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I started an all-trans punk band online, and my usual music is singer-songriter. The new project really pushed me, and turns music making into a social activity! I also started another solo project that is 100% cello covers of contemporary songs (last one I did was "girls just wanna have fun"). Both of these projects push me out of my usual, and breathe some fresh air into my music. Maybe you could find some ideas that pushes you out of your comfort zone?

These are all my thoughts, too. I have nothing to add though...

Most religions specifically dissuade people from thinking critically. I recall my time in my Jesuit high school, where any questioning of the tenets were frowned upon.

The basic concept of faith is to accept something which can't be proven. It is antithetical to critical thought.

I have spent years learning about religions of the world, as I recover from my religious trauma. There are very few which truly encourage critical thought.

Critical thinking isn't anti-religion. Religion is anti-critical thinking.

WA resident here, raised in AK. The healthcare here is pretty a.azing. my medicaid pays for all surgeries, procedures, even hair removal!

We also have some good laws like how demanding to know what kind of genitals a trans person has is something that you can call the cops about.

Alt-J An awesome wave - it really is considered as a whole in its creation. There are interludes, dips & swells in the energy, and a whole journey of sonically related songs which keep introducing new variations and sounds.

Sufjan Stevens the BQE - another album that really should be enjoyed as a whole journey, it follows the daily commute of so many along the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in NYC. It wanders from orchestral to electronic noise, and is a wonderful album to put on for a slow Sunday morning.

Not to mention Alan Turing

I love complicated orchestrations that aren't too angry (My Brightest Diamond, Shugo Tokumaru, Sufjan Stevens, Bjork). Any suggestions?

The amalgam of style, gender presentation, gender identity, and social pressures are impossible for me to parse, so I instead focus on knowing that I can't separate them & do what makes me happy (it's not hurting anyone). You do you!

SCOTUS = dumpster fire

Most jobs work that way. A job has a set pay, and you can get fired or promoted. Tipping is unusual: A janitor doesnt get paid a different amount each paycheck because of how clean others feel it is this week. Cashiers who help you find things in the store don't make more that day.

We needed SOME good news from the courts after SCOTUS once again handed down more ridiculous BS.