Sometimes it seems like people need reminding that being practical does not require being an asshole. You can close borders politely. You can test passengers coming off planes courteously. You can refuse handshakes nicely.
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Bad things have to come from somewhere. You don’t have to be an asshole to people who have a closer link to that somewhere than you do. Sure, critique systems and even dangerous cultural practices that externalize risks to others. But you can be humane about it.
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The next nasty thing to hit humanity might be traced to someone who looks like you. Or a cultural practice you have identity invested in. Golden rule, etc. This shit is not any harder to deal with gracefully than like an asshole. You have to wash your hands either way.
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I am not one of those civility-above-all cupcake fascist types but there’s conditions/stressors worth letting go composure over, and ones where doing so is a kind of childishness. So expect to be patronized/treated like a badly behaved child if you can’t tell the two apart.
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If you feel like unloading on someone because of what they represent rather than something they personally did, that’s a yellow flag. If that someone is also equal to or weaker than you, it’s a red flag. If you act on the impulse, you’re likely an asshole.
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I’ve seen versions of this incredibly wholesome foot-based greeting meme circulating from both Iran and Chinahttps://twitter.com/AzherRubaie/status/1231533460214423554 …
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And the Chinese version:https://twitter.com/StevenRayAround/status/1233552729387261953 …
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You mean Good Guy Greg (the epidemiologist)? Put him in a lab coat with the goofy hat and let the memes wash over you
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Thinking of making one that says "MASKS WITH EXHALATION VENTS DON'T PROTECT ANYONE ELSE IF YOU ARE INFECTED AND WEAR ONE" in big text superimposed over a video of a cat trying to jump onto a table and missing. Perhaps a guy getting hit in the crotch with a football.
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