[–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'll share a little more awesome, then.

My wife and I rented a rental property using a process where neither the landlord or ourselves used a computer. We saw it advertised in the local weekly newspaper, drove by, and the landlord was cleaning. She hadn't advertised anywhere else. She asked about criminal history and jobs. But, she didn't perform background or credit checks. Only after we signed the lease did she ask to take pictures of our government-issued identification. We paid cash for the deposit and first month.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    I'm brown. Yesterday, I was moving into a new place and asked a Trump-hat wearing, ex-military boomer what day was trash day. He gave me an explanation of all the good and bad of the neighborhood, told me to use his trash bin this week, and invited my wife and I to dinner. When we showed up his wife asked why we didn't bring our dog because he's a member of our family.

    Many things I thought I understood about others have recently been nuked by experiences.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    I'd say I'm an artist. But, not in a traditional sense. I see that many others said about what I said. And, I don't want you be discouraged.

    When I'm creating something it's rarely very original. Others have already figured out how to "speak" to others with their art. My art is usually a copy of another's idea that I'd tweaked. Or it's an amalgamation of several ideas that I thought would work well together.

    But, sometimes the point of creation isn't to speak to others. Or, perhaps I'm not saying what they'd like to hear. I think this is what's happened here. No one faults your workmanship. They're just recognizing that you weren't thinking about them when you created it while also finding no fault with that choice.

    I encourage you to create and share again. This time, make a very conscious choice of who is your audience. Attach no guilt to a hypothetical choice to speak a language very few will understand.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    My limited experience beginning with having never having been in any gym, ever, until my 40s:

    Most adults that are regularly working out in the gym judge the beginners as courageous. They want to teach and encourage them. But, social norms won't let them until solicited. If a beginner has also the courage to communicate sincerely then they're likely to find both physiological and psychological support for their personal goals.

    This is generally true for most things. Create the opportunity and almost everyone will teach and love as is practical for them.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    I don't actually hate it. I love it because it's difficult thing to make, you had the courage to share it, and you asked me why.

    I don't like how the accents have little contrast. And, the waves are irregular but don't seem to follow a natural edge. It doesn't "speak" to me in a way I can easily understand.

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