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Auden Wolf<p>Long time no post... Time for a <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/reintroduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reintroduction</span></a> I guess! A lot has changed since I was here last. I found out I'm a <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/starseed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starseed</span></a>, I learned <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/reiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reiki</span></a>, and these things have completely changed my life. I also learned a few things about <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/crystals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crystals</span></a> and want to learn a lot more. Getting back into making music, including for <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meditation</span></a>.</p><p>Still relevant:<br><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neurodivergent</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <br><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/NonBinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonBinary</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Lesbian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lesbian</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a><br><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/SchoolTrauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolTrauma</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/TraumaHealing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraumaHealing</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/CPTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CPTSD</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/InternalFamilySystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternalFamilySystems</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Narcissism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Narcissism</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/NarcissisticAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NarcissisticAbuse</span></a><br><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/PersonalGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalGrowth</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Multipotentialite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Multipotentialite</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Autodidact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autodidact</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unschooling</span></a><br><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/MartialArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MartialArts</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/InlineSkating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InlineSkating</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogging</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Programming</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <br><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cats</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dogs</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Wolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wolves</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Horses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horses</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a></p>
Skip Lacaze<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sauropods.win/@futurebird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>futurebird</span></a></span> John Holt (How Children Fail, 1964), who later wrote about “<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unschooling</span></a>” and youth rights, noted that only schools and prisons had restrooms without doors on the toilet stalls. At my high school, the boys restrooms had partitions between toilets, but no doors. The reason was to allow an interloping teacher who smelled tobacco to see who was smoking. (Prisons have the better reasons of cutting down on assaults and murders.) (The girls were allowed more privacy, as they also were in our high school showers.) When I was elected student body president in 1967, I was unofficially gifted a pass key for every door in the school. I immediately picked the smallest men’s room for teachers to use, when needed, during my free period. The Principal stuck me with making a presentation to a PTA meeting and I brought up Holt’s comparison—he was not happy with me.</p>
Katy Elphinstone<p>Anxiety is the most common reason why parents choose to take pupils out of school.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/sep/21/crisis-uk-children-homeschooled-parents-pupils-schools?fbclid=IwY2xjawFcG8FleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcjWdvfMr1-3RzvLHBUWagutKljuqIKDo_AmwX-iinNbiIL58ntRvHHdfQ_aem_DQTGbOgeezxD9iy_18rDKA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/education/2024</span><span class="invisible">/sep/21/crisis-uk-children-homeschooled-parents-pupils-schools?fbclid=IwY2xjawFcG8FleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcjWdvfMr1-3RzvLHBUWagutKljuqIKDo_AmwX-iinNbiIL58ntRvHHdfQ_aem_DQTGbOgeezxD9iy_18rDKA</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SchoolAnxiety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolAnxiety</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EBSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EBSA</span></a> <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SchoolTrauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolTrauma</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HomeEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unschooling</span></a></p>
dee_le_brun<p>Unschooling - similar to the anti-vax movement where fully vaxed people assume that vaccination is unnecessary because they've never been sick - people who've had the benefit of an education decided that it's not important and take their kids out of school ... </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unschooling</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/idiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiots</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/vanlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vanlife</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHPoo_lQGMU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=XHPoo_lQGM</span><span class="invisible">U</span></a></p>
Fox in the Shell 💜🐾🦊<p>Had my GF write her <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Intro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intro</span></a> post, then realized I may not have done that for this account. Even if I have, sometimes it’s good to revisit because interests and focuses do change. 😊</p><p>My name is Kaylie (she/her), though my friends usually call me Kayls or Fox. I’m a <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/deafblind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deafblind</span></a>, <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a>, <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> girl living in Minnesota with my girlfriend and our three cats.</p><p>I’m a <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/gamer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamer</span></a>, pretty much exclusively on PC these days, though I enjoy <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> with slightly older and much older titles via <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Emulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emulation</span></a>. My current gaming obsession is <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Diablo4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diablo4</span></a>, though I have a weird schedule of binging it for weeks on end, then drifting away for a while. I've been a gamer in some capacity or another for practically all but the first four years of my life, so...