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> assume mistakes are honest and be polite in correcting them. I think many social activists, esp. those I see on social media, could use a heavy dose of this
by thatswrong0 9y ago
> assume mistakes are honest and be polite in correcting them.
I think many social activists, esp. those I see on social media, could use a heavy dose of this kind of thinking. People are human, humans make mistakes, and most people I run into in life are too busy with their own affairs to always be perfectly conscious about their words and actions.
- pyre 9y agoWell, the other issue is that if they are constantly barraged by trolls trying to offend them on social media (just because they find offending people to be funny), then it could be more of a "if all you have is a hammer, everything starts looking like a nail" situation.
- acobster 9y agoTrue. And at the same time, people submitting their code for review could use some thicker skin.