• Coreidan@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Got it. So the opinion of complete strangers means a lot to you. Especially people that jump to huge assumptions based on the color of your hat. What ever makes you happy I guess.

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      4 months ago

      Like it or not, things sometimes become symbols for other things, and especially given the political climate, it makes sense for people to get their guard up if they see something that looks like one of those symbols that represents, say, an utterly toxic ideology.

      Not wanting to make others navigate that stuff unnecessarily is a sign of thoughtfulness and pro-social tendencies, not weakness.

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      4 months ago

      The opinion of strangers should have some impact on you. Too much and too little both lead to bad places. A little consideration for the opinions of strangers encourages pro social behavior. And yes choosing to avoid accidentally signaling something is part of pro social behavior.

      Personally I like strangers to be less on guard with me, it makes my day a little bit more pleasant. I’m not going to judge people for choosing otherwise with something like a hat that happens to be red, but it’s not a choice I’d personally make

      • Coreidan@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        Sorry bro but if you jump to conclusions based off the color of my hat without even seeing what’s on the hat then you are the asshole.

        I really don’t think I need to interact with an asshole. You did me a favor by avoiding me.