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-> A woman came up to me and said  
-> "I'd like to poison your mind  
-> With wrong ideas that appeal to you  
-> Though I am not unkind"
+> I'm beginning to wonder if he's constructed an entire system of moral philosophy around the effects of the loyalty mod—a prospect that makes me distinctly uneasy. It would hardly be the first time a victim of mental illness has responded to their affliction that way—but it would certainly be the first time I've found myself in the vulnerable position of sharing the brain-damaged prophet's impairment, down to the last neuron.
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-> —"Whistling in the Dark" by They Might Be Giants
+> —_Quarantine_ by Greg Egan
+
 
 Studies have found that politics is hertiable, which sounds ridiculous, but it makes sense when you consider 
 
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 https://status451.com/2017/11/05/i-see-trad-people/
 
 Julia Serano / Robert Heinlein
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+People who are concerned with social justice tend to be rightfully skeptical when privileged straight white men like me complain about identity politics. That's why, when the topic is misogyny or racism, I generally _shut up_—even if I might occasionally privately _think_ I might have something true and relevant to say about the costs of the culture of the political left teaching people to model themselves as helpless victims of a kyriarchical society, I also realize that _my opinion doesn't matter_. I'm not a woman or a racial minority; I don't have their lived experience; I _don't know what it's like_ to face the challenges they face. I don't have standing to speak.
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+All the best people are getting socialized to think of the mind-virus as part of themselves; if the egregore succeeds at capturing everyone, then you can't be pro-woman without being pro-feminist
+
+I conflated "feminist" with the kind of woman I want
+
+https://bloodyshovel.wordpress.com/2017/11/14/biological-leninism/
+http://benjaminrosshoffman.com/hierarchy-wings/
+
+vocabulary—I still say "dysphoria" because I don't have another word; I can't just drop "developmental sex" in a conversation because it's nonstandard