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By Albi in culture — 01 Dec 2022

Background Radiation

Two panels. The first is a Batman sketch done by Amber, but is accompanied by the text "drawing out for you the same ol' microaggressions and straight-up harassment that has made up the majority of my internet adventures."
<p>Second panel: We see Amber now; she has brown cropped hair and glasses. She is holding up her sketch to the other party, a man named Arch who is visibly disturbed by her output.</p>
<p>Arch says, "Th-that art makes me feel uncomfortable."</p>
<p>Amber, with an expression of weariness, replies "Welcome to the background radiation of my life." " loading="lazy" width="300" height="149"><figcaption>I'd apologize to Willis, but I'm not particularly sorry about this. Amber's line is just too relatable. SRC: Shortpacked by David Willis.</figcaption></figure></p>

<p>While Twitter is having its meltdown (due to sabotage or genuine ineptitude, or both), Mastodon is another microblogging service receiving a massive influx of new users. Some are just trying it out; others plan to migrate permanently, and you've probably heard about it by now. </p>


<p>It had certainly been a learning curve away from Twitter's centralized style, for Mastodon is made of individual <em>instances</em> (think: different servers) that can

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