New on mastodon, time for an #introduction! I'm eqyo from the Netherlands 🇳🇱, I'm in my twenties and studying #mathematics & #computerscience. I am also: a semi-agnostic churchgoer ⛪, not exactly straight but still figuring things out 🏳️🌈, and very much into #classicalmusic 🎻. (Expect the frequency of emojis and hashtags to drop drastically after this post) I see myself posting about my life, about #philosophy & #politics, maybe about some #foss-related stuff...
I've not yet said whether I'm a "he" or a "she". The answer is: I'm not telling 😛. This does not necessarily mean I'm a "they" either - I'm just leaving it undisclosed, as a sort of experiment. Feel free to assume any of the three.
I'm kind of expecting most people to use "he", as that is kind of a common assumption in nerdy parts of the internet. On the other hand, one might expect most people to use "they" because they don't want to assume (by the way, don't worry in my case, I'm telling you to assume!) or because they just don't know. Or maybe people will use "she" because my profile picture and banner are drawings of flowers?
If the goal of this "experiment" were to see how people perceive me based on my words and behaviour, it would be a very bad experiment given all those potential other factors.
I'm kind of expecting most people to use "he", as that is kind of a common assumption in nerdy parts of the internet.
On the other hand, one might expect most people to use "they" because they don't want to assume (by the way, don't worry in my case, I'm telling you to assume!) or because they just don't know.
Or maybe people will use "she" because my profile picture and banner are drawings of flowers?
If the goal of this "experiment" were to see how people perceive me based on my words and behaviour, it would be a very bad experiment given all those potential other factors.