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- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replywhat do you see as incompatible about them? imo leftist ppl who are abt inclusion could vibe w tpots's nerd-trauma "no gatekeeping"?
- Jul 19, 2023Twitter · reply@a_musingcat what's the most recent thing you've created? most recent thing you've destroyed?
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replybig "I showed you my butt please respond" vibes
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · postnew definition for "you know the type 😒" - the human equivalent of kudzu vines
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · postso, has anyone done a Least Blocked feed containing posts by the ppl who have the best followers vs blocks ratio?
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replyoh hah true
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · quoteif a straw has one hole, ig humans do too?
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replybanger
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replywe need to make this a fates-friendly community again so he will return w his sidekick
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replyquack 🐥
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replymarty catboy? a shkreli by any other name ....
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · postfor RPG ppl- what storyline / setting has been your favorite?
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replyI grew up here & extended fam is mostly local ... am so glad Jose Andres is here tho lol
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · reply👏 so true, the kid didn't choose the circumstances of their birth (imo, I know some religious folks believe differently)
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replylol yeah I'm subscribed to Lewds mute list... I don't wish them ill at all but I really prefer not to see the pics in my feed
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replyboard games or RPGs?
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replyyesssss! this is kinda my plan, tho DC is the city
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replyvibe/acc 😎 ok yeah I like this
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · postif your political philosophy sees money as the root of all evil, what sort of society are you envisioning would replace it?
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replyI wish we'd had the aella "should we kill nature to end suffering?" thread here... (and wrt "be the change" I am too widely blocked to be neutral discourse OP)
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replyI'm sorry, best I could do was send an invite code to Nick Land
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replyOdd Coded 🫡
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replyif you didn't bring over at least 100 of your online besties you're ngmi here
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replyhow early + how many invite codes you received from the Invite Fairy
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · reply😂 they should've spent some time w Skooks, he's got rizz mostly by being Normal
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · reply🤣 apparently... tempted to delete my blocks the better to watch it unfold
- Jul 19, 2023Twitter · reply@YosarianTwo 🤔 I read this when I was quite young... it's only half remembered but I wonder if it had an impact on my politics
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replyfor me- Higher Ground ... reminds me of the project that's stressing me out a bit
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · postwhat song has been stuck in your head recently?
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replysame, partially as an experiment ("is it more enjoyable this way?") and partially because of the pattern of bad faith screenshots being used to whip up a mob against ppl
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · postrumors of a "tpot mutual aid fund" ... hmmmm isn't that just rooncoin?
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replyI would love it if bsky offered a better identity solution than the app password situation ... 🫶
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · postoh noes! tpot feed is down! where else can I find the best content on bsky?
- Jul 19, 2023Twitter · postfor those that talk about / believe the Simulation Hypothesis... what impact does it have on your worldview - does it change any of your predictions about the future?
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · reply💯 🤣 particularly for the "longtermist" EAs & others who talk abt Dyson rings when they should be doing the dishes
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replyI was more thinking of one where they're debating what happened to the entwives 😏
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replyEnts at a neverending Entmoot?
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replyLike Before Reply makes such a difference for my thinking... to me Like means "I appreciate that you took the time to post this"- which can apply even if I deeply disagree w it... if it gives me heartburn to Like the OP then I shouldn't be giving it more energy & engagement w a reply
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replycringe is good when it means taking off the armor of sarcasm / nihilism / toxicity / ill-wishing, instead being vulnerable n sincere.
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · postnot that I always remember to act like it, but... I do wish everyone happiness and a sense of purpose and community that both supports them in hard times & challenges them to be better
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replyhope your irl situation is improving... as for ppl here, think of it as a filter for who's interested in dialogue & growth vs who's here to only speak and not listen 🫶
- Jul 19, 2023Bluesky · replyI'm not sure what happened to them, but some ppl were talking about building feeds that only include a limited number per day from each person you follow? those might help?
- Jul 18, 2023Twitter · reply@flybottlemist @RedTailTabby damn I was gonna say you're welcome to do mine for me...
- Jul 18, 2023Twitter · reply@pusydsrdr 😅 this was meant to be sarcastic mockery of the redpill takes abt masculinity
- Jul 18, 2023Twitter · reply@flybottlemist @RedTailTabby 😏 really...
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replynot sure, but there's certificates for flying on air force one (need to get in touch w the Congressman's son and see if he wants them, actually)
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replylol well.... I'm restoring a historical log cabin that was owned by a friend of LBJ and before that a homestead for a family of lumberjacks, and building a new house (w many regulations)... it's rugged terrain but surrounded by wineries and history and great hiking so it's worth it imo
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replybut once they relax a bit ... some of the most giving and genuine ppl you'll meet
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replythey're shy and gruff till you get to know them- product of the rugged terrain creating isolated small communities, plus being acutely aware of their poverty & lack of education & the negative stereotypes...
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · reply(also I am somewhat bitter w everyone who doesn't bother to vote in primaries & local elections!)
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replyoh. I am clueless abt pop culture, sorry!
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · postin other news, my WV cabin neighbor is the sweetest guy despite looking like every WV stereotype ... called today to check in before clearing a fallen tree off the trail across my land
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replyI mean, did you not vote for him in the primary too?
