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Scapegoated for reporting (Original Post) MutantAndProud Aug 2023 OP
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That makes sense MutantAndProud Oct 2023 #2
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Shining light on the situation MutantAndProud Oct 2023 #4
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Shoshana Zuboff is correct MutantAndProud Oct 2023 #7
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I think the coercive elements have definitely caused it to get worse MutantAndProud Feb 2024 #16
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It's a major export right now MutantAndProud Feb 2024 #19
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Stackexchange is pretty nice for clues and answers MutantAndProud Mar 2024 #22
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It happens MutantAndProud Mar 2024 #24
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It's not abnormal to become- MutantAndProud Mar 2024 #27
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I posted this initially in a thread about snap funding jfz9580m Oct 2025 #34
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MutantAndProud

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2. That makes sense
Fri Oct 27, 2023, 09:49 PM
Oct 2023

I wish you well on your side of that journey… mine never ceases to amaze me

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MutantAndProud

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4. Shining light on the situation
Fri Oct 27, 2023, 09:55 PM
Oct 2023

Does take a bit of effort and mental stamina, I documented for over a year and now they’re starting to claim victimhood because I wasn’t passive about finding contradictions. I take that as a good sign…

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MutantAndProud

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7. Shoshana Zuboff is correct
Sat Oct 28, 2023, 10:56 PM
Oct 2023

Our system now is completely different from what it was in 2012, and 2008, 2007, 2001… 1999/2000.

I lost my anonymity due to it being forced. There is no way to undo that now, but de-anonymizing me was not something I take lightly and I am not afraid of bringing things as public as necessary to put an end to this and force the conversation into the public, as corrupt as some of the modern forums are.

Funnily enough, I was at a bar the other week during a rare visit out for Pride and someone forcibly downloaded Pokémon Go onto my phone without my knowledge or consent… I suppose to let me know they’re nearby and fully capable of remote control of the networks, for now. They will be found out.

Thank you for offering your words of support and encouragement.

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MutantAndProud

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16. I think the coercive elements have definitely caused it to get worse
Sat Feb 17, 2024, 07:52 PM
Feb 2024

It’s nauseating. I have nausea for medical reasons as well but that’s not the point. I’ve seen it all my life. I’m not a woman but as a small guy and an easily preyed upon one I’ve had an insane amount of predators target me. They are so consistently broken I don’t even know where to start. I don’t actually advocate for wanton mass-tranquilizing (See Firefly and Serenity…) since I try to adhere to scientific principles and take each individual as they are… but there are so many weaseling their way into places they don’t belong. A lot of them don’t even know how to bond, they just turn into flocks of flying monkeys. I’ve sometimes been called out for mocking it instead of simply denouncing it but honestly neither approach actually works, they’re broken and keep breaking other systems and new generations ad nauseum. I’ve started working with someone to talk about the stress of it and set new goals. Leaving is an option… staying has cost me in a lot of ways.

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MutantAndProud

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19. It's a major export right now
Sun Feb 18, 2024, 03:36 AM
Feb 2024

The global deregulation paired with coercion is not an accident, it’s the precursor to, basically, the new phase of the Nazi movement. With an increase in population comes an increase in potential recruits and people to beat down and deprive. The authoritarian communists aren’t any better. So, yeah, definitely standing my ground. Much like in WW2, sometimes they only respond to being taken out of power. There are more atrocities to uncover from the internet era’s fog of war, and things are not always as they seem when you don’t have a bird’s eye view. Old/bad compromises and radicalism of many varieties are a lifelong struggle we’re going to have to deal with.

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MutantAndProud

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22. Stackexchange is pretty nice for clues and answers
Fri Mar 1, 2024, 10:47 AM
Mar 2024

I agree it’s nothing unique to one party or country… working on making peace with it being a natural occurrence and figuring out a plan to relocate somewhere more private away from this toxic crowd. There just isn’t much else to do besides making reports, gathering evidence when possible, and being a ‘squeaky wheel’ if necessary.

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MutantAndProud

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24. It happens
Sat Mar 2, 2024, 01:25 AM
Mar 2024

I agree with a lot of what you say. My situation is slightly different, I actually enjoy being around people and sometimes certain crowds incognito, on the other hand groups have intentionally encroached into my life and personal spaces in very invasive ways making it nearly impossible to live while being fishbowled.

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MutantAndProud

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27. It's not abnormal to become-
Sun Mar 3, 2024, 05:04 PM
Mar 2024

-sensitive to repeat stimuli. But I am in the same position. My methodology exposed the stimuli sources as needed and I rolled that back upon completion. I won’t say it’s ’all good’ (as you say, that would be bullshitting myself and you etc), because technology is leveraging the worst aspects of humanity. But it is a good choice to follow your gut feeling if withdrawing from some social zones reduces exposure to toxicity. They’ll always exist in some way or another. Unless you have specific people you want to stay in touch with or have to get through a few professional steps to tie up loose ends there’s really no harm in moving on to a different area.

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jfz9580m

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34. I posted this initially in a thread about snap funding
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 01:01 PM
Oct 2025

I wouldn’t want to derail discussions on stuff that serious with this
This is serious too in a different way, but will be treated dismissively.


I was saying in that thread that Hawley’s support of SNAP funding and lawsuit against Google are things I can back, however little I agree with his other views.

Just around when I was reading about that, one of those hateful and misogynistic bike-riding creeps from around here disrupted the peace yet again. I have posted about it here before. Maybe that creep is apolitical or right leaning, but given where I live, statistically speaking the odds are simply higher that these creeps are supporters of the local communist party. The local communists here have lots of misogynists in their ranks.

I am entirely agnostic as to the politics of the creeps in a whole mess that I plan to file complaints over. Sexist, corrupt, undemocratic, incompetent and mercenary is what has mainly come across. It’s certainly not in my head and it would ruin anything less compromised by contact.
I really didn’t want to, but I have finally realized that serious pushback is essential. Without that these creeps will never change nor stop being sexist assholes. And most systems are just lame and unsympathetic.

Complaints do not revolve around superficial politics. It’s about what was or is real versus not. I would report a nominally “left” creep and have no complaint with a decent conservative.
It all comes down to reality. I am sure that serious complaints are warranted locally and the last 14 years have generally not been good. But I will go about it carefully.

I really didn’t want to. I do try to be nice ;-/.
But I have my limits and they have been tested too many times in the last few years. I am going to the police when I can. As a medical MJ user and a woman I can’t afford this creepy rot on my street or in my home. It’s hard to report as well. And one will be written off as a crazy lady. That is not okay.

I didn’t mean to post this in a thread about SNAP funding - it has nothing to do with that .

These low quality the whole world is lab type of creepy attitude in AI, data science etc makes life hellish for those of us who observe it, know it’s hard to report without sounding insane..oh well..I am usually fairly credible in person.

I wish these guys had picked up sooner on the fact that I am not the best woman to mess with ;-/. I do try to be nice, but I am not a moron and I am certainly not mentally unwell..I just dislike conflict as much as most people do and was hoping these illicit things would go elsewhere..

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