CultHero

I am very grateful that my 76 year old mother is savvy enough to ask me or my brother if something seems off. If she gets a suspicious email or link or pop up and she's no 100% sure it's fake she asks one of us and we'll check it out.

I'm so glad she's not an easily manipulated boomer like some of them. Not saying boomer bad, just that because a lot of them were already up there before the internet became a thing it's easy for them to take something they see at face value because they don't realize how easy it is to lie on the internet.

I remember when googles catch phrase was "don't be evil."

I miss non evil google.

No worries for me, I've had tinnitus for over 40 years, pretty sure it's neurological for me, not hearing related.

It's so much easier for a cis man to say he's a trans man than for a cis man to dress as a woman and try to pass as a trans woman.

When you ban trans women from women's bathrooms you're opening them to trans men and all a cis man has to do is say "no worries, I'm a trans man, don't mind the beard."

You make it EASIER for men to infiltrate women's bathrooms.

I'm 49.

I knew in 1978 that I was the wrong gender even though I didn't know what being trans was.

I come from a conservative CATHOLIC British/Irish family living in small town Canada. Went to catholic school and everything. Needless to say I got ZERO help.

The first time I tried to kill myself I was 9. It wasn't until 2020 and covid that I actually sat down and realized I need to do something because if I die of covid (autoimmune disorders) I will die never being happy and I WANT to be happy.

Unfortunately my realizations came at the same time americans decided to go full nazi and all I get when reaching out to trans communities is those communities being bombarded with attacks from american nazis.

I wish I could have transitioned when I was a kid, it would have saved me from 40+ years of pain and suffering. Ironically before I can take the steps medically to feel better I actually have to repair the damage caused by 30 years of anti depressants and anti psychotics used as a Band-Aid trying to fix my mental health without dealing with the root issue which is gender dysphoria likely caused by being neurodivergent (which was something that wasn't discovered until a few years ago).

Children shouldn't have to suffer the way we older generations had to suffer. The brain cannot be reprogrammed, it's hardwired, someone who is trans can't stop being trans any more than someone can stop being autistic or having adhd.

Hate to tell you but I'm non binary. I'm 49 and knew in 1978 that I was the wrong gender.

I'm also neurodivergent and there is compelling evidence that there is a connection between gender dysphoria and neurodivergant disorders like adhd and autism.

Maybe accepting trans people is simply learning to accept that people are built different and that something that is part of a person's disability should be accepted because people with disabilities should be accepted.

Fear of death.

That's it.

The fact that there is nothing after you die is terrifying.

I'm a suicidal atheist (the two aren't connected) and sometimes I think the only thing keeping me alive is the fear of non existence.

May someone you love face the consequences of your actions so that you are forced to learn empathy.

I as a Canadian just don't get the appeal. He's not handsome by any stretch so there's no ascetic attraction.

He's not nearly as wealthy as he claims he is so it can't be admiration for his success.

He's got zero charisma so it can't be his charm.

He's as dumb as a pile of rocks so it can't be they admire his intelligence.

He's got the athletic prowess of a half dead goldfish and the skin tone of one so it can't be his physical ability.

I honestly just can't fathom the appeal.

It's only -11⁰c here in southwestern Ontario and I currently have my window cracked open. I run hot.

So far can't complain about the winter, it didn't start to snow until the second week of January so that's a huge plus. Did catch up with us but considering what winters are usually like here l can't complain too much.

I had been on reddit since 2008, I was looking for an alternative to the message boards I belonged to after the popularity of Facebook killed them off. I really enjoyed it, not the same level of community that you find in a message board but still good for conversation.

Then trump happened and it turned to shit. It's so fucking toxic and I ended up getting banned for defending myself. Apparently fascism is good and standing up for yourself goes against community standards.

I'm a disabled 49 year old just looking for conversation. Facebook is also a toxic wasteland now. To say I miss myspace is an understatement but there's hardly anyone there anymore.

I'm happy whenever I find a place that's put the social back into social media because antisocial media is just trash.