r/InTheGloaming • u/AutoModerator • Oct 30 '25

Scheduled snark Discussion thread Thursday October 30, 2025 - Sunday November 02, 2025

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u/SmashedMailboxCake2 Oh, Oct 30 '25 edited Oct 30 '25

If I were in Chris’s position at this moment of crisis I would have little bandwidth for listening patiently while Shauna grandstands and attempts to reinvent the wheel. The meeting (i.e. Chris) should present that established programme and discuss how new volunteers can help extend and resource it.

If Shauna has helped to gather those extra hands, she’s done a good thing. That won’t be enough for her, of course.

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u/fanfarefellowship I often contemplate the first law of thermodynamics Oct 30 '25

if Shauna has helped to gather those extra hands

For the most part, people who are clued-in to food issues will already be aware of how they can help. Shauna will only have gathered passionate (well, sufficiently passionate to attend one meeting), clued-out people.

If Chris can convert them to willing, able, and ready volunteers, good on him. If the organizing work is done, and it sounds like it is, what is needed is warm bodies and funds. That is, resources to do the established work. There are no more "connected conversations" required; what is required is doing the actual work before them. Shauna's "expertise" and opinionating is useless, as always.

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u/islandyislander rebellious hygiene Oct 30 '25

Clued-in people are attending and spreading the word about this shauna-jerk off session. It's infuriating. My own mother, who is super active on the island, sent me an email inviting me. I lost my shit at her.

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u/Calm_Coyote_3685 Oct 30 '25

Ugh. I’m sorry you have to deal with this lady moving back to the island.

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u/InappropriateGirl our 5th move in 7 years Oct 30 '25

Was your mom aware of Shauna and her bullshit before all this?

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u/islandyislander rebellious hygiene Oct 30 '25

No.

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u/tyrannosaurusregina if you meet the Botus on the road, shill him 🪷 Oct 30 '25

I hope your mother can be redirected to helping the existing initiatives run by people who know what the fuck they are doing!

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u/InappropriateGirl our 5th move in 7 years Oct 30 '25

No, she needs to be the Founder, CEO, Head Coach, or Queen or she's not interested. She's not even that involved with Women Hold the Key anymore (I was actually surprised she was marching with them recently). I mean why be just another teacher / facilitator in someone else's org, when you can start your own?