#vdemon-weeb

[shinra-makonoid]

"I'm not an atheist but I will say that atheists can't be that thing I don't like" lmaooo she doesn't understand either atheism or transness yet puts all of it together

My bet is that her "genitalia doesn't do what it's supposed to" actually means the most anti-feminist thing possible, but "backed" by biology. And the rest of her comments is just giving the impression of a pigeon with bowel problems on a chess board

Exactly.

Every time I step into those discourse (and that's why I stopped), I am full of hope imagining that I could talk with someone who is skeptical/rational but think differently (which can happen), and that I'll get a sensible debate over things, and then I realize how... It's just people coming with their beliefs, having researched absolutely nothing of it, thinking they can just... Spew shit their way in and expect people to indulge them. I blocked them btw, I'm done with those people, if you don't step to the level you're gone.

And yes, of course that "genitalia doesn't do what it's supposed to" means the most bigoted thing possible. What the hell do people think that they should/could dictate what my body or anyone's body should do lmao the nerve of those people, idk how anyone can take them seriously.

When I read they weren't even an atheist, I was like the Shrek meme.

You come there, you blabble things about how trans people are full of beliefs and using science to push said belief, and then turns out you're religious. The worst position to have to claim anyone is full of belief and using science to push said beliefs.

Jesus said sweep around your own damn door and shut the fuck up.

[airasilver]

@nancylou444 @lewishamil10n

Remember this? I actually forgot I bought it, found it in my one shed we're cleaning up. I think I also have a small one around, a hot wheels size, somewhere.

Oh, yeah. Here's proof on who the 3rd Winchester, if you don't count Adam which this doesn't since I think it was before him, essentially is.

I showed my mom and she keeps saying it's worth money and to keep it in the box. I'm not getting rid of it.

Sorry @vdemon-weeb. I put the wrong Tumblr at first.

[shinra-makonoid]

My grandmother read some bullshit article about trans people (in Russian), and it had:

trans woman from Canada who asked for euthanasia because of transition??

trans man from Austria who did the same when he was 40 years old

that there are "psychological curable transgenderism" and "genetical incurable" one

that some people have to visit 20+ psychologists to "avoid transition"

All to come to the conclusion that "the gamble isn't worth it :/". Also add fearmorgering about bottom surgeries as if I don't know how a cock can be made for a trans man ("they prolong urethra!!"), and how post-op life is painful and miserable.

Honestly the only question I have is where this "genetic" and "psychological" trans differentiation comes from? That's something new.

I suppose this is a rebrand of the "contagious trans" panic with the rapid onset gender dysphoria thing. It would make sense linked to "visiting 20+ psychologists to avoid transition" argument.

trans woman from Canada who asked for euthanasia because of transition??

I tried to google it and found that:

It's kinda strange she got her vaginoplasty in 2009, then said nothing for 14 years, then woke up saying she wanted to get euthanazied because too much pain? I mean, she is probably in pain, but I find that it's kinda strange that all those people who didn't say anything before just woke up one daying saying it's the woke people's fault (in 2009?).

Apparently it's not the only case, and it did happen in Belgium as you can see in the first link and this one (ten years old):

I guess if your life is all cool and dandy as a trans person then you're a "genetic" one and if your life is miserable and you feel depressed then it's "psychological". Because there is absolutely no reason that could lead people to regret transitioning or want to die other than "transition being a mistake"....

As for bottom surgery, it's a heavy surgery, but whether transition (in all its forms) is something you want to do or not is your choice.

[shinra-makonoid]

Your words about that wave of sudden detransitioners in 2020-ish caused some sort of flashback in me. I remember that, vividly, and seeing seemingly people like me start spewing transphobic and dysphoria-inducing bullshit was so horrible. I did the right thing and mostly noped out of discourse at the time, which helped me in general, but because I'm myself an emotional abuse and gaslighting (as in "you can't trust in your own mind and judgement, but you can in mine") victim, it all added so much extra tax on my general state back then.

Radfems in general prey on people with similar traumas as me. If I was a cis girl with somewhat similar experience, I might have even bought into that, which is a really scary thought, but I'm too dysphoric to focus and "embrace" whatever nature gave me.

