pink haired hobbit @UnrealRonen@computerfairi.es

Replace “the gods” with “the wealthy” here and absolutely nothing changes

@UnnecessaryNeon It did accurately register a raise in heart rate, so — I guess so!

I started wearing a new Fitbit today — the first one I’ve had in years — and it registered a 20-minute period of “Moderate Activity” during the climactic scene of Glass Onion.

Hermes: neither an illegitimate mortal nor a simple contrarian but a secret third thing
(From “Trickster Makes This World,” Lewis Hyde auth.)

@erkhyan this makes really clear the relationship between recognizing one of The Good People and the uncanny valley; never thought about it before but it makes a lot of sense.
And it brings back the question of why we evolved with this instinctive response for recognizing something not quite human.

@raccoon_brained I remember gasping REAL LOUD at that moment

@caz early Tumblr, the days of LiveJournal, generally mid-late 2000s vibes

Being on Mastodon feels like a return to the days of not taking social media too seriously. We’re using doll maker avatars and doctor who quotes in the profile, lads

Absolutely wild that I spent so much of my teens and twenties feeling like a being of limitless potential forced into the constraints of mortal life, only to spend my early thirties accepting that I am only human, only to start studying Traditional Chinese Medicine at 35 to learn that all humans are beings sprung from limitless potential and forced into the constraints of mortal life

Ted Lasso-coded and earnestpilled

@admin I made it!! Hello 😄