2026-11-04 00:07 UTC
Train thought; wish there was a way to signal to folks when reporting that I am not an influencer/saboteur. The internet does seem to have permanently made me a threat, Alex-Jones-til-proven-innocent.
I get it, I even think it’s the right response from an opsec standpoint, it’s just depressing. I always feel a little bit like an asshole for bothering people, for forcing them to spend spoons in that way. I thought that experience would make that go away, and it doesn’t.
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@Haste@mastodon.social 2026-11-04 00:12
Oh, you know what it reminds me of? Pre-transition, being painfully aware that my body made me appear dangerous. It’s not bitterness about being seen that way; that’s self protection. Nowadays the shoe is even on the other foot. It’s more like, the ambient shame of contributing to that fear by existing in a space. Feeling like you want to say sorry to everyone you pass or speak to! Reporting feels like that sometimes.