activism(?) meta, "you", potentially hot take
Yes, lots of people are wrong about lots of things. Lots of people are ignorant about lots of things. You can keep complaining about this until you're blue in the face and it will change exactly nothing.
Venting to friends, other activists, etc. is fine, given that the listener is okay with it, don't get me wrong. But telling people that they are wrong does not, *in and of itself*, change anything about them being wrong!
If you want people to stop being wrong and ignorant, you need to find an actual way to fix that problem. Sometimes that's going to mean confrontational conversations.
Usually, though, it means working around biases, preconceived notions, and mental defenses. Often by doing things that "shouldn't be necessary" like provisionally agreeing with something or hearing out their views and motivations (that you've heard a thousand times before), even just to put someone at ease.
And yes, it *shouldn't* be necessary, but often it is. And are you just venting, or do you actually want the problem to be fixed?
activism(?) meta, "you", potentially hot take (2)
It's interesting to see how this gets far less interaction than my critical posts usually get. I was kind of expecting that, though - as this is likely implicitly criticizing many of my followers, rather than some unspecified 'others', and so hits closer to home.
I do hope that people take this criticism to heart, even if they don't want to boost/favourite/reply to it.
re: activism(?) meta, "you", potentially hot take (2)
@joepie91 Meh, I just agree with what you said, but thought it was kinda obvious and scrolled right past it.
Many people unfortunately don't really care that they're wrong and would fight for their right of not being right.
activism(?) meta, "you", potentially hot take (2)
@joepie91 hope so as well! its legitimate but uncomfortable criticism that has been hard to internalize for me in the past, but hopefully more people can
in activism, knowing whats wrong and telling people is the start, not the end, i agree ✨