Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️

20 Nov 2023

Free covid tests. Took about 20 seconds.

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Dr. Lucky Tran

@luckytran.com

11 Nov 2023

In favor of a ceasefire: Democratic voters 80% House Democrats 8% Republican voters 56% House Republicans 0% All voters 66% All House members 4% Chart by @stephensemler.bsky.social

10 Nov 2023

The success of book summary services, like Blinkist, rides on the fact that... 1. Many books are fluff that actually fit better in a short, bulleted format. 2. It makes us _feel_ like we're learning, assuaging our anxiety-driven push for intellectual output & productivity,

10 Nov 2023

A lot of "cringe" is people trying to police others behavior because they lack the courage to be their authentic & vulnerable selves, and it's easier to poke at others as an ego defense. It's also the trivialization of a deeper issue: shame.

4 Nov 2023

Billion dollar AI idea: When you open the selfie camera to that super unflattering angle that makes you wince, it auto translates it to your best angle. 🥴🤳 ➡️ 💄💁‍♀️🤳

alexandriathylane.comAlexandria Thylane Rohn

3 Nov 2023

I wrote a section-by-section summary of G.A. Cohen's "Freedom and Money". (Like a normal person.) Cohen criticizes liberal Rawls & Berlin for ceding to right-wing political philosophers by agreeing with the premise that lack of money is to suffer simply lack of means & not interference of freedom.

3 Nov 2023

Instead, he challenges them on the conceptual grounds of their argument: He argues that poverty is in fact a lack of freedom. Cohen claims money is an INUS condition for freedom & illustrates this using a hypothetical society with "access tickets" to various goods & services.

30 Oct 2023

Your workout for this week 🏃‍♀️💪

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🪴 Plantpunkx🪴

@plantpunkx.bsky.social

29 Oct 2023

W fit of the weekend! 🍕🐀

Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️@alexandriathylane.com

Sexy nyc pizza rat 🐀💋

29 Oct 2023

Replying to @alexandriathylane.com

Lmao this got flagged as suggestive. What kind of place is this? I had hopes for Bluesky but I'm tired of every other photo of mine getting flagged in some way. 🙄

26 Oct 2023

Btw, y'all noticing the nice, single-stall, full-privacy gender-neutral bathrooms being installed as social mores around gender evolve? On behalf of trans people: You're welcome. 💩😌

24 Oct 2023

New cardio + core workout just dropped 🏃‍♀️🤩🥵🙌

alexandriathylane.comJohn Locke on Property

15 Oct 2023

I wrote a simplified, section-by-section summary of "Chapter. V. Of Property" from John Locke's "Second Treatise Of Government". Locke argues that people come to acquire property rights by “mixing their labour” with natural resources.

15 Oct 2023

Locke includes two provisos: First, that “there is enough, and as good, left in common for others.” And second, that the person uses the resource before it spoils.

15 Oct 2023

Locke’s Second Treatise on Government has become a foundational text in liberalism and has shaped Western governance and individual rights. Chapter. V. Of Property focuses on property rights and has had major influence on the development of capitalism and private ownership.

8 Oct 2023

“If people didn’t have to work they would just be lazy and do nothing!” Meanwhile: Every year people lose their minds in that weird, single dead week between Christmas and New Year’s.

4 Oct 2023

Had to authenticate the app, enter the 2fa security code, and solve a captcha just so I can rotate my smart fan 20 degrees without getting out of bed. The future is now.

An Anarchist Who Tried Her Best

6 Sept 2023

Beach day ☀️🏖️

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@nataliereed84.bsky.social

27 Aug 2023

Techbro: Magic Eight Ball, are you sentient? Magic Eight Ball: Signs point to yes Techbro: OH MY GOD

10 Aug 2023

I'm a big advocate for gender affirming care— including medically. Which is why I support cis men seeking things like Rogaine, Viagra, & testosterone replacement therapy.

4 Aug 2023

V attractive young woman on TikTok making "humorous" video about her insecurities around negative canthal tilt and top search on video is "what is negative canthal tilt"— unlocking a new insecurity for a whole cohort of young women. 🫠

3 Aug 2023

This is soooo good! 🏳️‍⚧️✊

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29 July 2023

Barbie movie was great! I'm a fan of Greta Gerwig. It explored feminism, capitalism, toxic masculinity, womanhood contradictions, and life's purpose. Hari Nef as trans Barbie was lovely & not tokenized. But I do also wish for a more _conspicuously visible_ trans character. And how about trans men?

