My loving sibby once told me to look around me while on a bus. Said look to the left of you, look to the right. Everyone you see is full of shit. Was a nice gesture, and I think I’ve kept that with me always =)

This is life.

Ooo, hahaha! I gotcha! a) Thank you! I am black and white by nature, and I think at certain points we have to fight our nature and when it comes to interacting with other humans this for sure is something we can find compromise with. Also, having an opinion that never shifts of grows is pretty freakin’ rough. Oh, I just meant it was outta nowhere only on account of me just making a dumb joke =P! Thank you though =)

Set em, let em be known. Evaluate offenders: ignorance, disrespect, necessity? I think they can be “soft” which I guess is sort of against the idea. I think in life we need to be flexible though. I guess this is all to say - it’s good to know yourself and your needs. You are absolutely welcome to leave spaces that oppress you. Not all oppression spheres can be ignored, and instead must be handled. Not all boundary breakers are oppressive, sometimes things must be met regardless of feelings. Sometimes people break things because they forget (a simple example is dead-naming which I think can happen with people accidentally - it’s sort of an extreme example but it’s what came to mind). Sometimes you need to meet people half-way because that’s just life. You can find a way to honor other people’s boundaries while honoring your own. Thanks for asking, although it felt like it was sort of out of left field =P!

It’s good to have boundaries =)

Good AI!

That’s because it’s fucking amazing tho foreals =X!

While it is too late for me to be going down any rabbit hole of a video, I will say that playing yourself to any extend in a game is quite important. I mean, you can roleplay however you want, but I find it quite comfy if a game even has the components to represent me as I walk the plains of x-ville. I know more than a few people who were ecstatic to have their characters be trans in Cyberpunk. I know the more customization the more work, and I don’t expect indie developers to bring the noise. It’s nice though, when you get a chance to pick a character (for one) and have it look like you want it to look like (for two).

This, is a great human.

Yes, I agree. I think being the best you can be as you can be is quite important. By that I mean, you’ve got to work with what you’ve got. My gal and I have been talking lately about what makes people feel “thrown away” and what solutions could be applied. I wish there were more sources for community, it feels often like everyone is either sleeping, being an actor in a play, or putting up walls. Things have changed so much, even in the past ten years the way people socialize and the places people can socialize. It’s really deeply saddened me to be honest. Although there are still people out there trying their best to build bridges to one another and it’s those people I root for. It’s just, nobody likes to be ostracized (I think that’s what has caused a lot of mental health issues in the first place), and nowadays being social with strangers is often seen as offensive. It’s crazy though, because how the hell does one exercise their humanity without it =P! It often makes me wonder if we were just born awful, and learn to be better than that. Lord of the Flies style =P!

Just as long as you’re not out here giving more than you’ve got I think life is fine. Wave your flags of peace and come as you are and be the best you can be because I can’t tell you how many people I have seen grumbling and grumpy and leave with a smile on their face after we’ve had a brief conversation. I think we’re all so dubious of one another and it’s really messed things up =P!

Thank you for your comments as well, right back at you and I wish you all the best and that you go in peace =)!

Hey, I am not Canadian but I was wondering what you’re guy’s forest management looks like? I’m not saying this to be rude, I was honestly wondering this the other day and figured I could ask here.

Oh, you got it too!

Pulled a Saltburn =)

Thank god! I know a lot of gamers still hug their consoles, but I haven’t had one since ninety dickety two, and I figured at least I could watch the pretty game if I couldn’t play it. Because I am not about to grab a console for one game =P!

Thank you by the by! It was super sweet to pass this along =)

***Oooo, looks like Nausicaa-ZoE!

Get out! I was thinking lately that I wish they would (re)release all of their games again so I can finally play the damn game with the bird-dog. A long time ago, a friend showed me a trailer for that game before it came out. I missed it, and maybe with them releasing a new game they might consider putting the old ones up for funding? I don’t care how awful the controls or the ai is, their games blow my mind, just like you said =)! Thanks for the heads up! I wonder if it’ll end up being an Playstation exclusive, or if they’ll open the channels up a bit more?

or the meat and beer, for those who partake =P

I think in general people’s attention spans wax and wane. I will say I think there’s a series of things you can do that can help put on a presentation, even if you’re “bad” at it. I think practice makes perfect. You don’t have to be a parrot, but you should be familiar with whatever you want to present. The Sims had it right when the little person talks in front of the mirror to be more charismatic. I mean, you don’t have to do that, but a kind person forgives a sea of “umms” and most people are not kind. I got some great advice a hundred years back to basically write your speech, hit it until it sounds natural, and then put it in an outline. Have cheater notes so to speak, where you can lead yourself conversationally. Use that, then when you have a handle of that knock it down to just bullet points. By that point you’ll pretty much own your presentation, which gives you an air of authority, which is the entire point of a presenter typically. It’s how I cheat the system, and I’ve given presentations on a large and small scale before (not often, but have done so in the past). I absolutely dreaded it at first and even dropped out of school because I didn’t want to take a speech class (no lie). The wonderful human mentioned above helped guide me to the finish line, and I am so terribly thankful for that. Time, talking to every kind of human under the sun made pretty much everything better. That’s why I said the last bit on the bottom.

I am not a quick person, I wish I were. Witty people kill me, because they’re so quick. It takes time for me to mull things over in my head, to respond. Even medicated, it’s just an uphill battle unfortunately. I can’t play the crowd, and I wish I could. Pretty much the only way I have learned to “cheat the system” is to approach situations where I need to be authoritative like above. But likewise you’ve gotta say the “right” things. By that I mean if you’re going to ask for audience participation, you’ve got to do so in a fun and succinct way. People don’t tend to like cringey introspective questions unless it’s done in a fun and stupid way. Of course this whole damn thing is cause of comic. I just always try to impart this knowledge I’ve gotten because most people will have to give a presentation at some point and this advice I got saved my life. So I try to keep the spirit alive by passing it on =)

I <3 WI

In my wildest dreams. I bet you when they made it edgey perhaps (I know for a period they made it edgey but I don’t know the specifics of it). I do like the idea that you can be real good gal friends without all the raucous sexual tension. Cause when I first came out (and being gay was as accepted as scratching yourself up with a brillo pad) gals were super dubious of my existence. As society became more accepting, I made a literal shitton of straight gal friends. To the point now where they are the majority of my inner circle. Not that I think either is particularly queer coded. Betty is just a tomboy and Veronica is just a flirtatious gal. Hahaha!

(God that sounded like I was joking at the end but I am just laughing because I really think it ends there, but things can change and I haven’t read this stuff since I was young so idk.)

This shows you why echo chambers of all designs are bad. It’s why I hate the down vote arrow, and wished that it disappeared off the face of this planet. People got frustrated when that happened with Youtube though, so shrugs. Please keep being a witty one =)