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Known predator and Epstein associate Donald Trump loves giving people nicknames. So here's one: PEDOnald

TW: mentions of rape, child abuse and other crimes committed by Epstein and PEDOnald.

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Playing with Hero Forge's new Photo Booth

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Introducing the Nepomericans

Nepotism is defined by having power or privilege based on who you are related to or who you know rather than your own merit.

For Nepomericans, what they gain is the privilege of citizenship.

Naturalization is a lengthy process that requires a hefty amount of effort and knowledge of American history and politics. The Nepomerican does not need to go through any such process and instead gains citizenship simply because their parents were American citizens. Not every person who has birthright citizenship is a Nepomerican though. Rather, the key defining trait of the Nepomerican is that, by the age of 18, they couldn't pass a naturalization test themselves if they tried.

These Nepomericans often resent those with EARNED citizenship or residency. Nepomericans resent those who could pass the naturalization test, and generally try to put up more roadblocks to make attaining citizenship harder.

Nepomericans resent asylum seekers because asylum seekers who crossed miles of deserts through the hottest parts of the world with barely any food or money to make a better life for themselves have also put effort into making it to America. The type of effort that the Nepomerican will never know.

Nepomericans resent undocumented workers who end up saddled with the hardest, lowest-paying jobs in America because they're harder workers than the Nepomericans who prefer cushier and better-paying careers.

And Nepomericans even resent their fellow birthright citizens who are more educated than they are, bemoaning those with college education as "intellectual elites."

The most important thing to understand about the Nepomerican is that their resentment comes from insecurity. The Nepomerican knows they did nothing to earn their citizenship. They feel threatened by workers who are stronger and more energetic than them and can do jobs they can't or are too lazy too. They feel threatened by the naturalized citizen who has passed citizenship tests proving themselves more knowledgeable about this country than the Nepomerican.

The Nepomerican lashes out because of their own inferiority.

They want to lock up asylum seekers, deport people who are better workers than they are, make it harder for people to become naturalized citizens, and they want to destroy education in America to keep their fellow citizens as stupid as they are.

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Hello fellow Tumblrites!

Yay! Glad to hear it!

So here is the deal... Apple CEO Tim Cook donated a million dollars to Trump's inaugural committee. He foolishly thought that bending the knee in advance would get him favor with the new regime.

The problem with fascists is that once you surrender, they always want more.

Trump earlier on truth social threatened to put a 25% tariff on Apple.

This was followed by a sharp drop in Apple stock.

The real Tim Cook, like so many other corporate leaders, is afraid to stand up to fascism. They are afraid to explain the realities of manufacturing in America and why even with tariffs, it's still cheaper to produce in other countries.

If we cannot look to corporate for resistance, we can at least manufacture it ourselves.

What I am asking is that you help me spread around this tweet.

This is not real. This is a product of paint.net because we're too cheap to pay for Photoshop.

What we need you to do...

Reblog this to help it spread around Tumblr and get more people involved in our psyop.

Copy the image of the fake tweet from Tim Cook and share it on at least one other social media website you use. It can be Twitter or Facebook or Truth Social if you are on Truth Social for some reason. You can post it on a subreddit that you don't mind getting banned from for spreading misinformation. Add your own reaction to the post about what you think of what "Tim Cook" said.

Try to aim for posting this on websites where you will find conservatives who might pick it up.

Be prepared to defend the validity of the tweet if challenged. If somebody mentions that they looked at Twitter and didn't find it there, you can claim that it was deleted.

If somebody makes too good of an argument against the tweet's existence, such as finding this post that spells out the strategy, just ignore them and don't give them any further attention. Block if necessary to hide their corrections or make sure you get the last word.

Whatever you do, absolutely never break character and reveal that you know it's fake in front of Trump supporters on other websites. You can tell your friends though if you want to get them involved.

If you come across someone else on another site spreading this tweet, be sure to like and share it to boost them.

What is this really going to accomplish?

The most ambitious goal would be to have this take off and spread everywhere, even getting picked up by lazy right-wing media who will help goad The Trump Regime into threatening even higher tariffs on Apple, further driving a wedge between them and making the real Tim Cook regret his donation.

