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I write about transformative justice, community, love, Judaism, Neurodivergence, mental health, Disability, geography, rivers, labor, and libraries; through poetry, opinionated essays, and short fiction.
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All of this resonates with us so deeply. It feels hopeless. Every alternative just feels like another website to check rather than a true solution. Twitter is built around addictive behavioral feedback loops and it works. It's insidious and gross but god damn it is it an effective dopamine delivery tool. Every piece of feedback makes you feel like people see you, like you're a little bit less alone, and in times like these you become fucking reliant on it.
I think the thing I worry most about having The Elon Husk running things over there is... however bad we have it, he's got it worse. That is a man with a terminal case of Content Brain and you can see it eating into him in real time; the internet poster boy for why it's not a good idea to get high on your own supply.