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· Apr 21
When did you choose your sexual and/or romantic attraction pattern?
What alternatives did you consider?
Did you take advice on it before you decided?
Were you pleased with what you chose or did you later exchange it for a different attraction pattern?
Do these questions make any sense?
What alternatives did you consider?
Did you take advice on it before you decided?
Were you pleased with what you chose or did you later exchange it for a different attraction pattern?
Do these questions make any sense?
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the idea that we will ever devise a technology that can automatically sort true statements from false ones and factual ones from “hallucinations” is a lead-to-gold fantasy
December 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
the idea that we will ever devise a technology that can automatically sort true statements from false ones and factual ones from “hallucinations” is a lead-to-gold fantasy
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🧵Feels like im throwing a frozen turkey into a pot of hot oil w/ this take but:
Having a paraphilia is morally neutral. It's a feeling, and feelings don't have an inherent morality. Lust, anger, joy, fear. None if these are "good" or "bad" on their own, they simply are.
It's actions-
Having a paraphilia is morally neutral. It's a feeling, and feelings don't have an inherent morality. Lust, anger, joy, fear. None if these are "good" or "bad" on their own, they simply are.
It's actions-
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🧵Feels like im throwing a frozen turkey into a pot of hot oil w/ this take but:
Having a paraphilia is morally neutral. It's a feeling, and feelings don't have an inherent morality. Lust, anger, joy, fear. None if these are "good" or "bad" on their own, they simply are.
It's actions-
Having a paraphilia is morally neutral. It's a feeling, and feelings don't have an inherent morality. Lust, anger, joy, fear. None if these are "good" or "bad" on their own, they simply are.
It's actions-
Benjamin Britten's birthday.
Another year in which his lack of cancellation becomes more conspicuous.
Is it a matter of time, or does it make a difference that there's no evidence of an offence?
#BenjaminBritten
Another year in which his lack of cancellation becomes more conspicuous.
Is it a matter of time, or does it make a difference that there's no evidence of an offence?
#BenjaminBritten
November 22, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Benjamin Britten's birthday.
Another year in which his lack of cancellation becomes more conspicuous.
Is it a matter of time, or does it make a difference that there's no evidence of an offence?
#BenjaminBritten
Another year in which his lack of cancellation becomes more conspicuous.
Is it a matter of time, or does it make a difference that there's no evidence of an offence?
#BenjaminBritten
Therapy for us is like renting an igloo in the tundra by the hour.
November 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Therapy for us is like renting an igloo in the tundra by the hour.
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we've now seen multiple generations raised in the post-AIDS landscape that are simultaneously terrified of and obsessed with sex. and this is causing some wild cultural distortions, especially in the generation raised on the internet that saw goatse when they were in kindergarten
October 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
we've now seen multiple generations raised in the post-AIDS landscape that are simultaneously terrified of and obsessed with sex. and this is causing some wild cultural distortions, especially in the generation raised on the internet that saw goatse when they were in kindergarten
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normal person: i just want a place to hang out with my friends
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following
October 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
normal person: i just want a place to hang out with my friends
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following
The policy he was protesting is kind of nonsensical, to be fair.
A man accused of interrupting a Wikipedia conference in New York on Friday posted to Bluesky in September that he was a "non-offending pedophile."
The man, Connor Weston of Ohio, is current at a New York-area hospital. Criminal charges are pending.
The man, Connor Weston of Ohio, is current at a New York-area hospital. Criminal charges are pending.
Armed man arrested after disrupting Wikimedia conference
October 17, 2025 - The man, Connor Weston of Ohio, was taken to a local hospital for medical and mental evaluations.
thedesk.net
October 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The policy he was protesting is kind of nonsensical, to be fair.
What's the point of even being happy?
August 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM
What's the point of even being happy?
tfw your only plan for the future is to keep yourself distracted from the fact there is no plan for the future.
August 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
tfw your only plan for the future is to keep yourself distracted from the fact there is no plan for the future.
Yes, often and exclusively.
Have you ever used the "dark web" for legitimate purposes? #TeamCompSci
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Privacy at a cost: the dark web’s main browser helps pedophile networks flourish, experts say
The Tor network’s privacy architecture creates a safe haven for predators to share child sexual abuse material
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Yes, often and exclusively.
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There's a great irony to the fact that expansive porn access may have done far more than any abstinence-only curriculum to promote teen chastity
August 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
There's a great irony to the fact that expansive porn access may have done far more than any abstinence-only curriculum to promote teen chastity
Silver linings edging the biggest clouds I ever saw.