</p><p>Other than that, I make music of many kinds, though not all of it is online. I am an <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Ableton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ableton</span></a> user, <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/synth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synth</span></a> lover, and <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/keyboardist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keyboardist</span></a>, though my first love and joy musically will always be <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Guitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Guitar</span></a>, particularly <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Ibanez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ibanez</span></a>.</p><p>Musically, I’m into <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Industrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Industrial</span></a>, <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Metal</span></a>, <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/ProgressiveRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProgressiveRock</span></a>, <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Ambient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ambient</span></a>, <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Synthwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Synthwave</span></a> and <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberpunk</span></a>, <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Acoustic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Acoustic</span></a>, and virtually anything that captures my attention with either a good melody, some obscure and trippy effects, or a good story. I can’t really say my music has boundaries because, honestly, I’m at the point in life where I see beauty in everything, even if that beauty isn't always apparent to me.</p><p>I’m also a fan of <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>, and believe that it can do many amazing things for us, if we use it as though it were a tool and not an end-all be-all to everything.</p><p>I’m a college <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>student</span></a> studying AI, though admittedly, I’m strongly considering switching my focus to my minor, which is in <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a>, particularly STEM studies in <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Elementary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elementary</span></a> schooling. Either way, I’ve already got quite a bit of experience serving as an SME to my university on a few projects related to AI and found the whole project-focused application of my self-learned skills and know-how to be extremely stimulating.</p><p>The one thing I fear is the ethics of Big Tech and corporate greed ruining my love for technology and Futurism as a whole, which is one major reason I’m considering a shift in study focus.</p><p>I’m also currently teaching myself <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a>, mostly for the challenge of it, though there may be some utility to it---something something something Windows enshitification...</p><p>I’m also very big into concepts like radical <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unschooling</span></a> and <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/YouthRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouthRights</span></a>. To me, “kids” are just as equal as anyone else. What divides us may be things like lived life experience and maybe some hormonal chemistry, but these aren’t disqualifiers to the right of having a voice and having that voice be heard.</p><p>I’m very against the concept of learning through forced memorization, and I believe that anyone and everyone, regardless of age or demographic, should have access to free learning, be given the ability to direct their own education, and should also be able to pursue their interests through hands-on experience and application of the lessons they take in, which is why models like Sudbury appeal to me. It is the job of the teacher to guide and to gently light the way, not to bully or use flimsy metrics that don’t mean a thing to measure the success of a student’s growth for the sake of “standardization.”</p><p>Ahem...I get a little impassioned sometimes.</p><p>Other things about me include the fact that I’m <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADHD</span></a>, struggle with and post about <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a>, am very pro #420 and medicate with <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/weed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weed</span></a> for multiple conditions and will always be a <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/stoner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stoner</span></a>, I pirate and <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Datahorde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Datahorde</span></a> for the sake of personal archival purposes, I love making new friends, I can be very unfiltered at times, I practically live online, and I love helping people in any way I can. There seriously needs to be more kindness in the world, and I’m on a mission to do my part where I can.</p><p>There are about a billion other things I could put in this thing, but I think you get the idea. As a writer, I sometimes like to string words together too much, so I think to keep some mystery in the mix, I’ll leave it here for you to decide whether or not I’m someone you’d like to follow. Absolutely no pressure of course. 😊</p><p>Anyways, if there’s anything else you want to know, please feel free to follow or interact with me. I promise I don’t bite. :P</p>
Adrian Riskin 🇵🇸🍉<p>Some people favor mandatory schooling because they're afraid kids will learn a lot of crazy shit without it but it's hard to imagine any shit crazier than the crazy shit they learn now. Land of the free? Whoever told you that was your enemy. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RageAgainstTheMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RageAgainstTheMachine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unschooling</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FourthOfJuly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthOfJuly</span></a></p>
Fox in the Shell 💜🐾🦊<p>Been putting this off for a few days, but here goes nothing. <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/intro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intro</span></a> <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a></p><p> My name is Kaylie, though many just call me Fox. I’m a 36 going on 13 year old trans girl originally from the desert now residing in the Midwest with my girlfriend Wednesday and our three cats, Mia, Nala and Harley.</p><p> This account is my alt, with my main being found at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tweesecake.social/@LavenderPawprints" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LavenderPawprints@tweesecake.social</span></a></span>. Expect some cross posting between the two, with longer posts coming from this one thanks to the much larger character limitations. Also expect this one to be somewhat more personal at times.</p><p> I’m <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a>,, <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/VisuallyImpaired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VisuallyImpaired</span></a>, hard of hearing, struggle with mental health and a bunch of other little things, but I prefer not to have my worth weighed out by the extensiveness of my disability and challenge list. To me, life is life and we all godda make the best of what we got.</p><p> So what are my interests?