@petergleick we have millions of not hundreds of millions of Mozarts. His talent wasn't what made him special, it was his fluke of patronage and support.
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solient (solient@grumble.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Sep-2023 09:37:01 JST solient @anarchopunk_girl @Tweetfiction I vibe with the bit about the civility trap for that exact reason - i felt the thing snap shut on me in that thread.
Seeing a chunk of highly radioactive debris in my feed originating from an account I had until that point trusted has been a real "what's going on here?" moment.
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solient (solient@grumble.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Sep-2023 09:04:05 JST solient @Tweetfiction Seriously. Watching a respected POC voice in my feed just up and start wiping their ass with "trans people" made me nauseous.
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solient (solient@grumble.social)'s status on Friday, 09-Jun-2023 03:21:37 JST solient @siege UK and the US being the focus of coordinated attempted genocide, of course.