Well obviously they did en up spewing transphobic stuff and all. The typical ignorant trans person has the same ideas as the TERFs in regards to most things, as I've demonstrated just in precedent reblog. That's why they radicalize, it's because they don't have an actual base of information, aka they are typically in the "can swing either way" group, even though they feel they personally couldn't because uwu I would never hate on trans people, I'm trans and/or nice uwu

And yes, radfems prey on traumatized people, especially if traumatized by a man or several men. I could have gone on the other way too, and it's probably just luck that kept us from it. People don't really choose what they believe in at all, it's the environment deciding mostly for us (not only that, but it's a lot of that). That's why I, arguably, don't think we should hate on TERFs or whoever who has been radicalized, because it could have been anyone, and it could have been us.

[dasha-aibo]

That must be some kind of a translation issue somewhere down the pipeline, because the Orthodox Church split from the Catholic Church in 1054 AD.

Okay, no, I looked it up, it's that very specifically the Greek Orthodox Church calls itself the Orthodox Catholic Church, because "Catholicism" as @vdemon-weeb also mentioned means "Universiality", so it's a Universal Orthodox Church. It's just going by our modern lens with calling Western Christianity "Catholic" and Eastern Christianity "Orthodox" that we find it weird.

My head hurts.

Anyway, while some Ukrainians do practice Greek Orthodoxy, very few Russians do, but Ukraine was also part of USSR, but none of this matters anyway, because we've gotten onto deep weird-ass religious tangents, when my original point was that THE AUTHOR FUCKED UP. SOVIETS WOULD NOT PUT CHURCHES ON THE MOON. Orthodox Catholic or Russian Orthodox.

[shinra-makonoid]

People would have benefitted a lot if they accepted they can feel uncomfortable about big age gaps between consenting adults without justifying it as being morally wrong.

Truth

[highdio]

THANK YOU lmao no I don’t have that button I have this:

I’m pretty sure this has been showing up for weeks or even months, but this hellsite’s got me so conditioned to ignore whatever new thing with sparkles shows up that I literally never looked at it, like I’ve perceived the bright purple dialog box literally yelling “Look!” on an entirely subconscious level without it entering my conscious mind.

ah yes the new editor whatever tf that is

[dasha-aibo]

@vdemon-weeb look at this

ROUND 3: MATCH 8

[dasha-aibo]

Ye ok

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[shinra-makonoid]

@vdemon-weeb

Exactly. I love debates, I could spend whole days doing it (and I did ahah), but it always ends up being frustrating because it's like playing chess with a pigeon. If the thing doesn't go the way the person would have wanted, they smash the board. It makes is utterly futile and disappointing AND it prevents me from being shown where my arguments are bad or where I'm wrong, because I'm not perfect and never claimed I was. If I didn't read the studies right (which I am rather certain I did not tbh) then I want to be shown where.

This is why I think posturing behind a diploma is one of the most despicable thing you could do in the research fields or in debates.

I've seen so many people like this, I've met so many doctors saying stuff that were completely wrong, and I'm done. A diploma doesn't mean shit. Everybody is wrong. Everybody is biased. Everybody make mistakes. And it's fine. If you have a diploma it doesn't mean you can't get it wrong, that you're not biased, and that you can't make mistakes. It means you have to be even more serious with yourself to uphold the standard of your diploma and saying truthful things. And I'm not above that at all, never is never will.

The only medical doctor I trust on scientific issue right now is the surgeon that operated on me. And it's not because he has a diploma (and to be a plastic surgeon you need to be very good academically here), not because he's a Professor, not because he made studies etc... It's because when he says something and that I check whether it's true or not... He's right. He's informed and he informs people correctly. And that's rare in my experience.

Just showing you the incredible reply of Menalez:

My reply:

It was to be expected, to be honest, but it still sucks to spend hours on this for this result. And if you think I was mean to her... Boy, I could have been much meaner. I have only contempt, disgust and hate for pseudo-scientists who shows their diplomas while not bothering to read a single shit right.

[shinra-makonoid]

@vdemon-weeb

After the group therapy we have a bit of discussions in regards to the development of euthanasia/assisted suicide laws in France (it's currently discussed in parliament and all) because one member is from the big association for palliative care in France (the whole group therapy is for the volunteering I do and all).

