River

If I learn today that my neighbors have political views that my “side” considers un­ac­cep­ta­ble and unf­or­giva­ble, should I be able to have dinner at their house, shovel their snow, or even greet them outside?

Should I be condemned for sup­port­ing or as­so­cia­ting with them in non-political contexts?

Should I be condemned for not publicly con­dem­ning them myself?

While privilege and power dynamics play a complex and un­avo­ida­ble role in this, I don’t want to associate with any community that would insist on either of those.

And I can’t help but feel that maybe we were better off before we knew everyone’s hot takes on ever­y­thing.

in meinem #rp24 vortrag habe ich in völlig anderem zu­sam­men­hang gesagt, dass un­wis­sen­heit kein segen sein muss (nicht „ignorance is bliss“), sondern dass es darum geht gelassen zu bleiben. und in nochmal einen anderen zu­sam­men­hang hab ich gelesen, dass es manchmal besser sein kann andere nicht nach ihren ein­stel­lun­gen, sondern nach ihrem handeln zu be­ur­tei­len.

abgesehen davon mag ich es, wie marco arment seien fussnoten darstellt.