There’s a interesting sci-fi book with a (vaguely) similar premise - House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds.

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Oh hey there, I don’t have skin in this part of the comments - just want to say I’m stealing “Is that what your bullies used to say.” Savage as hell.

I’d say it’s about that, because that is one of the things that group is about, the group this person wants to join.

I donno man, I’m no authority on morals but all things being equal I’d rather be around someone who doesn’t share their girlfriend’s sexts with their buddies.

Do you believe someone can’t be internally motivated to encourage and uplift their peers, or at the very least feel guilt when they laugh at someone’s expense?

Just wondering because I was like that: I told racist jokes, had plenty of similar friends, thought trans people were fooling themselves, and anyone who challenged me was pretending to be offended. I was obviously fine because I had good life.

Then I got older, met more people, learned more stories and when my old friends made fun of the new ones, I felt off about it. Decided I would rather hang out with the people who accepted everyone, made me feel good, and were still funny, just in a different way.

I still feel awful about the things I said and did and kinda wish I had noticed the signs sooner. While I was embraced by one group, I was being excluded from others and didn’t even know it.

I donno man, live your life the way you want.

Naw, I only just got my pals into Lemmy. Glad to know there are other havens out there, though.

Not so much a bad person as someone who vehemently opposes opportunities to be better.

I suddenly feel better about my group chats, it’s all gay memes, positivity and anti-capitalist revolution.

Nope. It’s because you’re trying pretty hard in this comment section.

I pretend not to see nor hear them until they speed off in a rage because I gotta be the change I want to see.

“Politically charged” can mean almost anything, there’s a world-wide user base here.

The worst comedians are the ones who insult their audience, so be mindful your skills match your confidence.

It’s because your title doesn’t tell us what the link is for. At least give some context.

The other reason is because some people, like me, filter their feeds for preference or to preserve our sanity. Adding context helps the filters.

Indigenous people of north america. Tokenized parts of tales and folklore are often misrepresented and not told by people who grew up learning the stories.

After years of trying to build a solid workout routine I’ve managed to do at least 40 min of cardio every morning for the last two months, to the point where I’m craving more.

I’ve started taking my writing seriously as well, and after some online courses have vastly improved over the last year. I’m working on a collection of short stories now.

I like that it’s free, you don’t need an account, and there’s variety. The voices seem AI-ey but whatever, I did a seven minute meditation with “Will” and no longer care who’s a robot.