The psych linked the fact that people were pro euthanasia because they were not thinking deeply about things, and linked it to this. Nobody followed her in this despite them all being in the same kind of age groups which was reassuring idk how I would have handled a full on "all those people changing sexes" discussion. But everyone is much more interested in palliative care, which I think is great.

I think (I'm not sure) she linked it all, because from her perspective, it's because some people who are pro euthanasia are sometimes afraid of the length it can take for someone to die and would prefer to speed it up or plan it some specific day (it is something you see often in patients and families), and by that, disregarding or refusing the "natural" (putting quotation because I think it's a biased and a bad argument) process of death, which can take its time. The same way transhumanists and trans people refuse their "natural" body. I think that's what she was going for but she talked about "time" too so I'm not entirely sure.

I think she's moved by her own emotion and revulsion regarding the idea of euthanasia and so linked it to other revolting ideas to her views or something. She's an old lady.

I always get scared in those moments because I physically tense up very much whenever the trans subject is brought by cis people, and I am afraid my tension is palpable to other people.

She'll be put in the list of "I wish I outed myself to that person to see their eyes and see how long it takes to convince them I was born a girl before it breaks denial" people.

Honestly if I was brave I'd do it.

Me, working from home: "this is actually a good day I feel ok."

Me, steps outside: "everything is terrible I am so a n x i o u s."

I'm supposed to have group therapy ahahahahahahah how will I not look insane today.

[shinra-makonoid]

@vdemon-weeb

Never used Markdown!

Obsidian sounds really good to build a whole fictional world thanks to the links you can build everywhere too tbh. It's really great once you learn how to use it.

I'm checking a lot of things about how to learn efficiently (after the guy that sells course I found a PHD guy who studied memory, Benjamin Keep), so I'll try to implement stuff that I found.

Learning how to do mindmaps is my next step I think, and checking more about the connexion between topics/subjects in a chapter rather than taking it in isolation or point by point. I'm really excited for it!

So I've been obsessed (as usual) and I discovered a software that's called Obsidian. And let me tell you it's my favourite thing now.

Basically it's a software a bit more complex than Notion, in which you can take notes. Except Obsidian is open source and its concept is to connect topics with others. What does that mean?

It means that in each topic you write about, you can put links to other pages that lead to other pages. A bit like Wikipedia, but your own personal one that you build yourself on your computer.

It's incredible because it put the emphasis on understanding how each separate piece of a specific topic fit in the big picture. To me that's a very effective way of understanding and learning topics. I feel like I can see how each individual parts fit inside one another and why they're important for the other parts. It's like seeing concepts in 3D.

It takes some time, but I think it's because I've been doing that in the middle of my studies and not from the begining, so a lot of key concepts are not in it while they should be for it to be fully functional. Depending on how much time I see it takes, I might not use that for studying when I get to medschool, but damn it is a fun way to explore topics, so when I have an unlimited time before taking back classes (one year but that's basically a long time) I can play with it.

Anyway, it led me to think differently about mindmaps (because I was always afraid of not having key information in it, but if the real information is how pieces fit together... Then mindmaps are actually ok), and I saw a YouTuber basically explaining all the things I already felt was true about learning, aka memorisation is difficult if you can't connect specific bits of information with other bigger parts of information. It's like completing a puzzle, you should start having borders before getting to the middle pieces, and just putting a piece on the board is not really going to help finishing the puzzle.

Which is not to say memorisation is never okay, it is, especially for things that are very detailed (like the diameter of a microtubule in my case), but it's way less difficult to learn than when you think you need to learn the basic definition of homeostasis by heart, and all the other ones, because this is what biology teacher at school do to you (and this is why I stopped biology in highschool).

Like all "Learn how to learn" YouTubers however, he's preying on students for cash, selling online courses. Curious of the price, because like if it's not that expensive why not, I looked for the website. Unfortunately it was under maintenance. He has a discord, so I figured, why not try the discord, I go in, present myself, and 20 mins laters I have two students talking to me to buy his course and putting arguments forth like it worked so much on them etc. It was creepy as fuck ngl. Kinda MLM vibes, selling courses to get more course or whatever.

Which is really problematic because I do think that what he's saying is true and/or sustained by science? So yeah.