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As you can see from my important poll that I forgot to boost to get more eyes on it, people like things at the start of the week. Or at least not the weekend. That’s my excuse for being late again. I’m gonna switch to Monday or Tuesday newsletters for now.

As far as the new year itself, it started anticlimactically, with me feeling a bit sick

I did get to spend New Years Eve with my partners and friends, doing our gift exchange and playing games and enjoying good food. Maybe too much food, judging how I felt later, but I digress.

My partners know me well, with derpy Gengar, Sylveons, and queer books. The fact that I got stuff on my private wishlist without them consulting it says a lot 🥰

I’m publishing a video later today to start the year on my YouTube channel. I also convinced a few friends to do vlogs of their own now, which is even better! A few of us have started an accountability chat, which we’re gonna use to chart 2024 goals.

I have a lot of goals for the year, but I think the big ones boil down to:

• Be more for my friends and partners
• Rebuild the bits of my business that I let flounder last year
• Start some new sources of income for resiliency
• Experience more new things with folks who I care about

I’m looking forward to 2024 and sharing with all of you! Thank you as always for being here, I love you

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How Did Polyamory Become So Popular? – Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker

I made a joke about this earlier this week: is it now gonna be cool to be poly among brownstone owning normies and not just those of us who don’t have property ownership contracts in mind?

2023 in social media: the case for the fediverse – David Pierce, The Verge

More ways to share & interact with the same content is not bad.

Dropout CEO Talks Doubling CollegeHumor Successor’s Streaming Subs and Content Output, Price Increase Plans and First Profit Sharing – Jennifer Maas, Variety

I really hope that Sam Reich is as genuine as he appears. This is one of the only streaming services that I pay for and I am glad to support.

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Why are all Cryptids queer icons? - Rainbott

Feeling like a monstrous outsider is not unique to Mothman

How Rage Bait Swallowed Social Media – Garbage Day

If by swallowed you mean, “went from most of the content to almost entirely all of the content on some platforms”

I don’t think we were made for this – TAEETIMEE

Being online and connected to negativity at all times? Nahhhh

GODSPEED | Cartoon Pilot – OlanRogers

A new, but very familiar cartoon from the creator of Final Space

Don’t Trust the Salvation Army | Renegade Cut

It should be obvious, but the Salvation Army still doesn’t care about actually helping folks who don’t buy in to their religious cult

【2023】ケモノまとめ – ヒャク（もも）

I love these goofy animations

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The REAL History of Gender with Dr. Kit Heyam – Factually! with Adam Conover

I vibed most with Dr. Heyam’s discussions around how many gender based arguments revolve around hurt feelings, and how marginalized groups can battle one another in a need to prove legitimacy by, “claiming one for the team”. Labeling dead folks in ways that they didn’t label themselves feels kind of gross to me.

T-Pain – On Top Of The Covers (Live From The Sun Rose)

T-Pain seems to be genuine every time he shows whatever nerdy thing he enjoys and works on

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