KplayNov 21, 2022
Ro
I will never understand why people are so averse to diversity.

I like seeing trans people speaking to each other with idioms I don't get, cute girls speaking a language I can't recognize, or gay dudes priming and posing in random pics.

Seeing shit that is not for me makes me feel like I'm part of a much bigger world that still has space for me to learn and grow.

That's a big place of comfort for me. The bottomless nature of the human experience means we all have space to be fully who we are.

That's pretty cool.
Nov 20, 2022 at 10:34pmWeb
Show threadAGF : poemproducerNov 20, 2022
@Are0h šŸ˜
Show threadVirtualWolfNov 20, 2022
@Are0h 100%.
Show threadDaniMarieAUCNov 20, 2022
@Are0h same. Well said. Diversity is beautiful, and I don't get to see that in my daily life where I live. So I love seeing it here, and I will always choose to see more of it when given the chance.
Show threadNarrativeEscapesNov 21, 2022

@DaniMarieAUC nothing like having to check urban dictionary twice a week.

That's one thing I'll miss from Twitter.

Show threadWayne WernerNov 22, 2022
@NarrativeEscapes @DaniMarieAUC until you find enough people over here!
Show threadraphaelNov 20, 2022
@Are0h that fuzzy feeling when you learn of a new word in a language or vernacular that describes something so specific that you never thought needed a name of its own? man, thatā€™s so good!
Show threadRoNov 20, 2022
@gekitsu YO! I love that feeling when you really connect with something that at first you didn't understand.

That's how culture is made. It's so beautiful.
Show threadraphaelNov 20, 2022
@Are0h yes, 100% this!
Show threadTanyaNov 20, 2022
@Are0h This is mostly why I miss switter. Although it's unlikely that I would have ever engaged directly, seeing people out there safely and respectfully doing their thing always filled me with hope and made me smile.
Show threadRoNov 20, 2022
@Telias We can do it here. It's just gonna take time.

Because there are so many lovely people on the fedi that stay silent because they don't want to be harassed.

It's one of the reasons I came back.
Show threadTanyaNov 21, 2022
@Are0h I agree. Agreed. It's why I came back too. And it's why I pay attention to what you and a few are others are doing...
Show threadAmeliaNov 20, 2022
@Are0h This is beautifully articulated. Thank you.
Show threadClaus AranhaNov 20, 2022
@Are0h Oh my, I emphasize a lot with this post. Seeing people be themselves in all different ways is one thing that gives me hope about the world.
Show threadRoNov 20, 2022
@caranha Big big same. If anything, we don't have enough diversity here.

I want MOOOOAAAAAR
Show threadJeffNov 21, 2022

@Are0h @caranha

Yeah, every time I see a poll on people's geographic areas I feel bummed that there's still so little African presence here.

Africa as a _massive_, wildly diverse place and I'd love it if the fediverse could be a place for more people to connect with people from across the continent.

Show threadMorgane LainardNov 22, 2022
@caranha @Are0h same thing. It warms my heart so much to see people being happy to be themselves. Like their happiness is contagious.
Show threadVee UyeNov 20, 2022
@Are0h ooh, right in the feels!
Show threadRoNov 20, 2022
@veeuye I love the nuances of culture. I just want to learn and bathe in it.
Show threadAnne Marie Price Nov 21, 2022
@Are0h @veeuye I so feel this statement. I agree!
Show threadclown event still possib-LNov 20, 2022
@Are0h This is an awesome sentiment and I really appreciate you sharing it! I hope more people discover this about the world.
Show threadLizzie Speaks Too SoonNov 20, 2022
@Are0h I like diversity, too
Show threadFrames Catherine WhiteNov 20, 2022
@Are0h very this.
I moved from Perth Australia, to Cambridge UK.
I am not going to say Australia is a particularly high point for diversity, but the upper-middle class UK is a low point.
It wasn't til I moved to what my former landlord called "a bad part of town" that I heard anyone speaking anything other than English. It was such a relief to be around other immigrants -- especially ones not from my culture.
Show threadRoNov 20, 2022
@oxinabox I lived in New York for about ten years, and one of the things I loved was that I would hear at least 5 or 6 different languages every day.

