Politics and cat pictures. Denver suburbs. She/her.https://bsky.app/profile/sosomanysarahs.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sosomanysarahs.bsky.social/post/3mlm3zbjnfc2bThe more trolley and button problems I see on the internet, the more I think that spending too much time thinking about ethics in these terms is harmful to one's own moral character. (Exhibit A: Rationalists, Exhibit B: Effective Altruists)11 May 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:qs32bguco3ms2jkidvtsk24x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm3zbjnfc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sosomanysarahs.bsky.social/post/3mllytahqik2qIt's such a strange term. If I hadn't seen it in Bluesky discussion, I would have assumed that it meant lacking a caregiver who was willing to bring them breakfast in bed and otherwise pamper them. (I'd be a lot more likely to sign up for that kind of babying than what Oz means.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:qs32bguco3ms2jkidvtsk24x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllytahqik2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sosomanysarahs.bsky.social/post/3mllxxbaeoc2uI think the framing of this discussion is a little weird. There's no reason to think your kids won't appreciate LotR or Star Trek or whatever because they're not brand new. There is a chance it just isn't going to be their thing, though, or that they'll like it far less passionately than you do. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:qs32bguco3ms2jkidvtsk24x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllxxbaeoc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sosomanysarahs.bsky.social/post/3mllmcpbvl22qAlso, what on earth is the slop machine going to do with that subgenre? AI doesn't understand anything, but it especially doesn't understand humor, horror, and eroticism. Why would you pick a subgenre that requires the latter two and may also involve the first? [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:qs32bguco3ms2jkidvtsk24x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllmcpbvl22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sosomanysarahs.bsky.social/post/3mlljj5ichs2lFellow book people: does anyone have tips on choosing bookshelves that can bear the weight of heavy hardcovers? Have you ever seen one of those matching sets of leatherbound classics? I've got one of those moving in with me, and the Ikea shelves it currently sits on aren't handling it well.11 May 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:qs32bguco3ms2jkidvtsk24x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlljj5ichs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sosomanysarahs.bsky.social/post/3mlhzmbxhjc2n@greenleejw.bsky.social I put my eel knowledge to good use tonight! Over dinner, one of my friends mentioned that in some countries rent was once paid in rice. This allowed me to spread the word about eel rent, to the interest and amusement of all present.10 May 2026 05:27 +0000at://did:plc:qs32bguco3ms2jkidvtsk24x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhzmbxhjc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sosomanysarahs.bsky.social/post/3mlevnklhjc2oAda is helping make dinner tonight.08 May 2026 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:qs32bguco3ms2jkidvtsk24x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlevnklhjc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sosomanysarahs.bsky.social/post/3mleljviamk2oNew little guy alert: [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:qs32bguco3ms2jkidvtsk24x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mleljviamk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sosomanysarahs.bsky.social/post/3mlckbzevvc2wBecause I was momentarily worried: people are talking about David Attenborough because he just turned 100. He's alive and (seemingly? for 100?) well.08 May 2026 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:qs32bguco3ms2jkidvtsk24x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlckbzevvc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sosomanysarahs.bsky.social/post/3mlbykrdaps2rIf someone uses printers regularly and claims they've never had a hostile relationship with at least one of them, I don't think I'd believe this so-called normal person. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:qs32bguco3ms2jkidvtsk24x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbykrdaps2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sosomanysarahs.bsky.social/post/3mlbyfwjtwk2rThe wandering catchild has returned! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:qs32bguco3ms2jkidvtsk24x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbyfwjtwk2r