Reddit has now blocked r/NoFap in the UK over the Online Safety Act.
The anti-masturbation forum can now not be accessed unless you submit biometrics or identifying information.
The anti-masturbation forum can now not be accessed unless you submit biometrics or identifying information.
August 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Silver linings edging the biggest clouds I ever saw.
I am posting to point out how silent I, and the people like me, have become.
July 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I am posting to point out how silent I, and the people like me, have become.
Technically "without misinformation".
The National Association of the Deaf says the White House's failure to provide ASL interpreters during press briefings leaves some deaf and hard of hearing people without information.
The White House is sued over lack of sign language interpreters at press briefings
The National Association of the Deaf says the White House's failure to provide ASL interpreters during press briefings leaves some deaf and hard of hearing people without information.
n.pr
May 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Technically "without misinformation".
Eight years since I signed up to VP and since my life changed forever.
I think it changes everyone who encounters it, in some way.
At times, I've been so proud of it I wanted to tell everyone about it.
Sometimes I've despaired that its simple, modest, true message is near-universally rejected.
I think it changes everyone who encounters it, in some way.
At times, I've been so proud of it I wanted to tell everyone about it.
Sometimes I've despaired that its simple, modest, true message is near-universally rejected.
May 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Eight years since I signed up to VP and since my life changed forever.
I think it changes everyone who encounters it, in some way.
At times, I've been so proud of it I wanted to tell everyone about it.
Sometimes I've despaired that its simple, modest, true message is near-universally rejected.
I think it changes everyone who encounters it, in some way.
At times, I've been so proud of it I wanted to tell everyone about it.
Sometimes I've despaired that its simple, modest, true message is near-universally rejected.
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
"Die." is not as long a sentence as "Live."
May 5, 2025 at 8:23 AM
"Die." is not as long a sentence as "Live."
RIP nitro, died 21 April 2025
May 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
RIP nitro, died 21 April 2025
"If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you could possibly imagine."
April 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you could possibly imagine."
Welp, if recent trends continue, I am expecting the next Pope to be Satan.
April 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Welp, if recent trends continue, I am expecting the next Pope to be Satan.
When did you choose your sexual and/or romantic attraction pattern?
What alternatives did you consider?
Did you take advice on it before you decided?
Were you pleased with what you chose or did you later exchange it for a different attraction pattern?
Do these questions make any sense?
What alternatives did you consider?
Did you take advice on it before you decided?
Were you pleased with what you chose or did you later exchange it for a different attraction pattern?
Do these questions make any sense?
April 21, 2025 at 5:29 AM
When did you choose your sexual and/or romantic attraction pattern?
What alternatives did you consider?
Did you take advice on it before you decided?
Were you pleased with what you chose or did you later exchange it for a different attraction pattern?
Do these questions make any sense?
What alternatives did you consider?
Did you take advice on it before you decided?
Were you pleased with what you chose or did you later exchange it for a different attraction pattern?
Do these questions make any sense?
Laughs hollowly in map.
Have you ever wondered how Wikipedia can stay trustworthy if anyone can edit it? Did you know that people from all over the world help keep information on the free encyclopedia neutral?
Learn more in #AWikiMinute.
Learn more in #AWikiMinute.
April 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Laughs hollowly in map.
I replied to a Mike Stabile post and now Bluesky has decided that all I want is furry and gay lineart.
April 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I replied to a Mike Stabile post and now Bluesky has decided that all I want is furry and gay lineart.
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Freiburg, Germany, Central Station Bookshop (right @the center of the shop‘s entryway):
“This is a selection of books which are banned at schools in the US“.
#UniteAgainstBookBans
#FreedomToRead
@ala-pla.bsky.social
@librarypolicy.bsky.social
“This is a selection of books which are banned at schools in the US“.
#UniteAgainstBookBans
#FreedomToRead
@ala-pla.bsky.social
@librarypolicy.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Freiburg, Germany, Central Station Bookshop (right @the center of the shop‘s entryway):
“This is a selection of books which are banned at schools in the US“.
#UniteAgainstBookBans
#FreedomToRead
@ala-pla.bsky.social
@librarypolicy.bsky.social
“This is a selection of books which are banned at schools in the US“.
#UniteAgainstBookBans
#FreedomToRead
@ala-pla.bsky.social
@librarypolicy.bsky.social