ObliqueMedia
Stay curious and courageous. Change often arrives sideways.
Joined Apr 2022
Expressing concern is a thing that humans are notoriously clumsy at.
I'm convinced it's far bigger deal during holidays, when (for a variety of reasons) people are most keenly feeling their affinities, and are perhaps least aware of their relational boundaries.
What's something you've discovered that makes expressing concern successful? Or at least less awkward?
If frying up an onion for a midnight snack is weird, I guess I'm weird.
I'm seeing a lot of people talking about Reacher online, but nobody's talking about how cheesy it is.
Perhaps it hides the cheesiness behind all the action? Like, hey, way back when that worked for the A-Team...sorta. (Unlike the A-Team in the 80s, Reacher has a body count.)
Sure, it's entertaining, but it is whole a lot sillier, and more obvious, than it seems to think it is.
@kel I take some comfort in knowing that there is a perpetual revolution underway.
No co-opted protocol lasts forever.
Nothing lasts forever. We're sad about that when we consider where we invest our love, but it's a relief when it's comes to things which *need* to end.
@heatherdale I'm disappointed that people so opposed to nazism are still using the word "swastika" to label the nazi symbol.
The right name for that is a hooked cross (hakenkreuz) -- swastika is an ancient sacred word in Sanskrit, and Hindu people strongly protest the word's perverted meaning.
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210816-the-ancient-symbol-that-was-hijacked-by-evil
@kel That's possible, but it's also possible that they could see benefits to extending their (users') reach into other platforms without taking over.
Threads is meeting user needs better than many other platforms, yet if it (or rather Meta) took over Mastodon, there would be a revolt from the people who left corporate control (X-Twitter) to go there.
@iamwill1w9 Same here! I'm using the latest one at work, and the older version at home. I'm happy both ways, and am so grateful for the money I'm saving.
@Museek It is important to recognise that we qre all being played by polarisation.
Adobe just announced their most profitable quarter ever ($5B in revenue), and this year has also moved forward with price hikes for their software.
Y'know, just in case you're wondering how late-stage capitalism is going.
@redenigma That's only become more true since he wrote it.
@DrJackBrown I mean, I don't disagree, but...personality?!
"You can't reason people out of conclusions they never reasoned themselves into." -- my paraphrase of a variously-attributed quote.
@Kinnison These people have been told, taught and conditioned to believe that when it comes to abortion, only the unborn merit sympathy/empathy. Ever.
We cannot afford to be surprised by this. We also cannot afford to be surprised that they are resolute. Their moral posture doesn't come from reasoning or understanding -- it comes from conviction.
It needs to be regarded this way. It's not about merely convincing people. It's about deprogramming them.
@corlin This looks amazing! I'm digging into this now.
""Capitalism thrives on bad feelings" -- Astra Taylor
@Indefinite_Article I would suggest asking in a way that gives your neighbour a lot of latitude to answer however he sees fit.
When it comes up, in the context of regular greetings and small chat, etc., it can be as easy as "How's _____?"
If he wants to answer "Fine," that's okay. If he wants to go further, then he can make that choice too.
Asking at least opens the door to him not feeling isolated in this.
@Graci Why?! Why are people so recklessly motivated by a symbol of inclusion?
Their reaction to a flag like this heightens its importance.
"What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence." -- Hitchens' Razor.
The stranger, or more extreme the truth claim, the greater the need for sources to be cited.
Keep this in mind both as you read, and as you write.
ObliqueMedia
Stay curious and courageous. Change often arrives sideways.
Joined Apr 2022