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  1. Comment on ASL? Just kidding but seriously where are most of you Tildoes from? in ~talk

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    69/F/SoCal (do I--temporarily--win the ancient award?)

    69/F/SoCal (do I--temporarily--win the ancient award?)

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  2. Comment on Why do I feel empathetic towards a robot? in ~talk

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    I have that same feeling when people kick the Boston Dynamics' robots. I intellectually know it's just a machine, and they are built to mimic human/animal movements. But kicking them to try and...

    I have that same feeling when people kick the Boston Dynamics' robots. I intellectually know it's just a machine, and they are built to mimic human/animal movements. But kicking them to try and knock them over just seems...cruel?

    5 votes

  3. Comment on This is a popular question on askreddit, but since Tildes is a slightly different beast I am curious: Have you ever encountered a ghost or UFO before (or something similarly spooky/inexplicable)? in ~talk

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    I hope I'm not derailing this discussion, but I have a moral question: Say I theoretically have a "haunted" object that I claim has psychic/spiritual/paranormal powers and I sell that object on...

    I hope I'm not derailing this discussion, but I have a moral question: Say I theoretically have a "haunted" object that I claim has psychic/spiritual/paranormal powers and I sell that object on eBay or such. And bear in mind I'm 100% making these powers up but writing a good "story" about them. Ebay requires that I add a disclaimer to the story that I am only selling the tangible object and nothing intangible, but it write it in a way that it is clear the object DOES have esp or psychokinetic powers. Am I fulfilling a genuine need humans have for a deep connection to the supernatural, or am I exploiting the gullible? And would you do it?

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Want to start a writers group in ~creative

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    Yes, it does. It needs to grow organically. Makes sense!

    Yes, it does. It needs to grow organically. Makes sense!

  5. Comment on Want to start a writers group in ~creative

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    Thank you so much for this detailed and very helpful response! But I was asking more specifically, how does one start a "group" on tildes. I will use your kind suggestions for my newly forming irl...

    Thank you so much for this detailed and very helpful response! But I was asking more specifically, how does one start a "group" on tildes. I will use your kind suggestions for my newly forming irl group.

  6. Want to start a writers group

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    I have been writing for quite some time, but always look for new ideas, new perspectives, new genres, new ways of promoting or improving or sharing my work. I'm not a professional and still have...

    I have been writing for quite some time, but always look for new ideas, new perspectives, new genres, new ways of promoting or improving or sharing my work. I'm not a professional and still have lots to learn. I am open to all kinds of writing and levels of expertise, and want to open a space where there is genuine and helpful sharing, rather than snarky and dismissive barbs.

    I don't think this should be a place where someone writes a quick and sloppy sub-first draft and then eagerly begs for only positive comments. Writing is hard work. It is a craft and takes serious study and time. It can also be lonely and discouraging.

    I envision a virtual coffee shop where we have all gathered with our latest work, wondering what our next step is, how a good editor can be found, how to write a query letter, is self-publishing a good choice, how did you get an agent...those sorts of discussions.

    How is a new group formed?

    11 votes

  7. Comment on Introductions | May 2018, part 3 in ~talk

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    Hey--I'm bluesage and also follow the lineage of digg to reddit and now tildes. I might be a bit of an anomaly here (69 year old person of the female persuasion) but I'm still curious about all...

    Hey--I'm bluesage and also follow the lineage of digg to reddit and now tildes. I might be a bit of an anomaly here (69 year old person of the female persuasion) but I'm still curious about all the things. And facebook makes me throw up a little in my mouth every time I am forced to go there. Fingers crossed this site thrives.

    5 votes

  8. Comment on Where are you from? in ~talk

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    City of Angeles representin'. Can't understand why anyone would live anywhere else...well, except the 405, and housing prices and fire storms. But Woody Harrelson pulled up alongside me on a...

    City of Angeles representin'. Can't understand why anyone would live anywhere else...well, except the 405, and housing prices and fire storms. But Woody Harrelson pulled up alongside me on a Harley at a stop light and said howdy.

    1 vote