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How do you even begin to condense down a myriad of complexities into a few paragraphs without it sounding either hopeless inadequate or entirely trite? With an ASCII portrait, apparently. Rediscovering ASCII art has been one of the joys of geminispace.
I am old enough to remember the days even before we knew what we were doing with our desktop computers and dial up modems was "web 1.0". It was just "the world wide web" and we were "surfing the information superhighways" (yeah, the marketing terms then really sucked). The possibilities were endless, we were going to break free from the stranglehold of big megacorp media, instant communication would bring the world together! Optimism of the nineties!
Yeah, that worked out great, right? Here we are in 2026, where we *checks notes* are in the stranglehold of some slightly different big megacorp media and instant communication is driving us further and further apart. What a win. That's the trouble with revolutions, they revolve back to where they began.
Then there's Geminispace (and gopherspace and even older stuff like Finger) which endures by design and is utterly resistant to the enshittification that characterises the mainstream Internet in 2026. Simpler, quieter and altogether more human. Less is so very much more.
That's why I'm here, I'm a human being, not a tracking ID, and I want to reclaim that from the maw of hypercapitalism. I'm declaring myself semi-retired from the world of http.
If my first computer game was Pong and my first computer was a VIC20 then I am officially old. Got to see everything I write from that perspective.
I am deeply addicted to story in all its forms; facts can change a mind, but if you want to change a heart you need a story.
Creativity is a life essential to me. That can take many forms, most of which are poor but I enjoy the act and processes of creating.
I believe that wildness starts just outside your window, you just need to look with some different time glasses on. I believe that connection is precious, to the world around us and in moments between people.
I believe if you really want to see the people who are making a difference at the community level, the people who are working to build community where they live, then look to the anarchists and the rebels, the people who aren't waiting for "someone to do something" or waiting to be given permission.
I believe that people are overwhelmingly innately good, but we're mostly bloody awful at communication and listening. I believe that the people who are using that disparity to advance themselves or their own ends at the expense of the rest of us are the not good ones.
I am trans and I am utterly exhausted with having to fight for my right to even exist in the world. Fear and the bigotry it spawns aren't even skin deep for many nowadays.
I am simply myself, with all my human failings and frailties, and my field of fornications has very few left for me to harvest and give.
I'm glad you're here. I'm glad I'm here too. Wouldn't it be nice to find some common ground and mutual respect?
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