torq @torq@qoto.org

False alarm. As you were.

Snowmaggedon London '22-'23 may have come early.
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People appear to think the pandemic is over.

Think again.
https://jessicawildfire.substack.com/p/you-may-be-early-but-youre-not-wrong?r=jp7y&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Is there an International Women's Day?~

I've got YT Music playing and the video for Dancing With Myself by Billy Idol came on.

Is it weird that my first thought was, "Wow, look at that aspect ratio!"?

I nerf myself with cannabis before leaving the house because y'all aren't ready for me straight. ; )>

"Weaponized incompetence" is my new favourite phrase and concept.

At what point in my supposed adulthood does genuine praise stop feeling like well-intentioned encouragement for the slow kid?

Restating your position is not compelling argumentation for your position.

It's truly dismaying how many possibilities I've noticed there have been to say this to people since I started watching for it. Try it. See how many people in conversation do that.

Example:
Someone recently told me that they wanted to see a particular movie. I asked them why. They said it looked interesting.

"Yes, I gathered that it interested you when you said you wanted to see it. That's what that means. My question was about why it interests you."

I can't tell if this is a recent development or I've just been noticing it recently (like the last few years).

Wondering if there are any thoughts on the matter out there.

*sits up straight*
*clears throat*
*looks directly at the camera*
*leans in to the mic ever so slightly*

And now for something completely the same that we'll convince ourselves is something completely different.