</p><p> Well, I’m a <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/musician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musician</span></a> who writes and records my own <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a>. I play mostly <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/guitars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guitars</span></a>, <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/synths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synths</span></a> and <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/keyboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keyboards</span></a>, but can hold my own with other things like percussions and the like. I can’t really play any wind instruments though. I done smoked too much in my time. :P</p><p> I play everything from <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>progressive</span></a> <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Metal</span></a>, to <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/gothic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gothic</span></a> <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/industrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>industrial</span></a>, <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/ambient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ambient</span></a> to <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/EDM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EDM</span></a>, <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Synthwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Synthwave</span></a> and <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyberpunk</span></a> inspired to <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/dubstep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dubstep</span></a> to <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/experimental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>experimental</span></a> and everything in between.</p><p> I also love reading and writing, mostly fantacy and science-fiction, but will read just about anything if it’s something that sounds good.</p><p> Academically, I study generative <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> as well as <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Elementary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elementary</span></a> <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a>. I’m a strong supporter of <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/YouthRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouthRights</span></a> and <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/YouthLiberation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouthLiberation</span></a> and believe with all my heart that kids are an oppressed minority who deserve to be able to show us all that they are capable of much more than just being those tag-alongs that so many parents treat them as. <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unschooling</span></a> is a very valid form of education that doesn’t oppress youths but gives them the freedom to choose their own path and inform themselves through self-directed learning and play. Trust me, I can wax poetic about this stuff for hours. 😊 </p><p>Though I don’t have kids myself, something that causes a lot of emotional distress to me, I’m still a supporter of <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/GentleParenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GentleParenting</span></a> and live the <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/youthLiberationist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>youthLiberationist</span></a> ethics in practice. Kids, to me are as equal as anyone else. The only thing that separates us is lived experience and age. </p><p> I’m also a casual <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a> <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/gamer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamer</span></a> who has considered streaming on and off for a while but has never actually done so. I play with a lot of emulators too and love reliving the old days. <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a></p><p> I do make some <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/AIArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIArt</span></a> from time-to-time using Stable Diffusion, though admittedly I haven’t been as active on that front lately due to mental health burnout.</p><p> Also love <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/anime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anime</span></a>, <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/cartoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cartoons</span></a>, <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TV</span></a> when I actually have the money to pay for streaming services, and <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>movies</span></a> are fun too when the <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADHD</span></a> allows me to sit still long enough to get through one.</p><p> Other things that matter to me are making and keeping real <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/friendships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>friendships</span></a>. I’d rather have a few really solid people to call family than have a bunch of people who aren’t as in it for good as me.</p><p> I’m also a <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/stoner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stoner</span></a> and am very pro #420, like my <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/Vodka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vodka</span></a> and <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/RedBulls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedBulls</span></a> from time-to-time, and I’m a recovering addict who has over six years clean from most things that nearly claimed my life. I fully appreciate the struggles of <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/DrugAddiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrugAddiction</span></a>, and will always listen to anyone who may be struggling or who needs someone who understands. <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/YourNotAlone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YourNotAlone</span></a></p><p> I judge absolutely no one for anything beyond observable behavior. I mean that too. I don’t judge anyone anything.</p><p> Am a <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/tea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tea</span></a> drinker and <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coffee</span></a> lover, I love <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooking</span></a>, and I’m always doing experimental mad scientist things in the kitchen.</p><p> I also identify as a long-time <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/furry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>furry</span></a>, though the community has grown stagnant, too commercialized and for public consumption in recent years. Some would probably say that my whiskers are grey, for all the time I’ve been around in one form or another. That’s to say, I’ve seen a lot in the furry fandom, and where it’s at now just makes me sad because it’s not like it used to be.</p><p> Otherwise, anything you may wish to know is always a DM away. I’m very approachable, or at least I try to be. The only dumb questions are the ones you don’t ask. As such, I invite your curiosity.</p><p> Just remember, <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a>, <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/YouthRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouthRightsAreHumanRights</span></a>, live love and laugh, and know that for as cold and as dark as this world can be, there’s still <a href="https://fwoof.space/tags/good" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>good</span></a> to be found. </p><p>Much love and hope to make new friens and reconnect with old ones out here.</p>
Cory Doctorow<p>This year's Masseys are shaping up to be the GOAT. They're presented by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@AstraTaylor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AstraTaylor</span></a></span>, an activist rock-and-roller turned documentary filmmaker who is one of the founders of <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/TheDebtCollective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheDebtCollective</span></a>, fighting for <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/StudentDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentDebt</span></a> cancellation. Everything Astra does is *amazing* and her profile on <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/CBCIdeas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBCIdeas</span></a> gives some background on the role that <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unschooling</span></a> played in making her the powerful activist she is today:</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/astra-taylor-interview-2023-massey-lecturer-1.6959320" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/radio/ideas/astra-taylo</span><span class="invisible">r-interview-2023-massey-lecturer-1.6959320</span></a></p><p>13/</p>
