#email conversion

[cubbihue]

Does Mr. Turner like rubbing his “son’s” successful career in Dinkleberg’s face??

He does! He brags about Timmy's success to every person within the neighborhood's vicinity. Mr. Turner loves how successful his son is! It really secures his reputation at the neighborhood HOA meetings they host at their house.

Timmy's worked very hard to gain more successes than failures. The more successful he is, the greater his family's social standing!! And the less he gets to overhear his dad ranting to the neighborhood about his failures.

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[lightgamble]

DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN | 1.09

Hey, this is it.

[sysmedsaresexist]

I'm the one who emailed Colin Ross

My story is becoming a bit of a jumbled mess of history, so here's a reminder

I went to Ross to talk about his paper from the 80s, where he talked about people with multiple personalities, or endogenic multiples, his words, without dysfunction and abuse histories.

And I said, "Surely, Doctor Ross, you're not talking about these filthy endos, right? You meant TRAUMA histories-- expanding the list of typical types of abuse that cause DID? Important DID history, right?"

And he basically responded with, "I said what I said, no abuse OR trauma histories. It's actually kind of common. What's the big deal? DID is caused by trauma, but that's not the only way."

Now, keep in mind, I told him EVERYTHING. About tumblr, Twitter, syscourse, both sides' talking points. I didn't hold back.

And I didn't hold back in my disdain for the endogenic community, either. Remember what I was posting two or three years ago.

And I held on to that conversation for YEARS while I continued to talk to other doctors and researchers-- Clayton, Loewenstein, some less known ones but still doctors, from multiple countries.

Not one denied the possibility or existence of "those horrible fucking endos" that I was so mad about.

Take it or leave it. That's all that happened.

And finally, remember, his eye beam goggles were for a cash prize paranormal contest.

He won an award for worst invention, but not the contest. So sad 😞

[kittykillsposts]

who is that card and chocolate for. what are you hiding girl

[clonerightsagenda]

I'm really grateful I have a group I'm already involved in right now, because I'm seeing a lot of despair and "I don't know what to do" and "I'm the only one in my community who feels this way", whereas we're like. well. we know what to do. It's going to suck, it might not work, people are going to get hurt in the meantime no matter how hard we try to limit the damage, but we do know what we need to do.

The reality is, this is not a mobilization problem. It's not going to get fixed by convincing more people to go to the polls, or if a few third party voters had held the party line, so you might as well stop blaming them. Actually unfortunately the next steps rely on stopping blaming individual people, but go ahead and take however long you need to get it out of your system. I get it.

As I said, it's not a mobilization problem. A large portion of the population voted the way they did on purpose, and a big reason for that is because for a large portion of the United States population, life kind of sucks and has been getting worse. The Democratic party has failed to run on a coherent narrative of why this is and how they're going to make it better. The Republican party, on the other hand, has run on a very strong narrative of how they will make it better by getting rid of all the things and people who are to blame. It's a narrative that has worked for a lot of groups in the past. It's working now, in the increasingly polarized social media landscape, even in demographics Democrats have typically considered safe. Everyone loves the luxury of having someone to blame.

Unfortunately, the fix to this is long, and slow, and hard. It's not begging politicians for scraps. It's getting offline and going outside. Talking to your neighbors about their lives, their fears, their needs, and what kind of world would meet those needs. Even the one with the Trump sign in their front yard. Some of these people are in it for the racism and the cruelty and siphoning everything to their rich cronies, but a lot of them are struggling and desperate and grabbed for the life preserver someone threw them, even if it's secretly stuffed with arsenic. If thrown a different life preserver, they can be convinced to grab it.

And no, it's not ok that they decided to shove vulnerable minorities' heads under water just so they could theoretically get theirs. You're allowed to be angry! But unfortunately further isolating these people only pushes them deeper into the fascist movement ready to embrace them. They need to interact with real representatives of the groups they've been trained to blame and fear. They need to be given a different narrative with real solutions, but screaming it at them on Twitter won't do it. Long conversations where people take their hardships seriously but direct them more constructively might.

