@bridgeenjoyer
This one is just for you as Ben really doesn't like to hear it:
Please stop fighting with people who are already motivated to do "something", even if you don't approve of said "something".
Your time would be better spent looking for some "apolitical normies" sitting on the sidelines and convincing them to "join the fight".
Popular uprisings need numbers, then even suboptimal strategies can lead to success. So getting numbers up is paramount compared to discussing strategy. 👍
Orava
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He/they ("he" pretty much only because I sadly lack the courage of giving up the safety that passing as cis-male brings).
Mentally ill, maybe some sort of neurodiverse (clinical tests show me right at the edge of not quite, so???)
Opposed to bigotry due to an intersectional, humanist worldview (naturally, I am also afraid of exclusion if I diverge too far from the norms of the groups/society I live in, I hope to be better but it's never been really put to the test so far)
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Orava
@painting_squirrel@muenchen.social
He/they ("he" pretty much only because I sadly lack the courage of giving up the safety that passing as cis-male brings). Mentally ill, maybe some sort of neurodiverse (clinical tests show me right at the edge of not quite, so???) Opposed to bigotry due to an intersectional, humanist worldview (naturally, I am also afraid of exclusion if I diverge too far from the norms of the groups/society I live in, I hope to be better but it's never been really put to the test so far)
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Orava
@painting_squirrel@muenchen.social
He/they ("he" pretty much only because I sadly lack the courage of giving up the safety that passing as cis-male brings). Mentally ill, maybe some sort of neurodiverse (clinical tests show me right at the edge of not quite, so???) Opposed to bigotry due to an intersectional, humanist worldview (naturally, I am also afraid of exclusion if I diverge too far from the norms of the groups/society I live in, I hope to be better but it's never been really put to the test so far)
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Orava
@painting_squirrel@muenchen.social
He/they ("he" pretty much only because I sadly lack the courage of giving up the safety that passing as cis-male brings). Mentally ill, maybe some sort of neurodiverse (clinical tests show me right at the edge of not quite, so???) Opposed to bigotry due to an intersectional, humanist worldview (naturally, I am also afraid of exclusion if I diverge too far from the norms of the groups/society I live in, I hope to be better but it's never been really put to the test so far)
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Orava
@painting_squirrel@muenchen.social
He/they ("he" pretty much only because I sadly lack the courage of giving up the safety that passing as cis-male brings). Mentally ill, maybe some sort of neurodiverse (clinical tests show me right at the edge of not quite, so???) Opposed to bigotry due to an intersectional, humanist worldview (naturally, I am also afraid of exclusion if I diverge too far from the norms of the groups/society I live in, I hope to be better but it's never been really put to the test so far)
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Mar 26, 2026
@bridgeenjoyer @benroyce @aho
Well now you've convinced me, everything is indeed hopeless. Guess I'll just die then? 🤷
I hope at least that course of action gets your seal of approval 🙄
Ok, that was too harsh. I assume you mean well, but come on. Morale is important in any fight, especially prolonged ones. So, please cultivate a habit of saying things that instill hope instead of despair, even if you don't feel it yourself. And if you can't do that, you would be helping more by staying silent.
Well now you've convinced me, everything is indeed hopeless. Guess I'll just die then? 🤷
I hope at least that course of action gets your seal of approval 🙄
Ok, that was too harsh. I assume you mean well, but come on. Morale is important in any fight, especially prolonged ones. So, please cultivate a habit of saying things that instill hope instead of despair, even if you don't feel it yourself. And if you can't do that, you would be helping more by staying silent.