Susan Ramirez<p>I'm <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@boxofdelights" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>boxofdelights</span></a></span>, and this is my <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a>. <br>I love reading, especially <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a>. I struggle with <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SocialAnxiety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialAnxiety</span></a>, but I belong to three <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/BookGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookGroup</span></a> s and <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WisCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WisCon</span></a>. I <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> in Fort Collins, Colorado. I have two <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a> and two grown children. I attended the Roeper School. I am deaf in one ear. </p><p>I'm interested in <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a>, <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/NativePlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativePlants</span></a>, <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permaculture</span></a>, <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rewilding</span></a>, <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HomeGrownNationalPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeGrownNationalPark</span></a>, <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrowYourOwn</span></a> food, <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compost</span></a>, <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a>, <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/CarbonFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonFarming</span></a>, <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a>, <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/StoryTelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoryTelling</span></a>, and <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unschooling</span></a></p>
David Ruffner<p><a href="https://raphus.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> Hi I'm David (he/him), and I've been enjoying this network for a little while now, and slowly getting the hang of it. I'm married and a dad. We have two boys, 5 and 2. I'm a <a href="https://raphus.social/tags/physicist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>physicist</span></a> into <a href="https://raphus.social/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> and <a href="https://raphus.social/tags/machinelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>machinelearning</span></a>. I work at a early stage company, Spheryx, developing new ways to do <a href="https://raphus.social/tags/particlecharacterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>particlecharacterization</span></a>. Recently I've been interested in <a href="https://raphus.social/tags/unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unschooling</span></a>, <a href="https://raphus.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a>, <a href="https://raphus.social/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permaculture</span></a>, <a href="https://raphus.social/tags/connection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>connection</span></a>, <a href="https://raphus.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a>, <a href="https://raphus.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a>, <a href="https://raphus.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a>, <a href="https://raphus.social/tags/selfdirectededucation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfdirectededucation</span></a>, <a href="https://raphus.social/tags/elixir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elixir</span></a>, and, <a href="https://raphus.social/tags/puns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puns</span></a>. 😀 🦕 🌳</p>
Auden Wolf<p>They've got just 8 days left to collect enough donations to make this happen, so please support them if you can! &lt;3</p><p>"We are making an eight-episode documentary mini-series that explores eight people and places that allow young people to learn outside of traditional school. To create this, we will travel around the country for nine months and film and release one episode per month." - <a href="https://seedandspark.com/fund/learning-and-liberation#story" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">seedandspark.com/fund/learning</span><span class="invisible">-and-liberation#story</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unschooling</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>documentary</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/boost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boost</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/donate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donate</span></a></p>
Kaitlin (she/her)<p>Hi! <a href="https://social.coop/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> I'm primarily a parent <a href="https://social.coop/tags/unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unschooling</span></a> kids. </p><p>I help organize <a href="https://social.coop/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodivergent</span></a> communities online and in person.</p><p>I'm a recovering <a href="https://social.coop/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> trying to figure out what all the <a href="https://social.coop/tags/FeministTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeministTheory</span></a> I loved means to me now, and an <a href="https://social.coop/tags/activist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activist</span></a> for <a href="https://social.coop/tags/decolonizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decolonizing</span></a>, <a href="https://social.coop/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DisabilityJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityJustice</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRights</span></a> and <a href="https://social.coop/tags/immigrationjustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrationjustice</span></a>.</p><p>And finally when I give myself a chance to <a href="https://social.coop/tags/play" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>play</span></a> I haphazardly bake, cook <a href="https://social.coop/tags/vegetarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegetarian</span></a> one-pot meals with whatever vegetable is in season, garden, and sing in <a href="https://social.coop/tags/choir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choir</span></a>.</p>
Jill 🛸<p>Here's my <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> :</p><p>I call myself "Director of Nerdery" as I am a director over multiple software development teams around the world. But you haven't heard of them. I post less about tech-specific things and more about learning and growing as a leader in a tech space.</p><p>My spouse and I are <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unschooling</span></a> our pre-teen since the pandemic started.</p><p>I am a <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Humanist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humanist</span></a> who tries to do right by people. That includes being active on a local county board.</p><p>I am currently learning the Korean language and love watching <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/kdrama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kdrama</span></a> and <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/cdrama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdrama</span></a>. This also made me a fan of the <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/kpop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kpop</span></a> group <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/EXO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EXO</span></a>, especially SUHO <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/%EC%88%98%ED%98%B8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>수호</span></a>, D.O. <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/%EB%94%94%EC%98%A4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>디오</span></a>, and Kai.</p><p>My interests are varied and growing, so I post regularly. 😁</p>
