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As far as astrology, one thing I could mention is that I have Chiron in the 1st House. Chiron shows where you're wounded. In my case, that's.... well, self, identity, physical appearance. Well, yeah, gender dysphoria is definitely one way that could manifest. And with Gemini, the Twins, you...

Ah, sorry to hear you have food sensitivities. It looks like you have to carefully research everything you eat, and that probably makes more attuned to the ethics of what you're choosing since you know where it comes from and have a lot of limits. It's good that you're feeling healthier these...

Yeah, I wasn't sure what was happening with the forum myself. Whether there was something wrong with my Internet, a technical issue, maybe my IP was blocked by mistake, etc. Glad that it's back now.

So, now that I've opened up about feeling like a girl inside, I can explain what I think these three represent to me beyond what I normally share, and how it connects to my gender dysphoria. So, basically, James is the part of me that is uncomfortable with the idea of transition. He probably...

Yeah, since I didn't address it before, I find it odd that transwomen in sports has become the main talking point about being a transwoman. It's like... it's laughably ironic that this is what most people think transwomen want to do now, because so many transwomen I know have traumatic memories...

Yeah... her story is very interesting, for sure. I'll definitely read it, though I should probably admit I've read and listened to a lot of transwomen over the years. I know, right? I... guess part of why I don't like admitting what I'm going through, is because I'm so humiliated by how other...

I also tend to dislike the idea of reducing the concept of a woman to childbearing or XX chromosomes (which seems like the only way you could define it such that it excludes transwomen). I guess it's just that I wanted to get conceding that particular point out of the way, because a lot of times...

I feel like this thread has focused mostly on hot-button topics like men in women's sports, and I get it for sure... that's where the culture war is. But I'm more interested in the philosophical implications of what it means to be transgender, or to say that there is no such thing as being...

Used Udio to generate another song... this one was about missing the emotional intensity and purity of childhood.

Ah, I like this answer. So, in your case, your reason for being comfortable opposing animal testing, is that you believe there are viable alternatives now, and that most of what's done isn't needed for human advancement. Which does mean, maybe you don't see the issue as entirely black and white...

That is honestly correct. I'm a pretty open-minded person and I have a Gemini ascendant. I'm more interested in playing with ideas than in actually hurting people's feelings. Like, more than likely if I had friends who were vegan, I would not eat meat in front of them. But on the other hand, if...

I think the whole animal cruelty debate (including but not limited to veganism in my mind) is a thing where one side is organized and going through the institutions, and the other side is just being blindsided and assumed to be morally wrong. So, I think that if we want to push veganism and the...

I just felt like I was in the mood to write a really short story on this thread... The breakroom at the lab smelled faintly of chemicals. At one of the tables, two men in lab coats sat talking to each other. The first one started eating, taking a bite of his ham sandwich and talking with his...

I think that's my concern. Doesn't having all that red tape and concern about the well-being of animals slow down the pace of research that could benefit humans, and cost a lot of money, all while providing no benefit to humans other than a clean conscience? In practical terms, it makes me...

I don't know if you would count this or not because it wasn't at that specific time... https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-must-divest-chrome-end-search-monopoly-doj-says-2024-11-21/ But Google was ordered to divest Chrome several hours after that ingress. That's a significant event in...

This is just how I have always thought of it, and how others around me always thought of it. You're the first person I've met that has ever suggested otherwise, at least directly. It's definitely something to think about. Not specifically that they would be violent for the sake of violence and...

I would say I agree with it somewhat, but less because might is right, and more because I value the thriving of humans above all else, and that I want to reserve all my compassion for my fellow humans rather than using it up on animals. Ah, I should make a distinction here. A vegan lifestyle...

Pretty much, yes. Humans have a limited attention span and capacity to empathize with various groups and their plight around the world. We already tend to neglect the suffering of, say, the homeless, the refugee, people on the margins of society or outside of it, in favor of those who are more...

I'd wear that label proudly. I'd tend to call myself a humanitarian that favors human rights, though.