Evergreen5970

Kittens Game and an untitled Shark Game.

As a person who isn’t too knowledgeable about the piracy scene, what’s sexist about “FitGirl”? Is there some story behind the username that makes it sexist in use? My outsider’s impression is that FitGirl is a woman who likes fitness, exercise, and releasing pirated stuff for people.

I see corrections to my grammar or spelling as positive ;-;

Lagomorph Labs

I approve of the name!

I looked it up and didn’t get much of anything, can you link me to them?

Hi! I’m curious what this instance has to do with rabbit ears, as I like rabbits.

God games in general

It's another example of the effect of meeting people from X demographic making you more tolerant of X demographic. It's good to have lots of real and concrete examples of known effects to prove that the effect is indeed real and still applies in the modern day. "Look, it's not just a hypothesis, here is it actually happening! Several examples so you know it's not a fluke! Something recent so you know a culture shift or whatever hasn't neutered it!"

I learned about this effect through reading stuff on the internet when I was young. It might be some other 10-year-old onlooker's first intro to it.

This is how I thought of it before I knew a trans person:

I feel strongly that I'm a woman. Trans people feel strongly they are a gender other than what they were assigned at birth. If I was unlucky to get stuck in a body with a penis but nothing else changed, I'd have been trans myself. Could have been me!

This might be helpful for people willing to question instead of blindly hate, but who don't really know anyone trans themselves.

How did you get that toggle?

I don't know. I'm terrified of death but if I knew I would die tomorrow I would definitely NOT be thinking "I regret not trying more things." I would do more of the same thing I've always loved to get as much known happiness before I die. Some people are just not wired that way. I don't want anyone to feel pushed into trying new things or like they have to just because it's what everyone else advocates for. As long as you're able to tolerate those different from you, no problem. "Be open-minded" is really only required insofar as being tolerant, as realizing people who have different perspectives from you may still be good people. You need not be adventurous and into traveling and learning about different cultures and eating that new trendy food to be a decent human being. I'm happy where I am and not making anyone miserable, and I will defend my right to stay in my bubble so long as I don't start becoming intolerant and mean.

The fact I'm autistic may factor into my perspective. But I don't think it changes my point at all. My life, my choices, and while I get you're probably well-intentioned and just want to improve my quality of life, because of my own personal history with this kind of perspective and being told similar things it feels somewhat pushy. There's a decent chance it is not pushy in reality and it’s only my perception coloring things, especially since you did mention not trying to force anyone into things. If I want to try something new it will come from me choosing it, not about how I need to get out of my bubble or I specifically need to try it or I need to be more open-minded or most relevantly to this conversation, how I'll regret not trying more things (implicitly, how I'll regret being the person I am—someone who prefers to stay in their comfort zone).

Or at least allow other people to do their thing.

I’m happy in my comfort zone, and am probably the last person to try something new. I’m not interested in leaving my comfort zone. I’m also not about to rip other people out of their comfort zone and harass them. Last time I checked, someone else eating food I never would or being trans when I’m not is no threat to me and my own world. Why would I ever try to threaten theirs?

Obsidian. Silver Bullet is a FOSS alternative, but I’m not sure if they do toggles or something that works like it. And I really like my toggle-like functionality. I happily use callouts to simulate toggles in Obsidian.