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@goatsarah Humans? What on Earth do they have to do with checking out? You mean like back in the olden times?

@goatsarah Seriously though. There are stores in the US (one less than a mile from my home) where they've entirely done away with human checkout.

Just one bored security guard to check receipts.

@goatsarah Can't need age verification if you don't sell age restricted items.

@saramg How bizarre! I guess.

BTW, have you read The Book, yet?

@goatsarah Might need you to narrow that down, but I'mma guess not, else I'd probably get the oblique reference.

@goatsarah Have not. Not sure it looks like my cup either. You're recommending?

@saramg @goatsarah The book is… not about what the summaries say it’s about. That’s just the central conceit needed to get to the ACTUAL subject matter.

However, the content warning is “yes”.

@zoe @saramg It’s a cognitohazard for trans women.

For a LOT of us, it gazes into our soul, takes it apart, tells us we’re good girls, puts it back together and makes us want to do self improvement.

The surface read is a parody on NHS transition, making the point that a force fem torture basement is more humane.

But it rapidly becomes so much more. It’s about our pain, our trauma, sisterhood, and a world where things could be better for us.

@goatsarah @zoe So... critique on societal expectations of conformity to an artificial and unequally applied psuedo-standard?

@saramg @zoe well it’s got that in it for sure.

But the main thing is that it will fuck with your brain. Utterly.

And you’ll probably be grateful.

@goatsarah @saramg It made me wear a DRESS. Willingly.

@zoe @saramg she’s buying makeup.

I started dilating again.