@geliga Eh... I think it's probably both.

@rasterweb Me too. Exactly this!

@rasterweb I am absolutely sure you had the perfect words. But I'm really glad you agree with me on this.

It's cruel to cynically rob people of the only way most people feel they can push against what is happening to them.

I need to warn you that I have very little patience for people who insinuate that getting out onto the streets and protesting is useless and not worth the effort.

It is terribly fashionable to be cynical about civil, peaceful protest. But it is deeply demoralising and often people can be easily dissuaded from making the effort by that cynicism.

No act that joins people together in protest for a better society is useless, even if only because it makes you feel less alone.

@ApostateEnglishman You are absolutely not the only one.

@leemadgwick Thank you for this wonderful peek into your process.

I have to say, your art always triggers a profound sense of ennui for me.

@mastodonmigration I can find the comet, but that doesn't ameliorate the fact that these bastards have filled our near orbit with shit. @sundogplanets

@CiaraNi Amazingly well stated and exemplified!

@geonz No, she's really alive. And smart, and careful. And very traumatised. But alive. And that is something to be happy about, if only to honor her perseverance. @c_merriweather

@guayabito She got back online later and told me more. I am like you - I really don't know what to say to her that won't sound stupid and trite, so I just keep telling her that I'm listening.

@johnrohde they sure are. He must be very distraught

@zoeking thank you. It’s illogical I know, but I feel it helps somehow

@AnnieBuddy me too

I want to tell you a little bit about my friend in Tehran. She's a psychoanalyst. We met studying Lacan in a reading group online.

I know one thing for sure - she doesn't generalise about people, ever. She understands that no matter what nation we come from, we're all unique individuals who have our own points of view and feelings.

So, please don't worry - she doesn't think ALL Americans are awful. She knows exactly who is answerable for her pain. On her own side, and in America.

@ahumanbeinz She's a very intelligent and insightful person who is not in the habit of generalising, so I already know that she knows this. However, I will pass on your message the moment I get back in touch with her.

@c_merriweather

Hey, no crying. She's alive and that is what matters.

I just got a WhatsApp message from my friend in Tehran.

I don't want to speak for her, so I will just pass on her words:

I can't believe I'm alive
We had massive explosions in my neighbourhood
So close
So terrifying
Broke the windows
Shaked the building
I feel numb
The city is not the same
Neither people
Neither life

Then our connection dropped.
#Iran

@pascaline Yes! @tompearce49

@tompearce49 Me too. That's wonderful. I must admit, I have seen that on a very high-end cardigan. Along with a couple of replacement buttons.

@spacehobo Yes!!!