> I'm always torn on whataboutism I'd say there's a difference between idly attempting to gain perspective/compare, and dismissing/shaming the original content

> I'm always torn on whataboutism I'd say there's a difference between idly attempting to gain perspective/compare, and dismissing/shaming the original content and its interested receivers via contrast. The latter is the problem, especially when it's framed as a mutually exclusive option between the primary subject and the contrasted subject, as though there is a fixed maximum of concern that can be had.