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@emjayveeem.bsky.social

β€œA whimsical mix of deep thoughts and delightful absurdity, like a snowflake made of existential dread." - blueskyroast Pastor, therapist, faithful lefty. http://matthewvanm.com https://matthewvanm.substack.com

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I really miss the 90s

17.11.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amen!

13.11.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, generally I hope not too but we are clearly incapable of governing ourselves.

13.11.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's a dumpster fire here. Do any european powers want to do colonialism again?

13.11.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't believe this is how far they've sunk

13.11.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

did COVID accelerate burnout for anyone else or is it just me?

11.11.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve found that if I don’t stop, I don’t have time to feel dead inside. So, as long as I keep working nonstop, things will be okay, right?

10.11.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. MBTI would address the how question. Enneagram would address the why question.

08.11.2025 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The MBTI is an operationalization of Jung’s theory, that he developed from decades of seeing patients.

08.11.2025 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It doesn’t seem to categorize people, bit rather seeks to identify preferences in cognitive functions, which I think is valuable.

08.11.2025 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So the MBTI is indicative of functional preferences rather than clear distinctions. There are more than 16 types of people. But people tend to have preferences along these spectra. The closer to the center you are on a particular function, the chances are you might move on the type

08.11.2025 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Today’s hot take: I think the MBTI is worthwhile and does not deserve all the hate it gets.

06.11.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I often wish my predecessors didn’t have such great executive functioning.

06.11.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And I know that being able to name this is a place of privilege. Much of the world experiences burnout from existing.

30.10.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve thought that I have hit the depths of burnout but just when you think you hit the bottom, you near a knock from below you.

30.10.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Totally forgot it’s ADHD awareness month. Somehow that seems like it checks out.

24.10.2025 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was opposed to ABS in MLB, but after watching this umpire who is clearly a cubs fan, I’m warming to the idea

07.10.2025 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Pete Haggett, speaking to generals courtesy of New York Times

Pool photo by Andrew Harnik

Pete Haggett, speaking to generals courtesy of New York Times Pool photo by Andrew Harnik

Pacifism’s a very difficult concept in the Gospels

But Hegseth calling it wholly naΓ―ve, ignoble, and unwise reveals a Christian faith used to justify, rather than challenge, our basest instincts

30.09.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Hegseth has some real SDE

30.09.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

People who voted for him are stupid or evil.

27.09.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fb is sometimes a necessary evil.

27.09.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Parents are the worst to parents. Our son had to be formula fed and by some comments, you’d think we should have been given the death penalty for daring to feed him the only way we could.

27.09.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love the news that Canadians are avoiding American goods. Keep it up. Crash our economy. I’m being serious. This is the only way we will learn anything.

27.09.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Whaaaaaat? 🀯🀯🀯

25.09.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, for what other state is your hand a map?

25.09.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Michigan native here, and while I love living in Upstate New York now, Michigan was a pretty cool place.

25.09.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I got an email advertising an ADHD Certification. My friend, I have it naturally. I don't need a certification to get ADHD.

25.09.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My friend’s autistic friend said: β€œ'I'd like to let you all know that I now consider autistic a slur, and I want to be known as a Tylenol-American.’”

24.09.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1413    πŸ” 195    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 16

I was really REALLY hoping we’d be free of the evangelicals by now.

23.09.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Someone really needs to share who discovered time travel to give pregnant mothers Tylenol decades before it was invented. The low key time travel is real is the ACTUAL news.

23.09.2025 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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