definitely sounds like Connie is doing "better" now
https://knockout.chat/user/10323
the juxtaposition of those two posts is almost poetry
Connie has now also posted in the Otherkin thread, and their posts are very telling that this condition really has no reason to be treated any differently from regular transsexuals.
They claim that they do not feel like they belong in their body, they claim that given the opportunity, they would replace their body parts with robot ones.
So given this knowledge, and assuming that transsexuality must be accepted and respected, why should "Robotkin" not deserve the same treatment?
If someone born as a man is free to identify as a woman, with or without any effort made to actually physically pass as said sexuality, why should one not be able to identify as an animal, as an object, or as a intangible concept? If trans people are able to demand respect, demand that others identify them as their chosen sex, then why should Otherkin not be able to do the same? Hence the attack helicopter joke, it is the logical next step.
Where does one draw the line between the denial of the reality of one's own physical form, and the denying of other present realities? What makes flat-earthers more deserving of ridicule than otherkin? Both believe in fantasies that can easily be shown to be false, but is their belief by itself not a positive thing? Does it not make them happier to imagine the world in such a shape? Should they not be given the same respect and validity that otherkin are given? After all, their belief does not hurt anyone at present. Nobody is hurt by their existence, so should they not be able to demand that others must respect their beliefs?
Obviously this will continue to unravel, and each further step can be used to provide validity and acceptance to increasingly outlandish beliefs. I don't think I need to outline how a large swath of people living in complete fantasies can end up being a problem for humanity. This is often derided as the "slippery slope fallacy", but the recent activities at KO show that one thing can indeed lead to the next, as it often does. What is needed to prevent the slope is that a line needs to be drawn somewhere.
But of course, drawing the line would be bigotry. So down the slope we go.
Holy shit this whole drama is like a TV show.
