Arsenic Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 I mean, do you feel human? Have you ever thought about it? When you ask yourself a question like that, does your brain answer something like yeah! I am clearly human, of course ? Just curiosity, I guess. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Yes i am a human, we all are. I do love furries but i don’t define myself as a furry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A User Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Yeah, although sometimes I see myself as very outcast compared to other people. i'm still human 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alto Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 I guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Spade Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 I don't feel "connected" to humanity, but I'm a human, I accept that, I don't really wish I was anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impala67 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 I'm not always aware of being connected to humanity. It's more of a whenever I think about it or am pressed to be made aware of how different my existence is to most of humanity... that's when I feel the most disconnected to humanity. So right now as I type this thinking about it in a very focused way *shudders* it feels odd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyTuneRein Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 (edited) Maybe "demi human" is a better description to how I feel. @impala67 Cool name. Edited May 9, 2022 by SkyTuneRein 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovebird Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 (edited) I don't feel human at all, more like an alien from another planet. Maybe it's due to me being neurodivergant and being treated like I'm not human when I was younger, but reclaimed it to a more positive idea; I'm not human, and that is okay. Edited May 9, 2022 by Lovebird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 I was curious about this topic because I recently discovered the term alter-human/non-human. A part of me thought that actually almost no one feels human at all, but apparently that's not something as usual as I thought. It remembered me of that time when I believed that romantic attraction and sexual attraction where not something real at all, and finding that they are was an...interesting surprise. Same with the topic of being non-human. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovebird Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Arsenic said: I was curious about this topic because I recently discovered the term alter-human/non-human. A part of me thought that actually almost no one feels human at all, but apparently that's not something as usual as I thought. It remembered me of that time when I believed that romantic attraction and sexual attraction where not something real at all, and finding that they are was an...interesting surprise. Same with the topic of being non-human. Yeah, I discovered the term alter-human a while back as well, before that I kinda used to say I was 'otherkin' but it still didn't fully fit what I felt, but I was afraid to call myself anything remotely non-human because I didn't want to seem 'crazy' or 'cringe'. I always knew I didn't feel truly human, but it was David Bowie who partially inspired me to embrace my non-human identity, the media always called him an 'alien' due to his eccentric looks & personality, and while I don't think he ever stated he never felt like a person, I think he certainly showed it more than he told it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Lovebird said: Yeah, I discovered the term alter-human a while back as well, before that I kinda used to say I was 'otherkin' but it still didn't fully fit what I felt, but I was afraid to call myself anything remotely non-human because I didn't want to seem 'crazy' or 'cringe'. That's the point. I am proud of who I am, and I use the term otherkin to describe that part of myself, but I don't talk about it with people outside the non human community because they would think it's cringe or that I am crazy or that I am an "special snowflake". Something like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaAro Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 (edited) On 5/8/2022 at 4:34 PM, Arsenic said: I mean, do you feel human? Have you ever thought about it? When you ask yourself a question like that, does your brain answer something like yeah! I am clearly human, of course ? Just curiosity, I guess. Oh yes, I 100%, overwhelmingly feel human. Humans, humans, I feel connected to all humans. Because I hate xenos with the passion of a thousand suns. Admittedly, I never met an alien. But I don’t have to! The people who know have taught me who those xenos are and what they’re up to! I always play humans in Stellaris. Egalitarian, fanatically xenophobic democracy. Of course… My dream is to become an ultra-liberal, progressive space Hitler. Suffer Not the Alien! This is not contradictory at all. Why should it be? Just think about it: it’s called HUMAN rights for a reason! Edited May 9, 2022 by DeltaV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alto Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 I am a cat therian :) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collie Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 I feel human Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sili Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 11 hours ago, DeltaV said: My dream is to become an ultra-liberal, progressive space Hitler. Suffer Not the Alien! This is not contradictory at all. Why should it be? Just think about it: it’s called HUMAN rights for a reason! Burn the Heretic unbeliever. Interestingly thats the achievement I'm currently working on getting, only because I insist on purging an entire galaxy of Xenos, in such a way that benefits humanity. Their bodies can be used to build our ships, and some of them are quite tasty. