Wed, 13:51: I'm sometimes amazed at how well furry phenotypes work. Stripped of value judgements, they can be very handy descriptors.
Wed, 13:52: Of course, human nature being what it is, they don't STAY stripped of value judgements. :P But it's handy while it lasts.
Wed, 13:55: I'm thinking particularly of BronyCon actually, and how much groupthink there was. "EVERYBODY _____!" was the constant rallying call. (cont)
Wed, 13:55: I boggled about that for quite some time until I suddenly went "Ponies, duh. They're herd animals." And then it all made perfect sense.
Wed, 13:56: It also explained why I didn't feel at home with it. Clappin Soarin aside, I'm not a pony. My phenotype is and always has been lion.
Wed, 13:57: Lions organize in prides: small, tightly-knit groups. Not large collectives.
Wed, 13:57: This talk is all very metaphorical, of course, but dang if it doesn't work well.
Wed, 14:00: RT @ jadedfox: @ the_gneech Makes sense for me, I’m a fox for sure, *very* social, but generally happiest alone or with one or two close ones.
Wed, 14:02: I've noticed that most lions I've met were very similar to me in preferences and temperament. Similarly, most tigers were big and bouncy.
Wed, 14:03: In terms of personality, wolves are the group I've found most diverse, but even they have some commonalities.
Wed, 14:04: Huh. Most of the ones I know are pretty laid back. // RT @ AsheValisca: Most lions I know who are "standard" colour are nuts
Wed, 14:07: Well, we know what we want and go get it. ;) /MT @ Omegatani: They're only laid back until they get close enough to eat you
Wed, 14:08: Anyway! Don't know where (if anywhere) the thought is going, it's just a thing that popped into my head.
Wed, 14:08: It certainly made a lot of brony behavior less inexplicable in my head. ;) "It's a herd thing." I can deal with that. :)
Wed, 14:26: RT @ DiscordLover: also sweet luna's hairy nipples theres a ton of clapping ponies on my Timeline! I blame @ the_gneech
Wed, 14:28: RT @ muskrat_john: Sometimes, a day doesn't need to be "seized" so much as "rescued."
Wed, 15:29: RT @ explanoit: People who think simplicity = great UX should have to drives cars where the thermostat is controlled by how fast you're driv…
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Wed, 17:08: Reports are coming in from all over: yes, I am a terrible dinosaur. *puts that on his business card: Writer, Cartoonist, Terrible Dinosaur*
Wed, 17:11: With those feathers? You're a GREAT dinosaur! // RT @ Gilda_Griffon: I heard you were terrible dinosaur. I'm pretty terrible dinosaur myself.
Thu, 09:45: RT @ Morendil: Note the crucial bit from that article on gender bias: making "gender" an independent variable, randomly assigned in controll…