FAQ (based on an interview with Marie)

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• Are you still active in any groups or online? --- No, not at the moment.

• Do you intend to be active again in groups or generally online? --- I have no idea. It depends on my health and whether I feel it can be good for me. Most groups have changed a lot since I joined them and people who don't participate in online discussions are unknown and somehow isolated I think. If one day they become again what I first joined, it would be nice, although sadly all my friends have gone (most have died, and others have left because they didn’t feel comfortable any more). Those were the days (when I first joined)… Great friends, no bullying. Back then there were Yahoo groups for communication, and although I didn't participate, I was a member of them (having a Yahoo account) and I felt more integrated.

• Do you prefer academia or High-IQ societies? --- Well, in general I think that for people like me academia is better because I could do my work in peace and didn't have to socialize  or be "happy" to be accepted. I could basically be myself, and of course students didn't like me, but at least my teachers/professors did.

• What are your projects at the moment? --- Mainly a project against child abuse and bullying. I really live for this project and my cockatiel, who needs me because I am the only person he accepts. Nobody else can touch him, not even the vet, and with me he is super cuddly and sweet. He loves cuddles and he even demands them!

• Don’t you otherwise love life (apart from your cockatiel and your project)? --- The world has fallen apart and evil is taking over. Actually, it has already taken over. It is a very sad world. If only we could show some love and solidarity at least, but most people don’t. It is *not* a wonderful world for sure. I do like being in nature though. Nature is wonderful. And I like to help the children. I also love animals.

• Do you have any heroes? --- People who fight to change the world and for human rights, equality and the environment, most activists, people who had to go through hell and came out victorious and now help others.

• Thank you, Marie. --- You are welcome.
  More FAQ to come.

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