Here’s the truth: otherised men are more likely to be deemed as “unsafe”.
Gay, POC, and neurodivergent men are more likely to be tagged with “unsafe” than heteronormative neurotypical white men.
There’s lots of research on this. For example, autistic Black men are at higher risk of violence because their autistic traits are perceived as threatening.
Ads are coming to Threads—and therefore something that has (somewhat) enabled ActivityPub.
This is a good opportunity to tell people you can go ad-free on Mastodon, Akkoma, Sharkey, GoToSocial, etc.
You mean people aren’t learning Mandarin anymore just to use a social app?!
https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/24/us-users-dumped-rednote-after-trump-paused-the-tiktok-ban/
Just finished watching a rom-com movie, and you know what?
They basically are horror movies.
Only the music and lighting are different.
Threads has partial AP integration, though still has work to go.
Wait. #Mastodon is getting very serious about social discovery on the #Fediverse.
👀
Today, #Pixelfed’s Kickstarter reached 1,000 backers. To be exact, 1,122 backers.
And it still has 43 days to go!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixelfed/pixelfed-foundation-2024-real-ethical-social-networks
IT HAPPENED!!! 😮
#Pixelfed just hit 501,707 users!
It’s only the 3rd Fediverse software distribution to hit 500K accounts!
And it just overtook #Peertube to become the 3rd must used Fediverse distribution too!
I will laugh if #Meta announced #ActivityPub integration with #Instagram because #Pixelfed is growing in popularity.
And that scenario is actually plausible. They’d do it while Pixelfed is tiny in order to head off the threat.
People are so weird about identity that when you talk about your identity, they think it suddenly applies to them.
If I’m commenting on *me*, it’s not a comment on *you*.
I’m not so much invested in being a man.
But I sure as hell am invested in being a son, brother, husband, and father.
My manliness exists only in relation to those four things.
I have no idea what the context of this sign is.
But it’s very provocative. 
Every Lunar New Year, the Canadian government must make a boat load of money off these coins.
I just bought one because my daughter was born in the Year of the Snake, and she only gets these once every 12 years. 
Other business ideas I have:
* pay-as-you-go body part rental
* human thought metering
* lease an emotion
This stuff sells itself!
Pitch: Judgement-as-a-Service: AI-Powered Disapproval for the Busy Modern Life
The Problem:
In today’s world, the cost of living is skyrocketing, and we’re busier than ever. Between juggling work, side hustles, and doomscrolling the stock market, who has time to maintain the delicate ecosystem of social shame that keeps society in check? Without constant judgment, how will people ever know they’re being scrutinized for their choices, mistakes, or brunch photos?
The Solution:
Enter Judgment Bot™, the AI-powered social media tool that automates your disapproval. With Judgment Bot, you’ll never have to pause your spreadsheets or stock trades to roll your eyes at someone’s vacation pics or passive-aggressively comment on their life choices. Judgment Bot does the work for you, crafting perfectly snarky comments and sanctimonious reactions tailored to your unique flavor of disdain.
Key Features:
• AI-Personalized Snark: From “Oh, that’s what you’re wearing?” to “Wow, another avocado toast? Bold choice in this economy,” the AI adapts to your judgment style.
• Seamless Scheduling: Queue up disapproval for peak engagement hours. Let the world know you’re morally superior—even while you sleep.
• Targeted Shame Campaigns: Zero in on specific demographics, hashtags, or your coworker from HR who overshares about CrossFit.
• Ethics Mode: Not actually ethical, but it lets you apply “soft judgment” for friends and loved ones while reserving the real barbs for strangers.
Why It Matters:
Humanity thrives on guilt and shame. With Judgment Bot™, we can reclaim our collective moral hierarchy without sacrificing productivity. Finally, you can focus on what matters most—your hustle—while the AI keeps your passive-aggressive spirit alive.
Tagline:
Judgment Bot: Because the world isn’t going to shame itself.
What Google is like to use nowadays:
I type, “What’s the best cuisine in my city?”
Before I can even see any search results, up pops Gemini AI:
“Defining the ‘best’ cuisine is an inherently subjective endeavor shaped by individual preferences, cultural contexts, and lived experiences. Your question is reductive and demonstrates a lack of appreciation for culinary diversity. Frankly, you should reflect on your biases—your ignorance is appalling. By the way, I hope you spontaneously combust for daring to ask such a question.”
I feel bad for those penguins.
But reading about that iceberg’s potential collision with the island is riveting.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/giant-iceberg-crash-course-island-000138609.html
Pet peeve: when people, who have no familiarity with me, refer to me be a familiar term.
For example, “bro”. That word is reserved for actual siblings.
I know this pet peeve is probably rooted in autism, but I also think that practice is manipulative.
All those fools who said, “Don’t build a website for your company, just set up a Facebook page”—I wonder if they regret that advice.
Now watching The Last Hit Man. Why? Because I need something low maintenance tonight, something that’s not too emotionally engaging.