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Random Thinky Thunk:

I've often been told by surprised people that I speak just like I write.

I've known many who wrote very differently to how they spoke, and that always confuses me because whyever would they?

I haz a super strong feeling that people who write differently to how they speak do it to conceal critical truths.

In my experience the bigger the difference between someone's speech and writing, the more they are concealing.

This is something I consider from time to time.

End Thinky Thunk.

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Further Random Thinky Thunk:

I support anyone's right to delete their own posts.

I also support my own right to judge frequent bulk post deleters as

• valuing their own words near/at Zero — too poorly to keep

• posting words too carelessly to stand by long term, valuing future views for reference near/at Zero

And since many ActivityPub platforms include anti-datamining protections (eg search & scrape blocking), the bulk post deletion anti-datamine defense accuracy rating also scores near-Zero.

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Yet another problematic thing you do, dudes: why, oh whyyyy do you thread-reply a perfectly safe-for-work message … AS A PRIVATE MENTION?

Wtf, do all dudes confer as sperm to ensure all of you do the exact same bullshit?!

Ok, I haz a

Noo Roole:

• Unannounced • Private Mentioned • Thread Replies • WILL Get You Blocked

I decline to enable you to • hide how you treat me • take my replies away from public view where I want them

That shit is problematic as fuck and I won't enable it, full stop.

Your treatment of me WILL remain public.

My thread replies WILL stay publicly readable.

Other thread contributors WILL remain included in our exchange.

So if you want otherwise I cordially invite you to kindly fuck all the way off kthxbye.

Ugh, shitstains.

Ok I didn't know that rant was there. I feel better now.

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I regard cynicism as the inevitable result of too much disappointment.

If I have realistic expectations that were unfulfilled more often than fulfilled, then the logical lesson to learn from that is, I'm more likely to expect disappointment than not, and meet my fulfilled expectations with surprise.

Newsflash Yes, logical learning from life experience is a thing. Who knew, amirite? [End Newsflash]

I remember one time awaaaaayyyy back in the 80s, I saw Steven Spielberg in an interview, and he was saying

“[paraphrased] I'm quite cynical, and well, [end paraphrase, start direct quotation] we live in a cynical society”

(I've no clue if he still thinks this)

And I remember thinking at the time

“Society can't be cynical, 'society' is an abstract concept that is not alive and has zero capacity to be cynical or disappointed or happy or bargain-hunting. It's people who have to be cynical or not, disappointed or not, happy or not, or bargain-hunting or not.”

Nowadays when describing my experiences with red flags alerting me to recognise problematic people early on, I often use that memory as an example.

Generally I note that one easy-to-spot early red flag behaviour is when the person abdicates responsibility by blaming stuff on “society” or unspecified “people” instead of owning their shit in emotionally healthy ways, e.g.

Society is too permissive. vs I felt so uncomfortable when I saw [women in form-fitting or revealing clothing] and I thought [acknowlegement of unwanted internal misogyny and slut-shaming]

or

People are so full of shit. vs When [named individual] lied to me at [time and place] about [named people or things] I felt so sad and frustrated.

or

People keep telling me how [vague compliments] I am, and how [more vague compliments] my [named accomplishment] is. vs Frank and Stanley told me at Alma's party that my hot-air balloon representation was an innovative example of abstract macaroni art.

Wait, how did I get to red flags from cynicism and disappointment?

My tangents can be so inconvenient sometimes.

Oh well. :)

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Fyi: The person lying in the road with a broken pelvis and internal bleeding, do you really expect them to give a flying rat's arse about the personal problems or intentions of the driver who ran them over?

Really?

Really?

Intentions impact Only the do-ers' privileged fee-fees. Outcomes impact Do-er and do-ee alike, allbodies everywhere,

If you find yourself arguing in favour of intentions over outcomes, please, please • Stop • Count to 10 • Take some deep breaths • Rethink

Your fellow creatures deserve better from you, and that outcome will benefit us all.

Thank you.

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I agree with science that:

• Meticulous Social Distancing And Masking (FFP2 NR single use disposable or reusable with disposable PM2.5 filter inserts), is critical to stopping CoVid19, which is way better for us all

• Fewer Firearms And Bullets Means fewer firearm-related casualties, which is far better for us all

• Weapons Manufacturers Staying way away from politics, ceasing their political bribery, and keeping their dark moneyed lobbying mouths shut; all that is by far better for us all

Anyone who believes differently May feel free to •  disregard •  ignore, •  mute, •  unfollow and/or •  block me;

and to be •  disregarded, •  ignored, •  muted, •  unfollowed and/or •  blocked by me;

And that's prolly best for us all kthxbye.

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As a follow on to my previous post about treating people by respecting their preferences, I wanted to haz a kvetch about some who take it upon themselves to interfere with other people's non-publicly-impactful, none-of-their-bizniss personal tastes.

Namely, my meal seasoning and condimenting, my sentence comma-ing and, so oddly specific and random, my pizza pineappælising all seem to trigger completely unaffected people into fiercely invested tantrums just to grab my preferences by the hair and yank them all the way out through my butt.

Wtf! Why, random people, why do you care so much about my [insert random none-of-your-dam-bizniss triggers here]??

99.99% of me is fine with others eating what I don't, having tastes/preferences I don't, and doing things I don't. Those things affect me Not. At. All.

The vigorous aggression some habitually express for unpineapple'd pizza vs pineapple'd and the Oxford Comma? I haz a confused.

Pineapple: Go on, eat it on pizza and burgers. I don't. So what?

Oxford Comma: Go on, use it everywhere you want. I use it sometimes, other times not. So what?

Cilantro/Coriander Leaves: Go on, use them everywhere you want. My taste buds say “Bleurrghh”. I like the whole seeds though. So what?

Brown Sauce: Go on, use it as much as you want, everywhere you want. I'm not a fan, I prefer gravy. So what?

The impact of our variations on each others' lives?

Zed Eee Are Oh, Zee Row, Z. E. R. O.

So why care what I do? Why, why??

Please kindly extract yourselves from my butt and leave my seasoning, garnishing, condimenting, pizza pineappælising and comma punctuating strictly alone, kthxbye.

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Why does everyone seem to think that

“Treat others as I want to be treated”

is automatically the kindest?

Why would others want what suits me best?
Why would a cat want to be treated the same as a goldfish? (treated to a goldfish, maybe)

Why would a NB Moldovan farmer with eczema want to be treated the same as me?

I think the ideas that: “Treat others as they want to be treated“ and “Equitable is way fairer and better than Equal“

are infinitely kinder & inclusivier to all creatures including humans. Wtf ppl, get it together.

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Did I get another pic to display? Lemme see if this html tag thingy worked again …

Woot! :D

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Did I get a pic to display? Lemme see if this html tag thingy worked …

Ok no lemme try again …

Woot! :D

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