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I saw a colorblind-friendly pride flag today and thought I’d try my best to make a colorblind friendly plural symbol. It took me longer than it should, and it’s still not perfect tbh.

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I have come to the existential realization that my (kinda our?) desire to share our plural experiences via "inspirational, serving-the-community-good representation" posts, came from the need to have our plurality to have a purpose, a pragmatic usefulness.

(And in a saneist manner, make it out to not be that "crazy" of a label to have. I hope to talk more about this later when I can articulate my thoughts better.)

...Which, sucks because we're supposed to be an endo-friendly collective despite being mostly traumagenic with suspected d.i.d. Why am I being overly concerned with our plurality having to justify its existence by being useful? Fuck, our most popular post on this blog was a reassurance that you don't need to justify your labels to anyone.

Maybe it's because of pluralphobia and its medicalization. Combine that with our upbringing, and you get a group of people who cannot simply cannot simply just be. Some of us have to view ourselves as a singlet. Some of us have to stay inside or risk being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Some of us have force the body to feel safe, even through the dysfunction.

I think that, for at least one person in here, there's a genuine desire to help other plurals to not feel alone. But that gets consumed by my anxiety of not contributing enough "practical & original" thought pieces to the community. If I couldn't see anyone gaining any new insight from our words, why would I ever let that stupid mess clutter up my blog??

No. I won't let that mindset shame ourselves anymore. We are allowed to talk about our experiences in any way we would like..because we just are.

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Alright. On the topic of shutdown315, it may be best if we see this as a litmus test. How long could we go without supplies? How interconnected are we with our communities? What would you need to do in order to prepare for a real, committed shutdown?

The pragmatic reason as to why people have set the date on the Ides of March is because they see how fast fascism can seep into normalcy. So they are begging others to resist as fast as possible before it gets worst. This, unfortunately, is unsustainable. There's simply not enough time for planning, preparations, or even to spread the word via the internet...much less in real life.

Also coming from someone who vehemently hates this phrase: Sometimes, things have to get worse before they can get better, and that's okay.

What we actually need to do to combat this normalization is to resist loudly. I don't give a damn about what your aesthetic is, be punk about it. While we're doing that, we'll be planning a bigger resistance in the meantime.

There's a general strike in the planning for 2028, and I don't know much about it yet, but I thought it was still worth mentioning it.

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Actually, we may post the imperfect version of the internal communication guide we have in our drafts, as we'd realized that information should be out there as much as possible right now. Every plural out there needs to be in contact with their fellow headmates & inform each other.

Reqs update that's actually about American politics:

No, we haven't been writing anymore on the guide because we've fallen for the shock doctrine that's happening in the U.S. right now. It's beyond scary to be living in a fascist regime.

And, the requests will on hold for a while as we will focus on advocacy (both on/offline) and preparations for the shutdown on March 15th. If you're unsure of what we mean by that, look into shutdown315. Unfortunately, the movement does have people loudly scoffing at it, saying that it's impossible for Americans to stop participating with capital, but we still have hope that enough participation & patience will be present during the shutdown. If we all do our part in providing basic needs to our friends, family, and neighbors, we can absolutely afford to say "fuck you, I'm not gonna" to huge, lobbying corporations.

We're planning on making a post regarding on how we've managed to ground ourselves (who deals with chronic dissociation on the daily) after being psychologically paralysed by the shock doctrine. Hopefully others like us will be able to find it useful.

Remember that informed optimism is effective resistance.

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Shout out to @fablefulart for this ADORABLE and important info ❤️

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Reqs update that's actually about American politics:

No, we haven't been writing anymore on the guide because we've fallen for the shock doctrine that's happening in the U.S. right now. It's beyond scary to be living in a fascist regime.

And, the requests will on hold for a while as we will focus on advocacy (both on/offline) and preparations for the shutdown on March 15th. If you're unsure of what we mean by that, look into shutdown315. Unfortunately, the movement does have people loudly scoffing at it, saying that it's impossible for Americans to stop participating with capital, but we still have hope that enough participation & patience will be present during the shutdown. If we all do our part in providing basic needs to our friends, family, and neighbors, we can absolutely afford to say "fuck you, I'm not gonna" to huge, lobbying corporations.

We're planning on making a post regarding on how we've managed to ground ourselves (who deals with chronic dissociation on the daily) after being psychologically paralysed by the shock doctrine. Hopefully others like us will be able to find it useful.

Remember that informed optimism is effective resistance.

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Do you really want to protest? Read the news. Genuinely, read the news. I’m not talking about your Fox or ABC or The Washington Post, I’m talking about those independent, reader-supported publications that aren’t owned by billionaires. Look for those independent journalists on Substack, YouTube, and beehiiv that you know you can trust. Start listening to podcasts.

It is absolutely imperative to stay informed right now.

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how it feels to be plural sometimes:

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reqs update dec. 22, 2024:

we've decided to move the internal communication guide date to the first - second week of january. it's 70% done, just need to spruce up some sections.

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actually. now i have to take a moment to just breathe and exist as myself.

