Whats_your_reasoning

The fact that you're thinking about others' perspectives at all is a good sign. Sometimes, when I can't understand the mindset of someone toxic and I get frustrated, I take a step back and consider what would happen if I did start thinking like them. The fact that it's difficult to imagine goes to show that I'm wired against certain shitty mindsets. It sounds like you are, too.

In trying to understand others, you're showing more thought and empathy than a lot of people bother to practice. It's frustrating and can be confusing at times, but you're not broken for being unable to view things through the eyes of someone that doesn't care about doing the right thing.

Anyone else remember Neopets? They had a filter that was extreme and multilingual. I can't count how many times I'd write a friendly message, the filter would block it, and I would end up editing chunks of text trying to avoid whatever word or series of letters the filter thought was inappropriate. Sometimes it'd be a few letters embedded in another word (like "associate" being banned for the letters a s s.) But sometimes, I was truly stumped. The only explanation I can think of is that some letters in English words matched up to swears in other languages.

Anyway, fun fact - I met my first boyfriend through that site. We decided to see how dirty we could talk while still getting messages past the filter. We used innuendos, slang, and other turns of phrase with each other just to see what we could get away with.

In the end, all that filter did was make us more creative at communicating forbidden topics. Whoops ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

The Road* to El Dorado. Close!

Also, thank you, I never realized DreamWorks' non-3D catalogue was so small.

This needs to be its own post, if it isn't already.

There are a lot of Teslas near where I live. A lot.

But today I found myself behind a Nissan Leaf. I got to thinking, "So many people praise Tesla's electric system and say they still prefer it over hybrids due to its environmental impact. But giving money to Musk means enabling untold damage to society, and his alliance with right-wingers guarantees that his presence will make this environment worse." I mean, if he spent his time in Trump's inner circle convincing them that electric cars are better, that would be fantastic. But no. We all know that's not going to happen. He definitely has the power to make a positive impact on the world, but he won't.

I still haven’t gotten back on Adderall. I need to get an EKG before I can get back on it, but I don’t have a primary physician to perform it for me. Which means I have to make another few dozen phone calls to get a PP, then schedule the EKG, then wait for my next psych appointment, then hope that Adderall will even be available when the prescription finally get into my hands.

Also, hello fellow queer woman! At least we’re not alone.

I know people, including members of my family, who’ve had a much worse time getting off of SSRIs than they did than people have getting off heroin

Uhh, yeah, because stopping a medication intended to alleviate depression tends to... you know, bring back someone's depressive symptoms.

Classic - someone who's never taken SSRIs, thinking SSRIs are a magic mood lifter, akin to taking a hit of heroin. SSRIs don't work like that. Their effects are subtle, and all they do is enable me emotional stability. I was briefly off SSRIs for a few months last year (link to my post about reacquiring my psych meds.) This guy has no idea what he's about to stir up. SSRIs are the only thing keeping me from throwing everything in my life away and accepting that if I'm going to die miserably, I might as well do something crazy to take down the system with me.

That ~~huge raise~~ cost of living adjustment (that doesn't even make up for wage lost through inflation.)

aliens and predator

With the way this year is starting, I wouldn't be surprised if even they show up.

It already got overshadowed this year by him and his Nazi friend.

Are we siblings? My parents were the same way (they might still be, but for the sake of my mental health I don't discuss autism with them.) Add in that when a kid shows intelligence in other areas, a lot of people are quick to dismiss the idea that they may struggle with anything. Sure makes it fun when you can't recognize your own speech's tone or volume, and now you're in trouble yet again because obviously you're intentionally being rude.

Sorry, I had to rant for a moment there. My tone still causes me issues (as recently as this week!) despite me putting on the cheeriest mask I can muster. Not sure what else I can do, but after 36 years of trying, it sure would be nice to receive some understanding.

I hope this doesn’t come out the wrong way, but I’m curious what AI would be able to do to solve these issues? There are a lot of ways I could see it being used to make plans or ideas, but ultimately wouldn’t people need to trust AI and give it power over our decisions?

Even if AI weren’t plagued with human biases, it’s hard to imagine people agreeing to trust it. People barely trust each other, and we’d have to trust those who program AI not to manipulate it in their own favor.