DaemonSky
@dsky.bsky.social
Biosecurity, outbreaks, apocalypses, language & conspiracy. Former Fed. Intellectual magpie. Dogs, SciFi, nerdery. Views my own.
Yeah, it's complicated. And I don't really want to be fully alone. You can only boot so many people before you can't move furniture anymore.
November 17, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Yeah, it's complicated. And I don't really want to be fully alone. You can only boot so many people before you can't move furniture anymore.
I think you may underestimate the level of generational trauma and "but that's just what the world is for women" happening. I can see the ways she doesn't even see what she's repeating and it might be gendered that that's hard to understand.
November 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I think you may underestimate the level of generational trauma and "but that's just what the world is for women" happening. I can see the ways she doesn't even see what she's repeating and it might be gendered that that's hard to understand.
That's a good point maybe. Like I am angry that I am fighting my own eating disorder again, but my heart breaks for her because she doesn't even see what's happening to her when she says these things. Thanks for that point.
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
That's a good point maybe. Like I am angry that I am fighting my own eating disorder again, but my heart breaks for her because she doesn't even see what's happening to her when she says these things. Thanks for that point.
That's my current attempt to reframe and it's going OK I think? Like "What does the way X needs to criticize this thing say about their culture?" seems good. I'm failing in objectivity though - it makes me sad for her.
November 17, 2025 at 4:32 AM
That's my current attempt to reframe and it's going OK I think? Like "What does the way X needs to criticize this thing say about their culture?" seems good. I'm failing in objectivity though - it makes me sad for her.
Look the setting boundaries people are great when you have lots of backup in life and have the option to walk away. When it's people you're responsible for and who are all you have - these books read like rich people silliness.
November 17, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Look the setting boundaries people are great when you have lots of backup in life and have the option to walk away. When it's people you're responsible for and who are all you have - these books read like rich people silliness.
These are people that I sometimes enjoy. Truly this moment was not that one? (I also would like a social rule where no one ever comments on food ever)
November 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
These are people that I sometimes enjoy. Truly this moment was not that one? (I also would like a social rule where no one ever comments on food ever)
It's the thing where I eat too fast and they ask if I I didn't eat. Or I have a drink with dinner and they take it as me upset. Or I like a dress and they ask if it's "too young/girly". Like I can't quote a mean thing. It's care of a kind, just one that feels awful.
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 AM
It's the thing where I eat too fast and they ask if I I didn't eat. Or I have a drink with dinner and they take it as me upset. Or I like a dress and they ask if it's "too young/girly". Like I can't quote a mean thing. It's care of a kind, just one that feels awful.
You know, they're still participating, helping ICE, and intimidating residents all over US cities. "But my orders" is a coward's defense. Whatever respect I once had is fully broken. And the states that sent their Guard get the same level of contempt.
November 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
You know, they're still participating, helping ICE, and intimidating residents all over US cities. "But my orders" is a coward's defense. Whatever respect I once had is fully broken. And the states that sent their Guard get the same level of contempt.
There's always the option of throwing the cat iron pan that's my last ditch effort to add more iron.
These people can't be warned or convinced for some reason. They're impossible!
These people can't be warned or convinced for some reason. They're impossible!
November 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
There's always the option of throwing the cat iron pan that's my last ditch effort to add more iron.
These people can't be warned or convinced for some reason. They're impossible!
These people can't be warned or convinced for some reason. They're impossible!
I hope so. We could have a full social safety net and still have a reasonable military. And fix government hiring to get the qualified people. Maybe we can even get rid of the weird nationalist displays at every sporting event that freak out people from normal countries!
November 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I hope so. We could have a full social safety net and still have a reasonable military. And fix government hiring to get the qualified people. Maybe we can even get rid of the weird nationalist displays at every sporting event that freak out people from normal countries!
Well, at least it makes it very clear to people who didn't get it that there's no such thing as a good cop. They're all willing to do this work in the end to maintain their own power. They all have to go after this.
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Well, at least it makes it very clear to people who didn't get it that there's no such thing as a good cop. They're all willing to do this work in the end to maintain their own power. They all have to go after this.
I mean, if you have to make tradeoffs, which do you pick? In this, money flows and commerce are fully private and you can basically live where you know who's watching, but if you leave that surveillance is ubiquitous in all things.
November 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I mean, if you have to make tradeoffs, which do you pick? In this, money flows and commerce are fully private and you can basically live where you know who's watching, but if you leave that surveillance is ubiquitous in all things.
This one also raises some points about luxury being freedom from surveillance by those you want to exclude. If privacy is a luxury, then a turn away from tech is the conspicuous consumption.
Feels like we're rapidly approaching these conversations now about what can/can't be private anymore.
Feels like we're rapidly approaching these conversations now about what can/can't be private anymore.
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This one also raises some points about luxury being freedom from surveillance by those you want to exclude. If privacy is a luxury, then a turn away from tech is the conspicuous consumption.
Feels like we're rapidly approaching these conversations now about what can/can't be private anymore.
Feels like we're rapidly approaching these conversations now about what can/can't be private anymore.
Lol well apparently all I have to do is read the words and it replaces the earworms.
Thank you!
Thank you!
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Lol well apparently all I have to do is read the words and it replaces the earworms.
Thank you!
Thank you!
I want the Big Book of Heresy so very much. My Cathar obsession needs an entertaining entry!
November 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I want the Big Book of Heresy so very much. My Cathar obsession needs an entertaining entry!
The Dominicans still exist - just assign them again. There aren't enough open wells around for them to be timid these days.
November 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The Dominicans still exist - just assign them again. There aren't enough open wells around for them to be timid these days.
Exactly. And narrative evolution will always be part of what's happening in information ecosystems, which is partly why the concept is useful. But when we try to make simple interventions in how humans use stories, it's always going to work more strangely than we expect.
November 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Exactly. And narrative evolution will always be part of what's happening in information ecosystems, which is partly why the concept is useful. But when we try to make simple interventions in how humans use stories, it's always going to work more strangely than we expect.
The thing I don't understand is why people do not add "-Johnny Cash if he were still alive probably" when it's a reference. These policies have been around forever and we all know the basics. Real threats are a real issue and we should know how to not make jokes look like they're real ffs.
November 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The thing I don't understand is why people do not add "-Johnny Cash if he were still alive probably" when it's a reference. These policies have been around forever and we all know the basics. Real threats are a real issue and we should know how to not make jokes look like they're real ffs.
A friend went under and the guy who woke him up was wearing a Hurricanes tie. Said guy was very confused when Drugged Friend immediately started yelling about "thieving confederate hockey stealers". I will never let him live this down.
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A friend went under and the guy who woke him up was wearing a Hurricanes tie. Said guy was very confused when Drugged Friend immediately started yelling about "thieving confederate hockey stealers". I will never let him live this down.
If you ever find out, let me know. I think many people mean "online news and/or social media" and have forgotten humans also speak to each other in person. I have to keep reminding people information also does move around off-line and those jumps are not magic - they're just not documented.
November 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
If you ever find out, let me know. I think many people mean "online news and/or social media" and have forgotten humans also speak to each other in person. I have to keep reminding people information also does move around off-line and those jumps are not magic - they're just not documented.