Thanks for the heads up! My Main account is in slrpnk, so I'll set a reminder in an month to switch back. :)
khaliso
Both can be true at the same time. Therapy and meds can be wonderful to help create a better world than the soul-crushing dystopia we're currently heading for.
This (today's) article by Cory Doctorow explains it quite nicely:
https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/06/how-the-sausage-gets-made/#governing-is-harder
Do you.. do you really rhink that way?
Thanks, without your comment I'd have skipped this
It's really fucking tiring to see you americans singing along to the tune of the 'us vs them' rhethoric.
I don't know what he has planned, but in my book he's the most likely candidate to break the 2-party system.
Enjoy it! I'm happy for you!
This decision takes some courage, so well done :)
Memo: the publishers Wiley, Penguin Random House, Harper Collins and Hachette sued the Internet Archive for over $600m.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachette_v._Internet_Archive
'Just pull yerself up by yer own bootstraps, lad!
While I do agree (or at least hope) that we all have the agency to positively influence our own lives and those around us, the main point there in my opinion is that different people have different resources in life. Someone that's experienced systemic racism, or someone who's brain is a wee bit non-standard just has it harder than someone not experiencing these issues.
Ouija by Harley Poe playing in the background
Therapy might still be a good idea in the future, trauma can show up in quite unexpected forms.
I'm really glad you're doing better!