But read, learn, understand what?

Why they feel the need to be separate. What exactly are they afraid of. You’re focusing too much on being “technically correct”. Human emotions don’t work like that.

Humans work generally like this:

• we have a bad experience
• we try to avoid bad experience repeating

Sometimes it leads into coping mechanisms like needing a safe space. Trying to break down that barrier by force will not work, it will only make it stronger. You can hope to be invited in, but that requires understanding.

Let me try to phrase my opinion:

It’s unfortunate that gender-exclusive communities exist, but it’s a consequence of deeper societal issues.

Forcing the issue on social networks like Lemmy will actually make it worse, because those groups will feel in danger and want to separate even further.

Being able to access the community in read-only mode is a very good thing, because you’ll be able to gain insight into why they feel the need for a separate space. Read, learn and understand, even if you disagree.

The legitimacy of exclusive spaces aside, how did they know you were not a woman?

My apartment. I don’t like it very much but it was built in 1928. So “enjoy” is a stretch but I use it daily.

hard to be older than that

The amount of bags made is not fixed. If shops don’t buy bags from the manufacturer, they won’t continue making them in the same quantities.

Kidney stone? A friend who had it mention similar symptoms.

Trolls trying to argue in bad faith.

They use the fact that both race and gender are social constructs to try and trap you in a contradiction. Which is technically correct but their argument doesn’t come from a desire for a good outcome in either case.

wow holy racist batman

Back into corporate after working for a startup.
It’s mentally suffocating, socially isolating, career ending, source of hopelessness. I spend most of my life specifically avoiding this trap because I knew what’s waiting there, but sometimes life puts you in a situation of limited choices.

Something amazing happens when there are more than 3 levels of management. Even if you want to “create value for the shareholders” you won’t be allowed to.

American Founding Fathers were not dumb - a lot of them had spent time in the 18th century Europe, which was an interesting place at the time. Full of wars and rebellions. Great for analyzing pros and cons of political systems, awful for an average guy. Keeping the general population armed was a good idea in the context.

What they failed to predict is the identity politics. That being armed or not will become a show of loyalty to your group rather than defense against tyranny. With those needing it the most being the ones to reject it.

Good food for thought.

I agree in the sense that while universalist morality is desirable, only expanding the identity of the in-group is a reasonable way to achieve it.

Contrast 2 narratives:

• some people are different and we need to accept their differences (equal but separate)
• what difference? there is no difference they are a part of us (inclusiveness)

I don’t think anyone asked me that question phrased specifically like that. It’s usually “what do you find appealing about our company”.

But I was asked another stereotypical one - what my biggest flaw is. Apparently my answer is considered a good one “of course I have flaws but I’m on a job interview, I’m not going to tell it here”

Because they are ok with other instances operating without censorship. Or with different ideological bias. Some people want their safe space. I do consider it generally harmful, but that’s how humans are - we want to discuss with like-minded people even if it limits the range of discussion.

On the balance, Lemmy existing is a benefit to humanity. You don’t have to talk to developers themselves.

No that’s the next level. I’m excited-to-buy-a-new-kitchen-appliance old.

Airbnb. I used to think they were a perfect business. Saw a gap in the market, created a decent product, invested in their users (back in the day they would even send a photographer to take good photos of your property).
Unfortunately the consequences turned out to be awful.

There is so much more to knowing a language than literal translation.
You’ll never understand memes using machine translation. Even if AI can do something like “explain why this image is funny”, it just doesn’t hit the same.

Probably not. I build my philosophy bit by bit, by being exposed to a lot of different often contradictory ideas though the internet.

I would have never had patience for reading all the classic philosophers (they wrote a lot). Even less with modern ones (they are very niche these days). But having a summary of anything at my fingertips made me able to cross connect ideas and form something coherent on my own.

Wasn’t really a fan as such, but I also though as far as billionaires go he’s at least useful to humanity.
He should have kept to what he was good at - marketing big ideas. Unfortunately narcissists don’t work that way.

Nah, I checked the user’s history before engaging, they (heh) seem to be honestly convinced. But I don’t think even they can explain where their fear of trans people comes from.