@pratik @manton I've been holding my tongue for fear of speaking out of turn before moderation could happen but I find the fact that *a user had to explain this to an admin* to be unconscionable. As someone who has moderated communities in the past, I honestly think that this is the *bare minimum* when egregrious public callouts are made, *especially* if they are made using community rules to back it up. I also have to question why "reverse-isms" are not a violation of community guidelines, apparently, since I was almost certain the person doing the callout would receive a warning about that. Maybe they did, privately, and I did not see it?

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@jasonekratz Agree about “bloody revolution” being politics too, except I was hoping we wouldn’t get there. I don’t think Andreessen-Horowitz just got this, but in light of DHH’s proclamations, at least we got them to explicitly and openly state that politics is essential to getting your way. Now they may have been already doing that in the shadows via PACs.

Re: my quote about Ben, I still don’t understand your point. It’s clear I was talking about him being a privileged (legacy/social capital) rich white man. I didn’t even think about his religion but yes, I would put an American privileged straight white rich Christian man at the top of the food chain. But unless Ben tells us more about how he is being misrepresented in this world, you and I can only guess. I don’t know about his family history and his Wikipedia entry is scant on details.

Re: NY resolutions, of course, people should do what’s best for their mental health, but some of us don’t have that privilege or the choice so I was just pointing it out. If they feel guilty about me pointing that out, well, I can’t dictate how they should feel.

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@pratik @manton I’ve been holding my tongue for fear of speaking out of turn before moderation could happen but I find the fact that a user had to explain this to an admin to be unconscionable. As someone who has moderated communities in the past, I honestly think that this is the bare minimum when egregrious public callouts are made, especially if they are made using community rules to back it up.

I also have to question why “reverse-isms” are not a violation of community guidelines, apparently, since I was almost certain the person doing the callout would receive a warning about that. Maybe they did, privately, and I did not see it?

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