I don't understand the people who told me I would get more conservative with age. The more powerful I become, the more angry I get at the people who abuse their power and the more aware I become of the ways in which systemic oppression functions.
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evacide (evacide@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 16-Apr-2023 13:47:16 JST evacide
- Kit Rhett Aultman and Mr. Bill repeated this.
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evacide (evacide@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 16-Apr-2023 13:47:17 JST evacide
20-year old me totally believed that tech was a meritocracy where people pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and that the 30-something guys I dated were attracted to me because I was so mature.
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Kit Rhett Aultman (roadriverrail@signs.codes)'s status on Sunday, 16-Apr-2023 13:48:27 JST Kit Rhett Aultman
@evacide Yeah, as I got older I gained more and more experience to refute the myths I was raised on, and belief in (and defense of) them is crucial to being conservative.
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The Flight Attendant (cosmictraveler@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 19-Dec-2024 01:30:32 JST The Flight Attendant