The world is so much bigger than we think it is or has been taught to believe.
Show threadMihailik šŸŒ¼šŸŒ¼šŸŒ¼šŸƒšŸæā€ā™€ļøšŸŒ¼šŸŒ¼šŸŒ¼Nov 20, 2022

@Are0h @oxinabox

Yes this attitude is very niche, and no one yet explained convincingly why.

Connecting with people is joy. One of the strongest. Crossing the wilderness of dumb not-understanding, and boom!

You get? You get!!

Show threadMihailik šŸŒ¼šŸŒ¼šŸŒ¼šŸƒšŸæā€ā™€ļøšŸŒ¼šŸŒ¼šŸŒ¼Nov 20, 2022

@Are0h @oxinabox

It's like YouTube Music gives you your favourites, then WHACK! ā€” oh my DOG, what is this beauty?? šŸ„°šŸ’”šŸ˜

Show threadMuradNov 21, 2022
@Are0h @oxinabox Great post (and reply) This is what I love about London, too!
Show threadAnne Marie Price Nov 21, 2022
@Are0h @oxinabox Itā€™s why I love CA.
Show threadMike McHargueNov 20, 2022
@Are0h Absolutely agree.
Show threadHauntedDoctorNov 20, 2022
@Are0h This is why I love living in a big city! Every day, I see something that's not familiar or for or about me and remember there's so much more out there to know.
Show threadChristopher LeagueNov 20, 2022
@Are0h Beautifully said, thank you!
Show threadJust AliceNov 20, 2022

@Are0h
This is perfect. Thank you so much for articulating this.

This is why I love & crave access to communities of people online who live & make & love differently than I do, who can see & understand parts of this world that I cannot.

The vastness of the universe, & the diversity of human experience in it, is profoundly comforting. That there is so much to see & do & experience (& learn), & so much beauty that will survive after me, provides a sense of peace, of grounding.

Show threadBig EmNov 20, 2022
@Are0h that's beautiful
Show threadSaustrupNov 20, 2022
@Are0h Without diversity, this would just be a cold grey rock.
Show threadPeriNov 20, 2022
@Are0h
Oh you are so right. I'm intrigued by everyone and everything. If I wanted to sit in a corner looking at Australian political rants and foul language then I'd head over to Twitland. Not a prude (prone to the odd expletive myself) but it's out of control there. Maybe some of them have a limited vocab.
Show threadClare šŸ»Nov 20, 2022

@Are0h
Beautifully said and such a great way to be and live

Iā€™d even settle for people just being ā€˜indifferentā€™ to diversity and to other peopleā€™s differences, as a start at least

Show threadMr. Pataphor, Dadaist DadNov 20, 2022
@Are0h One's sense of self and world view are strongly linked. When their world view is called into question, then their self-image is called into question. It becomes an existential threat - what to believe, what to trust, what is real.
Show threadRoNov 21, 2022
@JPK_elmediat Uh... Ok?
Show threadMr. Pataphor, Dadaist DadNov 21, 2022
@Are0h Sorry for the confusion, I didn't make myself clear. I was referring to "why people are so averse to diversity". Those people feel threatened by any change in how they look at the world & themselves.
Show threadRoNov 21, 2022
@JPK_elmediat Ha I was very confused, so I appreciate the clarification.
Show threadMr. Pataphor, Dadaist DadNov 21, 2022
@Are0h That's ok. At least on this platform we can sort it out. šŸ™‚ On the other, no matter what you say to explain yourself, it just escalates into further misunderstandings
Show threadRoNov 21, 2022
@JPK_elmediat ha, i mean, that happens here too but I do find people try to make an effort a bit more here most times...
Show threadJaddyNov 21, 2022

