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  • Spent months setting up my home server with Docker containers while learning Linux. Everything worked perfectly fine.

    Then I realised Ubuntu Server is just a Debian-flavored landfill. Switched to EndeavourOS. Everything worked perfectly fine.

    Then I made NixOS my daily driver and thought, “Hey, let’s ruin my weekend.” Migrated the server. Everything worked perfectly fine.

    Found out I could run containers as systemd services. Replaced Docker out of sheer spite using compose2nix. Everything worked perfectly fine.

    Then I heard btrfs was the bee’s knees. Reformatted my drives, migrated again, and spent a week learning why subvolumes are better than sex. Everything worked perfectly fine.

    Got a free MacBook. Slight hardware bump. Migrated again. Spent hours fighting T2 drivers while deepthroating Tim Apple’s cock. Everything worked perfectly fine.

    Rewrote every systemd service as NixOS modules. Why? Something something George Mallory. Everything still works perfectly fine.

    Did I ever notice a difference from the frontend? Nope.

    Was this a good use of my time? Fuck no.

    Did it need to happen? Does the pope compile from source in the woods?



  • My point is: I don’t actually think Trump’s in the files, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s protecting someone who is.

    And yeah, the distinction between pedophiles and opportunistic abusers is relevant here. Non-pedophilic offenders usually act based on opportunity, not compulsion; they don’t seek it out in the same persistent way a paraphilic predator does.

    Which brings us to Trump’s track record: the guy pays for women like Stormy Daniels; full-bodied, pornstar aesthetic, very much not “childlike.” That doesn’t line up with someone quietly hiring girls who look underage. If he were chasing that kind of thing, you’d expect to see it bleed into his public tastes, even a little.

    That doesn’t prove innocence, but it sure makes the pedo label feel more like projection than evidence.


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    2 days ago

    That’s fair, but you’re shifting the goalposts.

    The original implication wasn’t “Trump might fit a statistical offender profile” (we know that he is); it was the more loaded insinuation that he’s a pedophile: a clinical term implying a persistent sexual interest in children (and I’m using it as a catch all for hebe too). You even acknowledge that only 60-80% of offenders fall under that category, meaning the term is being misused most of the time, especially online.

    So yes, someone can exploit minors without being a pedophile. But if you’re going to throw around accusations based on vibes, you better be clear on whether you’re accusing someone of being a predator in action or pathologically in desire. Those are different things, with different implications, especially when you’re trying to gauge someone’s psychological profile from tabloid news and court cases.

    And sure, “doesn’t rule it out” is technically true of literally anyone. That kind of reasoning applies to your neighbor, your boss, or the barista who smiled at your kid.

    So unless there’s real evidence beyond guilt-by-demographic or “he’s gross so it tracks,” we’re just circlejerking accusations because it feels righteous.



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    Look, I hate Trump as much as anyone, but I doubt he’s a pedophile.

    He’s a repulsive, misogynistic creep, no question… but that specific accusation doesn’t seem to hold water for me.

    Just look at Stormy Daniels; a full-bodied woman who leans into the MILF aesthetic. hardly the type you’d expect from someone with a sexual preference for minors.

    Sure, pedophiles can have adult partners too, but if Trump had a paraphilic interest in children, I’d expect his pornstar hookups to reflect a more… petite stature.