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vantablack

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cybersyndicate admin vanta rainbow black (she/they/it), creator of @FediPact and Legendary Defender Of The Fediverse

as seen in the book Move Slowly And Build Bridges: Mastodon, The Fediverse, And The Struggle For Democratic Social Media!

"misfit loser zealot" according to john gruber

164,261 lifetime posts on past instances | joined fedi 2017 | recognized irl from fedi 23 times so far

53k words deep into writing a book called "THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP: My Mastodon Microblog Memoir"

late 20's | seattle | a cyberpunk catgirl | trans enby girl polyam lesbian gender terrorist | fediverse sex symbol | prolific poster | AuDHD af | rogue wordsmith extraordinaire | fedi's favorite pirate radio DJ | anarcho-communist | DIY fashion designer | video editor vagabond | punweaver | chaotic good | a gamedev apparently? | learning toki pona | bassist | punk fashion icon | queen of the plushtodon hashtag

DONATION INFO: https://vanta.money

:over18:​ MINORS DNI. this is for my own safety :over18:

joyfriend: @ka_so

big sister: @rachaelspooky

headmates: @sativa and @Neon

seattle alt: @vantablack

CERTIFIED REVIEWS:

"You're really cute but I'm gonna be honest your mannerisms make me feel like I'm talking to a kid on GaiaOnline circa 2010s and it's really off-putting..."

"vanta is the quintessential fediverse punk"

"I can't tell how much of your behavior is just how you normally are, or if it's the fact you're so high you're on another planet right now"

"You have great tits and pockets that will fit a fucking steam deck"

"mama warned me about girls like you. I'm glad she was right"

"your website is amazing and i hate everything about it (/pos)"

"your website is a nightmare"

"I love that u have a signature hat like a cartoon character. And big boobs like a cartoon character,"

"This woman is part of the problem of the current internet"

#plushtodon #TokiPona #seattle

#vantaselfie #vantaboobs #vantalewd #vantaDIY #vantaDIYWIP

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@vantablack@cyberpunk.lol avatar vantablack , to random

new awesome plushie!!!!!

her name is "breakfast" as in: a hot pink bitch named...

plus bonus pic featuring @cassfae's octo friend

my hot pink reversible octopus plushie breakfast smile side up alongside cass' green one octo friend also smiling

my hot pink reversible octopus plushie breakfast smile side up alongside cass' green one octo friend also smiling
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when i'm runnin from the police i don't have to rush

i'm so dope i just jump in the toilet and flush

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i did not consent to gas pump video ads and it's a robot next to a colorful car next to a gas pump and the whole thingy is super rainbow-y
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@vantablack@cyberpunk.lol avatar vantablack , to random

imo https://sub.club is just doing meta's work for them lmao

like remember how their roadmap for threads.net included wanting to add micropayments and shit to fedi. why are you helping them

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tweet from Sigurd the Mighty @MightySigurd i am so tired of living like it's the 1600s. Can i afford eggs at the market? Are my friends gonna die in the plague? Puritans coming for my sinful lifestyle. i want some modern problems. Modern Problems
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my mask makes me feel safe. i haven't always worn them as much as i should but lately i've been giving less of a fuck about caving to social pressure

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administering this instance is too important for me to get long covid and not have the energy anymore

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i appreciate how many events in seattle require masks

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i've said it before and i'll say it again

running cyberpunk.lol is the most important thing in my life. my top priority. nothing will come between me and that

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the times in the past when i've not worn a mask indoors i was intensely anxious about being harassed over it

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about 1/3 of the people i see out and about in public in seattle are masking

that's better than most places i hear

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i just don't give a fuck about what people think now lol

like i wear a hat that says "GENDER TERRORIST" on it if some right winger is gonna harass me it'll happen regardless

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it's never too late to start masking again even if you stopped

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i gotta do what i can to protect myself from harm

i'm worth that much

vantablack OP ,
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and, y'know what?

you are too

vantablack OP ,
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if this thread convinces even one person to take more steps to protect themself from covid it will have done it's job and i will be happy

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i understand people are fatigued and just wanna be done with this nightmare pandemic but like

ignoring the problem doesn't make it go away. no matter how much you'd like to believe it does

and y'know what's more exhausting than the extra effort it takes to wear a mask? LONG COVID

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i also understand if you've just given up hope and tried to accept that you'll inevitably get covid

i've been there too

but i am worth giving a fuck. i am worth having hope. i am worth looking after my health. and so are you

every infection damages so much of your body that much further

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i'm not judging anyone for no longer masking because like i said i was there for quite a while too

but i implore you to look after yourselves and stay safe

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the act of physically putting on a mask is easy

but actually wearing one in public while out and about? that's hard. i get it. there's so much unbearable social pressure

but fuck what the herd thinks anyway, y'know? since when has following what the mainstream thinks ever been a good idea?

