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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek OP 13h \ parent \ on: The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work mostly_harmless
I agree. I am worried that it becomes, or already became, self-referential.
Yes! I didn't feel that way at the time; I only started to consider it because of this video. But I'm not that white or that black that I have to seriously consider it.
But that's also related to what I meant by self-referential: now that I'm more aware of it than before, I'm considering it (ever so slightly) more, so it could have more impact on my behavior, which could cause other people to also consider it more, so it could also have more impact on their behavior, and so on ...
Hmm I think that the reach of influencers is much wider now, and there are many more of them, so there is more reinforcement of concepts pounding on your senses now than there was a decade ago. I think all social change/justice is at least somewhat self-referencing. Doesn't need to be bad always, it is good to be aware of those around us and at least not make every interaction unpleasant; some awkwardness is useful, I think.
But I also like to be alert that not every little social feature becomes defined by racial/gender differences, or even cultural ones. The world has much to offer and it would be great to share and learn instead of judge. And for that you'd need 2 parties willing to interact.
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