3 ms·

I'm not sure where you're from. I'm from the UK and it feels more generational than location based. And "not socially acceptable" doesn't feel like the right w

• blueflow 5y ago
  Germany. I meant it like, "not socially acceptable" = being made fun of. Its seen like an excuse to be special even if you have no skills to demonstrate.
  • jnovek 5y ago
    I am a disabled person (U.S. based). I've had trouble holding jobs over the last two years. I can't reliably spend 40 hours a week in front of a desk. Hypothetically, an employer is required to provide a disabled individual with "reasonable accommodations" to complete their work tasks in the U.S., but because the only recourse a disabled individual has is legal in many cases companies are willing to risk it as they have far more legal resources than their employees. I appreciate very much when a disabled individual speaks openly about their disability. It puts social pressure on everyone to appropriately accommodate the needs of their disabled employees. For me, it means that someday I might be treated with dignity and respect in my work again, like I was before I was disabled.
• NotVerstappen 5y ago
  I think like many of the current wave of "illiberal left" trends, it is a function of both space and time. I suppose the UK adopts US woke ideas because young people here are less likely to have religious conservative views than the EU average - reserving their prejudice for simple xenophobia.