It was exactly like that for me. In the beginning I felt like I missed a lot of stuff on world but then I came back because they sanitized everything. This is the perfect middleground for me and the piracy community was also my introduction to the fediverse.
Something being a social construct doesn't mean it doesn't matter, especially in this society where your gender is a thing people want to know about so that they can form opinions about you. It is also a way of self expression because with your gender you can signal to the outside world how you see yourself and how you want to be.
If you are forced into a role that does not reflect who you are, you are going to have a rough time, because people automatically assign you traits and how they will treat you based on that role. And then it doesn't matter if gender is a thing imposed on us by nature or something we invented to categorize people.
I'm not sure if this helps but I hope it does at least a little.
This one was definitely the worst one
I think yes but I would still call myself a lurker. I don't feel any pressure here to write a good comment.
I've been coming to terms with the fact that my mental health won't improve until capitalism is gone. I am also trying really hard to not fall into doomerism again but it's really hard. There are elections in my country this month and I'm really scared because the right will probably gain a lot. All in all it's not looking too good but I'll stick around just in case. And to yell at cops at protests.
I wish you all the luck with your interviews and hope that you will get away from your ex.
I am extremely scared of vomiting and I will have a panic attack when people talk about it for too long. Parties are horrible for me because of this.