That is a pretty lofty goal and it would take a lot of effort and luck to get it that far.

Even if it doesn't get there, every single Trump supporter who believes this misinformation is another Trump supporter who will be less likely to buy an Apple product.

We can still hurt their bottom line. We can still punish them, at least a little, for bending the knee and trying to pay off a wannabe dictator.

And it can be a little fun too! 😁

So, who's in?

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People are always saying we (endogenic systems) should "just make OCs." I want the world to know we do that too. Here's one I designed on Heroforge.

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You should stop pretending to be plural. No one believes it or ever has. Everyone know’s it’s just a front to be horrible to people and escape the consequences.

Ghost: Dude. This is the internet. There are NO consequences to escape from. Zero. Zip. Zilch.

If I wanted to be horrible to people, I don't need to be plural to do it. I can just head over to Twitter or a Youtube comment section and say the worst thing that comes to mind. And there's not a damn thing anyone can do about it.

What is with people on this site and their belief that actions on the internet from anonymous accounts have consequences? You guys don't know us or where we live. You can't intrude upon our actual real lives at all.

So what are these consequences? What will you do about anything I or Soph says?

Your idea that I'm pretending to be plural to "escape consequences" is just so fucking idiotic.

Did you think even two seconds about the stupidity of what was coming out of your mouth before spitting it out?

Maybe it's presumptive of me treat you as if you're capable of thinking at all when all evidence points to the contrary.

Only a complete idiot would think people are "pretending to be plural" on anonymous accounts to "escape from consequences."

The whole problem with your entire premise, which you don't seem to grasp, is that between Soph and I, she's the polite and friendly one who might take shit like this. I'm the one who doesn't usually let loose because it might affect poorly on her. But I can let loose now.

If you've deluded yourself into thinking there are consequences on the internet, let me give you a hard reality check. There are no consequences. There is no justice. People who say terrible offensive things will be able to keep saying them until they get bored. No amount of callout posts will stop it. No amount of harassment. And while we're at it, there's no afterlife where people will be punished in the future either. No Heaven. No Hell. Just nothing after your neurons stop firing.

The only justice in this world is what people make for themselves, but the anonymity of the internet provides the ultimate shield for even that to be possible. Websites have rules and you can be banned for breaking them, which would be a minor consequence, but nothing prevents people from just making a new account.

WHY would anyone need to pretend to be plural to avoid consequences? Think seriously, for once in your existence!

And if anything I said offended you, if it touched any nerves, just remember that there will be no consequences for that either. That I can sit here behind the safety and comfort of my computer screen, perfectly content and satisfied with a job well done.

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You should probably manage Sophie's lack of filter, speaking as a pro-endo system.

Ghost: Soph's filter is fine and it's not my place to get in the way of what she says on her blog. Do we need more filters in the world? Do we need more people censoring themselves and afraid to speak what they believe?

Syscourse is her domain and I don't care much for it, but I've said worse on other social media sites about other topics than she has in syscourse. I'd be a massive hypocrite if I tried to keep her from speaking her mind.

And believe me, what you see on her blog IS the filtered version of her.

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Trump: *receives various charges and is likely to become a convicted felon*

Me, a European: "Guess he won't become president a second time. Nobody would vote for a convicted felon where I'm from as even receiving such charges almost always completely destroys the politician's reputation to the point where even the parliament is going to express distrust in the president."

Trump: *Wins and receives almost 80 million votes*

Me: *insert confused Jackie Chan meme here*

Y'all have some very.... interesting tastes in presidents...

Ghost: I'm going to take this since I was politically involved before Soph existed. I had an unusual childhood, homeschooled by a mom who was a conspiracy theorist. While the word conspiracy theorist has a lot of negative connotations, I learned a lot about politics at a young age. Some of the more out there stuff, I might have had to unlearn later. But amidst the wrong conspiracies, my mom was also ahead of the game when it came to predicting that the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq weren't real. I was taught critical thinking and to question everything.

These modern conspiracy theorists are not critical thinkers. They are a cult. They don't question. They believe blindly whatever they are told.

