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my brother is mad about bitcoin because people use it to commit crimes and avoid taxes and I'm like yeah that's the point.
@hakui @wakarimasen I lived in this weird place where I was exposed to deep culture from every time period simultaneously, I can talk to boomers about our favorite episodes of Dobie Gillis.
We don't hear things like
50% of the board is tall people
50% of the board is Conservative
50% of the board received bailout money
We need to always focus on the underlying >issues<
Esp. with oligarchs' media trying to deflect attention spans

@snow@qoto.org Interesting. I love the Bible but have also been part of the church since childhood.

@UnselfishTeamGuy@gab.com Ah, okay; sorry, I thought when you said grooming you were referring to child grooming, which is done in the case of pedophilia.

When it comes to speaking publicly about non-heterosexuality, everyone should be allowed to do it. With the power to restrict speech in that sector in the wrong hands, we could become Canada, where you can't speak out against gay marriage or homosexuality publicly. 😬

But one thing I * do * think needs to change is sex ed in public schools. Way too much is being taught rn, in a way that encourages certain sexual behaviors over others. That should be up to both the students and parents to work out. If that means completely removing sex ed from schools, I'd be down with that. I mean, the internet is a thing. It's not like public school is the only place you can learn about sex (although it's certainly good for practice 😏).

I need some recommendations rn:

1. More tech/gaming/culture/normie accs to follow

2. An alternative to Drudge that's not trends.gab.com cuz Mom doesn't like that either (and I don't trust it)

So, over roughly the past 10 months or so, I went through a lot. I got wrapped up in a toxic relationship with a girl who was leading me on and my granddad died suddenly, and even worse, I began taking vague advice from people I didn't know very well, who at the time weren't all that mature (although they're showing a lot of growth now), which only made my situation worse.

Through all of this, I've been met with nothing but encouragement and support on the . This means a lot to me, especially the support I've gotten (and continue to get) from the real OGs here, who were with me before all the stuff went down.

Thankfully, things are going a lot better right now, although I still have some personal growth to work on. I must say, I don't think I'd be where I am today (mentally) without the support of you guys.

Thank you.

💛

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@snow@qoto.org I'm just asking cuz I'm Christian myself and remember having some good conversations with you in the past, even promoting you as a user to follow when you first joined IIRC

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