@Charlobo I hear you. I was being a bit of a sneak, shoveling the ambiguity in with the actual decision. But to your point, despite the old idiom about assuming, feel free to assume! This account was the original non-alt self :catPOWER: so there's no precedent. It is but a phantom of possibilities atm. Which was the root of the polling predicament as well 😅

I'm not sure if I've added any clarity with this explanation, did I? :breathe:

@Aleums@octodon.social eternal enthusiasts or gunjumps

just heard someone call the people who can't resist looking at their bright little phones in a movie theatre "moth people" and I will be using this moving forward

@ethan id love to run into you on a hike 🫢

Anybody feel like having a conversation?

Is the conception of self a side-effect of language? Or does the notion of self precede language (with the structure of language reinforcing the notion of self as a natural extension to its pre-existence)?

#WWJD

Parks and wreck 'em.

The void is loud but not nearly as loud as the silence I yell into it

Maybe friends are the friends we made along the way

Happy Easter to those who celebrate.🐰👯‍♀️

My Mom built an analog ad blocker for her favorite tablet game and while I cannot stop laughing, I'm also hella proud of her. Go Mom! Stick it to the man!

#FuckTheSystem

• Phantasy •

I am haunted
By ghosts
That don't exist

They weigh down
On my neck
With prejudice

And whisper sweet
Reassurance
Into my ears

So that
Even as my
Breathing labours

I am filled
With the
Sweet scent

Of belonging, and
The promise of
Legacy

I am haunted
By ghosts
That do exist

I am haunted
By the ghosts
Of hope

The ghosts of
Dreams, and the
Hope that

Those dreams
Will be
More than

Selfish spectacle

#smallpoems #poetry #writing #mastoart #poems

Unbelievable, really, how many people simply refuse to keep it fresh & poppin’

Was hickory dickory dock really a subliminal introduction to (the fundamental absurdity of) the stock market?

#ShowerThoughts #NurseryRhymes

Every corporate website should have two chat bots; one that always lies, and one that always tells the truth.

Customers may then, through the use of their wit, and cunning questions, easily obtain accurate information when needed.

Round boi (diatom) before and after being blasted by a focused ion beam

"The (mistaken) idea seems to be that any hypothesis—no matter how bigoted—can be safely postulated and tested because the ‘scientific method’ weeds out untruths and leave the truths stand. This, however, overlooks two important false assumptions: that hypotheses themselves are value neutral, and that we have unlimited resources to debunk misconceived ideas."

from @Iris: https://irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2024/03/03/the-myth-of-value-free-science/

#distraction #science #tech #methodology #AI #scientism #bias #techBros #AIRisks #proof #quotes