They are talking entirely about aesthetics, Elon Musk could definitely have remained a liberal media darling and "real life Iron Man" to all the reddit nerds if he just kept his mouth shut and presented the public image of being the man behind Tesla and SpaceX.
No-one here thinks he ever gave a shit about environmentalism or sustainability beyond using them to grift billions in government subsidies.
This similar comment is 10 months ago - https://hexbear.net/comment/4656602
If it's a troll they are showing committent. I tried to give the benefit of the doubt even with all the alarm bells going off.
There are many things people do to make themselves "feel better about stationary running on a wheel" - being able to express their gender identity is not one of them. To me this reads that you are framing people's right to self-expression as a coping mechanism.
If you geek out on political and philosophical matters as much as you state I would take the time here to sit down and read what our comrades have to say. There are years of posts containing resources and discussions relating to identity politics.
The first step is removing yourself of the liberal brainworms that lead you to believe a sizeable % of online posters are Russian Agents. It is not true. Trust what marginalized people have to say.
I'm also concerned about your conflation of openly expressing your pronouns with privilege, that you seem to believe mental illness does not exist in a warzone (there are numerous charities dedicated to psychological trauma in Gaza for example), and that you made this post as a "gut reaction" while labelling yourself as a seeker of knowledge. These are beliefs packed full of contradictions that I suggest you take the time to unpack and try to understand why they are contradictory and what lead you to internalize them in the first place.
Yeah it's exactly that. I used to use shaving foam but I think the lather from soap is better and easier to continuously apply, plus canned foam is very wasteful.
To add to this, once you are good with a double edged safety razor it’s better for your skin as well. Took me 4-5 shaves to get used to it and then I had zero cuts or redness post shave.
Also get a nice synthetic shaving brush and a block of vegan shaving soap and you’ll save a fortune, good shaving soap lasts a long time.
Finally get a alum block for post-shave skincare and if climate appropriate one for using as an anti-perspirant too.
And then congrats! You have a zero-waste daily skincare / hygiene routine.
Death to PayPal. They’ve stolen my money before because I logged in from a new location and refused to unlock my account. I have a complicated financial situation legally so I’m aware they can and will close my new account without warning but sometimes it’s the only way to get money to people who need it (no cashapp or venmo etc here).
I hope the suggestions other people have given you work and you can have control over your own identity soon. Best of luck.
Bazzite on main PC because it just works and I don't want to mess around with nvidia drivers.
Almalinux for home server and anything I need to spin up short term.
So glad you were able to find what works for you. That feeling of experiencing what normal is supposed to be for the first time is indescribable.
This was really fun. Always great to talk to fellow hbears!
This is a difficult time of day for me but please add me to the ping list for future sessions.
Learning languages.
It just never comes together for me.
Hey can you share the name of this account ?