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i feel kinda tribally aligned with EA, like facing the outside i splay my body in front of them like 'get back, these are my people' but i don't consider myself an EA; somethin about their vibes that dosent quite align with my vibes. i think they need more balls. 1/

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I wonder if this is because you (and rats in general) respect being clever and contrarian more than being someone who makes things happen in the world. Relatedly, curious how this poem lands with you:

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im not sure it's really about getting things done? like, if ur a politician in 1985, u could argue that being vocal about supporting gay ppl wouldn't make things happen in the world, it's too contrarian, and valuing ballsiness at the sake of practicality is bad so don't speak up

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this is kinda an aggro example, but i feel like... "getting things done" is kinda a distraction from the real issue? Like there's a way in which being clever and contrarian in this example *is* in fact getting things done, tho it might not look like that in the nearer term

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And I really value actions that come out of strong principledness, because it moves culture slowly towards something that is healthier on a deep level, even if it doesn't look immediately practical right now

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