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and before we possibly get the rebuttal of "well, endos and their supporters are denying psychology! that means they're the ones engaging with anti-intellectualism!"

no and no.

no, because anyone who actually respects science understands that social sciences in general aren't able to complete the scientific method - it's way too abstract for such a rigid paradigm. so that means that there could be no scientific laws, only theories. whenever medicalists use their "scientific studies" to debunk plurality outside of trauma, they're using an extremely subjective (and often quite biased) findings to justify their status as the standard for human existence- which is innately oppressive to those who absolutely cannot fit.

to put it simpler, trying to assert the idea that psychology has a perfect view of human experiences and to challenge it means to deny science - is actually denying everything science stands for.

and no, because "engaging with anti-intellectualism" means being against any progress in theory/education that'll trip up the status quo. the status quo in this case is singlethood, and those who don't fit this standard must have an existential, neurotic reasoning behind it. plurality beyond such breaks that mold. breaking that mold does challenge the authority psychiatry has over our lives. that is what intellect is: the pursuit of knowledge, paying no mind as to whether or not the truth aligns with the world view we all are conditioned within.

actually. i need a moment to be real honest: i think a lot of anti-endo sentiments can be mildly traced back to unreflective instrumentalism, which is defined as a subtype of anti-intellectualism- where progress of expanding concepts are degraded/dismissed if they aren't explicitly express to be of external use.

which, sounds a bit dismissive on my part, but i'm going to explain myself.

the root of anti-intellectualism itself is caused by oppressive systems. the nature here is to undermine theories and intellectual progress in order to keep certain systematically educated groups of individuals in hierarchical power.

why be against, even the simple possibility, of non-traumagenic systems? because it's believed that those in power, such as psychiatrists, are the-end-all-be-all of information? why push for the idea that we, as a community, cannot have the say-so to defined our own experiences? especially without the explicit "okay" from medicalists?

these people, who are widely acclaimed to be some of the most intellectual of us all, are educated by an inherently corrupted system. it's the reason why we experience oppression in the first damn place.

our progress for greater acceptance is halted by the idea that plurality needs to have a "practical reason" as to why it exists. that it needs to have a purpose as to why it diverges from the anglo saxon ideal of personhood. it cannot just simply be...because that'll reveal yet another flaw of our current social norms.

here's a decent source on what it means to be anti-intellectual, particularly as portrayed in american politics.

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actually. i need a moment to be real honest: i think a lot of anti-endo sentiments can be mildly traced back to unreflective instrumentalism, which is defined as a subtype of anti-intellectualism- where progress of expanding concepts are degraded/dismissed if they aren't explicitly express to be of external use.

which, sounds a bit dismissive on my part, but i'm going to explain myself.

the root of anti-intellectualism itself is caused by oppressive systems. the nature here is to undermine theories and intellectual progress in order to keep certain systematically educated groups of individuals in hierarchical power.

why be against, even the simple possibility, of non-traumagenic systems? because it's believed that those in power, such as psychiatrists, are the-end-all-be-all of information? why push for the idea that we, as a community, cannot have the say-so to defined our own experiences? especially without the explicit "okay" from medicalists?

these people, who are widely acclaimed to be some of the most intellectual of us all, are educated by an inherently corrupted system. it's the reason why we experience oppression in the first damn place.

our progress for greater acceptance is halted by the idea that plurality needs to have a "practical reason" as to why it exists. that it needs to have a purpose as to why it diverges from the anglo saxon ideal of personhood. it cannot just simply be...because that'll reveal yet another flaw of our current social norms.

here's a decent source on what it means to be anti-intellectual, particularly as portrayed in american politics.

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request guideline for...requesting resource guides!

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we want to try our hand at making research for plurality a more openly engaging and interactive endeavor, especially for those new to research and/or plurality and are unsure where to start. we also want to make it clear that we are no authority on any type of knowledge, as no one could truly never exactly be such.

• because of the need to be careful of what information we put out there, guides will take about a month to complete.

• additionally, we do have several mental disabilities + are currently living in a place where we dissociate a lot, so that may take a toll on how long it'll take us to write and resource everything in a thorough manner.

• these guides will use broad and relatively neutral language. such as collective, collective members, you&, etc.

• it'll be ran on a first come first serve basis, so we'll make update posts of the upcoming guides on the waiting list.

• serious vs silly guides - yes, you can put in request that aren't serious! the silly guides will more than likely not take as long, and will be a fun breath of fresh air for us. [ example of a silly guide request would possibly go as, "can you make a guide on how to make a corn pickled pie in headspace?? the rooster won't stop craving for it." ]

• guides will automatically include extra resources- including tumblr posts, youtube videos, public journal entries, etc. if we find any good ones after making the post, we'll be likely to reblog the original post to add those? *still not completely sure just yet.

• we'll try our best to add more "niche" advices/information, usually based in our own personal experiences.

• you can request any many guides as you want, but please keep in mind that it'll take it a bit for us to complete.

• so far, our diction heavily relies on demanding language. we're trying to rearrange that, but for the time being, we'll tag our posts with *#tw demand language* for those with demand anxiety.

• please request guides in our askbox, as that can help us keep track of them better.

• also, any critiques are more than welcome!

here's our original proposal if you& need more context.

this'll be updated as needed! thank you all for reading!

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