Yeah that’s the squishy part I wasn’t sure how to phrase. Well said.

I think you’re doing pretty well if that’s one of your top insecurities. I feel like I haven’t read 90% of what I “ought” to have haha

A forever world sounds nice. I never thought of it in that way. I should go check out my main world again. It’s always fun just like exploring my own ruins.

Waiting for your thoughts.

Wow that seems like really maladaptive colouring on the part of the meat worm.

Okay so it really sounded like she got 14 years for defacing a statue, which is fucked. But it was actually for taking part in a failed coup.

Shit like this makes me realise why people become mathematicians. You just play around with numbers and find funny facts about them.

Okay?

This is so great! Thanks for sharing it.

Wonder what the people who criticized protestors for saying “from the river to the sea” think of this heinous shit.

No one’s stopping you from talking, and votes don’t matter. I think most people have the numbers turned off anyway.

Say what you’re going to say.

EDIT: should have kept scrolling before commenting. I saw your other comment.

What I like about fedi is that while we usually give people the benefit of the doubt, we don’t tolerate dog whistles, sealioning, or other ““subtle”” methods of spreading bigotry and intolerance.

Whereas the big commercial platforms we on’t do a thing unless it’s blatant harassment, or matches one of the 12 slurs on their no-no list.

Yeah mods and admins around here put in some real good work protecting their users.

I’ve noticed the same. I’ve also noticed it become slightly more combative and strawman-y with the influx of new folx, but maybe getting better again lately? Anyway, this is just going by anecdotal/vibes, and it’s definitely better than mainstream/commercial socials.

Where I live I don’t think there is any difference between married and common-law, and even if there was most people actually get married at their city hall, with only a witness and government worker present.

The great big party that people still have is totally by choice.

It doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. Mine was maybe 2 thousand and actually broke even thanks to very generous cash gifts, but even without that it would have been worth it to get all our friends and family under one roof to publicly profess our love.

If you truly love your partner, does a ring and a ceremony really do anything?

Yeah. In the same way that any other shared experience or token does, but this is a very public one that is built up by our cultures and we can imbue with special meaning.

It’s not for everyone, and it can be problematic, but I’m happy I got married and got the magic ring and all that.

UGGGH!! GROSS

No wait, hear them out

if you scroll the data left, before the invention of pesticides, do the lines suddenly spike up???

What a wonderful mental scene you have crafted for us. Thank you.