tiramichu

tiramichu , 5 months ago to 196 in Fine Rule

One glass. They know their demographic. But then how are you supposed to share it with Miku your waifu?

tiramichu , 5 months ago to 196 in Rule

The quiet but ever-present whisper of "this place is not for you, you are not welcome here"

A lot of that can be helped by design, but a lot is purely cultural, and driven by perceptions of what others think - or what we believe they think. In Japan for example I always saw loads of people eating out alone in restaurants, it's just a normal thing to do. But in the west less so. Like the societal perception of the whole point of eating out is to do it with someone. Not just because you want some restaurant food.

So a lot can be overcome just by learning to not give a fuck.

It does give a peek into how other groups must feel though, like those with physical disabilities, as if the world is hostile by design. Or even worse, just hostile by omission because nobody remembered to think about you. And it doesn't need to be. But it is.

tiramichu , 5 months ago to 196 in Rule

It's a good sermon lol.

On my original point about "stages", the part that really got me thinking was that the person who designed that questionnaire probably didn't even give it a second glance. They just wrote it, and it felt fine, because to them it seemed like a normal way of thinking.

Same to your point about there being few events that aren't targetted at couples and families. When people are in a heteronormtive couple or a family, then they won't even notice how the whole world seems to be set up in a way that is tailored just for them. It's perfect for their needs, so why would they see anything deficient with it?

tiramichu , 5 months ago to 196 in Rule

I remember a form one time that asked me "what stage of life are you in"

Options being like Single, Married, Married with Children, etc

The part that made me blink wasn't so much the options but the use of the word "stage" , as if these things are mandatory steps in life, and by being unmarried I'm somehow still on the starting line.

Incredibly prescriptive of them.

tiramichu , 5 months ago to Technology in More Police Are Using Your Cameras for Video Evidence

You can also use proprietary cameras but put them on a separate network segment or otherwise restrict their access so they can't get out of your local network.

Not ideal to use proprietary cameras at all, but if you are doing then that's the way to do it.