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Post a Random Thought written Sept 16, 2024 23:24:24 GMT
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i feel like a lot of society's wrath towards nlogs and "pick-me girls" is just how toxic conventionally feminine women have found a feminist way to harass gnc women and trans people.

i think it's really telling that we have less compassion for the teenage girl that goes "i'm not like the other girls" than the conventionally feminine cis women that have been telling her that her entire life in a much more cruel manner.

very tired of feminism that doesn't acknowledge that femininity in its convention is just as much a tool of the patriarchy as masculinity, and that's part of why woc are denied it so often. femininity can be toxic. there are unspoken gender expectations thrust upon girls and those seen as girls and you are punished for not conforming to them. i'm tired of how little sympathy we have for people who are victims of this policing.
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Sept 13, 2024 20:44:44 GMT said:
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Sept 13, 2024 0:52:14 GMT said:
keep us posted.

tbh it's so easy to get tickets for bands that are influential and popular but not suuuuper popular. i got to see primus recently.
did you enjoy them? i saw primus open for tool like almost a decade ago already, and that was my introduction to the band. big fan of tommy the cat
they were really good! I was mostly there to see Coheed and Cambria, but they had Too Many Zooz open for them and Primus closed the show, so it was really nice to just sit there and listen to some cool music.

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Sept 12, 2024 22:13:16 GMT said:
i got sisters of mercy tickets for me and my bestie for stupid cheap and i am just so excited!!!!!!! i've wanted to see them for years. i've heard they're supposed to be godawful live, so my expectations are low- but at least i'll finally be able to say that i've seen them AND cop legit merch for once LN-SFAFKJOG[
keep us posted.

tbh it's so easy to get tickets for bands that are influential and popular but not suuuuper popular. i got to see primus recently.
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learning that yes, there are litterboxes in schools and the real reason is extremely upsetting makes me want to bite people.

the reason is that the litterboxes are for kids who need to use the bathroom if the school gets placed under shooting lockdown. the school is not recognizing catkin.
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Post a Random Thought written Sept 6, 2024 17:18:25 GMT
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Sept 6, 2024 15:29:45 GMT said:
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Sept 6, 2024 14:27:58 GMT said:
i will say that the issues with SOL are that if the site is super cliquey, you don't get a real way in. but plot-based can only have so many cooks, too, and if you let too many people in, the plot becomes scattered. so yanno, it's a vicious cycle either way. it's just more annoying in SOL because in theory you shouldn't have to limit people for plot reasons.

i'm running a plot-based RP in WoW and I limited it to a specific amount of people just because if you let the entire server join, you have to railroad events or you'll never get anything done. but i've been upfront about that when I was recruiting for it.
you touch on a really on a interesting point as someone who has roots in xiv rp too (and god above, i hated it, mean girl central) yes, of course you won't let an entire server join bc that is thousands of people. but i have successfully ran a plot for an fc of around 50 people where they got all have their plots and moments because they bought in and understood boundaries so it really is just finding people and setting their expectations correctly. i stated earlier somewhere that i think a lot of people curtail their more ambitious plans bc people might take advantage of it - and my answer is that bans and blocks exist for a reason. you should just enjoy yourself and go for it!!!!! it'll look different for everyone.

personally, i have zero experience with sol. i am a hater, if there is not dragons or lovecraftian influences in my rp then what am i doing. i come at this as always from a solely original rp perspective so i can't really speak as to SOL cliqueness.
ye it's just more that i really wanted some closer character connections, and it's so much easier in a small group than a big one. I've always felt very lost in big groups, so I found a few people that wanted to do some RP stuff on a smaller scale.

SOL doesn't necessarily mean "no fantasy elements" to me, it mostly just means that the site plot doesn't really matter. i'm starting a character-driven site with cosmic horror elements (largely inspired by The King in Yellow and Lovecraft) and while I'm not gonna set a plot, I'm going to set it up in such a way that players can interact with the horror elements if they want to. There's no giant monsters, but there's old gods, i'm having a character start a cult because he thinks he hears the voice of the Christian god in his dreams (we don't know what it is for real; he is definitely hearing Something but is it God?), there's magic and cryptids, that sort of thing. I'm just letting the members decide what they do in a low-fantasy future world ruined by war.
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i will say that the issues with SOL are that if the site is super cliquey, you don't get a real way in. but plot-based can only have so many cooks, too, and if you let too many people in, the plot becomes scattered. so yanno, it's a vicious cycle either way. it's just more annoying in SOL because in theory you shouldn't have to limit people for plot reasons.