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so, like, shoutout to everyone out there who still gives a fuck and masks. it is exhausting going against the grain like that. but you are doing the right thing

vantablack OP ,
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it will always be worth it to protect yourself and others

vantablack OP ,
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obviously if you're in one of those places that's doing a mask ban the situation is a great deal more complicated

like, i would never advise you to do something that could bring the brutal wrath of the cops upon you

so it's really a no-win situation. i wish there was an answer but there just isn't

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except, ofc, trying to get these bullshit ableist mask bans overturned. but idk if that's even possible. i don't really have too much knowledge about how all that works

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wearing a mask is important but i understand so is not wearing something that signals to cops "please commit police brutality against me" so, like i said. very tough situation. quite a pickle

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i mean. don't get me wrong. i have ACAB patches on my vest and such. but like. that's not doing something they see as a crime and giving them an excuse to beat the shit out of you

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i know they very rarely even need an excuse but, y'know, painting a target on your back and all that

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i might be wrong tho. i don't live in a place that's doing a mask ban so idk the climate of all that. i guess i'm just saying all this because i might be too scared to wear one if that happened here

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like tbh if they banned masks in seattle i'd probably just become a shut-in again

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but i think i see way too many people here masking for such a ban to go over well

either it'd get overturned after enough backlash or so many people would just keep doing it anyway and the cops wouldn't be able to stop everyone

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maybe that's the answer. solidarity. they can't stop all of us

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i don't claim to have all the answers or be an expert on anything

i'm just some anarchist punk chick on the internet who cares about the health of herself and others

and i'm doing my best to live that way

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i know i have like. influence on here. people see the things i post and care about them. i am trying to wield this power for good and set a positive example

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if you're looking to get a respirator definitely get one with a talking diaphragm like this otherwise you'll have to practically yell for anyone to be able to hear you speak https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084KXY8KJ/

and here's a page that explains the effectiveness of the various different filters you can get https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/topics/respirators/disp_part/default.html

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in a world where so much cruelty is normalized and commodified

kindness and giving a shit are punk as fuck

@vantablack@cyberpunk.lol avatar vantablack , to random

just found a blog post about the drama where someone actually legiterally straightfacedly said "if this is the worst you can find on him then he's a pretty good guy to lead a FOSS team"

no, you see, that's exactly the problem. standards in the FOSS community are way too fucking lax, to the point where this sort of behavior seems normal and well and good

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here's the accursed blog post if you're the type who gets off to inflicting psychic damage upon yourself

https://text.tchncs.de/latenightblog/ladybird-browser-and-drama

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i know, i know, i've never directly contributed to a FOSS project myself

but i use linux and fedi and other thingies often enough that i think i have a fairly decent grasp on the community dynamics

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imagine thinking the far right and the far left are the same lmao

the far right wants fucking extermination, the far left wants everyone to be fed and housed and properly medicated and living a fulfilling existence

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rightwinger: "i wanna take away your rights"

leftwinger: "i'd like to keep my rights and in fact have more of them"

centrist: "i literally cannot tell you two apart!"

@vantablack@cyberpunk.lol avatar vantablack , to random

lmao the mods on beehaw lemmy locked my posts telling people to not use with the comment

"Based on the content of the linked post and the evolution of the thread here, the mod team has decided to lock this post. There is an important difference between standing up for people who are marginalized and harassment, which this thread has been more or less equating. Please deal with this topic in a more nuanced manner going forward."

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what a bunch of fucking pussies

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i guess it's only "standing up for people who are marginalized" when you're nice and quiet and don't make a scene

and it becomes "harassment" when it makes the cishets sad

@vantablack@cyberpunk.lol avatar vantablack , to random

cyberpunk.lol has been up for six months now and i couldn't be happier with how running my own instance has turned out :3

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don't use lol

github issue screenshot Gender neutral language within build instructions #6814 Tunas1337 commented May 2, 2021 It's a minor nitpick, but I think it's important; assuming the user and/or developer of the operating system is male isn't exactly the best. awesomekling commented May 2, 2021 This project is not an appropriate arena to advertise your personal politics.
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calling out shitty bigoted behavior is Good Actually idk why so many people have their panties in a bunch about "harassment" just because the github page i linked to got a buncha comments

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HOT TIP: calling out bigoted behavior isn't "harassment" it's the consequences of said behavior