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  1. Comment on A few weeks ago I made a thread about my discovery that I am transgender. Today was my first day starting HRT, and I was kind of forced to come out to my mother. She took it very well. in ~lgbt

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    I’m so glad she’s being supportive and so happy you figured this out for yourself :) Best of luck!

    I’m so glad she’s being supportive and so happy you figured this out for yourself :) Best of luck!

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  2. Comment on How did you discover your sexuality? in ~lgbt

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    I have known I’m Something for 20+ years now and I’m still not totally sure! I think I am just a fluid person.

    I have known I’m Something for 20+ years now and I’m still not totally sure! I think I am just a fluid person.

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  3. Comment on Have your political views changed as you've grown older? in ~talk

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    Teen centrist edgelord > typical progressive democratic > socialist here

    Teen centrist edgelord > typical progressive democratic > socialist here

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  4. Comment on Why did you choose this username for your Tildes account? in ~talk

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    I’ve been playing a lot of Mario Party and I like space ✨ 🍑

    I’ve been playing a lot of Mario Party and I like space ✨ 🍑

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  5. Comment on What are the good ways to deal with situations when a generally good person believes in things like astrology and conspiracy theories? in ~talk

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    You should try to figure out what their views actually are and why they subscribe to them. For example, I was raised with astrology as a cultural practice and I know a lot about it from...

    You should try to figure out what their views actually are and why they subscribe to them. For example, I was raised with astrology as a cultural practice and I know a lot about it from self-studying. I would find it really hurtful if someone assumed I had an inferior intellect or was a worse person than they are inherently because of something that’s just been a part of my beliefs on and off throughout my life. Especially if they assume it’s pettier (“LolL YouRe a LEO that means YOU LIKE ATTENTION”) than what I actually use it for. Like any religious or cultural practice, it’s idealist thinking to think you can just insult someone into believing it has no value for them. You should try to understand the value it has for them and stop assuming your viewpoint is the only rational one with stuff like that.

    Outright conspiracies and harmful misinformation like peddling essential oils or flat eartherism is different, and should be handled slightly differently, but there’s still a core principle where you should try to figure out why the person felt that mainstream beliefs failed them, while holding your ground about what you know is factually true. It can be exhausting — It requires a lot of patience and empathy while also having strong boundaries. Disentangling where the beliefs they espouse came from helps too. I have a friend who is literally Jewish and believes in a bunch of YouTube conspiracy theories and it kind of helps to go over the historicity of where they came from to be like “dude this is an anti-Semitic / racist theory that was constructed to bolster propaganda about xyz and it comes from here and is supposed to make you think blah blah blah” — That kind of thing.