⦺ irick 🐁🐈⚩ @Irick@vulpine.club

It's been a long time since I did an #introductions
I'm Irick. I'm a #computer #science mitten who enjoys #philosophy and #magic. My primary hobbies are #reading and #rpgs.
I am a #relationshipAnarchist and I probably <3 on you. I'm ridiculously #furry My 'sona is a #mitten which is a portmanteau of mouse and kitten. I also love puns :D

Considering my general commitment to this city.
Lots of questions as to if I should try and stick around or move away. Been kinda swimming in that for a while. Leaving is super intimidating and a lot of people tell me that opportunities are opening up down here. It's hard to evaluate the unknown.

Excuse me.
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Thank you so much for your time <3 It means a lot to me that you're here.

@Elizafox
Did you know you're pink?

Hi.
I am home. :D

Remember:
The quickest way to a man's heart is through the sternum. However the prefered method is now Intraosseous infusion.

@rey @mxsparks @tastymochafox
Hey, thank you again for all you do for this community :)

Brains are weird.
I just almost cracked up at work over the word 'tube'.

I'm starting to shed relationships, and somewhat to my shame the safety argument is winning out. I worry I will lose the criticality I've always cultivated as a goal. As it stands I've really not strayed far from the left side of the political spectrum but the devisiveness between leftist discourse and liberal discourse feels even wider than when I made the jump from my parent's republicanism to my queer furry anarchist self :P

This seems the classic narcissism of small difference but increasingly it seems insurmountable. I had a long argument with a philosophy professor I very much respected trying to show how an emotional position on transpersons (specifically the moral burden of trans disclosure in a relationship, based on the erroneous internalization of trans identities as deceptive) he had was at odds with his moral theory (idiosyncratic, but maps fairly well to Enlightenment values). It was a long and mostly fruitless process. I got accused of totalitarianism and arguing in bad faith :P

It stinks. I just want to help people better themselves and be bettered through my endevor. But it's hard to square that with contemporary politics. I'm just expected to stay in my niche.

I don't know. Blarg.

I am not a centrist but I play one on TV.

That's a joke. I'm an anarchist. But recently i've found myself as the token bridge between ideological blinds within the various circles I inhabit. I spend a lot of time and energy breaking down arguments to prompt examination of core assumptions, arguing for greater empathy and generally trying not to allow internal forces of alienation to shut down discourse.

It worries me that this is the case. I believe that no ideological lens has exclusive claim on the truth. However, the increasing political reality is that I am being forced to decide between sticking to the conviction to challenge my assumptions and being able to exist in spaces I feel safe.

I resent this tribalism, but I do not have much luxury of choice. Queer spaces are increasingly tribalistic. I'm sure this is mirrored in many other communities, but I mostly exist in queer spaces. I'm also legitimately afraid, and I don't really know how to deal with it. The dual threat of alienation from the dominant culture from my queer identity and the alienation from queer spaces for my rejection of dogma is difficult to process.

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HELLO.
I am mitten.
You are worthy of love :D

Guess who passed out for like 8 hours to catch up on the lack of sleep for the past week? :D

*nibbles on a cookie*
*sips water*

Just finished watching The Goldfinch. It was a rather beautiful story.

Hello internet.
I am a mitten.
How is your TCP/IP stack doing?