it seems bizarre to me to think of somebody *wanting* any of what i'm saying to be true
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Replying to @chaosprime
I think it has to do with having an understanding of how culture works for whole groups as opposed to individual people?
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Replying to @slambister @chaosprime
When we talk about this stuff, we don't specifically say, but to address large societal problems you have to make some groups.
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Replying to @slambister @chaosprime
You literally can't describe what's happening otherwise. And realizing your relationship to your group and to other groups is
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Replying to @slambister @chaosprime
what geek culture has a problem with. And it is *exhausting* to explain this to every single person b/c it's how people talk
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Replying to @slambister
i mean, maybe "i've dismissed your experience as statistical error because sociology" has foundational communication issues
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Replying to @chaosprime
It's not a dismissal! It saying that, in general, your group has experiences that are more difficult than this group. Not you.
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Replying to @slambister
sure, *i* know that. i'm trying to say that is not in any way how these messages come across to someone who's raw about things.
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Replying to @chaosprime @slambister
i'm just tryna raise the red flag about the exact mechanics of how we're sending people straight into the arms of YouTubeNazi420
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Replying to @chaosprime
I don't know that geek culture creates an atmosphere that really values empathy enough for us to keep them from becoming YTNazi.
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might not be able to prevent it, but that doesn't mean gotta encourage it
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