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blackbootz  ·  2026 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Holy shit guys. Someone is describing our lives

I'm sincerely happy for you that you know a lot of people that embody these values.

I'm only just getting there. I've had to create community, having felt intense isolation that at times bordered on a major depressive disorder. And while a large part of that community is around me in meatspace, a lot of it has taken place excitedly online, over email, on weird link aggregators with people with funny usernames who I give a massive shit about. I say this knowing full well that there was an internet before I was born ('91) with people doing just the same.

I hope our celebrating doesn't take away from your strong identity as someone grounded in a community that embodies these values.

And yea, the writing is cringey at times.