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This is a crazy notion. If I have to like everybody to work with them, we can't have a civilization because I don't like most people.

I like some people. Everybody else I work with if they're willing to work with me. Saying that we all have to agree with each other is basically giving up on the political project entirely, and going back to strongman rulers who organize by demanding conformity. Very relevant in these times.

> we should make it as feasible as possible for as many people as possible to never have to do this.

No, we should make it impossible to avoid so people can't sneak into adulthood without being properly socialized.


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abenga11/04/2025

There is a wide gulf between "I don't like this person" and "this person's whole existence should be a crime".

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JoshTriplett11/04/2025

Nope. I won't work with people who think my friends shouldn't exist. And I won't work with people who think doing that is somehow childish.

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