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · reply👉👈
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · reply😅 thanks, I think? 🤖
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · reply🤣 it wasn't, but now that you mention it yeah... 🫶 it's good to hear political opinions calmly stated
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replysigh, not sure I should point any more attention their way / label them as such rn... and many aren't very active here on bsky
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · postFeeling grateful to all the Leftist tpot ppl who are willing to engage w an ideologically diverse community ... imo they are the peacemakers we need
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · reply😏 naughty
- Jul 18, 2023Twitter · reply@jayriverlong @thepanta82 😏 "in the modern sense" ... I feel like actually they're quite similar to the kafala system
- Jul 18, 2023Twitter · reply@inerati wonk
- Jul 18, 2023Twitter · reply@YeshuaisSavior 😇 sorry too much incel redpill content on my TL recently
- Jul 18, 2023Twitter · postcourt ordered therapy is a form of force-femming
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replysigh, I don't control my own destiny here- K-1s from family businesses suck and I'm not in charge of the relevant decisions
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replylucky you.
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · postthe two genders
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replyalso, sharing too many personal details feels like exposing attack surface given the haters here & that I have mute lists...
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replyI tried that before... I like to ask questions, having a bigger audience gets better replies... so Twitter is more appealing, and I feel dumb posting the same thing both places
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replysigh, your taxes must be simpler than mine- I don't remember the last time I filed without an extension because of issues w late breaking tax code changes / accountant waiting for interpretations
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replynot enough remains 😭 which is why I kinda gave up for now and am here to indulge my taste for drama....
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replystop tempting me into making a joke which I wouldn't mean and might get me banned
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replywe resisted someone who is more insane than us
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replyyou're always adorable to me, store bb 🫶
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replyyeah someone here was talking abt enriching the firehose w embedding for each post? if this exists I'd love to consume it to build feeds
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replyInstances should work like Westworld- you're dropped into a friendly middle zone, the further out you venture, the crazier stuff you find
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replyawww hope you feel better! maybe some mint tea would help?
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replyand why would anyone do this? because ppl who feel threatened are a powerful force... if you're the one controlling them, you can use them to intimidate your rivals and gift you resources to aid your fight
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replyand when someone does the opposite- removes the context that makes the words nonthreatening and insists on a different interpretation- *they* are actually the ones creating the harm of triggering ppl's fight or flight response to perceived danger
- Jul 18, 2023Twitter · poststolen meme 🫡 https://t.co/EXYaMon4BR
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replyyeah.... charitable interpretation is "these words in this context are threatening"... but it means context matters and when the source of the words clarifies their intent that should be taken into consideration
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replysimclusters & shadowbans to illegibly deemphasize the bad vibes ... maybe plus relentlessly friendly bots injecting better vibes in the face of insanity?
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replyThere's a pattern of ppl claiming that particular speech itself is harmful yet at the same time screenshotting and sharing the speech far beyond its original reach... Imo this implies they don't really believe the words themselves are harmful (or they don't care about multiplying the harm?)
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · postwhen you hear the phrase "you know the type" ... which type springs to mind?
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replyI'd probably run it with my dev alt
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replyperhaps if someone used GPT on the firehose to classify ppl... and/or built custom feeds with the same classifications
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · postsomeone with more bitter energy than me should make a Mute list for each of the 9 Circles of Hell
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replybeing Liked by a bad person is nonconsensual social connection- you should get a Like Request and so you can approve the Likes that come from ppl you want to be associated with
- Jul 18, 2023Twitter · reply@somewheresy 🤔 I wonder if I'd be able to do this
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replylol search sux to prove it, but I did tell paul I'd claimed the name and asked if it was a problem/ offered to let it go and he said it was fine 😈 but things got unsettled n angry before I got around to a fun prank w it so it's just my alt for browsing/ testing stuff
- Jul 18, 2023Twitter · repostRT @danallison: Pro tip: if you want to quit procrastinating, start by decoupling your muscle tension from your goal-oriented body movement…Archive text may be incomplete
- Jul 18, 2023Twitter · reply@a_musingcat come curl up w me and tell me about your wildest dreams
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replylol, actually..... would you like to take over my alt, @pfrazee.bsky.social ? the notifications are vile
- Jul 18, 2023Bluesky · replyyes, the kind aimed at me
- Jul 17, 2023Twitter · repostRT @ne0liberal: What on earth is going on with social media? Techdirt's @mmasnick joins @JeremiahDJohns to discuss Reddit's revolt, Twitte…Archive text may be incomplete
- Jul 17, 2023Twitter · reply@tunient umm, kinda... the question is really "what interest rate can I get from an investment?" + how much adjustment for risk if the investment doesn't have fixed returns
- Jul 17, 2023Bluesky · reply😢 no complimentbot... no wonder bsky has fallen into bad vibes
- Jul 17, 2023Twitter · reply@repetitivesoul yeah I feel the numbers need to be adjusted for risk and the extra headache of another bill
- Jul 17, 2023Twitter · reply@RandomSprint sure 🫶
- Jul 17, 2023Twitter · reply(context- I got a car loan at 6% without thinking about it much bec was too busy w other stuff to decide and figured better to get the loan and pay it off than not and wish I had... but now that I have time to think, should I pay it off?)
- Jul 17, 2023Twitter · reply@losingcontrol23 yeah I'm just curious what ppl's number would be, taking everything into account... like if you're paying 1% interest it's probably better to invest?