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just 'nother old, tired transfem survival FSSWer, livin' in the gutters of a society that don't want us * clients fuck off * no capitalists allowed (she/her) Foundationist
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been getting a lotta new followers here, so I guess I should intro for those of y’all who don’t know me from the bird site already:
I’m a full service sex worker who’s currently got a civ gig as a mechanic for a friend’s business, and a huge sci-fi nerd who writes fic on her patreon
(links below)👇🏼
I’m a full service sex worker who’s currently got a civ gig as a mechanic for a friend’s business, and a huge sci-fi nerd who writes fic on her patreon
(links below)👇🏼
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yes, gen AI will eventually collapse. but the thing is it's actually doing significant real world harm to great numbers of people everywhere in the mean time, and the longer it takes to collapse and die out completely the more harm it will do, and the rougher the collapse will be as well.
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
yes, gen AI will eventually collapse. but the thing is it's actually doing significant real world harm to great numbers of people everywhere in the mean time, and the longer it takes to collapse and die out completely the more harm it will do, and the rougher the collapse will be as well.
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luddites are good actually
November 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
luddites are good actually
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People who adore the LLM-machine, that by design has no concern for truth, must have no concern for truth
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
People who adore the LLM-machine, that by design has no concern for truth, must have no concern for truth
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“This person is criticizing tech: I shall label them a Luddite. By using this word I have reduced their argument to, in my mind, a simple and easily-dismissed one“.
AI doesn’t need boosters. AI is a billion dollar industry. Power needs to be critiqued endlessly. We aren’t safe for one second.
AI doesn’t need boosters. AI is a billion dollar industry. Power needs to be critiqued endlessly. We aren’t safe for one second.
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 AM
“This person is criticizing tech: I shall label them a Luddite. By using this word I have reduced their argument to, in my mind, a simple and easily-dismissed one“.
AI doesn’t need boosters. AI is a billion dollar industry. Power needs to be critiqued endlessly. We aren’t safe for one second.
AI doesn’t need boosters. AI is a billion dollar industry. Power needs to be critiqued endlessly. We aren’t safe for one second.
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Additionally, your argument is reduced to ashes by your own knee-jerk assumptions that your interlocutors are ignorant and merely afraid of change.
To wit, I am anti-anti-anti-AI. This shit is not being regulated, is unsafe, is helping people kill themselves, is unfit for purpose.
To wit, I am anti-anti-anti-AI. This shit is not being regulated, is unsafe, is helping people kill themselves, is unfit for purpose.
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Additionally, your argument is reduced to ashes by your own knee-jerk assumptions that your interlocutors are ignorant and merely afraid of change.
To wit, I am anti-anti-anti-AI. This shit is not being regulated, is unsafe, is helping people kill themselves, is unfit for purpose.
To wit, I am anti-anti-anti-AI. This shit is not being regulated, is unsafe, is helping people kill themselves, is unfit for purpose.
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When ever one of those AI bros tires to tell you that artist are gatekeeping art remember that pros, armatures, hobbyist all stopped what they where doing to provide guidance to a newbie artist over the shared experience that "this one angle is hard to draw"
The "Frieren Looking Up" Art Trend attracted some Big Names in Animation! Excited for Season 2?
November 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
When ever one of those AI bros tires to tell you that artist are gatekeeping art remember that pros, armatures, hobbyist all stopped what they where doing to provide guidance to a newbie artist over the shared experience that "this one angle is hard to draw"
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A really well-done study on HRT's effects as a suicide preventative for youth. This research doesn't really tell us anything new--just confirm the findings of smaller studies, which matters a lot.
Here's the nutshell version of it's strengths and weaknesses.
Here's the nutshell version of it's strengths and weaknesses.
"Hormone Therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time, extending prior findings with a larger sample and longer follow-up." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Changes in Suicidality among Transgender Adolescents Following Hormone Therapy: An Extended Study
To examine changes in suicidality following hormone therapy (HT) among transgender and gender-diverse adolescents and young adults.A retrospective cha…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A really well-done study on HRT's effects as a suicide preventative for youth. This research doesn't really tell us anything new--just confirm the findings of smaller studies, which matters a lot.
