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Christopher Miller<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@stevencudahy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stevencudahy</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Challenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Challenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Prompt</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Moribund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moribund</span></a></p><p>From my 17yo poet-son - <a href="https://www.poetry.com/poet/Dylan+Miller+-+Writer" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">poetry.com/poet/Dylan+Miller+-</span><span class="invisible">+Writer</span></a> - (give him a like or two on his poetry page!):</p><p>Moricumber</p><p>Can't get moribund's<br>Meaning in my head.<br>So it's cumberbunds<br>I'll speak about instead...</p><p>Tie around your waist<br>A *moribund* with haste<br>I spent my fashion fund<br>On a lovely new *moribund*.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/lost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DylanMillerWriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DylanMillerWriter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/misunderstand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>misunderstand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/lackofknowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lackofknowledge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WhatDoesItMean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatDoesItMean</span></a></p>
サファイア・ネオ<p>The weight of death<br>Recently, there has been a noticeable trend of valuing life and denying or rejecting death.</p><p><a href="https://www.pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=23899725" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=23</span><span class="invisible">899725</span></a></p><p>&lt;&gt;</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/recently" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recently</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/noticeable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noticeable</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/denying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>denying</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rejecting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rejecting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>death</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/many" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>many</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/force" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>force</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/something" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>something</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/discussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discussion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/because" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>because</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/start" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>start</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/recognize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recognize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misunderstand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>misunderstand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/considere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>considere</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/extremely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extremely</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/important" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>important</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/various" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>various</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/debate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unwanted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unwanted</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/definitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>definitions</span></a> of “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/male" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>male</span></a>” and “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/female" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>female</span></a>” are <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nonsense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonsense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> with staggering <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ramifications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ramifications</span></a> </p><p>“How can you so fully <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/misunderstand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>misunderstand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>basic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/human" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>human</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a>, and then <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legislate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legislate</span></a> about it?” </p><p><a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/01/trumps-definitions-of-male-and-female-are-nonsense-science-with-staggering-ramifications/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lgbtqnation.com/2025/01/trumps</span><span class="invisible">-definitions-of-male-and-female-are-nonsense-science-with-staggering-ramifications/</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/top10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>top10</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Common" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Common</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Phrases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Phrases</span></a> (Almost) Everyone Gets <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Wrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wrong</span></a></p><p>If <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mistaken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mistaken</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>words</span></a> are used often enough, people start to repeat and transmit them in different forms. Here are some of the most common <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idioms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idioms</span></a> that people <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mishear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mishear</span></a> and <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/misunderstand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>misunderstand</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://wordsmarts.com/wrong-idioms/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wordsmarts.com/wrong-idioms/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Graylynn<p>Reminder that the gold standard of <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanity</span></a> is not "everyone thinks the exact same way about absolutely everything, all of the time, or else." That's a <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/cult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cult</span></a>.</p><p>Just because someone has an opinion, doesn't mean they are "gatekeeping", a word that is heavily over used.</p><p>To clarify, <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/gatekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gatekeeping</span></a> is a real thing, and it is a shitty behaviour: stop it; but, you can't label everyone as gate-keepers simply for having a differing opinion. </p><p>Gate-keeping means you are trying to prevent inclusion or limit access to a group or community. Gate-keeping is about control. A person can have a differing opinion, state that opinion freely, and not be participating in gate-keeping, all at the same time. </p><p>I particularly become frustrated when people ask an honest question, they get an honest answer from someone, only to have people screaming "GATEKEEPER" about the answer.</p><p>Why did you ask a question if you didn't want to hear an honest answer that could differ wildly between people? It's heavily a bait-and-switch situation, and it's <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/abusive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abusive</span></a>.</p><p>I personally have many opinions that people disagree with, but I don't also use those opinions to control the access of other people to groups, communities, or resources. My opinion is mine and affects no one but myself. Typically, I try to make that clear as glass when stating an opinion, but there are so many people that want to read between the lines, it becomes frustrating.</p><p>There is a fine line between wanting to protect people and actively trying to <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/misunderstand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>misunderstand</span></a> people to find a purposeful reason to feel justified about being <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/offended" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>offended</span></a> by something.</p><p>None of us live in a vacuum, but sometimes, we sure act like it.</p>