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Lonely Robot Theme's avatar

Thank you for sharing so openly and honestly. Your reflections hit on such important truths, especially around feeling caught between worlds that claim to be inclusive but often have their own unspoken rules. It’s incredibly frustrating to feel like your values, desires, and identity don’t fit neatly anywhere, even within circles that should be allies.

Your story is a reminder of how powerful it is to simply be yourself and take up space in ways that feel right to you. You bring such a unique, fierce perspective—one that doesn’t bend to fit the molds others try to put you in. That’s invaluable. It’s inspiring to see you lean into your own voice and trust your experiences, even when they don’t align with others’ expectations. The courage to embrace complexity and resist the binaries others try to impose is a real strength.

And I’m looking forward to that fun post! It sounds like a perfect way to shake things up, and I hope it brings the lightness you need right now.

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John Hoskins's avatar

The key part of your post was highlighting of the need to try to understand the “other side”. (I know, putting that phrase in quotes is a bit disingenuous) I’m firmly on the liberal side of the spectrum but know that most conservatives are just people looking for an easy path to comfort and safety (as are we all). There is often more common ground than not.

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