• devdad@programming.dev
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    11 months ago

    So somebody wanted to broaden their understanding by asking a simple question and you decided to be a dick?

    Maybe they didn’t have time to read the article and thought somebody would help.

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      11 months ago

      The previous comment getting so many votes is saddening on lemmy. Someone asked a question that wasn’t bigoted and instead of taking the opportunity to educate another human they took the time to quote the article and type up a reply that was dismissive. These types of issues can only be resolved with education and someone taking the extra time to put someone else down is definitely not an ally.

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        11 months ago

        Right. I personally struggle with a lot of the “terms” these days - not because I think they are wrong, only because I don’t always understand what they mean.

        On Reddit, when I saw them used, I would ask for clarification and I’d learn something.

        Being dismissive to people trying to learn isn’t going to bring them into the ally space.