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apex Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Oh dang, I didn't realize there were other alterhuman & nonhuman people here! I'm otherkin, and partially identify as human. Whether or not I feel connected to humanity is a complicated question... I don't mind living as a human, I feel a sense of kinship with humans, I get along with others, etc. I don't particularly enjoy being seen as 100% human but it also isn't a huge pain. However, due to multiple things (my aromanticism, my neurodivergence, me being non/alterhuman, etc) I'm left feeling quite separated from others, including groups that I belong to. I think I actually feel the least separated from other arospec people and other non/alterhumans. I guess I feel connected to humanity as a whole, on a basal level, but that connection falters once you "zoom in" and begin comparing me to my peers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 19 minutes ago, Apex said: Oh dang, I didn't realize there were other alterhuman & nonhuman people here! I'm otherkin, and partially identify as human. Maybe there are more of us in this community than we think. I started this thread because I found about my non human identity in AVEN and I thought hei, if you talk about this in Arocalypse maybe you will help others to find themselves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaAro Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 On 5/10/2022 at 11:08 AM, Sili said: Interestingly thats the achievement I'm currently working on getting, only because I insist on purging an entire galaxy of Xenos, in such a way that benefits humanity. Their bodies can be used to build our ships, and some of them are quite tasty. Well, I won't really get this achievement. Some aliens are just too cute: On 5/9/2022 at 9:48 AM, Arsenic said: I was curious about this topic because I recently discovered the term alter-human/non-human. A part of me thought that actually almost no one feels human at all, but apparently that's not something as usual as I thought. It remembered me of that time when I believed that romantic attraction and sexual attraction where not something real at all, and finding that they are was an...interesting surprise. Same with the topic of being non-human. Attraction is easier to understand than identity. For attraction we have an emotional state that motivates a certain behavior (allosexuals tend to have sex for sex' sake). "Feeling human" seems like gender identity to me... a vague emotion that we cannot get a grasp on, because it does not connect to a specific behavior... There was a serious aspect of my last nonsense post. Shouldn't feeling connected to humans at least mean: having more instinctual, reflexive aversion to harm humans (compared to other species)? But I wonder if most humans even feel that! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlindfluorite Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 I think for me there is a certain amount of disconnectedness - I definitely vibe with voidpunk - but I feel that this has a lot to do with how the humans around me would treat me rather than something inherent in myself. Gods & monsters are human creations, they made me what I am 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmbo Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) @merlindfluoritethanks for mentioning voidpunk because I was trying to remember the name of the term reading this conversation. Personally I absolutely identify as human but I do enjoy hopepunk content. Edited May 26, 2022 by Holmbo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
root22 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlindfluorite Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 8 hours ago, Holmbo said: @merlindfluoritethanks for mentioning voidpunk because I was trying to remember the name of the term reading this conversation. The only reason I found out about aromanticism was through voidpunk, so it is forever on my mind 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm_leopardcat Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 On 5/14/2022 at 12:39 AM, DeltaAro said: Well, I won't really get this achievement. Some aliens are just too cute: Attraction is easier to understand than identity. For attraction we have an emotional state that motivates a certain behavior (allosexuals tend to have sex for sex' sake). "Feeling human" seems like gender identity to me... a vague emotion that we cannot get a grasp on, because it does not connect to a specific behavior... There was a serious aspect of my last nonsense post. Shouldn't feeling connected to humans at least mean: having more instinctual, reflexive aversion to harm humans (compared to other species)? But I wonder if most humans even feel that! FENNEC FOX! NGL, that's why I became so interested after I saw the different species of aliens when my brother first played Stellaris. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatistheromance Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 On 5/8/2022 at 7:34 AM, Arsenic said: I mean, do you feel human? Have you ever thought about it? When you ask yourself a question like that, does your brain answer something like yeah! I am clearly human, of course ? Just curiosity, I guess. humanity is subjective 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvest-Unity Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 What exactly does it mean to 'feel human'? What exactly do people mean by that? Any practical/anecdotal examples or descriptions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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