Brianna Danielle Lewis

I come from an extremely competitive family when it comes to board/card/similar games, to the point where I stunlock my wife detailing what we've done to win and describing how we cheat at things designed to not be cheatable. Today I explained how we learned to rig coinflips to always be a win.

A follow-through to this thread; In general, Empathy and listening to lived experiences are my greatest guides. But I definitely get more hot in my takes with what I feel the logical conclusions of my philosophies are. There are plenty who share my beliefs who disagree with me on the best paths.

The consequences are until next election cycle, you're stuck with the candidate who shares 0% of your values, who pushes things further away from your goals. You may HOPE the positive is next cycle produces a candidate who is 80-90+% of your values. But hopes aren’t a likely outcome, are they?

A follow-through to this thread; In general, Empathy and listening to lived experiences are my greatest guides. But I definitely get more hot in my takes with what I feel the logical conclusions of my philosophies are. There are plenty who share my beliefs who disagree with me on the best paths.

Critical thinking skills involve looking at the possible outcomes to an action vs. the possible outcomes of an inaction. For instance, what consequences are there to a vote, vs. what consequences are there to not voting? Keeping in mind here the ultimate goal is PROGRESS, and realistic outcomes.

A follow-through to this thread; In general, Empathy and listening to lived experiences are my greatest guides. But I definitely get more hot in my takes with what I feel the logical conclusions of my philosophies are. There are plenty who share my beliefs who disagree with me on the best paths.

It’s easy to take a simple viewpoint which is 80% correct, but to get closer to 100% requires nuance, and those nuances come from viewing the issue from multiple angles. While we can’t do nuance for everything, we can and should use nuance for as much as we possibly can. Critical thinking skills!

A follow-through to this thread; In general, Empathy and listening to lived experiences are my greatest guides. But I definitely get more hot in my takes with what I feel the logical conclusions of my philosophies are. There are plenty who share my beliefs who disagree with me on the best paths.

Critical thinking skills are vital. Leftists like to dunk on MAGA cultists for being in an echo chamber and being so set un their beliefs they’re unwilling to be challenged in them, considering the idea as intimidation. MAGA have group think views, etc. But too many leftists have the same behavior.

A follow-through to this thread; In general, Empathy and listening to lived experiences are my greatest guides. But I definitely get more hot in my takes with what I feel the logical conclusions of my philosophies are. There are plenty who share my beliefs who disagree with me on the best paths.

A candidate who is the best available of the pool in an election cycle is worth supporting that election cycle, because then we can get a better candidate who is even better next election cycle, for instance. Radical change isn’t made overnight. It’s made through...

A follow-through to this thread; In general, Empathy and listening to lived experiences are my greatest guides. But I definitely get more hot in my takes with what I feel the logical conclusions of my philosophies are. There are plenty who share my beliefs who disagree with me on the best paths.

Not that there should ever be any doubt, but to be clear: I’m anti-genocide, Pro-LGBTQIA+, especially pro-trans, Anti-hate, Anti-crypto, Anti-AI, Anti-bigotry, Anti-fascist, Anti-corporation, Anti-billionaire (heck, even anti-millionaire), Anti-Zionist, Against antisemitism, Pro-endo for systems,

Those tenets can be espoused upon endlessly, but provide my moral backbone: Learning is sacret. Science and history are good. Critical thinking skills are vital. The goal should always be to leave future generations with greater happiness and prosperity than the past generations had.

Not that there should ever be any doubt, but to be clear: I’m anti-genocide, Pro-LGBTQIA+, especially pro-trans, Anti-hate, Anti-crypto, Anti-AI, Anti-bigotry, Anti-fascist, Anti-corporation, Anti-billionaire (heck, even anti-millionaire), Anti-Zionist, Against antisemitism, Pro-endo for systems,

I have a large focus on empathy and pragmatic gradual change despite ambitions demands of my dreams. A world where there’s high mutual support and a low value on monetary value, and where people of every socioeconomic background can thrive. A place where the neurodivergent and disabled can thrive.

Not that there should ever be any doubt, but to be clear: I’m anti-genocide, Pro-LGBTQIA+, especially pro-trans, Anti-hate, Anti-crypto, Anti-AI, Anti-bigotry, Anti-fascist, Anti-corporation, Anti-billionaire (heck, even anti-millionaire), Anti-Zionist, Against antisemitism, Pro-endo for systems,

A couple weeks ago, I wrote and performed a song, but never shared it. I figured I'd share the lyrics to it at least. It's called Magic Mountain Mover. [V1 p1] When I was young, I got called gifted. So skilled, so proud, So talented. I avoided every Major pitfall. No drugs, no jail, No alcohol.

[Chorus again] [Bridge] I have to fight, Defeat after defeat. Is there any hope? I have to believe. I have to fight, Defeat after defeat. Is there any hope? I have to believe. Believe in me.

A couple weeks ago, I wrote and performed a song, but never shared it. I figured I'd share the lyrics to it at least. It's called Magic Mountain Mover. [V1 p1] When I was young, I got called gifted. So skilled, so proud, So talented. I avoided every Major pitfall. No drugs, no jail, No alcohol.

[V2 p1] A bright future, Where did it go to? Every day a struggle, Just to get through. To change things, Takes things that I lack. Or so it feels like, No way to get on track. Went down a bad path, But there’s no redirections. Thought I had resources, But I missed my connections.

A couple weeks ago, I wrote and performed a song, but never shared it. I figured I'd share the lyrics to it at least. It's called Magic Mountain Mover. [V1 p1] When I was young, I got called gifted. So skilled, so proud, So talented. I avoided every Major pitfall. No drugs, no jail, No alcohol.

[Chorus p1] My whole life, Been nothing but a drifter; Forced to beg, I feel like a grifter. Can’t hold down Friends or community; Make promises That I’m constantly breaking.

A couple weeks ago, I wrote and performed a song, but never shared it. I figured I'd share the lyrics to it at least. It's called Magic Mountain Mover. [V1 p1] When I was young, I got called gifted. So skilled, so proud, So talented. I avoided every Major pitfall. No drugs, no jail, No alcohol.

[V1 p2] I got a license, A job, and a degree. A portfolio, Quite the pedigree. I learned what I could, I did what I was taught. And I thought I grew, I could use what I got. Yet things didn’t go well, I've failed to succeed. All that's left? I’m a washed-up wannabe.