While I said I don’t want it to be a struggle session, cool headed good faith discussion is also appreciated. This just came up with some comrades of mine and I couldn’t find the last post about it so if anyone has the link that would be great too.

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    Regardless of those two terms being harmful, it’s good to use more incisive terms that point toward the problems with their thinking or attitudes.

    Incurious, small-minded, duped, bereft of imagination, ill-informed, whatever. If it’s framed as a specific thing that someone is being rather than something they are intrinsically, maybe there’s a chance that someone listening identifies that in themselves and sees a chance to get better.

    Or maybe this is just an excuse to have more fun with words, iunno

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      Or maybe this is just an excuse to have more fun with words, iunno

      It was definitely both a lighthearted post, but also serious and with the hope for either insightful comments or witty alternatives.

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        Sorry, I should’ve said “maybe this is just my excuse”! I meant to poke fun at my own motivations, not yours (or anyone else’s)