katt, migrating 🌟 🌈 @starkatt@awoo.space

mumble mumble were new gods formed or did they pre-exist only quietly.

This is a big part of how gods (hopefully) adapt to changing cultural contexts. As time changes, a god can adapt their nature while still retaining their identity.

Also I *think* structured belief can accrete new gods out of unformed god-stuff but that's something I'm less sure about, and would probably irritate some hard polytheists.

So it's a common trope that beliefs give gods power, but I don't actually think that's how it works. In significant part, "power" doesn't seem like a useful way to phrase what gods do in the first place.

What I do think is that belief helps give gods *form*. How a particular god manifests and expresses themself is due in part to what folks expect of them. It's bidirectional, since a god does tell followers some about who they are. The manifestation is negotiated.

I'm a sworn enemy to linear time.

tfw you start something, walk away, go back to check on it, and realize you didn't turn the cooktop on.

shimmering with impossibilities

I can't get that phrase out of my head.

me, watching this whole time "uhhh the morality of this place is completely monstrous. I really hope they get into that."

Me at the end: "OH. RIGHT."

...okay I wasn't super on board with The Good Place but was watching it anyway. And then I hit the end of S1, and HECK I am totally here for this now.

...but apparently netflix only has S1 :(

I did it! I put an emoji in an email!

Naturally, it was 💜

...this was meant to be a reply but I'm keeping it.

Standard electrician joke for when it's a massive pain in the ass to route wires to where they need to go: "Let's just use wireless power modules!"

I should probably get to the point of having something shippable with the cocksmithing before I launch into another expensive crafting project, though.

...programming your clothing, because welcome to our cyberpunk present.