I don't like to have hot takes.
But I do like to have thoroughly cooked takes and that means sometimes you gotta blow on them a bit before you can eat.
Lanthanae (he/him)
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Rolling the boulder up the hill is a lot nicer when we work together. But destroying the boulder they created? That's even better.
Charlotte ClymerLoving reminder: that store clerk, that cashier, that gas station attendant working today -- they have families, too. So, maybe you're stressed about something you forgot for the big dinner or some family squabble, but don't take it out on them. Be kind. Be considerate.
Dr. D. Elisabeth GlasscoWhat it means when people exhort non-White peeps to “start your own instance” or go to another more suitable one—-the digital version of White Flight/segregation.
“[Mastodon risks] ghettoizing the Black community in a federated space. All of the Black people go here and [other] instances have the option of engaging with them or deeding from them.]”
Earlier today, I was feeling depressed from some cabin fever having not left my home in a while, so I decided to just drive out to find some random place to collect my thoughts.
And honestly? it just made me more depressed.
Why?
***Everything. Is. Capitalism.**
There is not a *single* space someone can just ~exist~ without the pressure of purchasing things.
Ultimately, I just went back home and watched Netflix on my phone. All I want is community and to not be contributing to a system that exploits people, but if that's something I'm even able to find, it's certainly not something I found today.