They want you to believe that a society that centers the needs of the most vulnerable & most marginalized would be worse for you. They don't want you to understand that a society that did this would be much better for you & that you are as disposable to them as we are.
They bank on you taking a dismissive attitude towards us, pathologizing, stigmatizing & sacrificing us bc that’s easier than listening to us & considering that what we’re seeing/saying is quite possibly what’s actually happening.
I just want to let people know that I likely won’t be posting here often in the beginning as I learn the parameters and culture of the platform.
I will also not be using filters or trigger warnings on my body or experience as a Black disabled person, only doing so if I know it will increase harm to my Black and/or disabled peers.
Who I am is not triggering, how I am treated is.
Apparently if you put a #hashtag in a post the #string after the #hashtag is searchable across servers in the #fediverse?
Without the # character, the string isn't searchable?
Alright world, I deleted twitter. I am in deep now.
I wanna see stuff about:
miniaturepainting art bladesinthedark anime music salsa brassbands systemsadmistration researchit slurm spack covid urbandesign bicycles datascience academia economics investing unions foss homeimprovement worldnews oregonnews pdx food homecooking transit trains nebraska omaha bamboo conifers maples trombone starcraft cats kittens chickens dahlias trees japanesegardens gardening jazz ebikes hiking #followbackfriday