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Cake day: June 23rd, 2023

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  • There are self-appointed moderators over there who browse new and downvote anything that doesn’t fit their vision. I was one of them, looking for certain “offenses.” For instance if someone posted run-of-the-mill war news in an “interesting” sub, with nothing at all novel or intriguing about it, I would downvote it. So I guess I’ve got my gates to keep too.

    But yeah, I had the same thing happen to me in a couple subs. I posted what I thought was perfectly relevant content, and it would attract a few downvotes right away, and then, usually, climb back up as less-zealous people read it.








  • “partially intentional”…

    Oh, it’s WAYYYY intentional. Star Trek knows what it’s doing. A story like this one may not map 1:1 onto one particular group’s struggles IRL, but the moral principles that motivate us (or should motivate us) do. There is a current in our society now of people who are hurting because they feel they’re not free to be who they really are, and that they’re expected to lie about it or apologize for it. That’s exhausting. That’s why Una turned herself in.

    As as everyone reading this knows, that has affected and is still affecting more than one group. So Trek episodes are a little broader, more allegorical, and ambiguous. That way, it’s not just “the trans episode” or “the racism episode.” It’s an enduring message of unity in diversity that can stand the test of time.

    I appreciate you sharing your thoughts and your story here. It takes strength to be your true self when the world feels like a stream running the opposite direction. Just like Una saved La’an, who then went on to save others, you are now a part of that chain. Your strength, and the strength of your contemporaries, will make it easier for more and more in the future to live their authentic lives with pride.