People actually believe most things that say, even if they think they don’t. Edgelords frequently making bigoted or authoritarian jokes tend to internalize what they say. Trolls that act like fascist pedophiles to trigger people have a hard time not becoming the character they play. Pathological liars believe most of their own shit, they just aren’t weighed down by cognitive dissonance or consistency of beliefs.

This is why the superior approach is to openly believe everything you say without exception

I’m in this picture, and I don’t like it.

Something AI

I have a big list of words that I collect, because I like good words. Many of the words are ones that I don’t use, so it feels reminiscent of real life collectible objects, displayed carefully behind class

If you’re curious, the most recent words added to my list are “decombobulation”, “honey”, and “shameless”. I recently realised that I could tell people about my words list on my dating profile, with a suggestion that offering me a good word for my list could be a good conversation starter. It was an excellent choice, and I am pleased to see my power grow