E ae camarada, I'm joaomarrom (hexbear.net)

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Hey folks, thought it would be fun to do this thing here as well.

I'm joaomarrom (that's John Brown in Portuguese, loose translation), pronouns he/him. I'm a self-employed ~~colonial facilitator~~ English tutor, I'm in my mid-thirties, born and raised and based (heh get it) in Brazil. My greatest desire right now is to stop teaching English and become a full-time woodworker, luthier and furniture maker.

As is the case with many of you, I was 100% lib until a major election in my country. Unlike our comrades from the US, though, in my case it was, of course, when Bolsonaro was elected president. That dropped my libness coefficient to maybe a 0.8 or so, but what really yeeted me into the top-left corner of the political spectrum was Covid + George Floyd. 2020 was the year I finally realized that Stalin should not, in fact, have stopped at Berlin.

I was at /r/cth when the sub was banned, and it was a glorious day. I'm probably among the first 100 to register an account here, and I witnessed all the struggle sessions, major and minor alike. Pronouns, vegans, indoor cats, sparkling water, you name it.

I'm also a coffee enthusiast, love me some good kino, still play Elden Ring and love cats more than anything. I love reading and listening to audiobooks. My favorite book ever is House of Leaves. I'm also a bit of a fitness nut, and if @GorbinOutOverHere is your resident rowing guy, I'm your jump rope/calisthenics guy.

I also take a massive dose of magic mushrooms once a year and post an experience report in here.

Love you guys, this is the best online space I've ever been a part of.

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