There is a problem with men (tech men especially) on Mastodon.

It is not safe to be a woman. It's even less safe to be a POC woman. And to be a disabled POC woman? Watch out.

The guy accused of embezzling is "so nice, deserves to be protected at all cost". But the disabled woman trying to stay alive? She's the "crazy mask lady".

Check yourselves, and check your fellow men.

Because it's the same in society.

And that's why we choose the bear.

@stephanie
It's probably worth noting, I didn't get covid until 2024, and it left me with brain damage.

So, no, the pandemic isn't over.

It just stopped being inconvenient for non-marginalized people.

@Shanmonster @vlrny People who have never experienced brain fog cannot imagine what it is like to find yourself unable to think the way you know you were able to before.

I have had brain fog from a post viral (not COVID) fatigue combined with a burnout thingy. It lasted between 6 - 8 months and finally started to clear up with reducing my work load and brain anti-inflammatories. It was truly, truly awful and so debilitating. I never, ever, want to go through that again.

@GinevraCat @Shanmonster @vlrny

I hear you. Got it from covid, took 2 years and a lot of work to retrain. Now any bad viral infection seems to plunch me back, along w muscle weakness.