(He/They collectively) Adult (20+) || & || 🖋️ || Alterhuman sideblog, likes/follows from @ProgrammedBeasts! Two slugcats, Palkia, and a wyvern run this blog. (The blog title is silly, humans are always welcome here.) [PFP ID: A blue slugcat with an orange bandana drawn in MS paint in front of a poorly-drawn Nonhuman Unity Flag. ./End ID] [Banner ID: A draw-over meme of Alto replacing Patrick from Spongebob. They are in front of a bench with a nail and board on their head. ./End ID]
Hi! We're The Cassette Crew. (He/They collectively) We are a plural system of 4 nonhuman members! Tee, No Saviour, Alto and The Watcher! You can collectively call us Cass or Program! You can refer to us as people, beings, or creatures!
This is our semi-hidden alterhuman sideblog where we can talk about our otherkin, otherhearted, and nonhuman experiences in a safe zone. We do not maintag very often due to anxiety.
No DNI. We're pro-endo. We love good faith identities, and block people as we please. Decide for yourself if you want to interact with us.
If you'd like to know more about us individually, see below the cut!
PFP credit: Faytouched!
Main: @programmedbeasts
Asks: Open, anon always off.
System member bios:
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Tee 🐾: (He/They/It) You may also call me Giegue or Giygas! System host! Probably the one you'll talk to the most. I'm an easily overwhelmed little creature who's trying my best! Please be patient with me, I'm often scatterbrained.
Kintypes: White Slugcat (Rain World), Black western dragon, battle mech, Giegue/Giygas (Mother), unknown anymic shapeshifter... Gas... Thing.
Kinsidering Jax from TADC...
Heartypes: Caninehearted
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No Saviour 🌌: (He/Him) Hi, I'm No Saviour or NS for short! I don't front very often, but I'm always energetic. I'm a canon divergent Palkia who also identifies as the concept of space! I'm also Pokémon-hearted!
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Alto 🐉: (They/It) The logical one who can't figure out their gender, still. I'm a wyvern that loves to chat with other beings!
The Watcher 🌑: (She/They) Hi I'm The Watcher, or just Watcher for short! I like to lurk around in co-con. I'm a little shy and don't talk much right now, but feel free to say hi!
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If you happen to follow my friend Hiddentail (@rareblackcat), there’s a chance you’ve received a message similar to this:
This is a common scam that’s run by hackers on social media. I’ve seen it happen here. I’ve seen it happen on Discord. Hiddentail has also addressed this on her BlueSky account as well:
If you’re able, please spread the word. I’m not sure what the current situation is in terms of getting her account back, but I hope that something can be done soon.
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Once again venting about this here since it's the only place I can.
I feel better after separating from my friend group's server. Taking a step back and looking made it very clear most of them didn't actually care about me that much. After I lost my dog, only one of them even said anything to me about it.
And after witnessing a conversation that boiled down to "Ugh people under 30 are so annoying" I realize I wasn't exactly wanted in there.
None of us really shared interests anyways. I'd always get overposted by someone. Even my art was rarely even given a heart reaction. Unlike most other people who got praise.
What do you mean by source separation being medicalist? Well-meaning question, sorry if we're imposing by asking!
It assumes a medical view of fictivity that doesn't inherently apply to all fictives. Not all fictives are introjects and the original use of fictive was for people who experienced characters coming to life, usually through writing, roleplay, etc, which would usually involve them being 100% their source. Some fictives are more spiritual or walk-ins. The framework doesn't work when applied to non-introjects who might have reasons for just being their source.
Even with introjects, I know there are some who reject the idea that they're just "based on" a fictional character and might just consider themselves to be that character. All types of fictives can have deep views on their identity.
This term was also coined by fictionkin, which is another framework some fictives may fit better and likewise "source separation" isn't really a concept in the same way in fictionkin communities because it's recognized as an involuntary identity.
It also doesn't feel like it accounts for natural character development. If you exist in a system as a fictive for decades, of course you're going to be a different person, but you can still identify as your source and be just "source but 10 years have passed that I've been in this body".
There is something to be said about avoiding harmful behaviors based on your source and finding hobbies outside of your existence in a system in general. I know there are also issues with fictionfolk being too possessive of their source, which is where I've seen a lot of people assume fictionality is unhealthy.
The issue is the way source separation implies you can't be a fictional character and be "functional" is a saneist view that also goes against the ones who coined source as it's being used here, which were fictionkin. There are better ways to encourage developing yourself as a headmate and being less possessive over others - the later I think is a much more important conversation right now because of doubles discourse coming back.
