A lot of social advice amounts to “round problems down”. Live and let live, turn the other cheek, don’t take things personally, etc. If you avoid escalation, you avoid destructive feedback loops. The concept of microaggressions as endorsed by the modern left does the opposite.
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Replying to @drethelin
hard disagree. being aware of the microaggression pattern allows you to avoid wearing down those around you (which inevitably leads to escalation)
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Replying to @Tipsycaek @drethelin
a full dignity culture take on microaggressions would be (i) be aware and try not to throw them, (ii) if recipient don't escalate I think we used to have both of these norms
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Replying to @eigenrobot @drethelin
we still have both these norms, and most people follow them. the problem is that we have it for things like "dont talk about how wealthy you are in front of poor people" but theres a lack of awareness of "dont ask asian americans where theyre 'really from'"
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perception matters a lot. "where are you from?" is a very neutral question and the asker might really be expecting an answer like "Edison, NJ" instead of "Mumbai". lots of trip-wires in the way of understanding.
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maybe read my post? i didn't say "where are you from".
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I read it, but you're agitated, and I'm sincerely not trying to argue with you. I'll read it again later and try to understand what I missed the first time.
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