Ancestors

Written by Max on 2024-12-29 at 05:18

Bartender: I wish instead of genderfluid or whatever topics, schools better prepared kids for old age issues.

Me: Those two things are more interconnected than you think. For instance, did you know that menopause is the withdrawal symptoms to estrogen and that what ‘natural’ women face, transwomen face every time someone threatens their access to estrogen?

B: So then women could just dose Estrogen longer to avoid some of the symptoms?

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Toot

Written by Max on 2024-12-29 at 05:18

Me: Yes, which is exactly what high priced clinics are selling to rich women today. Though it isn’t without trade-offs and insurance won’t pay for it.

B: It’s not just a thing that’s easy to buy in the pharmacy?

Me: Transwomen wish; it would make many of their lives a lot easier.

B: 😮💡

B: Maybe those those things are more connected than I thought and we aren’t talking enough about them.

Maybe that conversation made a small difference. I don’t know

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Descendants

Written by SignalEleven on 2024-12-29 at 08:27

@max you're doing the gods work my friend.

Yesterday the pizza guy (an acquaintance) learned I was leaving town and sat at my table To chat. Complaining about the cost of firewood for the pizza oven, among other things.

When I offered that it's another thing we can thank Putin for, he went on to how "America" was "putting missiles" on the border first.

I... Just wanted to eat my pizza. I steered the topic away. I just didn't feel like arguing.

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Written by jordan on 2024-12-29 at 10:11

@max Sounds like it made a difference. But it also sounds like a case of someone being pretty checked out and disliking something half heard and half remembered. When offered some info, they adjusted their ideas accordingly. That's about all we can hope for, cause none of us pay attention to much beyond our lived experiences even when we have good intentions.

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