john rakestraw<p>I'm re-entering mastodon.online, and so re-introducing myself here. I tend to be someone who sits the corner of a room, observing both the others in the room and myself observing others in the room, but not saying a whole lot. I'm still learning how that plays out in a space like this, but I'm thinking it can be a space for real conversation rather than shouting. Democracy depends on it.</p><p>Interested in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emacs</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> (both old and new).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a></p>