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I met a proper SJW last night at a party. I told her our app will donate to the most effective charities to save the most lives possible, and she was like, "but how do you prevent this from creating a white savior complex?"
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I was like, "our money can go farther when helping very poor countries," and she was like, "but you should be addressing the racism and sexism and inequality in our community right here in New York City"
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I was like, "New York City is the 1% though - this is one of the most privileged cities in the world, donating here is just the 1% donating to the 1% basically" and she was like, "but because it's the 1% the oppression structures here matter the most."
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I was like, "at the end of the day, though, what matters is that we both have good intentions, even if we disagree about how to do the most good, we still want the same thing, we're on the same side." She was like, "I disagree."
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No, it's not the best tactic, it's the easiest tactic. I used to be an abortion-clinic-protesting fundamentalist, and if people like you had only ridiculed me instead of treating me like a real person, I never would have left.
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I used to be the crazy person, and over time, encountering actually compassionate people who *weren't like you,* I finally changed my mind. I was a true believer, and I converted. It's easy to think these people are beyond saving, because that means you don't have to try.