That's not going to be easy. You may not like or forgive them. And not everyone can do this work! It's going to be safer for white, not visibly queer/gnc folks to make some of these initial contacts. (At one of our meetings, a femme woman of color was talking about canvassing transit riders and dealing with misogynistic comments and having to decide, ok, where do I personally draw the line saying I cannot work with this person versus being aware that a lot of people are not steeped in politically correct language and can change. It's a tough line to walk!) People also aren't interested in answering their doors for canvassers these days, so organic social connections work best. Maybe you're talking to people in your workplace. Your apartment complex. Your neighborhood. Your own family. Maybe you join a book club full of seniors at your public library. Many people want positive change! My state notoriously always votes for progressive ballot measures and then turns around and votes in conservatives who try to dismantle them. There's a logic gap there, but in that gap is a potential for conversation, because we have places where we already agree and want to work together.

The theory here is, if we can talk to enough people, if we can build genuine real world offline connections where we agree on our shared problems and our shared desires for a better world and come up with solid solutions beyond pointing fingers, we can build a large enough coalition to start making demands, most likely through targeted disruptions (strikes, walkouts, etc.). The handy thing is, if you can get that many people demanding something, it doesn't actually matter which party is in power.

Is that possible? I don't know! Organizing that many people is really really hard. It's hard reaching out to people who've just punched you in the gut. Some people will not change. Some people will have hard lines that don't mesh with your hard lines. And I'm certainly really scared myself about the likely takeover of all three branches of government and probable draconian measures against dissent. We're going to have to carefully consider risk/reward when planning actions and disruptions. We're going to have to fight through fear and exhaustion and apathy and pain and betrayal, and I don't know if we can. I don't know if I'll see something like this happen in my lifetime (although the UAW sure is gonna try in 2028). Hell I don't know if we'll have elections 4 years from now. But that's the path. If you're not up for walking it right now, that's fine. If you're not up for walking it ever, ok. But I don't think there are any shortcuts or miracles. This is what we can try, and if it fails, at least we did what we could.

(If you see this post and your instinct is to reply with some variation of 'nice speech but we're all fucked and might as well give up', I understand why you feel this way. It's a feeling a lot of us are struggling with right now. Take the time you need to take care of yourself, and when you're ready, you can come back and we'll be happy to have you.)

[amyabbotts]

Conversations with Friends, Sally Rooney

[sygneth]

Uuh an unexpected job interview in the afternoon, wish me luck

[androdragynous]

Actually I have stayed silent too long. Mesogog CAN get it you're entirely right. Who is even disagreeing.

love the implications of this wording. so proud of you for coming out. honored to be your inspiration. will think about this ask forever

[neuxue]

writing a business email in a language you mostly use casually, 4 dead dozens injured,

[godofgarlicbread]

I just bought custom Jason todd/Red hood aesthetic converse (with help of a friend in design). Will post picks when they arrive!

[son-of-avraham]

Hello! Can I ramble a bit and ask for some advice?

I've been thinking about converting for a while now. I've been learning more and more about Judaism and the more I learn, the more I feel this inexorable pull towards it. I found a reform synagogue near me and they have a page on their website for potential converts, outlining the process and saying that they're accepting of them. I want to get in touch, via email, explaining my desire to convert and start attending services and immerse myself in the community but I do not know what to say. I'm autistic and and overthinker.

Do I introduce myself? Do I explain in the email WHY I want to convert/what draws me to Judaism? How much about myself should I share? I'm fearful that I won't be welcomed by the community or my presence will make everyone uncomfortable or they won't find me sincere and will turn me away due to my age (I'm 20). I'm sure in my heart, in my bones, that this is what I want and this is right for me. Oh also this synagogue is the nearest to me and I've heard before that you cannot convert if you aren't in walking distance (I'd have to take the bus). Is that true? I will be moving to the area in the future but I don't want to wait to start the process until then.

Just to be clear: I am a layperson and I am not converting reform. I know it matters to some people, so I just wanted to make sure that people do know!

So, I actually think that I will share the email I sent my rabbi when I asked him to sponsor me. I think it might help you in outlining how you might want to introduce yourself - it will be under the cut, with necessary redactions! I totally get how you feel - I was nervous like hell when I was first attending my shul. However, so, so many jews are more than happy to see newcomers. Reform jews - I have noticed - are among some of the genuinely most pleased to see people like you sharing space with them! In my conservative shul, there are numerous different types of people who attend. We have people who are converting, some who are already converted, even some non-jews show up, not even out of a desire to convert! As well, age probably won't be too much of a factor - you're an adult and can make adult choices, after all, including who your people are. I'm not all that much older than you and... it has never come up once because I am more than able to choose my people and my faith (and it's a conservative shul, but I think that indicates it's the same for reform!).

