Thread by @visakanv

so you're a weirdo, huh

and most of the people around you don't really know how to deal with you, the weirdo

some may even find you outright disgusting, or be angry and hateful towards you for being a weirdo

the important thing to know, however is that you are not the only weirdo

there are others

they might not all be weird in the exact same way, but they exist!

you should go find them

and if you find the others, something interesting can happen.

you get to develop relationships with each other...

and if you're public about it, you get to find more of the others still

then, if you're deliberate and persistent about it, you can build a whole *community* of kindred weirdos

people start building relationships with each other and it becomes this intricate meshwork, this support system, the opposite of the isolation that you suffered in

and the funny thing then is... when weirdos find each other, and do things that other weirdos find cool, next thing you know... now other people think it's cool, too

by helping yourself, and by helping your friends, you rewrite reality.

it's more complicated than this, obviously. there's politics. close friends can hurt you more intimately than haters. lots of pain and suffering awaits. there are 100s of pages of nuance to explore here, I just wanted to fool around with emojis for a bit.

find the others.

I think I've made pretty decent progress finding the others so far

I'd like to keep doing this, get better at this, and help others do it too. let's envelope the globe with a kind, nourishing mesh of nerdy friends

if you'd like to support my expedition: patreon.com/visakanv

or if you just wanna read more mini-stories like this:

https://twitter.com/visakanv/status/1093406813159022592