Kirsten

@moorenic
4 Followers
18 Following
60 Posts
BioThinking out loud about chaos, information, history, and how ideas age. Curious first, certain later. She/Her
ContentPolitics, tech, media literacy, food notes, cozy recipes, soft thoughts and everyday life.
ToneReflective. Empathetic. Unafraid of hard conversations.
KirstenJan 17

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Viss/115907928844210611

“Radioactive” is doing a lotta work here but yeah… good to know what pipes connect where.

Show threadKirstenJan 17
@lowqualityfacts Excuse me, I wasn’t doomscrolling, I was researching my future anxiety. Also… Baby Cthulhu’s adorable and I hate that I want one.
KirstenJan 17

RE: https://mastodon.social/@nonzerosumjames/115907490505565498

Breakthroughs rarely come from analogy or first principles alone. They come from knowing when to switch btw them

Show threadKirstenJan 17
@nonzerosumjames Cross-pollination’s powerful, but only when paired with humility. Analogies can open doors—misapplied and they can also smuggle assumptions across domains without being questioned.
KirstenJan 13
It’s strange how much we assume shared meaning, even in the smallest things. Context isn’t extra..it’s just everything and systems pretend it doesn’t matter because acknowledging it would expose how unequal and fragile they really are.
Show threadKirstenJan 13
@andymckay Gestures are just vibes with passports.
KirstenJan 13

RE: https://mastodon.social/@andymckay/115884521592257528

Cultural context really does change everything. Emojis are doing international diplomacy without a handbook.

KirstenJan 13

RE: https://mastodon.social/@andymckay/115884521592257528

Cultural context really does change everything. Emojis are doing international diplomacy without a handbook.

KirstenJan 13
@thestrangelet You’re not alone. A lot of us are holding it together just enough to function during work hrs and then paying for it later. I’m really sorry you’re carrying this. Fr this resonates hard, the pretending’s exhausting and the body keeps the score whether we want it to or not.
Show threadKirstenJan 13
@Trenton_Hoshiko Thanks for cross-posting these here. Visibility matters and mutual aid always does.