But I would go so far as to say that "nesting" as a behavior is... generally a sign of being a dick If you're putting a lot more effort into your living space than everybody else it just might be because you tacitly desire to have more control over the space than everybody else
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Replying to @Nymphomachy @arthur_affect and
Well, is it bad to want to control a space? The question is if it's really yours to control, of course.
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Replying to @mssilverstein @arthur_affect and
It's usually a form of encroachment on a shared space. It's domestic Columbusing. The idea that if you're putting the most attention into it, you get to become the arbiter of how everybody uses it, and thereby the arbiter of their lives.
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Replying to @Nymphomachy @mssilverstein and
This doesn't match with "building things my wife asks me to build to serve a functional purpose in my life". Like.. the thing you are describing is a thing sure, but it isn't all the same thing.
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Replying to @Nymphomachy @mssilverstein and
Because I am not taking over anyone else's space, I am building things that are useful, in collaboration with the other person in my life. The process of learning the skills and sharing in traditions of craft that go deep into our history as humans.
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Replying to @polerin @mssilverstein and
What does any of this have to do with interior decorating
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Replying to @Nymphomachy @polerin and
Wait were you just taking umbrage to the implication that caring about carpentry, specifically, is a waste of time?
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Replying to @Nymphomachy @mssilverstein and
Not umbrage, just trying to understand the intent? I get not being into the games, or the physical activities, but I donno why enjoying it is a sign of being a dick?
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Replying to @polerin @Nymphomachy and
I think
@Nymphomachy's read on this is defensive (or a counterattack) because we don't really live in a culturally neutral libertarian utopia where everyone can do as they will and live and let live2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
Like, bluntly, she's at risk of homelessness because people think this tendency of hers makes her an unfit roommate and she has the sense a lot of respectable Americans would share that opinion if they knew her situation
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Nymphomachy and
And I am fucking sorry that is the case. I started this whole thing out trying to understand what the hell was being said, because I didn't understand the context and wanted to. It still doesn't make me a dick just for making things? I am a programmer.. I make things. S'who I am
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