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Caræsten 🇵🇸

@cara.city

23 July 2023

if you're trans, but can pass as your assigned gender at birth in most interactions, and a trans woman is like "hey what you're doing is shitty for trans people," consider saying something other than "I'm trans too!"

newsletter.pragmaticengineer.comThe State of the Tech Market in 2023Reflecting on the tech market from compensation, VC funding and RTO dimensions. What are the fundamental shifts happening that we’ve not seen in more than a decade?

State of the tech market in 2023 🧵 - Venture funding is getting smaller. Without VC, companies grow more slowly. - Based on funds raised now, the future volume of tech vc looks like it will be much smaller than in 2020-22. - In contrast, AI is receiving lots of funding.

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- In the months since last November, Big Tech (AMZN, META, GOOG, MSFT) has seen around 71,000 people let go. - I’d estimate 20-40% of cuts at Big Tech were SWEs, so between 14,000-28,000 SWEs. - This group’s compensation expectations will likely need to adjust.

- The 2010s was a great time for the likes of Uber, Lyft & other loss-making companies. However, going forward I don’t think the market will be as supportive of unprofitability. - “Boring”, "traditional" companies (banks, pharma, govt, etc.) have proved more secure.

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New grads’ salaries in the US? - Until 2022, all looked good, with starting base salaries slowly increasing to nearly $130,000. But then in January 2023, starting salaries dropped to a low of $105,000. - Perhaps promising, a new cohort is job searching & finding recovering comp.

- Hiring has cooled in Big Tech and at VC-funded startups. - Salaries are flat, while equity allocation to venture-funded companies is falling. - Venture funding is reducing, companies backed by VC capital can no longer afford to compete as aggressively with Big Tech compensation.

- Downward pressure on compensation at top of the market impacts the rest of the industry. - Microsoft & Netflix had no raises. - Some tier 2 & 3 companies have surprisingly increased comp. (Shopify, HubSpot) - Total comp at Tier 3 publicly traded companies fell due to downward stock price.

11 July 2023

On the disposability, precarity, & abuse of trans fems. Always a great read.

thenewinquiry.comJust a moment...

11 July 2023

The article link got deleted apparently. https://thenewinquiry.com/hot-allostatic-load/

10 July 2023

Why do I have to be a part time economist, psychologist, & political scientist to survive this world? 😮‍💨

6 July 2023

Why are people, particularly those who are Twitter refugees & self proclaimed politically left, checking out Threads when it’s owned by an arguably worse company?

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez@aoc.bsky.social

I like it here and I don’t think a mega corp Twitter clone can kill spaces like these. There is a high level of original thought and engagement, people care about each other and maintain a strong space minimizing bad faith, harassment, and disinfo, which lets people be themselves & build community

6 July 2023

I can understand using Twitter because there’s pre-existing community & it was a special product for its time. But with alternatives like Bluesky, Mastadon, etc that are just as capable, there’s not a meaningful reason to use Threads.

5 July 2023

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4 July 2023

This got flagged as "sexually suggestive." What? I'm doing the hard work of trying to celebrate, love my body. The poses themselves are both clearly non-sexual. Get over yourselves.

Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️@alexandriathylane.com

Pride 2023 in NYC. Healing is a journey but trying day by day to love & celebrate myself. 🏳️‍⚧️✊💕

3 July 2023

We all have the desire to be noticed and for many it’s easier to troll other people’s posts because they don’t have the insight or charisma to garner followers. But to their dismay, no one is entitled to someone’s time & attention.

sarah jeong@sarahjeong.bsky.social

some people are posters, some people are commenters, and the commenters fear blocking because they cannot produce content without a post to comment on

2 July 2023

Welcome to Bluesky 😁

soul nate@mnateshyamalan.bsky.social

welcome to all new bluesky users. please keep in mind that it is still in beta. there are many features still missing, so please be patient. for example, you may notice that this app loads posts and then shows them to you, instead of not doing that for some reason.

28 June 2023

Good day! 😊 Remember to drink plenty of water, take full breaths, & release the tension in your jaw & neck. Proud of you for making it this far. Whether it be getting out of bed, a big professional accomplishment, or personal growth. ❤️❤️❤️

17 June 2023

Heaven is having cute lil weekend tea & brunch moments.

erininthemorning.comUS Internal Refugee Crisis: 130-260k Trans People Have Already FledA growing refugee crisis is occurring in the United States, and it is getting very little coverage. I highlight the growing migration crisis, the people fleeing, and the laws they are fleeing from.

16 June 2023

130k - 260k trans people have already moved states! An additional 1.3 million are considering moving. Anti-LGBT legislation & the concomitant emboldened bigotry are spiking. This is a state of emergency for trans people, particularly in red states.