.
Wouldn't change it for the World.
It's a selfish thing to want to destroy an entire reality over a little inconvenience. A lotta other people (will) live here.
Two wrongs don't make a right, but a second wrong can prevent further wrongs. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
No need for finality. An alternative to death sentences or incarceration is indefinite parole. No separation from society and a metaphorical angel over their shoulder.
No need for finality. An alternative to death sentences or incarceration is indefinite parole. No separation from society and a metaphorical angel over their shoulder.
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Two wrongs don't make a right, but a second wrong can prevent further wrongs. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
No need for finality. An alternative to death sentences or incarceration is indefinite parole. No separation from society and a metaphorical angel over their shoulder.
No need for finality. An alternative to death sentences or incarceration is indefinite parole. No separation from society and a metaphorical angel over their shoulder.
Would you believe one of my first exposures to Time Travel was the Magic School Bus? Purely to see the dinosaurs.
Wild how it went from scenic touring of prehistory to spy-v-spy and shonen battles. Half of the issues are because some dipshits keep trying to bring the Nazis back. It's embarrassing.
Wild how it went from scenic touring of prehistory to spy-v-spy and shonen battles. Half of the issues are because some dipshits keep trying to bring the Nazis back. It's embarrassing.
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Would you believe one of my first exposures to Time Travel was the Magic School Bus? Purely to see the dinosaurs.
Wild how it went from scenic touring of prehistory to spy-v-spy and shonen battles. Half of the issues are because some dipshits keep trying to bring the Nazis back. It's embarrassing.
Wild how it went from scenic touring of prehistory to spy-v-spy and shonen battles. Half of the issues are because some dipshits keep trying to bring the Nazis back. It's embarrassing.
It is a trick of masters of the spacetime-folding martial arts to deplete their opponent's juice and corner them somewhere remote and isolated from their allies and resources. My personal favorite destination is REDACTED. It's good to learn your star charts across the ages for navigational purposes.
November 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It is a trick of masters of the spacetime-folding martial arts to deplete their opponent's juice and corner them somewhere remote and isolated from their allies and resources. My personal favorite destination is REDACTED. It's good to learn your star charts across the ages for navigational purposes.
Take your characters. We're going in RAW:
You find yourself in a gap between mirrors, in the bridge between the IS and the IS-NOT. You see the glimmer of the other around the corner, alongside yourselves.
Players: Who do you all see?
You find yourself in a gap between mirrors, in the bridge between the IS and the IS-NOT. You see the glimmer of the other around the corner, alongside yourselves.
Players: Who do you all see?
November 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Take your characters. We're going in RAW:
You find yourself in a gap between mirrors, in the bridge between the IS and the IS-NOT. You see the glimmer of the other around the corner, alongside yourselves.
Players: Who do you all see?
You find yourself in a gap between mirrors, in the bridge between the IS and the IS-NOT. You see the glimmer of the other around the corner, alongside yourselves.
Players: Who do you all see?
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You never really know a person's political beliefs until they open their mouth. And it's best not to assume that because you share one value, you share all of them. Also with the opposition, just because they share some values with each other, does not mean they completely agree. Exploit that.
November 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
You never really know a person's political beliefs until they open their mouth. And it's best not to assume that because you share one value, you share all of them. Also with the opposition, just because they share some values with each other, does not mean they completely agree. Exploit that.
"Fuck around and find out" is the name of the game. Best part of having a time machine is having an instant out for political arguments. You can drag some jagoff wannabe Nazi back to WWII Germany and let them try to save it. If they're historically unimportant enough, you can even leave them there.
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"Fuck around and find out" is the name of the game. Best part of having a time machine is having an instant out for political arguments. You can drag some jagoff wannabe Nazi back to WWII Germany and let them try to save it. If they're historically unimportant enough, you can even leave them there.
Be me: Making sure that everyone in my domain is happy, healthy, and enriched and oblivious to my intervention.
In games. Yes. In games.
In games. Yes. In games.
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Be me: Making sure that everyone in my domain is happy, healthy, and enriched and oblivious to my intervention.
In games. Yes. In games.
In games. Yes. In games.
Reminded of the hidden poverty tax while performing maintenance on the rig. Inability to source optimal resources means impoverished need to spend additional resources. A dedicated coolant with anti-corrosive compounds would last longer, but water is cheap and accessible right now.
November 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Reminded of the hidden poverty tax while performing maintenance on the rig. Inability to source optimal resources means impoverished need to spend additional resources. A dedicated coolant with anti-corrosive compounds would last longer, but water is cheap and accessible right now.