PaulaToThePeople 😷

Support your local...
planet
fedi instance
library
food corp
resistance
soup kitchen
marginalized communities
self
etc.

Only if you can of course and supporting one of them is enough.

RE: @PaulaToThePeople@climatejustice.social

Teachers always told me I'm super smart but super lazy. I was too fucking terrified to do homework or study for tests, because I was being traumatized at home.
They were not teachers, they were bullies.

Recently I had an argument with a teacher who insisted that teachers can't be bullies. I gave some unspecific examples on how they can. But now I'm thinking I should have just said "You can never rule that out. The spectrum from good to bad teacher doesn't end with incompetent teachers - it ends with people similar to Trump and Epstein.".

I think today I found my one skill for crises and triggers: Self-reflection.
All experts always told me I need a skill that can distract me, something I can always do asap, where I have everything I need for it with me.

But no - I'm not going to distract myself anymore. I have my notebook and a pen with me at all times. I'll write down what I feel in the very moment I feel it, observe the situation, externalize, understand and validate my reactions.

And then, when I'm done and have found the right words to do so, I'll talk to the person or people who were involved. That's my role as an omega: To talk about the uncomfortable topics. Its a very uncomfortable role, but I have a lot of experience and can be proud of how good I am at it by now.

So notebook, pen, time and my mouth are all I need for my skill.

Today is one of these days again.
I just want it to end, but I can't sleep because of my tinnitus, and because I'm afraid of tomorrow, and worried about not sleeping well today or tomorrow and then performing poorly at work on monday, and getting even worse neck stiffness because of working with low energy, and that will make my tinnitus worse.
And that's just why I can't sleep and doesn't even begin to describe how today was shit.

PS: Plus my valentines filter doesn't work for some reason, so fediscrolling is not an option.

To quote a great fedi poet:

"Roses are red
Roses are blue
Depending on their velocity
relevant to you"

No teacher, it's not a safe space to ask very intimate questions, when you at the same time put people on the spot.

The greatest punishment* should be reserved for the greatest crime - being a billionaire.

*I'm against the death penalty.

#PinataEconomy

1: Hey genie, what's your offer?

Genie: You get 3 wishes - anything you want - but it costs you 10€ upfront.

2: Dude thats's a rippoff, let's try the other one.

1: Okay. Hey A-genie-I, what's your offer?

AGI: I can't grant you any wishes, but I can give you unlimited random answers to any questions you have and create silly pictures. All for free - but for the first request, one person will die in 10 years and for every further request the number of people dying doubles and the time period is hortened by half.

1: Free you said? Sold.

2: Dude there are so many ways we can use this. We'll be super productive and rich.

#AI #AGI #LLMMeAlone #MicroFiction

Just one more lane, it'll fix traffic.
Just one more voter restriction law, it'll fix democracy.
Just one more age verification, it'll fix child pornography.
Just one million more data centers, it'll fix AGI.
Just one more bombing, it'll fix peace.
Just one more good guy with a gun, it'll fix school shootings.
Just one more social cut, it'll fix poverty.
Just one more deportation, it'll fix crime.

Just one more fix, it'll be the golden shot.

#CapitalismIsADeathCult

It's aromantic spectrum awareness week! Did you know that the law discriminates against aromantic people? If two people marry (you know, that thing where they promise somewhat long lasting romantic love to each other) they get a lot of benefits* that e.g. queerplatonic partners often can't get. *in most countries #aro #allo #aromantic #AromanticSpectrumAwarenessWeek #AroWeek #QueerPlatonic #QueerPlatonicPartnership #qpp #AlloNormativity