they are fucked up but they’re also how i access the majority of my healthcare like i would be happy if they are crushed by the revolution and i’m aware of the problems and libertarian hellscape they want to create with them but right now it’s a fucking lifesaver for me
that first story is p funny, i hope u managed to double spend tho fucking coinbase. haven’t used it in years
i get mine from kraken, it’s been around from a while. they actually do sell XMR, but not to europeans so i just get bitcoin there. yeah the ledger is a problem, but i only use bitcoin for hormones because like, they don’t really care about them. for actual darknet purchases i convert the bitcoin to xmr which breaks the link. more fees of course, but it’s extremely difficult for me to get XMR directly
oh yeah i used one of those my first time. i don’t think they have them here but i lived in london at the time.
it’s a good shout. i think i found the experience of going outside to be not worth it and just focused on obscuring the link between the legal bitcoin purchase and the darknet purchase. but other people go outside more than me so like yeah
i cry for you luckily i was a child most of the time i was using windows, specially cuz my school did all its IT classes on ubuntu, so i didn’t have to suffer much of the windows bs
yeah feel free, helping people DIY is my joy and solemn duty
true tbf
my general procedure is: -join a normal crypto trading market, with ID verification etc. it’s annoying to verify but then ur sorted. -buy bitcoin -download a wallet such as electrum -transfer the crypto to yourself
paying for hrt on clearnet greymarket sites, which is the most typical route, is usually done in bitcoin. it’s insecure, but it doesn’t matter because E isn’t controlled and no one really cares about T. like it’s largely viewed as a bodybuilder steroid.
so if ur getting hormones from either a steroid site or an E seller, that’s basically all
if u need to access the darknet, you are likely to need XMR rather than bitcoin. XMR is harder to get. in this situation, there are sites that will let u exchange bitcoin for XMR. you must make sure it’s a site that doesn’t take ur personal infos. tbh if u need darknet access message me cuz there is a whole lot of stuff i would need to explain, and it’s unlikely u would need it for hormones.
EDIT: i forgot to mention, anyone looking for T who is not able to go through the process of buying online, literally just go to a gym and look for the steroid dealer. i don’t go to gyms but i hear most of them have steroid dealers these days. but make sure u get testosterone and not other androgenic steroids because u want actual T. and personally i would feel more comfortable with online stuff because i feel more confident in purity etc. this part is just speculation, but at the very least with other drugs, online sales are much safer and purer than street stuff.
honestly i haven’t used windows in over a decade. i wouldn’t know. but people tend to be weirded out by having to do the terminal stuff but partner is vibing with it
oh i have an electrolysis device as well. but it’s so much trouble ffs
trying this first but i might just go at my face hairs with the electricity sometimes
as far as i know the main thing is to do hair removal, then put the oil on. but i assume u know that already. i will report in a few months anyway
i am attempting a scientific experiment. i have been using a plant oil that is supposed to act as a topical antiandrogen that reduces sensitivity to androgens in the places u rub it in, leading to less hair. i have been using it on my face for a couple weeks and it feels like it’s changing.
BUT
i plan to conduct an experiment on my arm hairs. i’m gonna do the exact same hair removal on each arm, but i’m gonna put the oil on one arm, for 6 months. i will report on the results.
oh yeah absolutely. but it’s still a bit of a culture shock, and u can’t really avoid terminal etc
i am up for it and i know that it’s likely to come when people switch. and i warn them as well. but particularly if it’s someone remote, i find it hard to help and they don’t always give me enough infos to help tho partner is not remote but it’s like i say “give me laptop” and they ask me to tell them how instead. they’re learning so fast and being really proactive with learning terminal and finding commands online etc i’m just proud of them
i did thing. i feel just enough strength to do more thing. things are important. i am proud of myself.
it really sucks when ur disabled but if u don’t get on with the things then eventually it will be catastrophic so u just gotta do the things, but also be careful not to push urself in such a way that it makes u worse. i even went to a series of classes on pacing that were offered by the health service a few years ago and i put it into practice best i can. but there’s just something about like the material conditions of life, and how sometimes there is no chance to rest.
my greatest success story was posting a vague thing on r/t4t, getting messaged by the future love of my life, and kissing them in the airport 3 weeks later
like i don’t recommend reddit, and i left immediately afterwards, but genuinely this kinda thing can work
the cis are so sensitive
no don’t apologise, u did nothing wrong i’m fully on board with crypto hate. i just kinda think it might do a lot of harm to actually make it illegal without solving the problems that lead people to need to use it. particularly now that even more US trans people are gonna lose access.
yup, my adhd meds come that way too. unfortunately i can’t afford the actual meds - but i actually get fewer side effect from just basic amphetamine so it’s not really a problem.
having to get antidepressants like that is uh… kinda depressing. was talking to partner a while ago about if we should try and sell their old psychiatric meds since they came off them. they’re nothing that people would wanna take recreationally but we figured it might be the only option for some people who actually need them. and yeah that sucks. i had a postage fuckup with my hormones recently and that was kinda bad, and i ended up taking some extremely expired, open vials of scraps i had lying around because it affected me so badly. it was a risk for sure, i have no problem taking expired meds but injections are something i’m much more cautious about. but it paid off, nothing bad happened.