Maybe society should stop considering "I don't consider myself an activist" as anything other than being a selfish asshole.
Oh look suddenly it affects YOU, and now you're interested in speaking out.
You're an asshole.
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Terence Tao, one of the world’s foremost mathematicians, who is often called the “Mozart of Math,” would rather not talk politics.
“I do scientific research,” Tao said. “I vote, I sign a petition, but I don’t consider myself an activist.”
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This sort of phrase is definitely a pet peeve of mine, but I hold hope that as such newcomers continue their journey of activism that they discover many longtime activists have their eyes opened by one specific incident/issue/topic that made them "accidentally" an activist. 🤔
(But yeah, if they're solely an activist until their own issue is fixed/improved to their satisfaction -- not cool. I don't believe any such matters happen in entire isolation and to be so unobservant as to miss essential issues in connected/related systems is concerning.) 😐
"I am well paid, with a steady job, so I don't think the world needs to change. Things might get worse for me. And I don't want to talk about it, in case my conscience is troubled. "
Gigi 🍄🟫
Likely Jan Lukas
Eric Lawton