Immanuel Zirkler<p>Der Freilerner-Kompass bietet eine Einführung in die Thematik <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Freilernen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freilernen</span></a> / <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unschooling</span></a> und beschreibt auch verschiedene Ansätze zum Ausstieg aus dem Schulsystem:</p><p><a href="https://www.freilerner-kompass.de/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">freilerner-kompass.de/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Immanuel Zirkler<p>Das Thema <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Freilernen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freilernen</span></a> begleitet mich seit meiner Kindheit und ist mir auch heute noch wichtig. </p><p>Ein Thread mit einigen Gedanken und Aspekten dazu.<br>___<br><a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Fedilz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fedilz</span></a> <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Schule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schule</span></a> <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Bildung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bildung</span></a> <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Homeschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homeschooling</span></a> <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unschooling</span></a> <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Freilerner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freilerner</span></a> <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/fedieltern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fedieltern</span></a> <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/elternbubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elternbubble</span></a></p>
Nic<p>Making a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a> is kind of intimidating, but I'll try...</p><p>Hi! I'm Nicole/Nic. I'm an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElderMillenial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElderMillenial</span></a> living in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/woods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woods</span></a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> with my <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/puppy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puppy</span></a> in a little purple cottage I built. I'm ambivalent about pronouns, but they/them is good.</p><p>I'm a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonbinary</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unschooling</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/parent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parent</span></a> of two teens. In my previous life <br>I was an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RN</span></a>, but thanks to a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrainTumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrainTumor</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dysautonomia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dysautonomia</span></a>, I'm now <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a> with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChronicMigraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChronicMigraine</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChronicPain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChronicPain</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/POTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POTS</span></a>. Also, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HardOfHearing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HardOfHearing</span></a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SingleSidedDeaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleSidedDeaf</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FacialParalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FacialParalysis</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExecutiveDysfunction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveDysfunction</span></a>. Now I'm a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadicalHomemaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RadicalHomemaker</span></a> and a wannabe <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/farmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farmer</span></a>. When my body is up for it I piddle around outside <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/building" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>building</span></a> things, doing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a>, learning about whatever interests me, and trying my best to be a good <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandSteward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandSteward</span></a> to the forest. And since being <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rural</span></a> can be kind of lonely, I listen to a lot of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/leftist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leftist</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/comedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comedy</span></a> podcasts.</p><p>In addition to my kids and coparent, I share my yard with my <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/chickens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chickens</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ducks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ducks</span></a>, a small, young <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodForest</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/flower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flower</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/herb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>herb</span></a> gardens, and lots of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeForest</span></a> with all the native critters. I'm an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/anticapitalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anticapitalist</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/anarchist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anarchist</span></a> ( <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/anarchocommunist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anarchocommunist</span></a> ), <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/buddhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buddhist</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EarthCenteredSpirituality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarthCenteredSpirituality</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> ( <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Butch4Butch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Butch4Butch</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/T4T" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>T4T</span></a> ), <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/polyamorous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polyamorous</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RelationshipAnarchist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RelationshipAnarchist</span></a>. </p><p>Here's a bunch of tags of other things that interest me:<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/baking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>baking</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/chickens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chickens</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/muscovy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>muscovy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DogTraining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DogTraining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CompetitionRealityTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CompetitionRealityTV</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisabilityAdvocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityAdvocacy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ASL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASL</span></a> (very