I hate agreeing with Toe Jogan. "Getting ratatouilled into becoming a good writer" fully conveys the idea better than having to re explain the concept. It isn't just a rat piloting your body, but it does it by pulling your hair to skillfully do a task you can't otherwise do. There is a certain whimsical fantasy that isn't present in related concepts. A parasite piloting your body like in Resident Evil or Stargate, or even an AI with combat training like in Upgrade are technically the same thing, but have entirely separate vibes.
Crazy.
Also, try not to make multiple related posts in a row. Fewer people see them and it gets annoying to view them all. Just put the other images in the body of the post
I need context for these. Is there any?
No, I'm trans and they probably won't even talk to me unless I put great effort into passing perfectly as cis. Even then, if I ever slip up it's over. I'm also brown which means some people will see me as untrustworthy no matter what I do.
Unfortunately, I think many homophobic Christians' brains will short circuit as soon as they see a rainbow and block out any arguments you make. I also doubt capitalists will be motivated enough to support space more than they already do. They have their own plans and goals which aren't easily influenced by common people's input.
The biggest untapped opportunity to get Christian Americans on board with space is nationalism. Point out how China, India, and even the EU are making major advances and gaining increasing importance in space while our own is stagnating. You might even get Trump supporters on board when you point out how Trump was already pushing American military interests with the "Space Force."
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It is true that Lemmy sucks for having substantial reach. If I wanted to reach the largest possible audience for advocacy's sake, I would use corpo socials. They optimize for the largest reach because that's where they make money, so it's hard for a non profit effort to compete.
However, that's not why I use Lemmy. I don't use it for building a mass movement, but for building community free of corporate interference. A place where we don't have fascists debating the existence of trans people. This isn't a town square, but a collection of punk clubs that kick Nazis out without needing to appeal to some landlord.
Also, in case you haven't noticed, the Overton Window is being legally pushed to the right by the largest English speaking government in the world. There is no freedom of speech or dissent, and corporate media will fully cooperate with the government in their efforts to ban any left wing organizing. There is no marketplace of ideas to debate in on those platforms, as even when there wasn't open fascism like now, the right were always given more leeway to be radical. Pre musk Twitter protected fascist accounts like Libs of Tik Tok while those accounts now run both the government and the companies.
At least here we can always rebuild if instances get censored. At least here we can be more than censored opposition.
By the time federal elections matter again, Trump will be long dead. It's also often unwise to complain about the President in local elections.
edit: wise to unwise
If you think both of those examples are fair and valid, we will never bridge this gap. Just know that it's very upsetting when you elevate this issue above others, so don't be surprised when you face pushback.
Pretty much. Like I said elsewhere, fascists only pay attention to Epstein when they're upset about other things, with it merely being a conduit to express general dissatisfaction that they otherwise wouldn't admit. Facts aren't the important part for fascists; it's all emotional.
As opposed to real Thomas Jefferson who was plenty evil on his own?