Here's the nutshell version of it's strengths and weaknesses.
Here's the nutshell version of it's strengths and weaknesses.
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"Hormone Therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time, extending prior findings with a larger sample and longer follow-up." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Changes in Suicidality among Transgender Adolescents Following Hormone Therapy: An Extended Study
To examine changes in suicidality following hormone therapy (HT) among transgender and gender-diverse adolescents and young adults.A retrospective cha…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 AM
"Hormone Therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time, extending prior findings with a larger sample and longer follow-up." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I’m very susceptible to tiddies, they always result in poor judgment; I hope nobody takes advantage of that
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I’m very susceptible to tiddies, they always result in poor judgment; I hope nobody takes advantage of that
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Please donate! The crisis in Gaza is amplified even further by ongoing flooding, and money is essential for survival!
The return of the rain upon our heads has become like the return of war. With the first drop that seeps into the tents, a suffering heavier than the cold seeps in, as if the sky is weeping and we are weeping with it. I urgently need $300 for tent
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Please donate! The crisis in Gaza is amplified even further by ongoing flooding, and money is essential for survival!
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DIY HRT should be something you can just walk into a gas station and buy and I will defend my word until I get sent back to hell for an eternity
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
DIY HRT should be something you can just walk into a gas station and buy and I will defend my word until I get sent back to hell for an eternity
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#hourly #dook https://api.tinyfox.dev/hourly/dook/photo_227@01-08-2017_19-01-04.jpg
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#hourly #dook https://api.tinyfox.dev/hourly/dook/photo_227@01-08-2017_19-01-04.jpg
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#hourly #tig https://api.tinyfox.dev/hourly/tigs/FfsSzr6XwAAdFAZ.jpg
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#hourly #tig https://api.tinyfox.dev/hourly/tigs/FfsSzr6XwAAdFAZ.jpg
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Oh and vice versa of course.
This is not a subskeet; it is a superskeet.
This is not a subskeet; it is a superskeet.
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Oh and vice versa of course.
This is not a subskeet; it is a superskeet.
This is not a subskeet; it is a superskeet.
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Pretty sure not everyone knows this but I wish everyone did: Saying something critical of Republicans does not automatically equate to heaping equal and opposite praise on Democrats.
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Pretty sure not everyone knows this but I wish everyone did: Saying something critical of Republicans does not automatically equate to heaping equal and opposite praise on Democrats.
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Stop trying to make fetch happen
South Korea’s AI learning program was rolled back after just four months following a backlash from teachers, students, and parents alike
https://restofworld.org/2025/south-korea-ai-textbook/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1764037440
https://restofworld.org/2025/south-korea-ai-textbook/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1764037440
AI-powered textbooks fail to make the grade in South Korea
South Korea’s AI learning program was rolled back after just four months following a backlash from teachers, students, and parents, underlining the challenges in embedding the technology in education.
restofworld.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Stop trying to make fetch happen
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![R. H. Bing (October 20, 1914 – April 28, 1986)[1] was an American mathematician who worked mainly in the areas of geometric topology and continuum theory.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreid62wy3dekb2kzbisjfdlimlb35j4rlgew5iof7vi32byfszmg26a@jpeg)
![Bing's father was named Rupert Henry, but Bing's mother thought that "Rupert Henry" was too British for Texas. Thus she compromised by abbreviating it to R. H.[5] Consequently, R. H. does not stand for a first or middle name.
When Bing was applying for a visa, he was requested not to use initials. He explained that his name was really "R-only H-only Bing", and ended up receiving a visa made out to "Ronly Honly Bing".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreigmfj53q4uy33spga2bxdkllqm3ag5sffovg5g7ddmu3vqzkb6k24@jpeg)
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If it's okay, I would also like to add Vince Gilligan.