My point is that when I was young, I was watching while Americans gave up their freedoms after 9/11. We claim to be the country of the free, but one little attack and so many of us rushed to give up the liberties that we build our culture around. That past Americans fought and died for! Or maybe I should say we rushed to take away the liberties of others. Americans were fine with illegal wiretaps as long as we believed that it was only other people being wiretapped. We were fine with massive wars that killed countless innocent civilians as long as they were on foreign soil. We were fine with human rights abuses at Guantanamo Bay as long as it was only the brown people who suffered.

I was a Christian child raised by Christian parents, but I was never able to fathom why so many other Christians would rush to take the freedom enshrined in the First Amendment away from others. I watched conservatives try to argue that Islam wasn't a religion so that they could justify preventing mosques from being built. They lost those court cases, but it is appalling that those cases were brought to begin with. Liberty and justice has always been held by a thin thread. And there are a lot of Americans who don't support those values and want to see that thread clipped. They will pretend to support those values as long as they can be the only ones who benefit from them. But they do not support equality for everyone. They do not support other people sharing their rights.

The fact that the same people who fought to illegally prevent a mosque from being built would also elect a criminal for president, and in the same breath claim that they support law and order, doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

I also saw the debates happening when we were trying to legalize gay marriage. I saw the vitriol from the conservative right towards gay people. And when the courts ordered that gay marriage be legalized, I watched them hold up the criminals who refused to certify gay marriages as heroes.

There are going to be people who will tell you that Donald Trump doesn't represent America. Because there are a lot of other people who voted against him. But he does represent a significant portion of America. And I think that he represents those people better than past presidents and past presidential candidates.

For all of the war crimes that George w. Bush committed, I don't think that he embodied the hatred of the Republican party. I don't think that he represented that aspect of them. John McCain didn't either. Neither did Mitt Romney. The Republican party has long since been more aligned with the values of Trump. Some people have just refused to see it.

Democrats keep thinking that if they just wait it out, this will go away. The Republicans will see the light and realize that they don't actually want a dictatorship. That they don't actually want to take away people's rights. That deep down, the Republicans are good people who will come to do the right thing. And so we keep trying to play moderate. We keep trying to unite the country. We still don't understand that there is a group of people who are just driven entirely by hate and that they don't actually care if they tank the economy or make lives worse for everyone just so they can hurt marginalized communities who are different from them.

If you paid attention to the Republican party during the Obama years, when they were spreading their baseless racially motivated birther conspiracy theories and stressing his middle name to make people associate him with Muslims, someone like Trump coming to lead to the Republican party seems inevitable. Nobody represents their party better than he does.

Maybe if we have another fair election, Trump will end up losing. But even if he does, I think that he still represents a significant portion of America. A portion of America who will claim to be about the law, will proudly elect a convicted criminal, and advocate for people to be imprisoned and denied their rights and due process.

This is what America is.

It is hateful and petty and vindictive. We are the country of slavery! We are the country of Jim Crow laws and sundown towns! We are the country of the Tulsa race massacre! We are the country of Japanese internment, because we couldn't let Hitler be the only one making concentration camps during World War II! We are the country that has committed genocide against Native Americans, doing our best to wipe out their culture and their people permanently and building our culture over their bones! We are the country of overthrowing democratically elected world leaders and installing dictators who are more aligned with our interests! We are the country of MK ultra, where we performed illegal experiments on our own citizens and then tried to cover it up!

And if any American tries to tell you otherwise, it's because we are a country that brainwashes our children, forces them to recite the creepy cult-like pledge of allegiance in our schools to a piece of fabric everyday, and erases or minimizes the worst parts of our history from our school curriculum!

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Marcy Rheintgen's Twitter is fun!

For anyone who hasn't heard, Marcy Rheintgen recently became the first trans woman arrested in Florida for using the women's bathroom!

Her Twitter page is being flooded by hateful transphobes and bigots like the one above.

If you can, please head over and offer her some support!

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Elected Democrats are Pathetic!

