Notices by TinDrum (oscarjiminy@aus.social)

@steter wake up, son, you've overslept. daylight savings's over

#introduction
Ok, so… new here (along with so many other blow-ins (sorry bout that)).

I’m nobody (no, really) but further to that I have no accomplishments beyond the usual bullshit you’d find on a CV. I’m in my mid fifties and am a #CSA survivor and as a result I live with #CPTSD.

I read a lot on politics and quite a bit of academic theory but grok very little. I grew up on late 70s/early 80s punk and hardcore and find it pretty difficult to get excited about much musically though White Stripes cured me of that for a spell.

I believe in unionism, socialism broadly and civic virtue in the shadow of the corruptions of privilege and greed. I love people (in theory) but I find social engagement a challenge.

Nesrine Malik and Marina Hyde are journalists whose work gives me joy. Pleased to meet you all, thanks for the screenspace!

@hellomiakoda @gangrif @furilabs have you documented that journey anywhere that i could read about it?

@hellomiakoda @gangrif @furilabs was graphene a part of your equation and you decided against it or furi was just your first stop?

@skinnylatte sorry, did you say left-over kfc..?

@skinnylatte what a time to be sitting on a greencard

@vaurora bring on th honkbal

@glassblowerscat @mwl @mekkaokereke i love europe for that, you just cannot beat a walkable city

@clive @mekkaokereke Tocqueville understood in the 1800s that rugged individualism was a threat to democracy

@tokyo_0 something that I’ve observed (both passively and as an interlocutor), is that folks who go out of their way to validate the other person generally quell any potential of inflammation. Obv not always possible (and takes time and energy) but is remarkably effective from what I have seen

@anildash was loving this post till i got to the end.

now i wanna drown myself in claret and reruns of frasier

@mekkaokereke @carnage4life Good points, well made but it’s good not to minimise the damage and even minimal influence on an election like the US presidential election is huge imo