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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
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y2kvictim

the most infuriating thing about personal growth is that even if someone else did have the answer you needed and conveyed it to you in a precise and effective matter, it won't make sense until you're ready for it. you could hear it every day of your life and it wouldn't matter a fucking bit until it finally clicks. there's very little you can do to influence when that happens, either

derinthescarletpescatarian
lifeafterpsychiatry

The solution to ableism isn't for me to "stop calling myself disabled", it's for everyone to stop treating "disabled" as a bad word

queercripintersex

There's an actual named phenomenon called The Euphemism Treadmill for how people keep coining new terms for disability hoping to get away from the stigma but then the new term just winds up with a negative association. Because the problem is not the term, the problem is the ableism.

Disabled isn't a bad word. It's a neutral and descriptive term and it's one we've been using for political organizing for decades now.

derinthescarletpescatarian
mamoru

if we could speak with lobsters and understand each other I think they might be able to share some really good wisdom as such a long-lived species.

but then I realized. the problem with such a plan

mamoru

depraced 51s ago Lobster scam calls.  promisedmob 2m ago They would have to become less tasty  gelgelada2m ago Lobster overlords, yeah.ALT

it seems there are even more problems with this plan than I first thought. learning a lot today

howdacookiecrumbls

what was the problem you had in mind

mamoru

well compared to those it seems silly now. not to speak for the entire human race or anything here, but the way lobsters communicate is not typically considered ideal.

zoomane

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oh.

derinthescarletpescatarian
politijohn

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lierdumoa

There's another post on here where this woman talks about dating a rich guy and she was like "oh you can't drink alcohol on a public sidewalk here" and he was like "Sure you can -- it's $500." Like he'd done it often enough that he had the "price" memorized.

mckitterick

the word "privilege" comes from the Latin privilegium, meaning "private law," or law granting one person or group benefits others don't enjoy

philosopherking1887

I remember reading an article about Koch Industries that said they just budget in fines for violating environmental regulations and lawsuit settlements for damage and accidents caused by broken pipelines -- it’s cheaper than installing cleaner, safer equipment.

Fines that aren’t adjusted to the means of the violator are worse than useless.

fandomsandfeminism

Punishable by fine = legal for the rich