I'm so fucking sick of listening to news about the looming shutdown and people buying into Republican narratives. Democrats need to be out here arguing their case to the American people, making it clear why they won't vote for the Republican budget that cuts childcare, Medicaid, healthcare for veterans and so many other program the American People rely on. All while giving tax breaks to the wealthiest.

"Republicans want to take your healthcare! They want to take your family's healthcare! They want to take healthcare from military vets! They want to take money that helps you and your loved ones, and give that to billionaires. They don't care if you or your children or your parents or your grandparents die. We do! We are fighting their budget FOR YOU! For the American People! No budget that steals money from you to give to the wealthiest in the country is acceptable!"

How fucking hard is that of a message? How hard is it to get this message out there across the media!

Stop letting Republicans frame this as 'well, if the government shuts down, it's the Democrats' fault!'

Fuck no! If Republicans want a budget passed, it needs to be one that doesn't take healthcare away from people.

Cutting Medicaid should be a nonstarter!

And any Democrats breaking party lines and voting for this are voting to take healthcare and support from the Americans who need it most.

Democrat voters are looking for heroes to stand up for their rights, to stand up for them and their families. And when they can't find those heroes in the Democrat leadership, they'll turn to people like Luigi Mangione to venerate.

We shouldn't be in a world where an alleged murderer is being hailed as a hero. But we are because our actual leadership won't step up. And the Democrat voters feel like they have no one else to turn to.

We need more politicians to care more about us than they do about decorum.

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Rising Tide Economics: What is it, and why should you support it?

Hi there! I'd like to introduce you to a bold new way of thinking about economics and how we can build an economy that works for you! 🫵

A rising tide raises all ships!

Rising Tide Economics is based on a single principle. That when you build an economy that supports its members that are most in need, you build an economy that helps everyone!

For a long time, grifters have sold America on a concept we call "trickle down economics." What trickle down economics proponents claim is that when you support the wealthiest people in the country, they will spend their money in ways that benefit the poorest.

For the past 40 years, we have gone all in on supporting the wealthiest in the country, and where has it gotten us? Wealth disparity is larger than ever, the poorest people in the country struggle to get by, and 30% of the wealth is owned by a mere 1% of the population. Meanwhile, the bottom 50% of America splits a mere 2.6% of the wealth between them.

Our middle class is smaller than ever and shrinking.

What's been found is that money given to the wealthiest isn't invested in the economy. It's hoarded.

You cannot raise the tide of the economy by keeping money in the hands of people who would rather accumulate wealth than reinvest it.

"Okay, but I'm a small business owner or entrepreneur or independent contractor. Won't I get poorer if my tax money goes to people with less than me?"

Nope!

First, this is a lie that the mega corporations and the American oligarchs want to sell you on. The truth is that nobody is interested in putting more taxes on small business owners and the middle class.

In reality, if you are a small business owner, entrepreneur or contractor, Rising Tide Economics is going to benefit you more than anyone else.

You have been playing a game that has been rigged from the start. Mega corporations have huge advantages due to their size and wealth that you simply can't compete with. They can sell their goods at lower prices, create monopolies that eliminate all competition, and afford to hire massive lobbying departments that are designed to create laws that will benefit them by killing your businesses and killing your dreams.

Rising Tide Economics is about leveling the playing field.

Let's say that you own a store in a small town. Maybe it's a grocery market or a book store or a clothes shop. Maybe you're a struggling farmer selling goods at a local farmer's market. Whatever it is, you built this business yourself with your own two hands and hard work. Then a Walmart comes in next door.

Corporations like Walmart are able to keep their prices low by negotiating bulk prices through China and other countries where they can get goods cheaper than you could ever dream of yourself. These are options that you do not have access to because you lack the means to compete on this level.

The way Rising Tide Economics benefits you is twofold. First, it forces an opportunity tax onto the mega corporation. If they have greater opportunity than small businesses, then it's only fair to give small businesses a leg up so they can have a fighting chance.

The second way it will help you though is because people want to support your business. They want to buy local. They want to support the up-and-coming entrepreneurs of the world. They don't want to give money to a soulless mega corporation if they can avoid it. But sometimes, you have to do what you have to do to survive. Because the economy forces you into it.

