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> It's less bad that people sometimes got their feelings hurt than it is to institutionalize a means by which dissenting opinions are crushed under the rubric o
by voldacar 7y ago
> It's less bad that people sometimes got their feelings hurt than it is to institutionalize a means by which dissenting opinions are crushed under the rubric of “not nice”.
This is eloquently put. The "fetishization of niceness" he talks about is such a strange trend to watch. It started in universities but it's like it wants to eat all of society and social interactions
- jshevek 7y agoWorse, it's not actually about being nice. I'm speaking in general and not about this ESR situation, but subtle forms of bigotry, bullying and intimidation are often part of the tone policing culture.