I’m not really an anime person, but I rewatch Death Note every few years. There are other shows I’ve enjoyed, but those were all forced on me by various friends over the years.

Hey sis, I feel where you are coming from and I truly understand, there are a lot of scary things happening in the world and what others do with their time isn’t something you should ever worry about.

I have a lot of emotions when I see people talk about HP, primarily dissapointment, my guess is that all trans folk do. But it wasn’t a fight we lost, because it wasn’t a fight, but slow incremental progress. If something simple as media choices are a stumbling block for “allies”, then they are just fairweather friends. Naturally people react defensively to criticism, such as GirlfriendReviews, but that doesn’t make make giving money to those that persecute us any less valid critique.

You’re exhausted, so am I, we all are. Transphobia is rampant, yet it’s better than ten years ago, better than 30 and better than a 100. The progress is slow, but talking about the ways our community is harmed is the way to make the next 100 years better.

Without a doubt my favorite episode and #2 is so distant I don’t even know what it would be. Such a beautifully crafted train wreck of audacity, naivety and avoidable tragedy.

I understand why people skip it, but those are the exact reason I love iy.

This, my friend, this is pod racing.

Y’all remember that sub r/YourJokeButWorse?

It’s not survivor bias when others commit suicide. This isn’t arbitrary luck selecting some to have good lives, that’s just doomerism, self loathing and anexity talking.

You didn’t get bugs on your windshield so now you’re be forever alone? You’re just catastrophizing. This is literally just baby stepping from a silly premise to a wild conclusion.

Look, calling yourself undateable is always a self fulfilling prophecy. You have to know on some level that it’s still possible if you put in the effort right? There are TONS of childless single women out there.

Quit your doomin’. This isn’t complicated. Parties aren’t like they are in movies, it’s literally just getting drunk on a couch. Don’t let the social anexity win. Just invite everyone you know to yours and tell them to invite who they know. As long as you meet someone new then your circle is growing. Friends of friends exist.

I literally had one friend like 7 years ago until I moved in with a barely functional alcoholic I knew from playing magic. He was an asshole with creepy friends, but those friends were dominos that led me to a few bad relationship, and eventually my wife.

Glad that the term “exclusive” expires, pre-ordering to get something is a FOMO that I personally don’t find enticing, but understand from a business stand point. But over time it just becomes silly to arbitrarily block existing content for players that purchased YEARS after release.

I’ve been watching Severance and thinking about Control lately, might be time for a replay.

Were you ordered to commit suicide?

“In our army, being captured is seen as betrayal. (Which implies that North Korean soldiers are instructed to commit suicide if captured.)”

So you fought thinking you were up against not only Ukrainian forces but also South Korean troops?

“(Nods.)”

What have you decided?

“I’ve been thinking… (pauses) You said you’re a journalist, right? (pauses again) First, I’m planning to apply for asylum and go to South Korea. Do you think they’ll accept me?”

(The Ukrainian authorities mentioned, “Whether the North Korean soldier can go to S. Korea depends on the S. Korean government.”)

My personal highlights from the read. Paints a pretty miserable desperate picture, NK really just expected them all to die. I hope his family is not punished because of this interview but it frankly seems likely.

thats just as bad as judging someone for their sexual orientation

As a queer person and a mod on lemmy.world, no it absolutely is not. Not even close. Not even in the same ballpark. An identity is 100% not the same as willingly choosing actions. You can disagree with the broad statement but equating it to bigotry is wildly out of touch.

Please don’t use this analogy again.

Harm reduction can take many forms. I’ve always said eating the rich is vegan, but honestly so is punching Nazis. You don’t always get a chance to do one, let alone both but when you can, you should.

My sexuality is focused on receiving loving and romantic physical affection, and to a lesser extent, giving it. To my brain, affectionate physical contact is sex ITSELF, not a prelude. In practice, this means that I’m very attracted to kisses and don’t care about real sex unless I had a partner who wanted it.

This really spoke to how I felt for most of my life. With that in mind, I can not recommend Ace by Angela Chen high enough. It was a monumental awakening for me to finally understand why I dreaded sex but craved affection. There are many shades of asexual and she discusses them all. Many lifelong feelings I had were for the first time validated in that book. I obviously can’t guarantee it will have the same effect for you, but the way you talk sounds VERY reminiscent of my past self questions.

Knowing and understanding myself has led to the most successful, caring and loving relationship of my life where we agreed long ago that sex was off the table. Nothing but bliss, marriage and good vibes have followed. Even if you don’t see yourself described in those pages, I think it will give you a lot of the language to navigate what could be the next step.

Hope this helps! <3

You wouldn’t download a corn would you?

Transition is not a fucking get out of jail card. There is no “Sorry I killed your family but I was really dysphoric then. Good news I am not that person anymore!” isn’t gonna fucking fly.

To speak nothing of reducing the trans experience to “The Surgery”. The whole movie is just flat out calls itself representation, but it’s only exploitation to bait out awards.

Talk to your doctor, especially if the people you sleep next to have talked about loud snoring.

Long story short, I am using a CPAP machine now and it’s amazing how energerized I feel after waking up.

Well there is that! Hands down the best thing to come out of the 2nd movie was a new Daft Punk album.

Oh! They are doing another Tron?

Oh… Jared Leto? Ew. Nevermind.

Control perfectly executes creepy. Really enjoyed my time in the game.

I’m not going to see either of them, but I at least understand why there is another entry in the Sonic franchise. A live-ish action Lion King prequel is just… nonsensical?