Just got caught by Mormon missionaries to Oakland. Honestly cannot find a harsh word for these folks. "You guys nailed it on architecture."
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"Do you believe in God?" "I do not, nope." "Right on." I mean I'm not becoming a Mormon but I could learn so much from these people re: not starting bar fights
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Look: I'm not in the market for religion. But I have a baseline respect for anyone who navigates this neighborhood in goddamn slacks and a tie, asks peaceable questions and *only* has cards in Spanish, because yes, that's the language most people speak fluently herepic.twitter.com/H5twIlfYHT
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I sometimes see these kids in Singapore too, chatting people up on the train. Exactly as you describe. I found myself liking them too. There’s a non-neediness and non-pushiness that’s refreshing
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I have a hard time viewing “travel across the world spreading your religion explicitly” as non-pushy, even when cool about it in the micro level. I’d like to be more open to it... I think I have a visceral reaction against evangelism (w/any worldview but religion is most common)
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Replying to @staringispolite @webdevMason
yeah I don’t fundamentally like it either - just that the bar for decency is so low, that ^
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I don't honestly see what the problem is with spreading your ideas across continents — to me it still hinges on the quality of ideas? Otherwise it seems like a really shitty version of pseudo-antipaternalism to think "this culture shouldn't be interfered with"
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“This culture shouldn’t be interferes with” I think is a statement similar to “don’t interrupt people” or “don’t be a reply guy”. It’s an attempt to minimise negative outcomes that also minimises positive outcomes. If you’re sensitive and artful about it you can dance around this
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To my mind, yes. But I still think for most it hinges on the quality of ideas. e.g. "You must allow your girls to read!" will be considered heroic in a western context, while "would you like to hear about Jesus?" is considered overstepping by many
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Replying to @webdevMason @staringispolite
Yeah and I think it’s not because Jesus wasn’t a cool dude but more because there’s a lot of historical suspicion around the legacy of prior Jesus fans. Kinda like how people get suspicious of men who love kids. It‘s a bummer but that’s the state of the game we’ve inherited
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