No, but also essentially yes

“you’re just not paying attention because you’re not a trans ally”

yeah so basically anyone paying attention to trans issues knows about JKR. I don’t think I said all harry potter fans are transphobic, so that was a fun little thing for you to make up I guess, but I would say that fans of Harry Potter who don’t know the controversy are not trans allies. She is the anti-trans celebrity. Her letter was huge news.

Harry Potter fans have likely at least seen one or two hate comments about the video game or something. Stop bring so disingenuous… most people are online regularly … particularly the generation of Harry Potter fans. You don’t need to be terminally online to have heard about the wealthiest author in the world turning into the most prominent anti-trans advocate.

Being honest isn’t discouraging, it’s not being infantilizing.

Obama won pretty hard though despite the racism, there were more people excited to see a black president than there were racists (although obviously there as a lot of vocal racism as well).

If Kamala tells a convincing story, I could see it working well.

It’s not about my comments, it’s mods getting into debates over them and then promising to retaliate. I’m talking about a pattern with certain mods

There are many full grown adults who aren’t self aware.

I don’t think employees on the edge of brokeness are getting stock options, that’s more a thing to get with a 100k paycheck vs a 150k paycheck.

Okay I get this. The dude with stock could sell the stock, which would be a useful protest, or financially support the worker’s rights movement.

edit: nah he has a point

True

🙄 there are communist countries that are not Russia or China, just like there are capitalist countries that aren’t the United States.

I feel the same way. I put off purchases for a looong time. My biggest example is using my bed, household furniture in gerry-rigged ways instead of buying a weight bench for $200 for a couple of years. I don’t like accumulating too many things, and it is often true that you can do without buying a specialized item.

I think I am moving through this mentality a bit though, if there is a tool that will fundamentally improve my life in tangible ways, I try not to hesitate to buy it, because these kinds of things can make me more willing to actually do stuff. Most recent example for me is buying a thick kitchen apron, so my clothes don’t get wet when I’m washing dishes. Hate the feeling, but it inevitably happens, so then I would end up avoiding dishes.

Other things though, I have pretty cheap guitars and it’s fine because I’m not very good at guitar anyway. I don’t feel a need to buy lots of gear, but bought things for specific tasks like “I want to play standing up” so I got a mic stand.

I think you can have this utilitarian approach to purchases simultaneously with an anti consumption mindset.

Are we looking at the same map? Looks like California is far less emissions heavy than the flyover states. High proportions of solar panel energy, too.

Funny how you say people voicing support for revolution have given up hope. That’s literally the most hopeful wish I can think of. Liberals resigned to a system that … systemically … rejects any real structural change may have hope, but with very limited scope of imagination, and disregarding a lot of the structural harm.

Kicks in the door, guns blazing … official presidential business 😎

I’m not a zoomer, like I said, I’m explaining my observations.

Did I ask?

I’m talking about how a demographic is receiving certain messaging.

my unhinged stranger in Christ, you brought up woman’s suffrage

Very telling how many people are hesitant to name specific mods.

Just because someone has a personality disorder doesn’t mean they are incapable of doing their jobs. That’s an ableist assumption.

Don’t take it as an insult, if you keep being ableist that would be grounds for insults, but I’m honestly just letting you know.