lurch (he/him)

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Cake day: October 4th, 2023

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  • it could be that the intent is the problem, not the words: if whatever the word currently is, is often being used as an insult because of its meaning, the word slowly becomes an insult notion itself. it will not matter how many times it’s replaced.

    if you think about it without emotion, it seems “retard” itself could have been chosen in good faith. we know the word is also used in other situations without negative intentions, like slow-release pills etc…









  • is this some sort of linux? if so, try ctrl+alt+f1 through f12 (to switch virtual terminal) one of them may drop you to text mode CLI login where you can use programs like ps, top, kill and killall to pick and force quit programs. you can then return with chvt or ctrl+alt+f1 through f12 to your session. it can sometimes be confusing because often one VT is the GUI login. if you get that, it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re logged out. your session is just on another VT.