@Are0h

Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations šŸ–– šŸŒˆ

Show threadAndrew Jon ThomsonNov 21, 2022
@Are0h preach!
I feel the same way. Iā€™m not black but I miss black Twitter so bad and I sure hope things can be figured out to give it an appropriate home here.
Show threadRoNov 21, 2022
@HelloAndrew if we pull together we can make something even better.
Show threadAndrew Jon ThomsonNov 21, 2022
@Are0h I agree! I think this is one of the most hopeful things thatā€™s happened on the Internet in many years thereā€™s a good chance the whole fediverse to get populated and activated and people could start using Peertube for video and we can stop using everything from Instagram to twitch to goodreads and get back to the less corporate, more decentralized roots of the Internet
Show threadAndrew Jon ThomsonNov 21, 2022
@Are0h this reminds me of a related subject people sometimes use content warning for US politics because it can get to dominate the timeline in election season and the idea is people outside the US would not want to know about it. But when Iā€™ve traveled outside the US everyone was very interested in American politics and wanted to talk about it all the time because US politics affects everyone in the world. (More below)
Show threadAndrew Jon ThomsonNov 21, 2022
@Are0h I have enjoyed learning about other nations politics from reading their tweets but I noticed if Iā€™m scrolling through my feed here & see ā€œcontent warning UK politicsā€ my unthinking impulse is just to scroll on by but if I take the time to click & read, itā€™s very interesting and I find it fun and informative to learn. Thereā€™s more advanced filtering options here so I hope we use those more & CWā€™s less over time to build more connections and empathy across more barriers in society.
Show threadsparker šŸ„‘Nov 21, 2022
@Are0h This: "Seeing shit that is not for me makes me feel like I'm part of a much bigger world that still has space for me to learn and grow." I eavesdrop on randoms for this very reason, and why I love that I accidentally joined a Ruby instance. Now I get to eavesdrop on developers, which I love. šŸ‘‚šŸ‘‚
Show threadOnlyFeaturesNov 21, 2022

@Are0h If I had to guess, it comes from a place of fear, guilt, or a lack of understanding?

It takes work to move from a narrow understanding of the world, to a larger one.

The population of my high school when growing up was very white. I think there was one black student in 2000 students. Never mind the fact that the word "gay" was used was casually used as a slur.

Show threadOnlyFeaturesNov 21, 2022
@Are0h It took a personal growth, reflection, and exposure to people different from me to understand the value of diversity. I expect the same is true of other people who have had exposure to a heterogeneous culture.
Show threadRoNov 21, 2022
@onlyfeatures In my travels, no this isn't the case. I've found in Western culuptutes there is an effort to demonize other cultures but most other places are cautiously courteous of not out right friendly.

Bigotry is taught. It's not natural.
Show threadOnlyFeaturesNov 21, 2022
@Are0h I see. So your statement about not understanding why people are so adverse to diversity was rhetorical then?
Show threadRoNov 21, 2022
@onlyfeatures ha read what I said again
Show threadOnlyFeaturesNov 21, 2022

@Are0h I have and I'm afraid I still haven't caught your meaning. Could you please elaborate?

It still sounds like you answered your own question.

Show threadRoNov 21, 2022
@onlyfeatures The last sentence of the original comment sums it up pretty well.
Show threadOnlyFeaturesNov 21, 2022

@Are0h You don't understand why people are adverse to diversity, because you think the bottomless nature of the human experience allowing space to be fully who we are is pretty cool.

Is that correct?

Show threadOnlyFeaturesNov 21, 2022
@Are0h Or that you don't understand why people are adverse to diversity because people are taught bigotry?
Show threadRoNov 21, 2022
@onlyfeatures Jesus Christ... I don't understand why people are averse to diversity because bigotry is inherently nonsensical.

See where I'm going?
Show threadOnlyFeaturesNov 21, 2022

@Are0h Yes. Thank you for stating that. That's what I was asking for you to clarify about. I wanted to understand in plain terms what you were saying.

All I tried to do is to provide a hypothesis as to why people believe something nonsensical. Apparently I failed in my communication of my thoughts. I'm sorry.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me, I hope you have a good rest of your day.

Show threadLaPingvino šŸŸ™ Nov 21, 2022
@Are0h