Aral BalkanNov 19, 2022

I’m beginning to see quite a few “this is a positive space, there is no place for negativity here” style posts (especially by newer folks) so I want to hopefully clear something up:

This is also a space to be protected. From fascists, bigots, etc., and also from corporate capture (unless you want to watch it turn into what the greater web turned into. Some of us lived through that once. Would be nice not to again.) Opposing such things—and vocally if need be—is not a negative; it is a positive.

Show threadToni AittoniemiNov 19, 2022
@aral As applies to politics, applies to public spaces!
Show threadJane Ayers
@gimulnautti @aral Ugh — both-sides-ism. They aren’t equivalent.
Nov 19, 2022 at 5:29pmWeb
Show threadToni AittoniemiNov 19, 2022
@janeayers @aral To fully grasp the meaning of this analogy, look closely at the separation between the hamster wheel and the viewpoint. Then place the argument you just stated at the viewpoint of the hamster.

In other words: Let the left spin the wheel left and the right to the right. People can’t change what they like. And let those few of us who see the totality, try place those who can not, in positions where they push the wheel mostly in the same direction. 😃