Gotta admit, the first episode of Dr Who back in 1963 is fantastic. The other three episodes of the story? Not so much....
@pandora_parrot Facebook had that whole 'real identity' nonsense as well that was easily exploited, but yeah. Being able to set lists of who could see a particular post was amazing. Sometimes we need to be able to talk to a trusted group without the rest of the world hearing.
I guess maybe ad hoc discord/slack/telegram groups fill that role now but that is semi-realtime and impermanent.
"Sir, do you know how fast you were going back there?"
"Uh...97?"
"That's a relief...radar gun's working. Thanks for you cooperation."
QT with your favorite movie musical.
I don't even like Pokemon and this is adorable: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GWsw5ux6U9Q
Me: Mastodon is the best. People are friendly, there's no manipulative algorithm, and it's full of interesting content.
Journalist: Amazing, the headline of my article will be "Mastodon is social media's new hope".
Me: Also, there are no ads.
Journalist: Interesting. Let's change that headline to "Mastodon is a toxic cesspool that is already dead".
I talk to a lot of trans people as they're figuring themselves out. A *lot*. It's just... This thing I do. I answer their questions, no stigma, no judgment.
It makes me feel really good to be there for them, when someone needs someone, because members of the community were there for me when I needed it so badly.
Mostly? Mostly they find an answer and move on. I never hear from them again after their first in-person gender support group.
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