Gregory's Server
@Dani @Impossible_PhD Meh, pretty much everyone knows how to use a hammer and it's not a whole lot more complex than that. You have to maintain and secure it because it's more dangerous than a hammer. Mistakes are a bit more costly. It's not complicated though. You can go practice aiming and such to be better, but you don't need to be Rambo to rid the world of bigots trying to rid it of you. You better be willing though, and you might lose still and lose harder so...everyone's got choices
@crazyeddie
I get the frustration, the anger, pain, resignation and worry.
If you need to defend yourself or someone else, then please do.
But defense can take many forms.
To get reductionist with it, you can defend against someone with a weapon by injuring them so they can no longer use it.
Or you can disarm them.
Or you can reduce their will to fight through intimidation. (Including mockery, “defeating them with facts and logic”, reminding them of the cost of conflict, even just not backing down can be enough!)
Or you can make them see your humanity and theirs.
Start at the bottom and work your way up.
The point is to avoid worse consequences for both of you and anyone nearby.
@Dani @Impossible_PhD
@crazyeddie
I get the frustration, the anger, pain, resignation and worry.
If you need to defend yourself or someone else, then please do.
But defense can take many forms.
To get reductionist with it, you can defend against someone with a weapon by injuring them so they can no longer use it.
Or you can disarm them.
Or you can reduce their will to fight through intimidation. (Including mockery, “defeating them with facts and logic”, reminding them of the cost of conflict, even just not backing down can be enough!)