#Autonomy

Critiques of unschooling and the self-directed education movement that are based on thinking of them as a white and wealthy thing are really a distraction from a systematic failure to
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You are wrong my rakshasi friend...Shri Krishna did not leave vrindavan till 14. Also Devi Rukmini was to wed to someone. Else whom she didn’t not agree, but was being
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Been arguing with the "let's mutilate and medicate trans kids" lot again. The arguments boil down to, "you're unkind". Leaving aside the sexism of that comment... No it's not kind
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Today, contemplating what to me is a dispiriting political scene in America, I've been thinking of Dinesh D'Souza. He said something brilliantly insightful in conversation with me several years ago.
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Clarifications on the subject of sex work. A thread;First and foremost, it's important to respect people's autonomy on principle. Assuming it is between consenting adults.Secondly, we can understand this, as
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In March the U.K. was subject to the most severe and wide ranging restrictions on liberty probably ever imposed. But to what extent were we following legal rules and to
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So emotional reactions are things that you've learned from your environment, and were often adaptive strategies that served a purpose at the time, right? And one of the reasons to
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In my 15 years of being a self identified feminist, the mainstream conversation around consent has barely made any progress. Very little nuance, no understanding of how complex sex actually
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Oh boy. This was the story of the first 15-ish months of the last two years for me. It takes work. It might take an entire turnover of leadership. But
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1/ Does #Bitcoin have a free-rider problem? No, but smart people fall for the Bitcoin Free-rider Fallacy.The free-rider problem is a real phenomenon in economics. When someone beneifts from
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The faux "AOC wore expensive clothes!!!" outrage is a classic reminder of the way people love to attack women for "frivolous" femininity. It's a trap: women are forced to adhere
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Maybe a spicy comment but I actually don’t agree with this. Ideologicially, the Conservatives match the interests of a lot of British Indians and Hindu people far more than Labour
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I got this book over a year ago.Get a copy.Never pay full price for something without serious evaluation.Stop giving your money away. #Fuckcorporations. They don't deserve your cash. Be local.
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[THREAD] Today, a year since the Indian government's removal of Kashmir's autonomy, I read three important reports on the politics surrounding Kashmir since the Indian government's decision. Some highlights from
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Exclus continuing to spread this shit around despite it being picked apart and thoroughly debunked time and time again as pure word-twisting bullshit is yet more evidence of trans people
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It's once again time for my annual rant about the holidays and the complex feelings they bring up for so many. [THREAD] Even for folks in a great headspace, the
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