Nice! Thank you.

So all my local civility libs and intellectuals have now all of a sudden had enough of the big socials and are descending on the Fedi with full force. I’ve seen so much self-commodifying and “civil discourse” in my previously at least remotely leftist shitposty Mastodon feed that I need to tap out from there for a bit. Is there a way to block a whole language on there? I mean these are the sort of people I originally left the big socials for, they are obnoxious. So much outrage about optics, it’s exhausting.

These people are just so spectacularly unserious.

Thanks, this is very common here. You can get all sorts of different shapes and styles and most commonly they are hung from pockets on each side. Also lots of wearable reflectors like arm bands, small vest type things.

From Natopedia: “In the late 1950s, Mr. Arvi Lehti a farmer and plastic manufacturer from Pertteli, Finland came up with the idea of a reflector suitable for pedestrian use. His initial idea was to join a pair of automotive reflectors together and attach them to clothing. This early concept was developed further by Arvi’s company Talousmuovi into a small, light-weight reflector fit for commercial sale. In the 1960s The Finnish police and transport authority wanted a reflector to improve pedestrian safety, they asked Talousmuovi to design one. The reflectors they created were eventually made for sale to Finns and later the world.”

My work is very mobile so I have a lot of stuff with me, but the essentials are: Backback with laptop, water bottle, pen, post-its, paper, snacks like nuts/trailmix, masks, disposable gloves, hair brush, chargers and their wires, a nose insert thingy that masks smells.

Pockets have: Keys and id card in my neurodiversity lanyard, phone, home keys

Lib balm

Pastilles (xylitol)

Nasal spray

A CPR mouth cover in my keychain

Pack of handkerchiefs

Bluetooth ear buds

A reflector or many in my clothes in the dark months