A lot of people talk about "tolerance" as if that should be an aim. Someone just "tolerating" someone else's existence feels threatening to me. It feels precarious and most likely removed at any point their mood happens to change. Someone having never considered me is better than them "tolerating" my existence. Better would be enthusiastic "acceptance". Or "celebration". Let's stop setting the bar as low as "tolerance", please. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/10/despite-appearances-britons-are-more-tolerant-than-ever