Nikki PinskiNov 14, 2022

Mastodon is full of hope as the intersection of society & tech is top of mind. So I want to ask you ethical technologists & passionate humanists for advice.

I've been growing in anxiety for 5yrs over more young men getting radicalized into hate&misogyny. I see my young self in them - nerdy, frustrated, angry. I got through it & became a well-rounded feminist, but that seems far from certain on today's internet.

I want to do more to help fight this problem but I don't know where to even start.

Show threadJPNov 14, 2022
@nik What kick started your journey from your younger self to the one you value today?
Show threadNikki PinskiNov 15, 2022

@byjp a few key good friends who were patient with me when I was a shit about concepts like feminism and "women's studies". George Carlin.

A lot of it was just time. But the key was I GOT time. I shudder to imagine what would have happened if 4chan or reddit existed then, and what kind of redpill hole I would have been sucked down. By the time that stuff came around, I had life experience, and I could approach it truly critically.

At 16? It would have been heroin for me. :(

Show threadJP
@nik thank you for sharing! I figure a good place to start is to find ways to offer what helped us when we were in those spaces. Not everyone will value it, but enough people putting the effort in adds up to someone finding it useful. It helped you it seems, and I've also been a lucky recipient of patience from wiser friends. Today I try to give more patience than I've received, and that seems like as good a place to start as any 😊
Nov 19, 2022 at 11:16amWeb