Nicole

People tell me things ChatGPT says about history, science, politics, or the economy & act like I'm supposed to believe what they said is true.

It underscores why plagiarism is considered a social faux pas, not actual harm—citing a source is "what you do" but they don't know why.

Yep. Elon isn’t doing evil shit because he uses drugs or because he’s autistic. He does it because he’s a bad person who has the resources to cause widespread harm.

I appreciate that much needed reminder! My default setting is “how can I learn and grow from this so I can do better for other people” but I’ve been working hard to evolve that to “so I can honor myself and consistently live by my values”.

Trump and Musk are eliminating any part of government that works well, because that undermines their thesis that government doesn’t work.

GSA (which houses 18F) turns a profit as an agency. Naturally it has to be destroyed. 18F’s healthy revenue stream also means it must go.

The memory popping up has me feeling like shit & hating myself for not seeing/believing the abuse at the time even though my therapist clocked it & tried to help me. But even though those horrible years caused long term harm to most aspects of my life, I’m trying to be proud of how much I’ve healed.

My son is saving for an Xbox & it brought up a buried memory of 5 yrs ago when my ex suddenly dumped me then told me he’d reconsider if I bought him an Xbox X. My mind was so messed up from years of his abuse that I was just confused instead of immediately blocking him as I’d do if it happened now.

don’t know who needs to hear this but empathy doesn’t require eagerness. you don’t have to be excited about helping other people, you do it because it’s right and because the alternatives are worse

Gave someone a jacket that no longer fits me through my neighborhood buy nothing group and she left me a cute little thank you card that has absolutely made my day. Perhaps a sign I’m desperate for some kindness these days but I immensely appreciated the gesture.

if you avoided flashing your car headlights because you thought it might lead to being shot as part of a gang initiation, it's time to schedule your colonoscopy

Nope. I did consider just dying the rest of it but then I’d probably accidentally dye the floor and the bookshelf and the pantry door and and and

Forget the struggle.. I'm all about the snuggle

if healthcare CEOs are afraid of luigi just wait until mario shows up

Trickle-Down Economics clearly isn't working, so I think it's time we try Piñata Economics where we beat the rich with sticks until the wealth is redistributed

Pretending to be a well adjusted functioning adult is so exhausting.

Carefully covered everything in two layers of plastic before tie dying yet still ruined my beautiful dining room table that I’d spent many hours on just a few years ago. Currently hating myself for the fuck up because the last thing I need is another home project to steal my minuscule free time

Maybe we can have a little class consciousness as a treat

This is great news I choose to believe is an undisputed fact.

At one point my freezer was so over full it barely worked because I repeatedly bought more of the same frozen meals at the store, forgetting I had a freezer full of stuff I hadn’t made because as soon as I closed the door I forgot it existed.

United Healthcare stock is going up because they won't have to pay their CEO his massive bonus.

I think that tells you everything.

I'd tell you an anhedonia joke, but you wouldn't enjoy it.

Yellowed poster of Captain America pointing toward viewer. Text reads “I want YOU to Punch Nazis. Punch every goddamn one.”

if you cry into your mashed potatoes you don’t even need salt

[handing mixtape to doctor]
please, my beats, they're very sick

Full of potatoes and unrealized dreams.

Saying “shitter’s full!” any time someone tries to teach me something

Perfection was invented to make everyone feel inadequate. I get around this by being perfectly flawed.

Wow that’s an incredible name for a deer.

—I am listening to music again. Like some kind of fourteen year old kid. You remember music, right?
—Yeah. I listen to music every single day of my life
—Do you?
—Are you saying you don't listen to music?
—What I'm saying I is built up a shell around myself. A cold, calculated shell of podcasts