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[procurement-insights]

What is your least favorite ProcureTech BUZZword or term?

Here is one of my least favorite ProcureTech terms or buzzwords - what's your?

What is democratizing data? Data democratization is the ongoing process of enabling everybody in an organization, irrespective of their technical know-how, to work with data comfortably, to feel confident talking about it, and, as a result, to make data-informed decisions and build customer experiences powered by data. – Amplitude, Jan 27, 2022 What is the democratization of AI data? AI…

[unpeeled-human]

i think im fucking sick

[caterjunes]

i'm the girl who makes up all the fake folk etymologies. it's fun and easy for me. nobody pays me, i just do it for the love of the game.

[laughingcatwrites]

As a reminder that good exists out there, a coworker recently confessed to me that he found out his child is questioning their identity (kid's gender redacted for this post). The kid is keeping it from him, so he can't say anything to them or show that he knows, but he's doing his best to get mentally prepared and educated so that he'll be ready whenever his kid does feel comfortable enough come to him.

For context, this guy is a big, bulky middle aged dude who loves sports and typical outdoor "manly" activities. As his coworker and friend, I know he's a kind and sweet teddy bear of a person, but his kid probably views him as a stern, authoritarian figure, the way most teenagers view their parents. His family lives in a conservative area, so I'm sure between that, their dad's looks and interests, and the fact that their dad is a Figure of Authority, the kid is worried that they won't be accepted.

But you know what? When he found out about his kid, the first thing he did was reach out to his closest queer friend and ask for resources for parents of questioning children. His biggest fears are that his kid will be bullied or discriminated against and won't feel comfortable enough to be themself. His second action was to find himself a mentor in another parent who went the same situation (kid coming out in a conservative town). The other person is preparing him for some of the struggles his kid may face and the fights he may need to take on as a parent to make sure his kid is safe and treated well.

Something I want to emphasize for people focused on language as the primary method of allyship is that when we spoke, he used some outdated terms and thoughts about gender and sexuality. That does not make him bad. These were the terms and thinking used about questioning teenagers when he was growing up and he never needed to learn more current ones. But now that he does have that need, he's throwing himself in head first because that's his kid and he's darn well going to make sure that his kid feels welcomed and has a safe place to be themselves even if they never come out to him.

[itsahotminuteinbetween]

how it feels posting things about the dca sometimes

[iteratorsex]

the ancients were quite silly indeed

[nuclearanomaly]

IDK Emmrich... maybe that one should have been left alone

[egophiliac]

I have SO many thoughts about everything and they are in no kind of order yet, so here's just some quick little bits in the meantime!

I am not normal about any of these characters!

[bootlicker42069]

this is a new low

[sparrowlucero]

i can't get along with pokemon fans they're always hating on all the good creature designs and clever zoological in jokes in favor of the dog with jorts

[yelly-ink]

was trying to understand how to draw him. still have no idea but getting closer

[asthenniaa]

what are you waiting for? kiss her, kiss her...

did some sketches today :3 been rewatching fob music videos lately.....

[araneapeixes]

in the bathroom at the gay clubbbb

[gandalfsbignaturals]

ok, sure, i guess theres nothing wrong with "hating your oppressors," but if hating your oppressors means treating 50% of the people around you like human garbage cuz of something they cant help, then youre being kind of an asshole

[crowleylesbian]

“crowleys gonna reject aziraphale in s3🥺‼️” crowley would walk on his hands and knees 1000 miles through a desert of broken glass for just the chance to hang out with aziraphale. be serious.

[biggiesnails]

Trash man