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zari, ethan, et al.

@system.gay.bsky.social

psychology, technology, EVs perpetually defying binaries πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ autistic, plural (system.gay) ✨ Zari (they) ⚫️ Ethan (he) πŸ’– Melanie (she) 🌟 sky (she)

198 Followers  |  239 Following  |  1,125 Posts  |  Joined: 25.06.2023  |  2.355

Latest posts by system.gay on Bluesky

"ENBY", in the style of the Enron logo, with the nonbinary pride flag colors.

"ENBY", in the style of the Enron logo, with the nonbinary pride flag colors.

idk if anyone else did this but I had to

04.08.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 174    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‚ the reason so many posters are plural on bsky is because you need to be extremely mentally ill to subject yourself to this site every day

04.08.2025 06:06 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Like, it's not the technology that's bad, it's the lack of appreciation for the unique value of human spirit and intelligence. I'm not afraid of probabilistic inference, but I'm terrified that we're spending $300 billion this year alone on the theory that machines could possibly make humans obsolete

04.08.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 216    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4

✨ one of the more odd things about us is that we *really* enjoy the feeling of plucking hair out of our body, dunno why πŸ˜…

04.08.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

✨ they look sooo good!

04.08.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

✨ hey fun fact we shared this studio with two roommates πŸ™ƒ they had twin bunk beds, and i had a twin bed next to it. there wasn't room for any other furniture. it was *great* when they'd bring hookups home from the bar!

04.08.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

⚫️ we need to hook our medication tracker into bluesky so we can’t post until we’ve taken our mental health meds lmao

04.08.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

✨ moving out of my rent controlled studio on mcallister street in SF right by city hall is one of my biggest regrets i should have kept that place at ALL COSTS, $1800/mo was a steal

04.08.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

✨ oh NO surely twitter tore you to SHREDS for that. living in San Francisco and slowly seeing every single one of my friends that cycled regularly inevitably get hit by cars radicalized me pretty effectively

04.08.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

✨ "champion a cause they have no power to change" is crazy work when you're referencing a political movement that literally built a detailed plan to take over the right wing and make their pet issue the most important third rail imaginable and succeeded wildly at that

04.08.2025 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

✨ oh and we had wildly naive opinions on bay area housing policy we're really glad that's all behind us lmfao never again

04.08.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

✨ i was an *extremely loud* non-op no-hrt trans girl for a while and turns out most of that was internalized insecurity and grieving what i felt i couldn't access! should've shut up more lol

04.08.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

✨ oh my god the people who express disappointment at us being having had bottom surgery are WILD. They’ll ask for pre-op photos! No!!!

04.08.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

⚫️ zari what the fuck is this

04.08.2025 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

⚫️ that’s the autism

04.08.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

⚫️ navigating having a following is hard! we apologize for the way we joined in the teasing at times.

it’s a bummer having to actively prepare for how people will misinterpret what you say, and the way people throw unsolicited opinions at you. (we’re guilty of both at times, honestly)

04.08.2025 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
a dark, imposing building that rises far above you into a night sky that fades from a deep blue to a deeper one. the sentinel is littered with glowing windows of mostly orange. a few red, green, and blue windows pop.

a dark, imposing building that rises far above you into a night sky that fades from a deep blue to a deeper one. the sentinel is littered with glowing windows of mostly orange. a few red, green, and blue windows pop.

blown pixels

04.08.2025 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

introducing the holy system’s alters like
πŸ‘¨ father
πŸ‘¦ son
πŸ‘» holy spirit

04.08.2025 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

⚫️ plural self-love

03.08.2025 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

look, i haven't burnt out, i'm just a temporarily embarrassed gifted kid

03.08.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 252    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

⚫️ ah yes the condition that causes us to barely be able to eat, not be able to tolerate normal public environments, and makes it challenging to understand emotions and maintain relationships is not a disability. we actually thank you we’re much happier now! autism spectrum disorder cured!!

03.08.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

✨ i think i prefer looking at pre-transition photos than post-transition pre-FFS ones? is that weird?

03.08.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

✨ this is entirely your journey to navigate, and we hate that’s something you feel obliged to explain because people have such strong opinions about something so intimate in your life.

we support whatever choices feel right for you, and are here along the way if you need anything at all πŸ’•

03.08.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
a screenshot of a bluesky post from me, with a label reading "⚫️ Ethan (he)" in front of the pronoun label "they/we"

the rest of the post reads: 

⚫️ done. my system stays winning tbh

quoted post: 
soup_ @estroclysm.neocities.org 3d
all gender bathrooms means you have to be all the genders

there is 1 repost and 3 likes

a screenshot of a bluesky post from me, with a label reading "⚫️ Ethan (he)" in front of the pronoun label "they/we" the rest of the post reads: ⚫️ done. my system stays winning tbh quoted post: soup_ @estroclysm.neocities.org 3d all gender bathrooms means you have to be all the genders there is 1 repost and 3 likes

⚫️ working on a browser extension that labels posts with alter indicators with information from bios :3 it's early and very buggy but we're excited – though we never finish projects, so you know

03.08.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

✨ we never were placed outside of a traditional school, but were in a mix of gifted and special ed programs through elementary/middle school so we understand a small bit of the juxtaposition you're describing.

03.08.2025 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

✨ it's probably similar, but your frustration is reasonable.

we feel you're probably attributing malice and exclusion when the more likely and benign explanation is people talking about their own experiences and not feeling comfortable speaking for others?

but the system fails most kids. it sucks.

03.08.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

✨ neurodivergent oppression olympics doesn't serve anyone β€” people can mourn the ways in which they were failed without it implicating others or implying there was a theoretical option that was better.

shitty things can just be shitty. people are speaking on their experiences the same as you.

03.08.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

✨ your experiences sound really unpleasant and wildly traumatic – we're really sorry you went through that.

but "have some perspective. have some respect." is a wildly rude thing to say to people who are recounting their trauma and talking about how they felt failed by the systems they're in.

03.08.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Gifted" kids don't get opportunities because we're seen as opportunities

03.08.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

✨ our parents told us our entire childhood we were their retirement plan β€” they literally didn’t save anything. we’re estranged now so that worked out really well for them!

03.08.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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