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Orava
@painting_squirrel@muenchen.social
He/they ("he" pretty much only because I sadly lack the courage of giving up the safety that passing as cis-male brings). Mentally ill, maybe some sort of neurodiverse (clinical tests show me right at the edge of not quite, so???) Opposed to bigotry due to an intersectional, humanist worldview (naturally, I am also afraid of exclusion if I diverge too far from the norms of the groups/society I live in, I hope to be better but it's never been really put to the test so far)
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Orava
@painting_squirrel@muenchen.social
He/they ("he" pretty much only because I sadly lack the courage of giving up the safety that passing as cis-male brings). Mentally ill, maybe some sort of neurodiverse (clinical tests show me right at the edge of not quite, so???) Opposed to bigotry due to an intersectional, humanist worldview (naturally, I am also afraid of exclusion if I diverge too far from the norms of the groups/society I live in, I hope to be better but it's never been really put to the test so far)
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Mar 25, 2026
@admin @benroyce @bridgeenjoyer @aho
Then that is what they should have to do. Every single act of escalation on their part comes with the chance of turning people from "this seems bad but I'm not gonna risk my neck because of it" to "this is completely unacceptable and I'm gonna do something about it".
Then that is what they should have to do. Every single act of escalation on their part comes with the chance of turning people from "this seems bad but I'm not gonna risk my neck because of it" to "this is completely unacceptable and I'm gonna do something about it".
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Orava
@painting_squirrel@muenchen.social
He/they ("he" pretty much only because I sadly lack the courage of giving up the safety that passing as cis-male brings). Mentally ill, maybe some sort of neurodiverse (clinical tests show me right at the edge of not quite, so???) Opposed to bigotry due to an intersectional, humanist worldview (naturally, I am also afraid of exclusion if I diverge too far from the norms of the groups/society I live in, I hope to be better but it's never been really put to the test so far)
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Orava
@painting_squirrel@muenchen.social
He/they ("he" pretty much only because I sadly lack the courage of giving up the safety that passing as cis-male brings). Mentally ill, maybe some sort of neurodiverse (clinical tests show me right at the edge of not quite, so???) Opposed to bigotry due to an intersectional, humanist worldview (naturally, I am also afraid of exclusion if I diverge too far from the norms of the groups/society I live in, I hope to be better but it's never been really put to the test so far)
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Mar 25, 2026
@bridgeenjoyer @benroyce @aho
Then they might get caught cheating which might upset even the most apathetic centrist and some of the rubes supporting them enough, that they join protests/revolutions/anything.
If people don't vote, they just win by default, allowing them to keep up an illusion that everything is working as intended and anybody who'd rather look away than get involved can do so without experiencing even the tiniest bit of discomfort.
Then they might get caught cheating which might upset even the most apathetic centrist and some of the rubes supporting them enough, that they join protests/revolutions/anything.
If people don't vote, they just win by default, allowing them to keep up an illusion that everything is working as intended and anybody who'd rather look away than get involved can do so without experiencing even the tiniest bit of discomfort.
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Orava
@painting_squirrel@muenchen.social
He/they ("he" pretty much only because I sadly lack the courage of giving up the safety that passing as cis-male brings). Mentally ill, maybe some sort of neurodiverse (clinical tests show me right at the edge of not quite, so???) Opposed to bigotry due to an intersectional, humanist worldview (naturally, I am also afraid of exclusion if I diverge too far from the norms of the groups/society I live in, I hope to be better but it's never been really put to the test so far)
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Orava
@painting_squirrel@muenchen.social
He/they ("he" pretty much only because I sadly lack the courage of giving up the safety that passing as cis-male brings). Mentally ill, maybe some sort of neurodiverse (clinical tests show me right at the edge of not quite, so???) Opposed to bigotry due to an intersectional, humanist worldview (naturally, I am also afraid of exclusion if I diverge too far from the norms of the groups/society I live in, I hope to be better but it's never been really put to the test so far)
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Dec 20, 2025
@greene
This gave me another chilling thought. There is a significant overlap between people spreading disinformation about vaccines/modern medicine and trying to exert pressure on women to have more children due to "below-replacement" birth rates.
If we bring child mortality back up to 50% or whatever, even more children would have to be born to keep population levels up, meaning even more opportunity to scold people for not having enough of them.
This gave me another chilling thought. There is a significant overlap between people spreading disinformation about vaccines/modern medicine and trying to exert pressure on women to have more children due to "below-replacement" birth rates.
If we bring child mortality back up to 50% or whatever, even more children would have to be born to keep population levels up, meaning even more opportunity to scold people for not having enough of them.
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