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grrgyle

@ grrgyle @slrpnk.net

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Class: He/him/they.Alignment: Hopeful loser.Aesthetic: WIP, horror vacui / amor copia.

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My stories: Abandoned drippings

  • This guy is basically my dad 😢

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  • Actually about to start a strength workout having eaten nothing but tofu and lentils for protein. 😱 I'll probably die tbh

  • Me waiting for the AI to close the tag for me

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  • Do people not even Emmet anymore?? Tsk...

  • Donald Trump suggests US cities be "training grounds" for military

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  • Still no luck releasing those Epstein files, eh?

  • I vote the latter

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  • I'm sure there are all kinds of different cases, but let me just say that I didn't have to hustle nearly this hard just to get by in w 2005. It was fine that I was "absent minded" but now it's like everyone's got to be full-on all the time.

    Like wtf happened?? Things used to be chill, now we're fighting over the meagrest scraps.

  • 50K Cisco firewalls remain vulnerable to advanced attacks

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  • So brave of him to ask troops to detain himself 😔

  • Got em!

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  • Real? This is news to me!

  • YSK that only by being yourself will you find people who like the real you. No one can beat you at being you, but you’ll only ever be second best at pretending to be someone else.

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  • This comes up a lot, and the comments for these posts always get mired in the complexities of for whom and forwhence and forwhicontext this is good advice.

    Basically, there are people for whom this is really fire advice (like people who are unnecessarily repressing quirky aspects of their otherwise lovely personalities), and people for whom this is really bad advice (like people who need to stay hidden for safety, or jerks).

    Broad, overlapping categories with many dimensions. Not really something you can wrap up in a prescriptive axiom.

    That all said, the thesis of the OP holds up. It may be really hard for some people to find someone who likes them for who they are, and there are people who really should change, but it's still true that you won't find many people who like you for you if you don't actually show them who you are.

  • YSK that only by being yourself will you find people who like the real you. No one can beat you at being you, but you’ll only ever be second best at pretending to be someone else.

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  • Sounds like the perfect way to meet with yourself though

  • Assumptions

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  • I think you're assuming something that is not even implied in the text. There's no misleading or presumption of feeling stupid.

    Have you never made this kind of mistake? The cops don't come out of the walls, you just get schooled for your snap judgement lol. You cop to it, blush, and try to be better. It's funny.

  • Democrats Are in Crisis. Eat-the-Rich Populism Is the Only Answer.

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  • Same thing here. There was a brief period where I thought I could just worry about my own affairs, get a little informed, then vote once in a while — trusting there were adults in charge of the boring business of government, with our collective best interests in mind — well, fuck me for assuming those that seek power would know how to use it responsibly, because now I've got to get involved in my local politics and activism just to be a good citizen Ig. But God damn do I wish I could just focus on handling my own personal shit, because that is hard enough on its own, let me tell you...

  • GOP Silent as Mormon Church Gunman Identified as ‘Ultra MAGA’ Trump Supporter

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  • Maybe the real antifa were they maga who kept killing each other along the way

  • Right-Wingers Melt Down Over Bad Bunny Headlining the Super Bowl Halftime Show

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  • Something tells me soy is about to get a real big brand facelift soon

  • Hail Corporate!

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  • I liked that part of it anyway

  • Hail Corporate!

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  • It's like "jaywalking" oooh oh no don't "jay" walk, don't "side" load; conform to our business machines! Your natural existence and free movements are an inconvenience to us therefore you have to change.

    Or whatever bullshit--however they couch it.

  • Uh Oh

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  • Hey, Optional is alright. I don't agree with them in this instance, but I know them from other conversations, and they are not the enemy.

  • Uh Oh

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  • Liberals having a good ol' days moment? Beats standing up to actually existing and unfolding fascism, ig.

  • Assumptions

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  • Can you see how that might be fun, though?

  • Assumptions

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  • As a male, I've also experience similar many times. But I don't know anything about cars. I am not interested in anything to do with cars. I have never owned a car of my own. I don't drive. I've even let my license lapse because I don't care to drive even when given the chance. Still I am usually addressed instead of my (fem) partner if I happen to tag along to some Car Thing.

  • I feel nothing but emptiness every single day

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  • Good link.