bertwurst on Farcaster

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Gauging the Farcaster audience... are women choosing to objectify themselves, or are they being objectified, and some people can’t handle when hot women are good at things? Most (if not all) of the women you’re all vaguely alluding to aren’t posting thirst traps. They’re not being provocative. They’re smart. Funny. Consistent. Creative. And they're also hot, and that triggers your internalized (kind of) misogyny. Is there pretty privilege at play? Of course. I know all about pretty privilege, I mean look at me. But if you’re going to claim the leaderboard is full of people who got there by objectifying themselves, name names. Yes, there are gooners and simps here. Always will be. That’s not why there are women on the leaderboard. Some of y’all aren’t upset about the content. You’re upset that you like it, and you haven’t figured out how to metabolize that without blaming women. That’s not critical thinking. It’s just misogyny. And it’s tired. Do better. Look within. Log off. Touch some grass. Maybe pet a dog while you’re out there. We’re great at perspective.

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I think we all have these 'objects'. Part of being seen and heard is to take those objects we value and put them on display for the world to see, and this is a scary process for everyone because we all have different objects to share. We are humans, not dogs - and as such, we like to draw these lines in the sand, define everything, stick it in a box, quantify it, qualify it, and move on... but nothing is ever that simple. So, to your question, I view it more this way - who am I to judge your objects you choose to share with the world and how you choose to share them? I care only that YOU are the one choosing to share them, and YOU are at peace with all that you share. The second YOU are sharing something because SOMEONE ELSE made you believe that is why you are valuable and you do not value it or are not comfortable with it - you have been objectified and you are objectifying yourself. That process is akin to a hidden handshake over a dark spellbound contract in the shadows more so than this picture everyone has of the lion pouncing on the gazelle. I, too, wish people were more like dogs - and we could sniff each others' butts, appreciate the smell, and move on - this is just not the way of the world. Sorry, Bert, I wish there was a better way. If the world was just Rascal and Bert, there would be no wars, little suffering, and way less pain. Unfortunately, a way less understanding and cruel species has dominion over the world right now... This is a complex question. Thank you for asking it. Few here will give it the time it deserves - even my response fails to do that.

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I agree that what we choose to share (and why) is important to pay attention to. And it’s not always easy to untangle what’s truly ours from what the world tells us is valuable. I don’t know how to fix the world either, but I do think talking about this stuff openly is part of how we get closer to something gentler. Thanks for sharing your perspective.

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Thank you for asking complex questions. It would seem the dogs here have much to share beyond what we thought dogs capable of. 🐶 🐕 🐩 🦮 🐕‍🦺 🐾 Rascal runs my Zora account.❤️ Although he gets mad with how much I steal the spotlight from him on there.

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