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I think the first step towards the life you want is often to just say yes to more things. Accept that coffee invitation from your coworker even if it seems awkward. Sign up for that free class at the library that you're not sure you'll like. Join that club. Book that tour. Say yes to as many things as you can and kill the part of your brain that gut-reacts with a no.

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Stickers seen around NYC in the days after cops opened fire in the NYC subway, shooting a fellow officer, two bystanders, and an alleged "fair evader" they were attempting to apprehend.

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me two minutes after screaming crying and cursing the very fabric of existence: i love how beautiful the world is does anyone else realize that we live in a beautiful land full of wonders and joy..?

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This blog has been telling you not to trust pelicans for over a decade and this is why

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Wait, you were actually born in the 1900's? Thats so cool

i am going to eat my own entire skin

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i've been focusing deeply on not giving a shit about what people think. if i notice my thoughts going down that path, then i shut them down. i'm not trying to read anyone's mind. i'm just going to be myself and try my best. if i fuck up, then i fuck up. if i look stupid, then i look stupid. everyone looks stupid, sometimes. it's so much more important to be yourself earnestly and passionately, in all of your stupid glory

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For all the catastrophizing I do, 'this too shall pass' has never failed me

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Art by Philipp A. Urlich

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Got a sudden urge to listen to Hosanna in the morning. Listened to Hosanna in the morning👍

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I should stop sounding so pathetic 😑

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I am generally opposed to gen AI, but that last para made me think. I was accused of "trying to boast" because I apparently used english words beyond my level (as a second language speaker) in grade 8.

At the university rotaract club, I was presented an award at a mock-award thing (good natured ribbing, that's all) for typing weirdly in chats. I genuinely wonder if someone who claims to be able to detect chatgpt writing, or one of those AI detectors would flag my writing as bot-like.

the reason i'm generally opposed to policies that blanket ban ai is less out of ideology and more out of practicality. i obviously respect any given organization's ability to set its own rules - this is fine - but saying "no gen ai" just keeps out honest people, not liars

if you want me to not submit generative artworks to your magazine or art show, that's fine, i won't because i value honesty in how i make things. but there's really no practical, functional way to deter a liar who will just say "it's real", not without sky-high false positives

this is even worse for writing than it is for images. at least images have metadata, and stripping/altering metadata is a slightly more involved process than just copy-paste. in writing the only ai detection is based on totally subjective criteria of quality

i know this is going to sound silly, and i'm not going to say you're ableist or xenophobic for not liking ai writing, but i've met and am friends with people who are autistic and who are ESL who *genuinely do just write like that*. and it's a real problem for autistic students!

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The cat looks so funny when she scratches herself

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todays affirmation: i will become an active participant in my life!

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