thinking about how one of my queer artist friends has been dealing with a huge smear campaign for the past however many years because people who deal in callouts can't ever seem to apply nuance
trying to square that against the idea that callouts against people who did bad things are good actually and we should believe victims and such. trying to figure out a strategy for separating the good from the weaponized
@typhlosion I think the problem with this is precisely that there is no universal strategy. The best you can do is stay as informed as you can in every case, while also being aware that you have to stop at some point, and you can't be expected to always do all the research for every problem that comes along. It's a very tough balance
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@typhlosion I think the problem with this is precisely that there is no universal strategy. The best you can do is stay as informed as you can in every case, while also being aware that you have to stop at some point, and you can't be expected to always do all the research for every problem that comes along. It's a very tough balance