Thank you so much for reading this very long essay! I am honestly shocked that it's so intense but I guess i shouldn't be. I don't understand the thing about the coffee machine, but I guess if the goal is to always protect against offending anyone, then we might as well say nothing. Honestly part of the reason I write is to give people l…
Thank you so much for reading this very long essay! I am honestly shocked that it's so intense but I guess i shouldn't be. I don't understand the thing about the coffee machine, but I guess if the goal is to always protect against offending anyone, then we might as well say nothing. Honestly part of the reason I write is to give people like you fodder to actually push back, and would encourage you to. We can't change the culture if we self-censor, though I also did the same for a very long time. Self-censorship means people think the opinion is in x place when it's really in y place if people who disagreed spoke up. I'm so glad you could relate to my reasons :). If you have any ideas for the future, glad to take them.
Thank you so much for reading this very long essay! I am honestly shocked that it's so intense but I guess i shouldn't be. I don't understand the thing about the coffee machine, but I guess if the goal is to always protect against offending anyone, then we might as well say nothing. Honestly part of the reason I write is to give people like you fodder to actually push back, and would encourage you to. We can't change the culture if we self-censor, though I also did the same for a very long time. Self-censorship means people think the opinion is in x place when it's really in y place if people who disagreed spoke up. I'm so glad you could relate to my reasons :). If you have any ideas for the future, glad to take them.