Imagine a woman named Sarah. Sarah is a hard-working mother of three. But wages are too low in this economy to be able to afford her rent and feed her children at the same time. She's living paycheck to paycheck. Sarah would love to have the economic freedom to support your business, but she lacks the opportunity to.

If we can put more money into Sarah's hands, she will have the economic freedom to put it into yours.

What does rising tide economics look like in practice?

Rising tide economics should take a multi-pronged approach towards leveling the playing field and giving The People economic freedom. Here are a few examples:

By providing Medicaid for all, we can ensure that people with medical conditions won't be overburdened by medical debt due to situations they can't control, and can continue to have the economic freedom to contribute to their local economies. This needs to be coupled with efforts at bringing drug prices down across the board to save taxpayer money.

By investing in affordable housing initiatives, we can get people off the streets and into homes, fighting back against a growing housing crisis in the United States.

By investing further into programs that provide food to the hungry, we can ensure that people can not only be fed, but use their cash to invest in other areas of the economy.

And as a long term goal, we should work towards providing a Universal Basic Income. That way everyone can have money to reinvest into their economies.

To pay for these programs, we start by closing tax loopholes that only benefit the wealthiest in the country. Tax loopholes that the mega corporations lobbied for, using legalized bribery to make sure they wouldn't have to pay their fair share. Another unfair opportunity they have that small business owners don't.

After that, we start looking in to opportunity taxes. How much of an unfair advantage does the wealth of a mega corporations allow them to have against the competition? What type of penalties could be applied to make a fair playing field to let smaller competitors keep up with them?

An Era of Rural Revitalization

If you live in a rural area like us, chances are that life hasn't been kind over the past several decades. Sadly, Rural America is dying as industry and wealth becomes more concentrated in the cities. If you're like us, you've probably watched businesses that you love close down or leave because they just can't make enough money in small towns to survive anymore.

Rising Tide Economics seeks to change that by taking the income out of the pockets of megacorporation and putting it into yours! Into your communities!

Under Rising Tide Economics, rural businesses will be able to thrive again, and the American dream will be something attainable no matter where in America you live!

Rising Tide Economics Isn't About Red Or Blue! It's about Green!

It's about money. It's about keeping money flowing, keeping the economy healthy and booming. And it's about getting money into the hands of the people who need it and the people who deserve it!

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Does refusal of left-leaning religions to proselytize hurt our ability to spread progressive values?

Something that's been on my mind lately is how, even with religion in decline, the strongest branches of religions are the hard conservative ones.

Liberal religion seems to be dying, but conservative religion is as strong as ever. And I can't help but suspect a difference in values among these groups is responsible for this decline. For most liberal religions, whether talking about neopaganism or left-leaning Christian denominations, proselytizing is usually seen as a terrible and invasive thing. For conservatives, it's a necessity. They are encouraged to spread their religion and values as much as possible wherever they can. So you end up with these groups playing by very different rules.

I'd like to get other people's thoughts on this.

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Experiment: Asking ChatGPT "What are the best reasons a Christian should make a tulpa"

Everything in orange is written by Chat GPT. Everything in black (or white in dark mode) is me.

Creating a tulpa—a being that is consciously created in one’s mind—can be a unique and personal experience. For a Christian, there are some thoughtful reasons why they might choose to engage in this practice, but there are also some important considerations to keep in mind. Here are some potential reasons a Christian might create a tulpa, along with some perspectives on how to approach it in a faith-centered way:

1. Personal Growth and Reflection

A tulpa can serve as a means of personal reflection. If done mindfully, creating a tulpa might allow someone to work through personal issues, develop a better understanding of themselves, or reflect on their faith. Tulpas can represent different aspects of the self, and if guided with prayer or meditation, they might serve as a tool for self-examination in light of one's relationship with God.

Christian Perspective: Using a tulpa for introspection can be a tool for personal growth, as long as the purpose is to deepen one's relationship with God and align with biblical values.

So far, I think it's doing pretty solid.

I'm not a big fan of the "tulpas represent different aspects of the self" interpretation, but I'd be lying if I said this was something I hadn't seen before. Some tulpamancers do take this view.

