I swear I’m not Jessica

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Cake day: July 4th, 2023

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  • Sorry, I just prefer to temper expectations about hrt. Not only are there things it cannot do, there are things it might not do. While some people do see the maximum potential in different areas, your mileage will vary. It can Thanos snap away problems, but probably not all of them, and often only partially.

    That said, for anyone with significant testosterone in their system who wants to avoid pattern baldness, start DHT blockers asap. Testosterone itself doesn’t cause baldness, it causes it by converting into DHT. A ton of guys take it, and most don’t have significant issues.

    This means that trans women with higher levels of t can still see hair loss. If you’re on a weaker anti-androgen like spironolactone and not injecting estrogen, you might want to supplement with a DHT blocker.






  • More pre Trump. More than that pre 9/11. More than that pre Reagan. Farther back, there was more democracy for white people post Depression, and probably the most right around the Civil rights era. There has never been acceptable democracy in the US, but it has been a sliding scale of marginally democratic to basically none.

    Every bit of institutional democracy has cost blood, sweat, and tears. It’s always easier for it to be a state of nature, where the average citizen has no real stake in the system beyond how it can ruin their lives or be exploited. When democracy becomes truly incapable of affecting the levers of power and only serves as a charade to quiet the peasants, that charade has a limited lifespan.

    People are only so stupid. It’s far easier to cause significant damage as a single person than it used to be. Most of that damage isn’t revolutionary action or resistance, just the natural consequence of there being no social contract. People act only out of self interest, and at our level of sensitive supply chains and systems, those in power need to fight harder to maintain control.

    Without some level of democracy and civil society, even those in ivory towers are less safe. They’ll try tribalism and brutality, but eventually, the benefits of institutional democracy allow those providing some level of it to win out for a time. The cycle continues.



  • Update: Bigger Is Better shuts down as their sizes become most popular with plus sized women. “I just wanted big bahonk-a-honks.” Gimblegork announced through tears. “I never expected that it would help underserved women.”

    Amy Hamburg, a local transgender woman over 6 years into hormone therapy, noted how the bras were uncomfortable, but looked decent for the size. “There was a lack of sexy bras in my size, but these actually fit well enough to wear until my girlfriend threw them on the ground!”

    Samara Murphy, a women’s fashion historian, noted how leaked company prototypes revealed why the company had to close its doors. “They originally tried smaller band sizes, but decided the market wasn’t large enough for the desired cup volume. Apparently, Mr. Gimblegork didn’t understand how sizing worked until it was already too late.”