Super fundamental but forever interesting and challenging and new

Rex, man. Of all the nostriches here, you’re one who has made me dig deep and think a LOT about people, politics, nuance, etc.

Sometimes the stuff you share is loving, wise, and compassionate, and I appreciate you for it.

Other times (like this one) I’m afraid it comes across as cruel and ignorant. And it’s hard, but also kind of amazing to have a digital space where one can organically appreciate that kind of complexity without algorithms and all that.

I’ve never had the experience of feeling like I’m in the wrong physical body. I can’t imagine how difficult, distracting, and complicated it must feel. But the fact that so many in our society refuse to even try to offer compassion or acceptance toward people living such a unique and often hard experience is discouraging to me. Because I love people, and seeing suffering makes me sad. It’s why I Bitcoin.

It’s of course true that tiny, extreme factions can and do act horribly, on any end of the cultural/political spectrum. And I’m not here to make excuses for anyone’s bad behavior. (It’s obvious when it occurs, ‘nuff said).

But if we get hooked by that divisive culture war rhetoric, then we’re failing - in that moment - to bring about a better world.

When a minority of people in our culture have overwhelmingly been the recipients of scorn, abuse, and violence, it feels wrong to me to take any approach other than listening. Because I just don’t know what it’s like, but keeping an open heart has never failed me before.

I didn’t read this thread in detail, but my sense is that it got pretty hostile. For my own well-being, I’m not going down that rabbit hole (and I still have to go get ready for a trip).

But since it’s nostr, where I have gotten to know the two humans having this conversation, I’m not just scrolling on. I respect you enough to say, I believe you’re a good person but I think you’re wrong about this, because if we haven’t lived it, we can’t know. I hope you’ll consider that.

Again, culture war BS is just not something I’m interested in. Red blue white black rainbow whatever, I’m in this for all the other humans and want to listen to and honor anyone willing to share their experience of this life.

Okay that’s all I got for now. Hope this note ultimately acts to bring a little more love to every side of the scale ✌️

I can sit with this, zoom into it with my imagination and explore, feel salt breeze, hear it in the life of leaves and grasses, smell the tang of the air, watch the vortexes in the water

As I’m flipping through the pages it is full of gems if one just looks them up, but the one caveat is it’s the standard cast of characters representationally, mostly white dudes. Here is another that has some great works from the broader world:

I’m absolutely not an animator, but my text book and guide was this wonderful book and all the artists therein. You might appreciate:

😃 hooray love it!

Once upon a time a decade ago I did some forays into animation as a teacher for about three years and it was so fun and so rewarding and painful and challenging and I didn’t know what I was doing most of the time—and had to teach it and my poor students, but we also had a great deal of fun. I just love it when artists tackle animation.

Loved the blue tones 🌹

line and color are beautiful! What do you use to draw the lines? Pen or brush?

Lovely! And other than the crisply focused people and dog I’m getting a pinhole camera vibe.

Went to the Cloisters (monastery/ castle), took some photos, saw some art. Nice rainy Sunday 🤙

The focus on the first photo was weird so it came out looking a bit like a watercolor 🎨

#artstr

#photography

#grownostr

Love this

J'adore Nela😍💜🙏

Great subject today

#BTC #Zap⚡#Nostr

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