And, also: You can still convert if you don't move within walking distance! That practice is something more "traditional" jews ask of prospective/in-progress converts. You more than likely would not be asked to do that by a Reform shul - they generally have different expectations of you, and that sometimes doesn't apply to frum-er communities. If you want to know why this is done, (I think) it's for two general reasons:

The community wants to help you assimilate. When you convert to judaism, you are also assimilating yourself into jewish culture. You become woven into the cloth that connects judaism together. That comes with a lot of knowledge that you ought to know! The further away you are from a jewish community, the longer it may take for you to fully assimilate into jewish culture.

They want to help you start practicing (parts of) judaism before you are (officially) a jew. When you're finally jewish, shabbos becomes something you need to reckon with if you want to be an observant jew. It becomes officially commanded for you to observe shabbos and keep it holy. If you cannot walk to shul, you may violate that commandment. By living in a walking distance of shul, you can start to observe shabbos while you're still converting. It becomes less of a shock for you to integrate judaism into your everyday life after you are officially jewish the sooner you start observing everything you can while you're converting. Does that make sense?

Because you'll be converting reform, you most likely won't have to worry about that. As long as you can attend services and meet with your future rabbi in whatever way you can (in-person, call, what have you), you will be more than able to fully convert through their standards. I wouldn't worry about this one, but I am not personally familiar with reform standards.

Alright, so below the "read more" is what I sent to my rabbi when I was asking him to be my sponsor. I hope this helps you in some way!

Hello, good afternoon!

[REDACTED] connected me with you and I was wondering if you might be interested in contacting me about being a sponsor for my conversion to Judaism? I'm planning on taking the Intro to Judaism class through [REDACTED] with the plan (and hope) of converting.

As some background, I have been attending services and interacting with the Jewish community at [SHUL] for a few months now, but my interest in Judaism goes back much further. I have also been taking Hebrew classes at [SHUL] for some time now. I feel incredibly at home in the community, and I know I am making a necessary decision.

Thank you so much for your time, and I hope to hear from you soon!

I hope you have an amazing week!

[SHALOM]

[qesii]

me five minutes into writing anything that’s not belligerent sexual tension

[leonardcohenofficial]

love when a meeting that should have been an email in the first place gets turned into an email

[ceramicbeetle]

wait. also really funny is the girl that i told i “wasnt really into” yuri. “I don't mind it, I just don't. You know?” 2012 me wrote. like WAIT abbi come back 2012 me was furiously repressing its latent lesbianism because a few years earlier its mom said it couldn’t be gay bc it wasn’t having sex…. ABBI i’m a yuri warrior these days with the best of them we could have so many better conversations now waugh

[not-poignant]

Why did the Patreon tiers go up so high in price? I really want to contribute and become a member but I can’t afford the $25 per month. I think last month it was $17?

I haven't changed my prices, anon.

However, if you or anyone signed up through the Apple store (i.e. you downloaded Patreon and signed up through the app), Apple has added a 30% commission that they're now taking/skimming on top of the creator's cost.

Patreon has sent out a couple of emails about this to people over the last 6+ months to warn them that this increase was coming. But they might have gone to spam.

The best way to get past this is:

To either cancel + sign up through a browser, OR, cancel and sign up through Safari on your phone (by bringing up Patreon on Safari or a browser). If I go to Patreon on my browser right now, I still see exactly the same prices. If I look on the Patreon app that was downloaded via the iOS app store, the 30% has been added. I get no choice in this, Patreon has been trying to put it off for as long as possible, this is just...what Apple does.

You will only get charged that 30% if you sign up to Patreon through the Patreon app via the app store, you can still sign up on an Apple phone as long as you don't use the Patreon app to do so. And! You can still download and use the Patreon app after that, just make sure you sign up on a browser first. This applies to all future creators of any kind that you or anyone else wants to support. Don't use the Patreon app to sign up for things.

It's really shitty that Apple has done this (and it's done it all creators, so anyone reading this who uses the Patreon app on iPhone, this applies to everyone you support.)

Also this 30% fee applies to anything you do on the app store - so many things cost more there than than through browsers, because Apple skims a huge amount off the top. (This is also something Dropout and other organisations have talked about too).