While this isn't a subject we can speak easily about (factives can trigger depersonalization and so we usually just avoid discussing it in depth), I also don't think this should inherently apply to factives. While I don't think factives and fictives are compatible (i.e. telling a person you are them is very different from telling a person you are their character), I don't think telling people "just stop identifying as them" is helpful and it's better to discuss actions and consequences than something that's out of their control.
The same goes for genuinely problematic identities. I think it's better to discuss the ways you present those identities and find a healthy balance that works for yourself than it is to force people to stop what is generally an involuntary identity experience. I don't think any of these should be censored and there should still be spaces to discuss them.
I hesitate to call it inherently medicalist, because there are absolutely cases where some fictionfolk might benefit to stepping back from their identity and that's not inherently medical, but the way it's presented in the plural community comes across as medicalist and I think the premise as I've seen it used is medicalist.
But to summarize: The new website is up! Artist, panelist, and staff applications are open right now and can be found here. Those forms auto-close on June 30th at 11:59pm (US East). This year's mascot vote is also open, and can be found on the same page. The mascot vote only lasts a week, so get your votes in!
The email newsletter is also being retired in favor of RSS, with more details available on the news page.
“There are no ‘elders’ or leaders [of the otherkin community]. Just because someone has a website, has written a few essays, is an admin or a moderator, or has had more ‘experience’ than you, it does not necessarily make them any more qualified than you to say something or any more worthy of respect. There is no arbiter of the truth here and there is no one who should be given special treatment.”
-Excerpt from “Advice for those new to Otherkin,” an article written by Mikh’to in 2014
While I wholeheartedly agree with this statement, I would like to clarify that you should still at least hear those who are older in the community. They've gone through a lot, have lots of experiences to share, and sometimes hearing those experiences can help you through your own.
The young can learn from the old and the old can also learn from the young.
A young alterhuman does not owe an older alterhuman their ear.
Older alterhumans have just as much (if not sometimes more) capacity to be as biased and misinformed as any alterhuman younger than them. Age does not make wisdom, age does not dictate how worthwhile someone is to listen to.
It is worthwhile to approach someone who has more knowledge in a specific field, discipline, or craft than you and ask them for advice on that specific topic, but that's circumstantially based on what someone has actually done, not age. In this same way, age also does not make knowledge.
So, no. Age has no merit innate in itself. Listen to others based on their actions and if they've proven themself to be trustworthy and accurate, not how many times they've been around the sun.
All of us in the otherkin communities are equal peers. Any of us can listen to, criticize, view with skepticism, or ignore any other of us, according to each of our own personal choices. You, me, any of us. And that's good. Each of us creatures came together in this community because of something in common that we already had before each of us met each other, not because we're looking for gurus telling us what to do, think, or believe. That's a healthy safeguard against cultishness. For this reason, it's a red flag for anyone to proclaim themselves a leader of our communities, whether they get an exaggerated sense of importance about running a chatroom, or whether they give themselves titles such as elder, king, princess, alpha, or graymuzzle. That can be a warning sign that they expect to be treated differently than others in a way that they cannot deserve here.
Hope you don’t mind if I add a second poll because I can’t stop laughing at how badly this apparently underestimated the number of (I assume primarily) nonhuman headmates with lifespans well over a hundred years out there:
Hey Ancient Ones gang, how old is your oldest headmate?
100-200
201-300
301-400
401-500
501-750
751-1,000
1,001-1,500
1,501-2,000
2,001-3,000
3,001-4,000
4,001-5,000
5,001+
Voting ended onMay 30
Sorry for the increasing width of the groupings; I know it’s not good science but I’m limited in poll options and am guessing there’ll be more in the triple digits than quadruple digits.
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To anyone who thinks they might be losing a therio/kintype because its not fun anymore, think about your average human person. They aren't overjoyed to be human. That isn't something they even think about. You might have just gotten over the initial novelty of the experience, but that doesn't mean the experience isn't still with you. Try connecting more to the things you CAN feel, good or bad.
This is directed towards younger therians/otherkin mostly, but could be for everyone
you know the more i've interacted with therian online the less i actually care about. the actual label. draconic communities had it right its like. a fucking spectrum from guy who is very into their fursona to actively trying to find a way to species transition and i think making false walls between them reduces the richness of being speciesweird
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