Hi! Most call me Ghost but I go by a couple different names. Those being Wanderer, Wander, Ghost, and Star. Youâre welcome to use any of these.
I use she/her.
I mostly reblog stuff from the ieytd fandom. But I will reblog some things from other fandoms too. I will also reblog anything I find pretty/cool/funny.
I have an ieytd agent oc ask blog. @agentwraith I post about Wraith and other stuff involving ieytask ocs and blogs on there. Sometimes iâll mix blogs up and post things meant for @agentwraith here. Donât pay any mind to that, Iâll probably realize and fix it.
I can be shy and have trouble starting conversations. But I love when people talk to me and strike up conversations! So donât be afraid to do that!
researching the history of education in japan and learning that, preâMeiji Restoration, peasants/commoners formed their own schools to become educated because it was the best way of fighting tax fraud.
That is, when an official told you, a rice farmer, that you owed more taxes than you really did, it was very useful if you were good enough at math to know he was lying (and could prove it) and if you were good enough at writing to write a letter to your government defending your case.
all of which is to say it's crazy that mega-corporations are now pushing education to be "what if you paid us whatever we tell you to for the rest of your life and never do math or write anything ever again"
My Grandma grew up during the great depression and had to quit school in order to take care of her siblings after her mother died. She never got to finish third grade. She could not read or write, not even her own name, but she could do math.
She taught herself addition, subtraction, multiplication, and long division. She could do it all in her head quicker than you could do it with pen and paper, and this was before the invention of calculators.
She taught herself with money because in her own words, 'I had to learn otherwise the boss man would cheat ya'.
If she couldn't calculate her own wages then the company would try to underpay her.
People need to learn economics because if you don't understand math then the rich man will try to cheat ya.
to be clear you SHOULD buy that cast iron pan and you SHOULD buy that knife set and you SHOULD buy that fancy rice cooker and you SHOULD buy that novelty mug. high quality kitchenware is always worth it youâre literally gonna be using that almost every day
My dad used to say that the only men who are adamant about their female sexual partners being virgins before them and obsessed with women having low body counts are men who are extremely bad in bed and are afraid of their female sexual partners having anything to compare it to and the ability to recognize that sex is supposed to be good and that particular guy is not good. Which I believe to be true but it was a bizarre yet insightful bit of sex ed to get as a teenager.
Hey. If people aren't aware, Microsoft admitted they know who you and where you are at all times and will give your info to the police.
They have a Global Device Identifier (GDID) Tracker that functions as a fingerprint for your PC that can surpass VPNs, proxy servers and countries. Although it can't survive a clean reinstall of Windows (it can survive updates), because Microsoft forces you to go to the internet and log in into a Microsoft account, they will be able to get to you.
Microsoft kept it secret and it was only found out when the FBI tracked a hacker thanks to the information Microsoft gave them.
You should be paying attention to this, and possibly consider moving away from Windows. If a government, especially the US government, doesn't like you for some reason, this could be seriously concerning.
This article specifically notes:
For journalism, activism, or domestic abuse situations, skip Windows and use Linux routed through Tor instead of a commercial VPN. A GDID doesnât care which VPN you use, only that itâs still the same Windows installation.
GDID is the persistent Windows ID that helped FBI trace a Scattered Spider hacker despite VPNs. Here's how it works and how to limit it.
Other important quotes:
What has researchers uneasy is everything else the case reveals. Costin Raiu, a well-known malware researcher, asked on the Three Buddy Problem podcast how much of this exists on other platforms, and whether it is linked more permanently to hardware. Matthew Hickey, another security researcher, called Windows âsurveillance softwareâ.
Two things back that up:
Thereâs no consent screen. A GDID gets assigned when you sign into a Microsoft Account. Appleâs advertising identifier needs an App Tracking Transparency prompt and a visible reset; Androidâs works the same way. GDID has neither, and a Windows reinstall only gets you a new number Microsoft can still get back to the same account.
Then thereâs activation. Massgrave, the group behind Microsoft Activation Scripts, notes that Windows setup sends hardware info to Microsoft and gets identifiers back, the same tokens later used for Store access and licensing: âItâs impossible to prevent Windows from getting a GDID without breaking activation and UWP app[s].â Anyone who lost a license after swapping a motherboard has already met a smaller version of this.
fun fact "a-spec people can still feel love even if it's different from what amatonormative society considers love" and "some people don't experience love at all and that's fine and doesn't make them any less human or worthy of respect" are two statements that can and do coexist
reminder that if youre aro you dont have to be in a qpr or have any type of other relationship to still be happy !! you dont have to make up for not having/wanting romantic relationships !!
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Happy pride! If youâre looking for aspec stories, I could recommend you my RPG Maker games.
-Friendship Test: A long story-focused game that explores different aspec identities (aromanticism, aplatonicism, lovelessnessâŚ). Lots of aspecs have seen themselves on this game, maybe youâre next. Jokes aside, itâs a passion project that means a lot to me and itâs completely free for you to enjoy!
-Exe tries to save the holidays: A short follow-up to Friendship Test! While the main focus is not on aspec themes, we do have an aspec protagonist whose identity is important for her character. The game only costs 1,30$!
-Estranged Family: A spin-off to Friendship Test which is currently on development, but there is a 2 hour long demo available! I continue to explore more aspec themes here, maybe youâll like this one too!
-Obsolete Friends: A short semi-horror game, unrelated to the Friendship Test series. Aspec themes are not the main focus, but there are aspec characters that are important to the story. Itâs my newest game and it costs 2$!
You can find all my games on itch.io! Or you can watch full playthrough on the official channels for each game. Sorry I can't link anything cause Tumblr always makes sure my posts don't show up on the tags when I include links. But you can find everything on the blogs @friendship-test and @obsoletefriends ! Either way, thanks for reading!
I donât understand when people complain about âlikespamming.â If I see the same person 20 times in a row in my notifs, even if they donât reblog anything or follow me, Iâm excited that they came to my gay little museum and had a good time! Thatâs literally what itâs for!!
