> You can acknowledge that they are real and affect you personally, but keep your identity and opinions separate from that I think this is a good way to deal w

> You can acknowledge that they are real and affect you personally, but keep your identity and opinions separate from that I think this is a good way to deal with the issue; they shouldn't be ignored. However it's challenging as you mentioned there are differences. It is not even feasible to merely ignore them if they happen to you and that's exactly my point here. You cannot presumably ignore them and "keep it small" as easily as the author suggests.