@CptSuperlative The traps they lay are subtle, and costly to escape. I can't blame anyone who decides they aren't ready.

(Also, it's a systemic problem, not a moral failure on the part of trapped users.)

@redsad I'm ace, and I would be happy if we just got along in a way that felt positive.

@mathewi Thank you for venturing into these waters.

A thought: could it be that "consciousness" is not a binary?

@artemis Maybe it's helpful if you think of it from the POV of how her behavior is hurting her -- like, you have some cognitive traction on a problem she's probably been dealing with for all her life but has no idea how to fix (and has probably abandoned any idea that it's fixable): maybe you can help make her life better!

Much depends, of course, on whether she is capable of introspection and constructive self-criticism.

@artemis I feel like I was raised with that attitude (and have certainly seen it in my parents' generation): people are either acceptable or unacceptable, and as long as they are acceptable you do your best to defend them and paper over any issues they cause.

The idea of talking about someone's negative aspects constructively was not a thing.

@Researchbuzz I have not one but three music-keyboards from the 80s and 90s that require a 3.5" floppy-disc in order to run, so I'm kinda interested in anything that makes it easier to deal with those media (especially weird sector-formats).

(What I really want, though, is something that pretends to be a 3.5" drive but lets you select from images on a USB stick or something. Someone must have made something like that by now, Shirley...)

@gwynnion You need to use the word "controversial" in there somewhere -- that's how they like to describe utterly horrendous stuff to which all decent people strongly object.

#isHelpful

@waitworry @gwynnion

"What do we want?"
"Largely inconsequential change!"
"When do we want it?"
"In due course!"

Despite being in chronic pain and chronically fatigued and unable to work full-time or on long-term projects, the government believes that I am not, in fact, disabled, so it'd be swell if I could get some sort of an income.

Y'all can see https://beesbuzz.biz/ to see some of the things I can do, and I have a resume at https://beesbuzz.biz/resume

You've also probably used code I wrote, possibly even on a daily basis!

Maybe I can #getFediHired or something? idk

@claralistensprechen3rd

Does an original song qualify for this?

Sweet Dreams, Good Night

#WhenTheSunGoesDown

@sarae Are they clearly different sizes? If not, one might just be the extended-life version for the same laptop model...

@davep A rock-solid foundation for any bird's baseline diet.

Vader’s new management style was initially met with some confusion, but it ultimately made the Empire stronger and led to the quiet dismantling of the Rebellion. #grickledoodle #starwars #darthvader #love #compassion #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humor

@MaryAustinBooks

I'd trust him to find a good solution to this after the election.

...which is more than I could say about most politicians. -.-

Now I want to see Count Binface performing with Angine de la Poutrine.

@Su_G @eclectech

Oops, I missed that "bin for the win" was what started this whole thread 😅 In replacement, I humbly offer "farbage for the bin" and "bin the vote".

@artemis Anecdata in support of your point:

@Harena's dad was the caring one, when she was growing up -- but he was an anæsthesiologist who worked long hours (because he cared about helping people). Her mom was the neglectful, emotionally-abusive one.

@bok Dang. That's hard stuff to deal with, day in and day out. Wishing you strength.

@534n @technically_good

My fedi-sense tells me those were sarcasterisks.