When I was younger I lived in fear that incarceration of some kind is near. I checked my head, in tact with rules: I nearly became a goddamn fool. But I've heard voices (not in the head) out in the air (they called ahead).
Through ripped out speakers, through thick and thin; they found a shelter under my skin. And so no longer live I in fear, them are too greedy to pay my asylum bills. This is my life and freedom's my profession; this is my mission throughout all flight duration.
There is a core and it's hardcore; all is hardcore when made with
love. The love is a voice of a savage soul; this savage love is
undestructable.
Wow...
So, long time no see. I probably won't remember a portion of you and vice versa so I ask sincerely not to take that personally (I've always been more used to the anonymous imageboard culture). I must say, being able to log in without "stumping for a racist, anti-Semitic homophobe" popping up is refreshing.
Though now that I have seen who did the ban, I have to step back and laugh at the fact that a power-mad Canadian apparently cared so much about what was happening in my own country to ban me for it. And regardless of how many times I've said it on Era, and regardless of the supposed "clean start", no one believes me when I say that I did not vote for the current U.S.A. President (
not that it should matter anyways mind you, I just wanna play video games).
So what did I do? What can one do? Ignore trolls, and be helpful and share news and cool stuff in tech, vidya, etc. Problem is, to some that's not enough. The sad truth is that there are those out there that cannot comprehend that not everyone has an agenda to push, or hate or fear consuming them in everything they do. I find this trend, online and off, pitiable and sad.
I was banned for a month for being on-topic in a thread respectfully stating that I am doing well economically and have enough funds for a new wardrobe and shit and can afford HRT and, after being attacked for it, for telling someone who got a 20 percent raise due to Trump tax cuts that I am happy they are doing well as well, and that there is nothing wrong with that and that they aren't being rude or mean for saying that.
I was permed for allegedly making a thread in bad faith about Nintendo's official presence in Israel. Not a single person in that thread was warned or banned but me, all I did was post news and stay on topic whilst some people posted gross, dehumanizing generalizations such as "Israel isn't people.", something that usually doesn't fly on Era. Admins afterwards shut down a thread questioning the ban being vague, repeating it was made in bad faith when in fact I used the forums built-in reporting tools to report the anti-semitic content and suggest that a staff post be added to the OP to get the discussion back on track.
So yeah, politics. I can't be controlled and I refuse to side with a party, so to some I am to be feared. How sad. No one gets to tell me Anti-semitism isn't real, but truth be told, I'm kinda used to it. And it doesn't matter if you're a minority, or a minority in a minority, or a hated race, or a queer person to some that say they are accepting, all that matters is that you "fall in line" and I'll never do that; I'm no token and no victim and I think for myself.
What happens now? Honestly, I don't post much on traditional forums to begin with anyways, and as the years have gone, the number of online friendships has stayed fairly small, but strong, and I kinda want it to stay that way. I'm the same person I've always been, just someone who genuinely is genuine, who gives people the benefit of the doubt, and treats people with respect.
That being said, no one's an angel; put us under a big enough microscope and we're all disgusting swines. No agenda to push here other than being helpful and recognizing that a little bit of laughter is healthy; don't take things too seriously.
At the risk of sounding verbose, but to avoid confusion and ambiguity, thank you EviLore for setting a wrong right. Also, thank you for not apologizing; that might sound weird to some, but to me it shows that everything now truly is water under the bridge, and I sincerely respect that. We can all move on.
You may see me from time to time, but even if I won't post much, I'm always happy to help. To truly clean the slate, I have erased every PM in my box (or cleared notifications, I'm not too used to the new layout). I'm still very well-versed and enthusiastic about video/scalers, controllers, and all thing iOS, so never be afraid to contact me. I'm always happy to help when I can; I like helping people.
Cheers y'all, and much love.
