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   Kristie (kristiedegaris@mastodon.scot)'s status on Friday, 18-Aug-2023 17:57:15 JST Kristie

   As a woman within the incredibly male dominated world of drystone walling, I have unfortunately experienced a lot of negative things that have really affected my mental health.

   After taking a lot of time out, this week was a turning point. Working in beautiful rural Scotland & building this garden feature, I've been so enjoying drystone again. Working away happily in the sun, I realised that I can love and be involved in the craft without loving and being involved in the community.

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Friday, 18-Aug-2023 18:03:42 JST Aral Balkan

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     @kristiedegaris I, of course, can’t relate to the misogyny you’ve experienced – beyond empathising and feeling so sorry you had to go through that – but I wholeheartedly share your conclusion after my experiences with the (Big) “web community” once I started speaking out about surveillance capitalism.

     It can be lonely but here’s to one day having (and maybe even helping nurture) better communities we can enjoy being a part of while being ourselves and practicing our craft.

     💕