@theneverfox
@pawb.socialNo, it has a recurring theme of transformation. You could read the first part as a trans allegory, but you could squint and do the same for Star wars or Harry Potter. It's the story of the chosen one
Not everything written by a trans person is a trans allegory. Trans people can tell other stories...a trans allegory is about that specific personal journey, not just influenced by it
I used to love that sub. Then it started to be about legal responsibilities instead of morality... From there it really turned into a dumpster fire
The only time I've ever been banned on a forum because although I said the woman had the right to do what she did and the guy was clearly in the wrong, she needlessly escalated when empathy would've led to a better result for everyone
No explanation, just a temp ban. For advocating empathy and third path conflict resolution
The fediverse is just a barnacle on the larger Internet at this point. It has to become more - we need to make our own web
In fairness, humans do this too. Ever share a meal where someone has already eaten? People find it extremely off-putting. It's to the point where pacing your eating to someone else will make them like you more
It's more like saying "the Heisenberg exploded, hydrogen blimps won't work"
The Heisenberg exploded because of ruptured bladders and structural cables snapping, among other things. Hydrogen blimps could work - technologically they're still very feasible
But they're too risky to half ass, and their biggest proponents have shown themselves to be incompetent in the face of the engineering challenges involved
It's not just shit technology - it's about execution. If no one can demonstrate good execution, we have nothing. Better ideas have been killed for less... This whole concept is riddled with unsolved problems - it's not feasible with the players on the board
This is too important to fuck around.
Stomachs aren't necessary... You can jump straight to the large intestine. Even humans can survive like that
Obviously, they're useful. It's another stage of digestion, which means more energy and nutrients are extracted from your food. It widens your viable food sources, just like chewing does
But then, why would they be more stable when moving, even without a rider? If the steering is tight enough, you can push a bike to someone a good distance away. You can do it with a scooter too, although it's a lot harder.
You can also look at a motorcycle. Their mass is far greater than a human's, a person could never manage that. Those little RC motorcycles are the same, they don't need some crazy balancing system to mimic humans, they just need to stay upright enough to get some speed going, then they balance themselves.
It's the same with a wheel - the speed makes it stay upright, they can balance on the tiniest edge so long as they're moving
It's not a gyroscopic effect either, though that's present. It's a balance between rotation speed and the friction with the ground - the object as a whole has momentum, the rotation has momentum, and the contact with the ground balances the two. It'll try to put it's center of mass in line with these forces acting on it
Add in a human, and they can shift the center of mass on the fly. The vehicle's speed is still pushing you upright - get on a bike with some good speed, and you can lean very far into a turn and ease off to return upright. Way more than you could if it wasn't moving
Not really... This isn't people being empowered, this is people being chewed up and spit out
I think that's the sign of a good person
If you build a world for good persons, it'll collapse in your lifetime.
Good persons want to understand each other. People don't - they want to think as little as possible above all else
I think there's a few core reasons
Some people would act like him if given the opportunity, so they identify with him or think he'd give them opportunities
Some people just feel isolated and know the world is getting worse but not why, so they latch onto the guy giving easy answers and simple solutions
And some people are just drawn to the idea of fascism or authoritarianism, even if they don't realize what that entails
I'd put the self loathing in the first camp - many of them get through life through projection. They think everyone is like them