“Dysphoria” comes from an ancient Greek word meaning “hard to bear”. So… how have you kept going, having to bear it for so long? Basically, how are you, man?

I’d say it fits the definition of “dysphoria”, even if you don’t think it’s necessarily gender dysphoria.

My understanding is that: when a trans person looks in the mirror or sees pictures of themselves, and there’s a mismatch between “what they see” vs. “what they feel” – that unpleasant feeling is what’s meant by “dysphoria”. For a transgender person, that feeling could be all or partly about their genitals (masturbating or having sex with “wrong” genitals can make you feel dysphoric), but not necessarily.

Abigail Thorn (a trans YouTuber and philosophy expert) has argued that “gender dysphoria” is a misnomer, and something that cis people also experience. Watch a couple of minutes from this timestamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1eWIshUzr8&t=3886s

She also brings up “body dysmorphia”, so maybe that’s another one for you to google (although she argues that it’s basically the same thing).

Lol, where do you think?

Franziska von Karma. I was going to say Miles Edgeworth, but… let’s face it, there are plenty of foolish fools in need of a whipping right now. 😌

(I know she’s really a “game character”, but she was in the anime, so she still counts. 🧑‍⚖️)

I had a look to see if I could find the “opposite” of this poll, and found this from 2021:

Three in four Americans (75%) say they would be somewhat or very comfortable learning a coworker is transgender. Nearly seven in ten Americans (69%) say they would be somewhat or very comfortable having a close friend tell them they are transgender. This percentage has gone up, from 63% in 2019. In addition, nearly seven in ten Americans (68%) say they would be somewhat or very comfortable learning someone in their church or faith community is transgender, and nearly two-thirds of Americans (65%) report that they would feel somewhat or very comfortable learning that a local elementary school teacher is transgender, up from 56% in 2019.

Via PRRI: https://www.prri.org/press-release/survey-americans-increasingly-support-transgender-rights

It’s good to see the numbers are maybe not as bad as LGBTQ+ people think they are, although as a gay guy with trans friends, I can totally understand feeling that way. (I’m not American, mind you.)

I do wonder whether support may have dropped in the last couple of years – the bathrooms/“women’s sports” culture war feels newer than 2021 to me. 🤔

I obviously agree with this – it’s healthcare; no one should be denied the healthcare they need on the NHS. But I worry the NHS gender identity clinics are already so broken, unfit for purpose, underfunded, and just unrelentingly dogshit that this probably doesn’t go far enough. (Everyone should watch Abigail Thorne’s amazing video about this.)

I see the government responded saying, “people already have the right to care that meets their needs”, but that doesn’t address the fact it already doesn’t.

Not that I know what to suggest instead, this is just me feeling defeated. 🤷‍♂️

Rat is short for Ratthew

A good retail one: don’t say “sorry for your wait.” Say “thank you for waiting” or “thank you for being so patient”.

Something to do with… it makes people feel good about themselves if they think they’ve done something for you, which in turn makes them more likely to keep being patient.

We didn’t even need him for The Apprentice! I remember reading one of Burnett’s biggest regrets is not being around to put his spin/style on our version of the show. As if it would’ve been nearly as successful. 😬

For the first time, I’m kinda glad the UK uses First Past the Post. Especially with ministers resisting calls to block oversized donations from Musk: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/21/ministers-resist-calls-to-block-musk-donations-to-farages-reform-uk 🤦‍♂️

Presumably it’d be easier for Musk’s favoured parties to gain (a meaningful amount of) influence in countries with proper PR?

Does it turn on? If it can record videos, it’s a 3GS.

I’m amazed it’s taken so long… I think I’m on my third Android phone since they first announced it and I said “fuck no”.

‘I agree with Nick’ is back! Begrudgingly.

Woo 🥳 Well done! Mine specifically says I’m a “Top 1% Japanese learner” so I’m guessing it narrows it down if your “overall” percentage isn’t impressive enough. 😅

Maybe it’s ads. Maybe it’s subscription fees.

It’s subscription fees. They’ve already announced it. It’s literally on their blog, and they’ve talked about it in their Twitch (they didn’t do a VoD so here’s a link to a YouTube video) and Reddit Q&As.

“In addition, we will begin developing a subscription model for features like higher quality video uploads or profile customizations like colors and avatar frames. Bluesky will always be free to use — we believe that information and conversation should be easily accessible, not locked down. We won’t uprank accounts simply because they’re subscribing to a paid tier.”

Maybe they just end up selling all your data off to their 1,000+ data broker partners.

I don’t really see how they could, seeing as pretty much everything (including Likes) is already public.

Is it because all the AI editing tools mean your “photos” don’t necessarily correlate with your “memories” any more? 😅

Yeah, I’m afraid that was a scam, not Samsung.

Samsung’s policy updates will in open a full-screen, white view in the same style as the rest of their OS (similar to the visual appearance of the Galaxy Store settings), just so you can keep that in mind for next time. ✌️

Honestly, props to Queer Child. I wouldn’t fucking bother. 🤷‍♂️

I love my Grip case. Love being able to occasionally reskin it to get a “new” case.

Their subreddit gives the impression their build quality is shit, but I’ve noticed a lot of people with problems saying “I’ve only taken the case off a handful of times” or “I usually swap cases every few weeks, but I noticed…”

Like, surely just put the case on the phone until it wears out? For protection? Rather than prising it off and being surprised when it loses its strength? I dunno, each to their own I guess. 😅