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[โ€“] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My only argument I wanna make here is nobody knew my race or identity when I even asked for and summarily received an invite to Tildes (almost instantly!)

Unless I'm making some perceptual or logical issue here, I would say that is a stark contrast to the vignette you sorta painted here.

[โ€“] Ashtear@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Again, it's not about who they let in. It's about how they respond to conversation that doesn't mesh with their ingrained culture.

The conversation I linked is all about that.