I think this is a great hypothesis for certain social media interactions. I’m a socially awkward nerd, I know I am. There’s a whole section of people on the in

I think this is a great hypothesis for certain social media interactions. I’m a socially awkward nerd, I know I am. There’s a whole section of people on the internet that I’m sure are very nice and very intelligent but which I would avoid interacting with because I now make the assumption it would go well. Without getting into specifics (which I don’t think would be helpful) there are certain markers that I look for and avoid. That’s not a justification for any kind of discrimination. I’m interested much more in listening in these situations than I am trying to contribute. I just have a spidey-sense whatever my opinion is on subject at hand it will not change anyone else’s. I’m also aware that if I was better at these interactions that might not be the case. What worries me is that as I age this kind of consensus based/political dialogue is becoming the established norm in tech circles ...and I’m bad at it. I’m on the wrong side of “cultural fit”. That’s a bit “poor me”, for which I apologise but tech seemed previously a bit of a sanctuary for the socially inept back when it was unfashionable and main stream journalism ignored it.