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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

We're more than just our genes. We have what we have not just because of our direct ancestors but the communities and societies before us.

[–] MissJinx 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

...and that's why. You say "we have what we have" as if we had a good life. If you're rich good for you but my life suck

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Things have been much worse and can be worse again. I didn't have to choose which babies to drown and which to feed and instead have the internet and family planning options, so pretty good for three generations of progress by those metrics.

[–] MissJinx 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

YOU, that is the righr word. So it is about you because there are ppl having to choose

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

True and their future families will have them to thank for making it through the hard times. Hopefully our actions can be so sober as to help too