November 22, 2025 at 6:34 AM
If it's okay, I would also like to add Vince Gilligan.
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im tired of having to give a fuck about when men think when it comes to women's health or queer rights.
you all should have NO say in this.
you all should have NO say in this.
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
im tired of having to give a fuck about when men think when it comes to women's health or queer rights.
you all should have NO say in this.
you all should have NO say in this.
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Anyone whose only answer to this moment is undying loyalty to the rotting corpse of 20th century neoliberalism isn't just wrong, they're incubators of Nazism.
You are literally how it happened last time.
"Never Again" was first and foremost a warning for all the YOUs in this world.
PLEASE LISTEN.
You are literally how it happened last time.
"Never Again" was first and foremost a warning for all the YOUs in this world.
PLEASE LISTEN.
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Anyone whose only answer to this moment is undying loyalty to the rotting corpse of 20th century neoliberalism isn't just wrong, they're incubators of Nazism.
You are literally how it happened last time.
"Never Again" was first and foremost a warning for all the YOUs in this world.
PLEASE LISTEN.
You are literally how it happened last time.
"Never Again" was first and foremost a warning for all the YOUs in this world.
PLEASE LISTEN.
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Also, go to paid gigs, buy music you like (download or physical, either actually gets some money to the artist whereas streaming effectively doesn’t, except for the biggest acts). If you can’t afford it then of course stick with streaming. More plays helps algorithms pick up on new acts.
Right now the only way for the vast majority of writers and artists to make any kind of a modest living is to self-publish. All but the luckiest few are having to do this. This means the only income most of us have is from Crowdfunded projects. If you love what someone does & can afford it, pay them
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Also, go to paid gigs, buy music you like (download or physical, either actually gets some money to the artist whereas streaming effectively doesn’t, except for the biggest acts). If you can’t afford it then of course stick with streaming. More plays helps algorithms pick up on new acts.
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I can never forget the time some Israeli lady was interviewed about Gaza in English, mixed up the translation, and said “Their children grow up to be Arabs.”
The important context left out of most western reporting on the region is that in Israel, "terrorist" is a racial slur
60%+ of Israelis surveyed don't thing the abuses of Palestinian prisoners should be investigated.
84% say the IDF should get an excellent or very good grade for *moral conduct*.
62.5% say a 'terrorist' should be murdered even if they don't pose a threat.
www.israelhayom.co.il/news/geopoli...
84% say the IDF should get an excellent or very good grade for *moral conduct*.
62.5% say a 'terrorist' should be murdered even if they don't pose a threat.
www.israelhayom.co.il/news/geopoli...
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I can never forget the time some Israeli lady was interviewed about Gaza in English, mixed up the translation, and said “Their children grow up to be Arabs.”
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If you like Studio Ghibli, Knives Out, The Owl House, or Frankenstein, here’s what the creators are saying about A/I.
🚫 SAY NO TO GEN A/I 🚫
🚫 SAY NO TO GEN A/I 🚫
!["Whoever creates this stuff has no idea what pain is. [...] I never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all. I strongly feel that this is an insult
to life itself.
- Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli
was "utterly disgusted" when he was shown an A/I demo in 2016](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hfvsgl2mxreaxanwto4j2myn/bafkreiamrrdrevqg6t6mxqpmcn5q4foku3ko6obnhuxzuxql32creufjbe@jpeg)
November 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
If you like Studio Ghibli, Knives Out, The Owl House, or Frankenstein, here’s what the creators are saying about A/I.
🚫 SAY NO TO GEN A/I 🚫
🚫 SAY NO TO GEN A/I 🚫
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God it's so cool that so much of British and European nationalist politics has broadly been shaped by warehouse clickfarms rented by guys in South Asia running "how to make money from racist old people" workshops, and that this has had more influence on media and politics than any grassroots group
November 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
God it's so cool that so much of British and European nationalist politics has broadly been shaped by warehouse clickfarms rented by guys in South Asia running "how to make money from racist old people" workshops, and that this has had more influence on media and politics than any grassroots group