A small continuation of icy.wyvern.rip/notes/a2uua7tofjz5ac8j
Now that I highlighted why I like furries and the concept of fursonas so much, I'd like to dig into what it is that makes alterhuman communities not work for me.
The basic premise of those communities is identifying as nonhuman. And that simply doesn't apply to me.
My body is human. That's just a fact.
My mind is human. Or at least, I can't claim it's nonhuman.
When we think about minds, we can only look at them through the lens of our own experiences and observations. We might think we understand what's going on, but our assumptions are likely to be flawed and can easily turn out to be false. A good example of this is the disproved dominance hierarchy of wolves, but it happens all the time in our daily lives with other humans as well.
So when we think about, say, the "minds of foxes", what it really is is "our idea of the minds of foxes based on our observations of their behavior".
The implication here is that you can't even be sure you have a human mind. But I am at least certain that my mind isn't closer to animals than humans.
Animals don't sit in front of a computer and have discussions about identity and concepts, write software or draw vector art.
Nothing sticks out to me as inherently "nonhuman", and on the other hand the desire to experience life as an animal serves as an affirmation of my humanity.
Even if I were to find parallels to what I assume animal thoughts to be — the fact that I'm able to participate in this society on equal terms with humans and do things animals can't shows that my mind must be fundamentally different from a regular animal's.
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I think this section shows what my values are: I want to see the world the way it is, without obfuscation through my own feelings, interpretations, labels, etc.
Alterhuman communities, however, are very focused on building abstractions. I just don't find this fulfilling and rather explore my identity creatively and without any expectations via fursonas.
Volpeon (Bonus) 
@volpi@icy.wyvern.rip