much a beginner!) <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farming</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/agroforestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agroforestry</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tattoos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tattoos</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tarot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tarot</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WheelOfTheYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WheelOfTheYear</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/YouthLiberation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouthLiberation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SelfDirectedEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfDirectedEducation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForestBathing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForestBathing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/crafting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crafting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/upcycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>upcycling</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zen</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CovidConscious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CovidConscious</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/woodworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woodworking</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/construction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>construction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReclaimedMaterials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReclaimedMaterials</span></a></p><p>(I keep editing to add things I forgot 🤦‍♂️)</p>
Dash<p>Relisting the interests hashtags because I'd forgotten the thing about CamelCase helping screen readers...</p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cycling</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/ActiveTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTravel</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/IntentionalCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IntentionalCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Sailing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sailing</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/HomeEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeEducation</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unschooling</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neurodiversity</span></a></p>
Dash<p>So I guess it's <a href="https://social.coop/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> time.</p><p>Based in Cheltenham, UK.</p><p>Chartered <a href="https://social.coop/tags/MechanicalEngineer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MechanicalEngineer</span></a>, currently taking time out to be a full-time parent and home educator to two kids.</p><p>Self-dx <a href="https://social.coop/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADHD</span></a>, currently trying to psych myself up for the ordeal of trying to make it "official".</p><p>A random list of interests (not necessarily "areas of expertise"):</p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/activetravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activetravel</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewableenergy</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/intentionalcommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intentionalcommunities</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/sailing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sailing</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/homeeducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeeducation</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unschooling</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiversity</span></a></p>
Auden Wolf<p>I see people posting lists of interests as hashtags, so I figured I'd jump on the bandwagon... :)</p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neurodivergent</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/SchoolTrauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolTrauma</span></a><br><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/NonBinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonBinary</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Lesbian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lesbian</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a><br><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/TraumaHealing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraumaHealing</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/CPTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CPTSD</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/InternalFamilySystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternalFamilySystems</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Narcissism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Narcissism</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/NarcissisticAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NarcissisticAbuse</span></a><br><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/PersonalGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalGrowth</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Multipotentialite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Multipotentialite</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Autodidact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autodidact</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unschooling</span></a><br><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/MartialArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MartialArts</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/InlineSkating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InlineSkating</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogging</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Programming</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <br><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cats</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dogs</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Wolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wolves</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Horses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horses</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a></p>
Rob Yurkowski (he/him)<p>Hi, I'm Rob (he/him). I live in <a href="https://oceanplayground.social/tags/NovaScotia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NovaScotia</span></a>, <a href="https://oceanplayground.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> (previously <a href="https://oceanplayground.social/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a> and <a href="https://oceanplayground.social/tags/Saskatchewan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Saskatchewan</span></a>).</p><p>I've run a software consultancy for a decade. My professional focus is Productivity and Enablement: I largely listen to programmers complain and then I fix those things for them. Necessarily a polyglot.</p><p>I've three kids who do self-directed ed (<a href="https://oceanplayground.social/tags/SDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDE</span></a>), which is sometimes called <a href="https://oceanplayground.social/tags/unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unschooling</span></a>.</p><p>In my spare time (lol) I sing in <a href="https://oceanplayground.social/tags/choirs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choirs</span></a>, and am learning <a href="https://oceanplayground.social/tags/guitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guitar</span></a>, <a href="https://oceanplayground.social/tags/french" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>french</span></a>, and <a href="https://oceanplayground.social/tags/woodworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woodworking</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://oceanplayground.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a></p>