sorbier
2 months ago
it's been beheld!!!!!!!! so beautiful how some of our answers align. i felt pretty sympatico the very first time i found your site. i remember reading this sentence on your about page "You can find out more about my interests, beliefs, and personality by reading what's here" and being like. yes!!!!!!!!!!!
qsky
2 months ago
I liked your answers! Thought that postcrossing forum/site you linked looks interesting too (I may have a thing for collecting postcards)
emilynhoward
2 months ago
@skep We have been absolutely gaslit, right? I am sure a lot of people prefer dark mode, but this idea that it's OBJECTIVELY better for everyone seems to have taken hold.
emilynhoward
2 months ago
@sorbier Yes I noticed how so many of your answers were similar to mine! Our sites may look different on the outside but they are similar on the inside.
ratlands
2 months ago
Just finished reading this and I was 100% nodding in agreement at your crusty middle-aged person answers. Hooray for accessibility!
p7uen
2 months ago
Wow, wonderful dinos and great way to capture them. Loved the piece on liminal spaces as well.
skep
2 months ago
Aw, but I wanted a big reveal! Tell you what, I'm going to unfollow you for a few months and check back in around October so it looks like a single dramatic change.
Very thought provoking, thank you for publishing it. Re 'Return' I'm also in my 40s and starting to get the urge to protect my family(/tribe) without care of those outside it, which I do not like. Although I believe in your stance on not succumbing to binary thinking, I also worry how that may lead to centrism and failing to oppose something I think is bad. I worry there is no answer (I worry a lot as you can tell).
@p7uen Thank you for reading! I agree re: the centrism trap. I've been trying to think a lot about how to keep a sharp moral compass without falling into tribalism. It's really hard.