i'm running a plot-based RP in WoW and I limited it to a specific amount of people just because if you let the entire server join, you have to railroad events or you'll never get anything done. but i've been upfront about that when I was recruiting for it.
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Sept 3, 2024 10:11:44 GMT said:
Now, for the real reason I waded into this conversation… Agave and bats. I haven’t heard of this before, and I suspect a lot of vegans may be ignorant to it. When I googled, I only found stuff on it being used for tequila, which I don’t generally drink. Is agave syrup what they use to make tequila? I wondered if you had any articles on this or a source specifically on agave syrup that I can educate myself on. I don’t currently use it in my cooking as I don’t often bake but have used it in the past. If it’s genuinely harmful to bats, I think I can easily switch to maple syrup or another alternative to honey, so very keen to learn more. I love bats and have long considered them a favourite of mine so don’t want to harm them.
since i don't rly wanna debate veganism n such, since it sounds exhausting for both of us (though i do think your points are well-articulated), i am gonna provide the first result i got on google. basically, blue agave does make agave syrup. the best way is to look for bat-friendly agave for tequila-- which uses sustainable farming practices and doesn't harvest all the agave. idk if there's the same for syrup.

i use honey daily in my tea, and was using agave for a bit because it actually congealed less often. but i've switched to honey n vodka, pretty much. if you want an even easier tea sweetener alternative, simple syrup or sugar does just fine.

also gonna note that i avoid wool for sensory reasons. BAD CLOTH EVIL CLOTH FEELS LIKE AWFUL. pls give me cotton.
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Sept 2, 2024 15:09:59 GMT said:
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Sept 2, 2024 15:02:37 GMT said:
i think if i went vegan, i'd still eat eggs.

the thing is, if it's for ethical reasons, the way i buy eggs rn is ethical. the chickens are free-range and kept by a woman who sees them as companions. I've seen the chickens, i buy their eggs usually the day they're laid. chickens kept in good conditions just make a lot of eggs that won't ever hatch, so it's pretty okay to eat them. i get for people who don't live in rural areas, this is a bit harder to do, and commercial eggs are from chickens that are mistreated. but if you've ever lived in a rural area, you know that people who take good care of their chickens often have more eggs than they know what to do with.
honestly there's a lot about veganism that doesn't sit right with me- and this is one of those things. the black and white "no animal products, no matter what" is not only like. not feasible for a majority of people, but also a lot of things that are geared towards vegans are like. comically bad for the environment or have a reputation for having abusive labor practices. the one that really gets me are the clothing materials. like "vegan" leather is comically bad for the environment, and whether we like it or not, sheep literally have to be sheared. oftentimes animal hides or pelts are significantly higher quality (leather, wool, etc) even last a lot longer than the synthetic stuff. 

buy leather and wool secondhand if it makes you feel better! but honestly i feel like it's more ethical to do things like you're doing! eating eggs from someone who you know takes good care of her pets is far more ethical than buying say, a vegan leather purse that inevitably ends up in a landfill in 2 years bc it's garbage and broke easily.

i have A Lot of thoughts about veganism as someone who was plantbased at one point in their lives. sometimes i think about giving it another shot (i fucked up last time and made myself very sick bc i was a stupid 19 year old) but i dunno man. i'd miss cheese.
I've considered cutting back on meat products for health reasons and literally nothing else. veganism is often really uh. how do i put this. it's the liberalism of ethics. it's about feeling good, not doing good. you can definitely tell when these people suggest agave over honey. agave farming is literally driving species of bats extinct, while honey is generally not as exploitative as you'd think it would be. there is no ethical way to eat in our society, given the exploitation of immigrant work for our fruit and vegetables, and also the environmental damage of mass-farming.

and like, living in a rural area has also given me perspective, too. our capitalist food practices are incorrect, yes, but the problem isn't that we eat animals. the problem is the environmental damage caused by mass farming. we need alternatives that are better for the environment. plant-based isn't gonna save the planet.

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i think if i went vegan, i'd still eat eggs.

the thing is, if it's for ethical reasons, the way i buy eggs rn is ethical. the chickens are free-range and kept by a woman who sees them as companions. I've seen the chickens, i buy their eggs usually the day they're laid. chickens kept in good conditions just make a lot of eggs that won't ever hatch, so it's pretty okay to eat them. i get for people who don't live in rural areas, this is a bit harder to do, and commercial eggs are from chickens that are mistreated. but if you've ever lived in a rural area, you know that people who take good care of their chickens often have more eggs than they know what to do with.
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