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Just came out to my great aunt!
It went really well. She basically said if this is what makes me happy and what I feel is right, then she’s happy for me. And she got really excited when I said my name is Dorian, she said she loved it! Ahhh! My heart is so full, she’s always been such a light in my and my family’s life and I just appreciate her so much
To celebrate, here’s also mustache updates - it’s not much, but it’s actually visible somewhat on camera now so that’s something!
Ten weeks is a big one!
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Saw your post about how horrible doctors are and like… legitimately what would you suggest? That we don’t have doctors anymore? If the entire institution of doctors is rotten then how are people supposed to get surgery or medicine?
Actually having to rewrite this because I confused myself with how much I had to say.
So, very broadly, I am saying that I don't like the medical industrial complex. I think that we need to dismantle this system because it acts as a continuation of the system of oppression that we call capitalism, and by extension, white supremacy.
Also, rereading your question, I am hesitant to actually believe that you had this as a legit question, Because it seems very disingenuous to ask "Oh well, if you don't like that Your doctor sucks ass and is not doing their job, What should we do? Get rid of all doctors?" Like that's very Clearly not what I said
Also part of why I got tripped up so badly with the other things that I had to say is that These questions are so broad that it's hard to narrow down One thing to talk about and then go from beginning to end. I Have trouble finding the main idea of what I'm trying to say, and then translating that into words and then putting that in writing. Especially as lately i've been having incredibly strong brain fog.
I think that if you actually wanted it to understand what solutions there might be to get rid of the medical and I'll show complex and then move towards a more healthcare oriented system, I think that you should do some more research on decolonization, nd do some more research on health care systems that do not run in a capitalistic way.
I think that having a fundamental understanding of What the systems are, how they work, and how they're detrimental is important to understanding anything that I might have to say about how we could construct our health care systems.
If you need some places to start, I would suggest this yt playlist thank talks about disability a social and political weapon plus some other cool stuff about disability that is honestly a must watch for anyone who is anti-capitalist. Also, I recommend the channel Saint Andrewism because he has some really thought provoking ideas about degrowth, communism, and solar punk (yes that is relevant), and Imani who is amazing at talking about disability advocacy and liberation and resistance through a disabled lens. @fatphobiabusters and @decolonize-the-left also talk about decolonization, anti-capitalism, medical bias, and ableism.
I feel like for someone that's new to the idea of "dismantling corrupt institutions" this seems like a pretty random list talking about she you didn't ask about, but the reality is, that's why I had an issue trying to answer your question before. There's so much that goes into providing better Healthcare that I cannot possibly give you a snappy answer and be done with it.
Oh last thing!! Go talk to people in your community! Especially ones who rely heavily on the medical system!! I cannot come to your neighborhood and fix your doctors, you need to be helping the people who are already doing the work to better these systems.
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rocking back and forth trying not to get excited itsjusttestingitsjusttestingitsjusttesting
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Update on the timeloop fic for Qifrey's birthday!! I am like 7k words deep and still going, and while it unfortunately isn't ready for posting yet I did want to share these little snippets :3c Under a readmore for chapter 40 spoilers
Initial notes from figuring out how he was gonna get in there:
Aaaaand some tentative first lines:
(Captions are in the alt text, if I did it right)
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