I do think that if this was your goal, starting with something like internal family systems would be better than tulpamancy, since tulpamancy is generally seen more as a way to create something new rather than just communicate with a part of yourself.

But some tulpamancers do this, and it's valid.

2. Mental Health Support

Some people use tulpas as a way to cope with loneliness, anxiety, or depression. A tulpa can be a source of companionship or offer comfort, which might be especially valuable for someone struggling emotionally or mentally. In a Christian context, this could be seen as a way to find solace during challenging times, though it’s essential to seek professional help and prayer support alongside this practice.

Christian Perspective: Finding comfort through a tulpa can be helpful, but it’s important to remember that true peace comes from God. Using a tulpa as a substitute for God's healing or community might not be the healthiest long-term approach.

All pretty fair. While we're not Christian and disagree with the "true peace comes from God," implying that non-Christians can't ever have true peace, this is at least how I think Christians would view it.

It's cool that it discussed the mental health benefits of tulpamancy that have been show in studies.

3. Creative or Spiritual Exploration

A tulpa might offer a unique way to engage creatively or spiritually. For example, some might create a tulpa to help them explore biblical themes or spiritual lessons in a more tangible way. The tulpa could represent a guiding spiritual figure, providing insight or inspiration in one's walk with Christ.

Christian Perspective: As long as the tulpa is not replacing the role of the Holy Spirit or leading the individual away from the truth of Scripture, this can be a creative outlet for spiritual exploration. However, it’s important to remain grounded in one’s faith and always discern what’s truly aligning with God’s will.

This is kind of vague and doesn't seem particularly informative or helpful. It's doing that thing generative AIs do sometimes where they will say a bunch of words without really saying much at all.

That said, I'll lend my own perspective which is that most Christian theology establishes God as a trinity of three persons in one being. The Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.

If a Christian was interested in tulpamancy, then I think this would be one way they could "explore biblical themes" as Chat GPT put it. If the Holy Trinity is plural, being three people in one being, then there's an argument to be made that becoming plural for yourself can help you gain a deeper understanding of and connection to God.

4. A Tool for Meditation or Prayer

Some individuals use their tulpas in the context of prayer or meditation. For example, a tulpa could act as a spiritual guide or a representation of God’s love and wisdom. This could serve as a reminder of God's presence or help one focus during quiet moments of prayer and worship.

Christian Perspective: It's essential to keep in mind that the Holy Spirit is our true guide. A tulpa should never replace the role of prayer, worship, or the actual relationship one has with God. A tulpa can be used as a tool, but not as a substitute for deeper spiritual practices.

Do some individuals use their tulpas for prayer? At least in a Christian context?

This is the first thing that jumps out at me as something the AI completely made up.

I suppose it's possible that somewhere on the internet, someone mentioned this once. I mean, I don't have the full internet in my brain. But I'm inclined to think this might be a legitimate hallucination on the AI's part.

Considerations for Christians

Discernment: It's important to discern whether creating a tulpa aligns with one's Christian beliefs. Is the practice rooted in idolatry, or does it take away from worshiping God? Careful prayer and seeking wise counsel from others are critical.

Avoiding Idolization: The tulpa should never take the place of God or become an object of worship. For a Christian, God must remain the central focus of life.

Spiritual Integrity: A tulpa should not lead someone into deception, occult practices, or a false sense of spiritual fulfillment. Christian teachings on discernment, prayer, and staying true to Scripture are vital for ensuring the practice remains in alignment with faith.

In conclusion, while there are potential benefits, such as personal growth and emotional support, it’s essential for a Christian to approach the practice of creating a tulpa carefully, ensuring it doesn’t replace or undermine one’s relationship with God.

Again, pretty fair from a Christian perspective.

Overall, I'll give GPT's response a 7/10.

It had minor hallucinations and some points that were just too vague to be useful, but overall seemed to have surprisingly good grasp on both Christianity and tulpamancy, and was able to give mostly coherent and accurate advice.

Still, because of the inaccuracies, I would recommend taking anything from GPT with a grain of salt, and talking to real people about your tulpamancy needs instead.

