Sinister autism cavern

Genie Bureaucrat #13: Well, actually, the precursor to the word "eleven" means "one left", so it's much more likely that twelve would become the new eleven, and thirteen would become the new twelve, which means "two left"

Genie Bureaucrat #75: Doesn't ten descend from déḱm̥ in Proto-Indo-European, which comes from the word for "hand"? So eleven would become the new ten, right?

Genie Bureaucrat #506: Possibly, but there isn't enough evidence to confirm it! This could be an interesting way to test that hypothesis, by seeing if the word "ten" persists after the wish!

Genie Bureaucrat #13: Not that you could tell anyone, of course, the Wish Laws are very clear on that

Me: Okay so it becomes ten-something or something-teen, cool, still describes how it feels Genies are such fucking dorks istg

Genie Bureaucrat #75: What was that

Me: Nothing!!!! Anyway the wish yes do y'all understand it now

Genie Bureaucrat #13: You wish to retroactively give the entire human species a sixth finger on their right hand, yes?

Me: Yup! And I've got a helpful diagram attached to my wish submission, so no fingers on the back or palm of the hand or anything

Genie Bureaucrat #506: Oh, no need to worry about that! While making, er, creative interpretations of wishes is permitted and even encouraged, doing so for a wish on this scale would look very bad for us, so it's in our best interest to fulfill this wish in a satisfactory manner

Genie Bureaucrat #75: And that's good for you, because your "diagram" was nothing more than a drawing of this "Ford Pines" character; its detail is so lacking, it would be torn to shreds in any Wish Appeals Court

Me: Okay cool less talk more wishy

Genie Bureaucrat #13: But of course, your wish shall be granted

Me: Is there like a timeframe on that, like 2-5 business days, orrrr

Genie Bureaucrat #12: Oh, no need to worry about that, we're professionals; just take a look at your right hand

Me: Yooooooo fuck yes

Genie Bureaucrat #69: There are no refunds, mortal, so I hope for your sake that you wished wisely what the fuck why is my name like that

Genie Bureaucrat #12: Well, it looks like humanity switched to base 10—formerly 11—so that much was correct

Me: Oh god I have to relearn times tables don't I

Genie Bureaucrat #420: You heard what she said though! No refunds wait holy shit my name rules now YES

Genie Bureaucrat #69: Trust me, it's going to get old quick, just ask #352

Me: Wait why can't I move my sixth finger right

Genie Bureaucrat #12: Well you asked to retain all memories from the previous timeline, and unfortunately for you that includes your muscle memory. You should be able to move it better with time, but don't be surprised if you seem less dextrous than others, or start to feel dysphoria about your new appendage

Me: Okay starting to consider that refund

Genie Bureaucrat #69: WHAT refund???? I just told you there aren't any as much as I really wish there were right now

Me: Well fuck lemme go online and see if I can find any upsides

Me: ...

Me: Okay nevermind this was so worth it The Princess Bride is somehow exactly the same except Inigo Montoya just fucking kills every man he sees that's so fucking funny

Genie Bureaucrat #420: Just don't go telling anyone!

Me: You mean I have to keep this joke a secret????

Genie Bureaucrat #12: Contractually bound; you'll be incapable of saying it, in fact

Consider the following.

1. "they were blatantly pedophilic" what does this mean exactly?

2. "like being a pedophile and transgender goes hand in hand" was this the actual position of these 'blatant pedophiles' or rather an extremely bad faith misinterpretation of what was said?

3. "It fucking disgusted me deeply when they said that" From this, do we think it's safe to assume that this person is allowing their reactionary disgust to guide their thinking on this topic?

Like, responses like this one are a huge reason why talking about any of this stuff in a good faith, non-reactionary, thoughtful way is extremely difficult. It's why the term 'pedophile' is so useful as a smear tactic. It gets people to stop thinking critically, it chills discussion out of fear of being labeled a 'pedophile apologist', it is just such a loaded topic/word and transmisogynists absolutely capitalize on that.

I came across a post that was talking about kink shaming and stuff, I was agreeing with it at first, then at the end they used loli and rape as examples of harmless kinks and I was like "woah wtf those are NOT harmless, whether the child is real or not, your emotions ARE real" and this other person just went off (I cant remember exactly what they said cus the post got taken down (thank God)) like "You genuinely need to have the shit kicked out of you. Get off the Internet and never talk to a trans woman again".

Kink and flirting is fun and all.

But first and foremost, people matter.

And I’d just as enthusiastically hear someone talk about their niche hobby or gripe about their asshole boss, as I’d makeout with them.

Polyamory isn’t inherently slutty or impulsive or kinky.

Like monogamous relationships it takes communication, only difference is there’s more moving parts. It’s more complex, but it’s not worse or better. It just… Is.