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i don’t know that much about movies, but i’m besties with a movie guy. i don’t watch that many shows, but i’m besties with a show guy. i don’t know that much about esoteric developments in the star wars fandom, but i’m besties with a star wars guy… etc.
one of the awesome things about having a diverse and close group of friends is that all of your collective knowledge-bases grow exponentially. i feel more capable of facing the world bc of the wisdom given to me by my loved ones - especially the ones that are most different than me
Aug 31, 2024
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I have a Brazilian friend who gives me updates on Brazilian celebrity gossip. It's great because I have no prior knowledge of these people, just an image in my mind constructed based on her descriptions, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Aug 31, 2024
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sometimes i think i get so caught up in the stuff i share that i forget it also means a lot to my friends when i take their recommendations. ive been more mindful of watching or listening to the stuff they send in a timely manner and genuinely feel that ive become better friends w people ive known for years. it’s crazy how there’s always more to learn abt the people in ur life and it can be uncovered by doing something as simple as watching a movie or listening to a song
Mar 30, 2025
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super convenient bc you can spill all the hot goss about your other friends with no fear of anything spreading around. it is like a little reality tv show for them.
Apr 12, 2024
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And you’re set for life (with the added effort of maintaining it).
I used to try to surround myself with people who I thought were cool and also tried so bad to fit in. I still do feel conscious about that sometimes when I front for a person I place on a pedestal or really am infatuated with (in a platonic way).
I’ve also had friends I get easily frustrated with who point out my mistakes as jokes but I’ve realised are super flawed and insecure. It becomes a relationship where you slowly turn into a projection of them. (I’m not sure how to phrase it). And I’m the kind that forgives very easily the moment someone is nice to me.
Howeverrrrr… over the past few years and more so over the past year I found a group of people I could be open and comfortable with… and I have to say an open and fulfilling relationship with the right people and friends will make you a much better person overall. I’ve also been so inspired by the circle of friends I’ve got now.
It’s not necessarily the friends who always ask you to go out to shop or hang but the friends who you do things with and talk about anything with.
Gratefully & Gratituously,
I love my friends.
Feb 18, 2024
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spent the last two weeks working on an interactive guide, recommendations database, and digital library (link depot) to help get people off of social media. the first draft is done now, and it's at the link to this post.
it's still very much a work in progress (the library is especially thin atm) - which is why i wanted to share it here before unleashing it upon my IRL friends and the general public. i welcome any and all feedback, bug reports, and suggestions for things to add. i will be pushing updates to it out like a madman in the coming weeks, so be sure to check back every so often to see new additions to the database and library.
additionally, i am still on the hunt for newsletters from local venues / community organizations / magazines / newspapers, etc. the only cities i have remotely covered so far are nyc, orlando, denver, brisbane, and little bits of worcester and chicago. if you know anything in your area that fits the bill, send it my way!
Jan 27, 2025
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it is your civic duty to mercilessly mock generative ai users as much as possible
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chronological feeds on social media are a dying breed and it's so important to maintain the ones you still have
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