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Important note for minors about coming out as plural: do not trust conservative parents or caregivers

With the Trump administration returning has come a renewed surge of bigotry around the country. Right wing media is being used to indoctrinate people into a fascist hate cult.

If you are a plural minor considering coming out to parents, think long and hard about if it's safe to do so. As a minor, much of your life is going to be controlled by your parents. If they want to, they can limit social media access and take away your ability to communicate with other systems. They can force you into therapy against your will with the express goal of getting rid of your headmates. Parents even have the right to physically assault you as punishment.

While plurality is not part of the mainstream conversation yet, there is a chance that it will be soon with so much ongoing research into it. Some of which is likely to make mainstream news at some point. And there is a real possibility that when this happens, conservatives who don't know plurality exists today will flip on a dime the moment their media sources decide it's a problem.

Even if plurality doesn't become visible to mainstream conservatives, their minds have been poisoned against enough related phenomena that it can still be extremely dangerous to come out to them. Most conservative Christians believe in a real spiritual warfare, seeing conservative Christians like themselves as warriors against the forces of the devil. If you experience any sort of spiritual plurality, it is very likely that they will see you as being demonically possessed.

And with the rampant transphobia, even if you don't identify as transgender, systems with headmates with different genders from the body's AGAB are likely going to face the same discrimination from them.

You obviously know your parents better than I do. So if you're confident that you'll be safe coming out to them, then go for it!

But otherwise, I think it may be wise to wait a few years until they no longer have power over you. When the worst they could do is cut you out of their lives.

Additionally, it may be wise to take steps to prevent your parents from finding out.

If you think that your parents may look at your social media accounts, have accounts that are only for plural stuff that you only log into in private browsing modes, and don't share these accounts or their passwords with anyone.

Additionally, don't share too much personal information on the internet. Don't give people your real name or your address or anything they can use to find you and out you to your parents.

It has happened in the past that pluralphobic groups have tracked down and contacted the parents of minor systems, whose parents subsequently took away the system's social media access.

Above everything else, be safe!

I believe that the future is plural, but that future is still a ways off. And I want to make sure that young systems growing up today can live to reach that future.

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Hey everybody, I could use your help with something!

Last year, I submitted a defnition to urbn dictonary for sysmd.

Now that it's finally been put up, it would be a huge help to the community if people could visit the page and upvote this defnition.

Oh, and words misspelled on this post are on purpose. I want to limit the potential of this post appearing in search engines when looking up certain keywords.

Thanks! 😊💖

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I’ve finally figured out why “Sander sides = Plural” is a idea I keep coming back too, and it’s more than just the basic thing of them literally being conscious beings in some guys head. (Even if they do represent parts of him.)

Sorry again, same anon as the previous one that brought up sander sides.

1. Within the narrative the sides ARE ‘imaginary’, it’s something that gets brought up a lot, and the sides use it to their advantage a lot, summoning objects and changing their forms as they please.

2. The sides within the narrative were made by Thomas, this is brought up less, but it’s still there.

3. The more a side shows up, and further along the series gets, the more complex they are, and they tend to get more interests separate from Thomas. This is especially obvious with the “dark” sides, usually in their first appearance they are more scary and more obviously antagonistic, but as they show up more, that’s less of the case. But we can see this tread with all the sides, in the first sander sides video the core sides are a lot more one note than they are in later episodes, and used to refer to stuff Thomas did in first person, which doesn’t happen at all in later episodes.

(This obviously can be explained via CC!Thomas getting more comfortable with the characters as they show up, but that doesn’t feel like the whole answer.)

This comes to my conclusion that within the narrative, the sides are created headmates that are 100% splinters. (As outlined in your An Introduction to Headmate Foundations) even down to having lived autobiographical memories predating their “creation.”

I just find this really interesting to think about, and it’s something that no one in the fandom is ready to talk about, being so focused on how it being confirmed to not be DID means it can’t be any sort of plurality at all (which is probably due to sysmeds)

Foundations reference! 😁

I love all of this analysis! Amazing work! 👍💖