Luddites, the original ones were pretty rad. They were anti tech for anti capitalist reasons.
I agree that Luddite is the more correct term since it's more general now, but I hate that the term got warped over time to mean anyone that hates any new tech
When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.
Feminism gave women all of the same rights and privileges as men
Feminism hasn't done that yet, we're nowhere near equal rights and opportunities for women and if you don't believe me, look at the gender balance in US government roles and who has the money and power.
Let's focus on dismantling patriarchy and the harm it creates for men as well.
Soft rain and an umbrella
Hey just a thought, but have you considered also measuring your labor in terms of hours worked by admin staff etc? I'm assuming it's unpaid.
I think showing the financials is great but to me it shows only one part of the picture, if that makes sense. Your work has value!
I really appreciate all the work that goes into this place, and really, thanks for all you do.
Its different, it's that feeling when your music, which you know is absolutely fine, gets shat upon by christian conservatives who believe it's evil. But then throw in the cops and the government which historically and systemically shut down your opportunity to even play or listen to it and give more opportunities and legal benefits to those people who play pop.
And you're just trying to listen to the music you like, while every step of the way it gets way more difficult than it needs to be because it's systemically rigged for you not to be able to listen to it. It's exhausting.
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Hey. This is the only instance so far where I've felt safe to be out. I really appreciate all the work you and the other admins have put in to making this place, it really does feel special. That being said, putting yourself first matters, and if it's this community or your own health, you know what to prioritize. The rest of us will be able to figure things out!
You don't have to put rainbows on anything if you don't want. I don't even use rainbows!
The main thing is, when you hear someone in a cishet group spouting homophobia, be the one to say "hey that's not cool". Lots of people say they're allies and put it on their social media and whatnot, but where it counts is just being able to stick up for us like you would for any mate when the time comes
If I'm being honest, the only thing that would be strange to me is why wouldn't you consider yourself an ally? It sounds like there are are a lot of important people in your life who are LGBT. I guess if you're wondering about perception, someone who has a lot of queer friends but doesn't want to stand up for them usually rings alarm bells in the LGBT community. Not saying that's you, just in general.
But I will say from personal experience, allies are like gold for me. Love them all to death.
And no worries, I feel like it's a respectful question. Hope you can keep learning!
My deadname started with an "m" so I just started going by "em", which was also one of the gender neutral pronouns floating around at the time, and it just kinda stuck. Using it makes me feel agender euphoria :)
The rock where they think people can't tell the difference between a press release and journalism
That's not what Alakazam is talking about here though. Just by owning land, it generates money, magically, from "nothing". And then the vast majority of landowners use that as excuse to entrench their wealth and then you get... Waves hands at hyperinflated rent crisis what we're all stuck in now.
Whether someone wants to be one of the "good land owners" or not doesn't change the fact that the system is set up for the ones that want to exploit it