I dont really care if you use the term bisexual or pansexual, but what i DO care about is that you understand that bisexuality at NO stage in history was EVER trans-exclusionary. Bisexuality has always included trans folks, and non-binary folks, and the entire spectrum of gender between male and female, as well as Definitively Gender and agender. It has ALWAYS meant “attraction to more than one gender.” It has NEVER meant “attraction to cis men and women only.”
So, pan, bi, use whichever label you will. But do NOT buy into the recent-years innacurate concept that bisexuality is attraction to cis men and women only, because thats literally never been the case.
^^ Like. Its literally right there in the middle of the flag.
And by contrast, this is what the pan flag colours mean:
So literally its just……
bi colours = “same gender, opposite gender, and other genders”
pan colours = “men, women, and nb people.”
Those two things are…… not all that different to each other.
The purple has always, literally since the flag was created,meant “more genders.”
And bisexuality included “more genders” in the definition before the bi flag was created, too. Thats why they included the purple bar in the first place,because it was reflective of bisexual people’s attraction to and relationship with gender.
If you feel that pansexual suits you better, or you like the pan flag more, then thats fine – but don’t spread the misconception that bisexuality is remotely exclusionary. Because its literally never been.
Avoid video games that use extrinsic motivation. A video game should at least mostly rely on intrinsic motivation, meaning that the playing of the game itself is the fun part, not the reward you get for playing the game. If you don’t enjoy the gameplay, but you want to earn lootboxes, you’ve fallen into the intentionally exploitative system operating within so many games nowadays, and you need to find another game, because you’re not having fun.
It doesn’t sound serious, but this kind of thing can make depression way worse if you’ve already got depression.
This post got me to stop playing Overwatch and I’m eternally grateful.
That’s also a core difference between a game trying to exploit the human brain’s tendency toward gambling addiction and a game that exists to entertain.
Like, it may sound like I’m reaching, but op described (pretty closely) the operation of gambling addictions. It’s also why the depression aspect is so real. You’re feeling a withdrawal, of a sort, when you can’t play the game.
Carry this understanding to social media. Be on guard for quick dopamine responses. Don’t get trapped!
ffxiv dialogues that make me feel like i am being punched in the throat:
The rains have ceased, and we have been graced with another beautiful day. But you are not here to see it.
…but if such things were possible, you wouldn’t have a broken shield, now would you?
In your darkest hour, in the blackest night…think of me…and I will
be with you. Always. For where else could I go? Who else could I love
but you?
Do not seek forgiveness, for it will not ease the burden. It weighs as it should.
At journey’s end, an opportunistic thief makes off with the hero’s prize. A paltry way to end a chapter, I concede.
I would ask her about her next adventure. And if she should wish me to be a part of it, oh… how happy it would make me.
Tell me… If you had the strength to take another step, could you do it?
The glory of the heavens was ever beyond the grasp of those who never
thought to reach for it. But if I’ve gained anything from all of this,
it is the courage to stretch out my hand
This demon is undeniably deserving of death. Make no mistake. To cut
them down would be just and proper. The act of a goodly person─and that
is just what you are. I can see that.
In the end, he chose mercy. He chose love, and I was undone.
And when it hurts so much your heart feels fit to burst, let it burst.
Let it burst, and fill up again with your love for them. And never, ever
forget.
