Is 40 years ago really still “this era”?

It doesn’t think, it can only find correlations. There isn’t a person in there forming opinions of its own.

Don’t obey in advance

I mean, you could have either looked it up or assumed that people talking about something know more about it than you when you don’t know anything about it.

Nemik’s manifesto from Andor

This is at least the second time they’ve made me run to another messaging service for no discernible reason, the bastards.

It was at least at one point free to download from the internet archive

I mean, it might help with worldbuilding.

Well for one thing, people are complicated, but citing a fictional character isn’t helpful here.

I mean, for one thing, high school lasts a finite amount of time

“Male and female are ultimately words that humans made up. Transitioning affects most of the ways that we define which is which. If you define male and female solely based on the things that are unchangeable using current technology, that’s your fault.”

Chelsea Manning

You know, I’ve never really felt the need to do so.

No, look around.

Sure. Just remember that they take a while to kick in. Also, drink water.

A guy he played Diplomacy with in college.

Allowing me to post

Also fewer incels.