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Topher
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i would be amazed if even 5% of my followers are real people
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This is a quote from JA Westenberg that I heard via a video essay, titled "Bitterness as a crutch" by Mickey Galvin.

Sorry I had to screengrab since it's a bit long.
There's a psychological barrier that divides the world into two distinct camps. Those who build things, and those who only critique them. This barrier has nothing to do with technical skill, intelligence, or even opportunity. It's the ability to absorb embarrassment. It's what we might call cringe tolerance. Every successful entrepreneur, artist, or innovator has had to endure the particular agony of putting imperfect work into the world. They've had to ship products with bugs, publish essays with typos, launch businesses with amateur websites, and present ideas that initially sound absurd. The difference between builders and non-builders comes down to this. Who can stomach the discomfort, and who cannot? Cringe tolerance describes the psychological capacity to act, despite the certainty that others will judge your work as amateurish, naive, or embarrassing. It's the ability to post your first YouTube video knowing it will be awkward, to launch your website despite its obvious design flaws, to share your writing before it reaches professional polish. This tolerance operates on multiple levels.
December 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
topherstinks.bsky.social
bluesky i love you oh so very much but could you please stop filling my feed with naked bariatric dudes showing off their fupa
April 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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pixelatedboat.bsky.social
If you’re creating new Popeye work be careful - although the character is now in the public domain, his iconic catchphrase “I’ll fuck anything that moves” won’t enter the public domain till 2032
January 4, 2025 at 5:19 AM