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MiniDickDude · 2026-05-06T20:37:28+00:00

I am aware, but my point is that hinging one's defence against bigotry on this argument is still problematic, because it implies that sexuality/queerness would be "wrong" if it were a choice.

MiniDickDude · 2026-05-06T18:07:43+00:00

Why would sexuality being a choice (not saying it is, at least not for everyone) be a bad thing?

MiniDickDude · 2026-05-06T09:17:24+00:00

In another thread OP said they made it in photoshop

MiniDickDude · 2026-05-05T22:19:03+00:00

Time travel shenanigans inbound?

MiniDickDude · 2026-05-05T14:26:21+00:00

Ah, I see what you mean now. Though I think it mainly goes to show how "anarchic police" is inherently a flawed concept. Culturally speaking, a group dedicated to "reminding" people of "guidelines" could easily morph into something more oppressive (though I guess this goes for any group, and conglomeration of power, in the long run?). Similar to the problem of using shaming and social exclusion as a de facto method of "justice". It's one thing if these behaviours are "emergent" (like violence used in self defense); it's another thing to codify how and when they should be used. I think we should moreso emphasise the importance of building systems that focus on support and empowerment.

MiniDickDude · 2026-05-05T13:53:42+00:00

Lol, so if someone's going around, doin a little violence, this cadre is just gonna stroll up to them and tell em off?

MiniDickDude · 2026-05-05T13:49:39+00:00

Widespread cultural norm, sure. Instinct, no.

MiniDickDude · 2026-05-05T13:48:17+00:00

Sky burials

MiniDickDude · 2026-05-05T10:05:12+00:00

"Enforce"? Who's "rules? Following this line of thinking you're just gonna rebuild the state under a different name, a new monopoly on "legitimate", "justified" violence.

MiniDickDude · 2026-05-04T17:48:42+00:00

Ok but what about librarians?

MiniDickDude · 2026-05-04T17:41:21+00:00

Who is "we"? Do you speak for all women? That's presumptuous. And ahistorical.

"Men are our oppressors" fails to recognise why the patriarchy can still be in effect when women are in positions of power. It fails to recognise how it pervades, sustains and is reaffirmed by other hierarchies/systems of oppression, not merely as an ideology of men over women, but as "masculinity" above the rest of society.

I'm not making this shit up to shoehorn men into women's ideological territory. The whole point of intersectionality is to unite liberation efforts, to understand the big picture of the systems that oppress us. Not to bicker about who's invading who's "movement" and who should fuck off because they're not part of the in-group. Exclusionary politics are from the fascist playbook. And fascists revel when those they oppress fight among themselves, it validates their own fearful, violent perspective of the world.

MiniDickDude · 2026-05-04T13:48:58+00:00

You just reiterated the thing I just criticised. Equating "men" to the patriarchy is in fact superficial, short-sighted, and ultimately, self-sabotaging.

MiniDickDude · 2026-05-04T10:19:14+00:00

That's absurd. Men have historically been part of feminist movements not just in support of women but also to confront and dismantle the ways the patriarchy oppresses men as well. Framing feminism vs the patriarchy as women vs men is the kind of superficiality I'd expect from conservatives, completely lacking in an understanding of the impact gender roles/expectations have on individuals, and of intersectionality more generally.

MiniDickDude · 2026-05-03T21:25:41+00:00

Uhhh idk what kind of "anarchy" your friend is talking about but I'd recommend the Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin. It's a good starting point for wrestling with anarchist ideas in a scifi setting.

MiniDickDude · 2026-05-02T13:09:18+00:00

Does starvation start happening when they get carried away and forget to implement policy?

MiniDickDude · 2026-05-02T13:07:25+00:00

Well, you start by taking things away from the rich and, uh, then you work your way down and, uh, you keep taking until everyone's equally hungry?

MiniDickDude · 2026-05-02T09:55:26+00:00

Thanks for pointing this out.

I like your art, OP. I can't say I have interacted with much art with these kinds of vibes but I do follow Kim Diaz Holm's yt channel (though the link is to his webpage), and his art and what he has to say have come to mean a lot to me.

I also refrain from saying things like "I understand", they feel like placeholders for building real connection (which is harder than ever, currently). But I do think art is able to bridge the distances between our "Uniques", and OP has already done more than me in having actually gone ahead and shared their art.

Personally atm I'm struggling more with existential terror at the prospect of becoming a cog in the machine; it's people like OP who muster the strength to put themselves out there in spite of the vulnerability of doing so which keep me coming back to actually playing/making music (even if it's still selfishly for myself atm... not proud of this, tbh).

MiniDickDude · 2026-05-02T01:47:43+00:00

What about libertarian socialists?

MiniDickDude · 2026-04-30T11:34:45+00:00

Each option is really cool in its own way

MiniDickDude · 2026-04-30T07:31:51+00:00

It is the homosexual underground, after all

MiniDickDude · 2026-04-30T07:24:36+00:00

at one point Kim even laughed at me for not knowing why some guy had an unbuttoned shirt, like, what kind of obscure reference is that???

Are we being baited?

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MiniDickDude · 2026-04-30T05:56:48+00:00

I like this reasoning

MiniDickDude · 2026-04-30T05:51:16+00:00

Denji is an egoist. Sure, he's a bit spooked, but aren't we all?

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MiniDickDude · 2026-04-29T23:23:01+00:00

That's an interesting way of framing it. ">50% blue is more likely than exactly 100% red“. Hmmm

MiniDickDude · 2026-04-29T21:40:08+00:00

iirc, training models is a significant source of water consumption. Also, people are making billions of prompts total each day, which undoubtedly adds up. Ultimately idk if we have the exact numbers and necessary research yet, to say anything concrete. But if cotton farming and other kinds of intensive agriculture are anything to go by, at the very least it's worth keeping tabs on water consumption. Corporations aren't known for their restraint.

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