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most JavaScript tutorials read to me in a way i can honestly only describe as contemptuous; they obscure basic language features on the assumption that readers are not capable of understanding them, really a reflection of the fact that the post author does not feel comfortable explaining them or does not understand them themselves

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and i conceptualize some things very differently than what i usually see discussed

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i’m not what i would call an expert in ECMAScript (for which i think you pretty much have to be directly involved in JavaScript engine development) but i’m pretty sure i know more than most people who write introductory/educational posts regarding the language

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this morning i was thinking that maybe i should write a series of introductory/educational posts for ECMAScript

of course there are responsible ways of approaching XY&Z but at some point you have to admit that everything around you is specifically designed to encourage you to be irresponsible

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i think in general we live in a society which is designed to make it very difficult to do anything in moderation

@witchfynder_finder it’s a lot easier to defend them in a world where people don’t need money to Eat

@aescling well it’s definitely you, it just might also be the videos as well

“what critical framework is this zine using and what are its political aims” that’s what i would like to know

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anyway shipping discourse is wild these people never phone in to say “hi can you please explain to me whether this zine will allow stories which glorify capitalism/colonialism/the destruction of the environment”

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the person i’m subtooting says « You can’t say ‘it depends on the portrayal’ when there’s some things that can’t be portrayed properly because of what the dynamic is as a whole » and they’re so close and yet so far

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just reads as a real lack of perspective to me

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there are people for whom “comfortable” representations in fiction have never existed

there are people for whom a “comfortable” representation in fiction never could

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if i were running a fanzine and somebody messaged me like “I don't necessarily feel comfortable joining this zine if stuff like X/Y or W/Z is allowed” i think i would respond like “thank you for your interest; i highly encourage you to take the time you would have invested in this zine reading actual books”

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@witchfynder_finder don’t lose hope, you’ll make another bad Coriander post eventually

re: US Federal politics (mostly good news) 

re: US Federal politics (mostly good news) 

@Satsuma as a rural person we need roads out here

searching AO3 for spiderverse fics where MCU spiderman gets punched

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