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Really not happy with the direction of bsky moderation. If things go tits up I'm coming back here.
@flenhah Tiger is absolutely friend-shaped.
@luvstiger I got a nice chunk of savings from selling my house and used it to take a niiiiiice looooong vacation to assess my life and get into some new hobbies. It's now 20 months later and I've got some promising job interviews lined up, like, not only do I feel ready to re-enter the workforce but having an income again is required to achieve my present primary goal (upsize and host activities for friends). If you have the means to take a breather, please take advantage of it!
@MaxxyRaccoon I have the same problem, same approach, and same feelings. We know the caretaker:bab ratio is abysmal, but that doesn't help us feel that we aren't "too needy" when all we want is a little care now and then. None of my switchy friends are comfortable committing to a role, and most of the caretakers/doms I've talked to are frankly unqualified (insecure/immature, overpromising, sadistic, overburdened by a harem of other littles). The ones you've talked to are likely similar, they come to have some feelings/fantasies satisfied, and then they just kinda move on, not particularly caring how much the care means to you. Maybe it's just a numbers game and we should treat it like dating, but in my experience that opens the door to retraumatizing experiences, and makes me feel shallow and ungrateful even when some good does come my way. All I can do is work on myself and keep branching out.
@bentleyracune I have less than zero patience for people who abuse the nuke feature for any reason, I do not trust anyone who says it's "for my mental health". Abusers should be afraid of their own pasts.
I need a caretaker so goddamn bad guys
@shydog I just watched Caninabis from this list and lmao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc60ZuGwseA
Caninabis

YouTube

@luvstiger All good ideas. "Movement by David" is a pretty good youtube channel focused on mobility and flexibility.

Tea also has theanine which synergizes with the caffeine and mitigates a lot of the negative effects caffeine has on stress, physiology, and attention. In any case, caffeine has a ridiculously long half-life and can interfere with sleep even 6 hours after consumption. If I know that I'm going to bed in the next 1-2 hours, I'll take 0.5mg of melatonin and try to reduce screen time to the minimum; it's a perfect time to do some cleaning up and brush teeth.

@rabynya I have a fair number of friends who are into mixing trauma/abuse dynamics with ageplay, including myself. The hardest part is choosing not to indulge when unsafe -- not just failing to get consent and aftercare, but sometimes the act itself reinforces the trauma or makes both partners feel like monsters. Sometimes you go into it knowing the dangers and choosing to close your eyes.

But sometimes it hits just right.

@luvstiger I've tried playing arcade ports of DDR on my home setup and it just doesn't feel the same. There's an entire vibe to physically going out and playing on a machine you don't own, possibly impressing people you don't know.

One thing I was briefly fascinated by is "Wife" timing implemented by the Etterna creator, which gives score based on ms deviation on a smooth curve, instead of being within a timing window.