But if you actually do walk away and do your own thing without them, they have to chase after you to make you feel bad, ruin whatever you're doing, and return things to the status quo.

It makes them feel weak and desperate, and they hate that.

Maybe they'll try to use those feelings of inferiority to try to guilt and neg you into coming back.

Maybe they'll talk about how both sides are wrong (but how you're more wrong for going away so you must definitely come back).

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**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 23, 2019, 18:43

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 23, 2019, 18:43

Nov 23, 2019, 18:43

orthogonal to alive @avi@computerfairi.es

If you say something like, "I can't leave because [horrible circumstances]," then they can play the game of scolding you for getting yourself into horrible circumstances you actually have very little to no control over.

That makes them feel smug and vindicated.

They can claim you're just whining about stuff they can personally blame you for, which not only takes the heat off them, but makes them feel superior to you for not being such a whiner and a loser.

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**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 23, 2019, 18:37

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 23, 2019, 18:37

Nov 23, 2019, 18:37

orthogonal to alive @avi@computerfairi.es

People who say "If you don't like it, leave!" tend to get very angry when you leave.

They just expect what they said to be taken as a threat. You're supposed to shrink in fear and admit that you're wrong because you don't want to really leave them.

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 23, 2019, 18:10

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 23, 2019, 18:10

Nov 23, 2019, 18:10

orthogonal to alive @avi@computerfairi.es

Wasn't Elon Musk a villain in Black Panther?

**orthogonal to alive** · Nov 23, 2019, 18:00

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**jude** @half_rat@lgbtq.cool · Nov 23, 2019, 18:00

Nov 23, 2019, 18:00

jude @half_rat@lgbtq.cool

genitals shitpost

idea: guydick. it’s girldick, but for guys

**orthogonal to alive** · Nov 23, 2019, 17:43

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**Mads "Out of Service" Viande** @byttyrs@radical.town · Nov 23, 2019, 17:43

Nov 23, 2019, 17:43

Mads "Out of Service" Viande @byttyrs@radical.town

remember when Hamilton was completely unavoidable? It Gets Better™

**orthogonal to alive** · Nov 23, 2019, 17:14

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**garfield** @garfiald@mastodon.social · Nov 23, 2019, 17:14

Nov 23, 2019, 17:14

garfield @garfiald@mastodon.social

people have been emailing me, telling me they're confused, they don't understand what is and isn't art, or how the arts relate to each other. so i've designed a handy chart

386d7641078021f4.png

**orthogonal to alive** · Nov 23, 2019, 14:42

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**Stable Jenious** @ItsJenNotGabby@jorts.horse · Nov 23, 2019, 14:42

Nov 23, 2019, 14:42

Stable Jenious @ItsJenNotGabby@jorts.horse

Nazis, meta

Nobody needs to hang out with Nazis to "convert" them. It is 20 fucking 19. They are specifically choosing to remain that way. Fuck all the way off, John Q Internet User. You are CHOOSING to hang out with Nazis. Ask yourself why instead of patting yourself on the back for TOLERATING RACIST GENOCIDAL FUCKHEADS

**orthogonal to alive** · Nov 23, 2019, 14:15

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**tom (available elsewhere)** @tom@slime.global · Nov 23, 2019, 14:15

Nov 23, 2019, 14:15

tom (available elsewhere) @tom@slime.global

"woo the internet is dying, now we gotta make a new one just for techies and nerds just like it was in the 90s" is a bad take.

the internet and whatever comes after it needs to be accessible.

"normal" people aren't killing the open web, capitalism is.

**orthogonal to alive** · Nov 23, 2019, 04:13

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**QuakerWanker** @QuakerWanker@cybre.space · Nov 23, 2019, 04:13

Nov 23, 2019, 04:13

QuakerWanker @QuakerWanker@cybre.space

@nova Wendy Carlos: *invents synthesizer music and creates the tron soundtrack*

Computer Boy: *invents truck but too ugly even for a butch to love*

**orthogonal to alive** · Nov 23, 2019, 00:08

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**Maeve** @acrata@anarchism.space · Nov 23, 2019, 00:08

Nov 23, 2019, 00:08

Maeve @acrata@anarchism.space

South Carolina trying to block medical treatment for transgender youth

South Carolina is planning to ban lifesaving medical treatment for #transgender youth, including puberty blockers and #HRT https://www.vox.com/2019/11/22/20977721/south-carolina-trans-transgender-youth-gender-reassignment

**orthogonal to alive** · Nov 22, 2019, 22:32

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**dankwraith** @dankwraith@monads.online · Nov 22, 2019, 22:32

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dankwraith @dankwraith@monads.online

kinda weird how the right adopted "facts dont care about your feelings" as a slogan when literally all they do is ignore material reality and history to satisfy their racist bloodthirst

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 22, 2019, 21:21

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 22, 2019, 21:21

Nov 22, 2019, 21:21

orthogonal to alive @avi@computerfairi.es

Why just bash the Tesla pickup truck? Cars overall are bad.

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 22, 2019, 20:21

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Nov 22, 2019, 20:21

Nov 22, 2019, 20:21

orthogonal to alive @avi@computerfairi.es

Way ahead of the curve by having my Pokemon type in my bio for the last several months

**orthogonal to alive** · Nov 22, 2019, 18:03

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**melissa is on monads** @melissasage@radical.town · Nov 22, 2019, 18:03

Nov 22, 2019, 18:03

melissa is on monads @melissasage@radical.town

@realcaseyrollins @chead @koyu @isolategab
cool, lemme break it down for you
Thesis 1: If there is a table with 1 nazi, and 9 other people sit down at it, the table now has 10 nazis.
Thesis 2: SIDDON MY DICK AND BALLS, JACKASS