It's funny how someone sees in you precisely what they want to see in you. To wit, I: - earned a degree in computational math from one of the top schools in the nation - did my fellowship at Princeton studying nuclear fusion - ran NIH-funded clinical trials
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It is true that I am a victim: I am a victim of horrific violence inflicted upon me and my community for reasons no other than we dare to exist in a way beyond their willingness or ability to understand.
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When someone reduces you to being nothing more than a victim, it is usually because they are the victimizer.
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The notion that a victim needs the victimizer to find meaning in their life is a desperate plea for relevance on behalf of the victimizer, not the victim. It is a pervasive myth that victims choose that role because they seek attention. MeToo only amplified that reality.
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My life would be measurably better off without the deleterious impact of those who harmed me. Nothing about my success was enabled by their harms; in fact those harms have come at significant cost.
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This myth is perpetuated by victimizers who they themselves would have nearly nothing if not for making others into victims. It is projection. Maybe out of envy? Admiration? Entitlement? I don't know.
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I have long avoided the word "victim" because of this. But I think I'm going to reclaim that word. I don't like "survivor." I haven't survived any of it yet. At any rate, this thread has been about the recent
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When I run across screen caps of your twitter work on facebook I always make it a point that in addition to being really awesome at fighting Nazi's you are also awesome in other ways and then point them to the talk I got to see you give at OSFeels
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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