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My title is a mash of things because I'm not really sure how to articulate this.
I tried to join a few guilds in an mmo, only to see the person answering invite requests is a man pretending to be a woman. Or that the guild's discord asks for pronouns and is plastered with "no transphobia, no religion, no patriotism, but here's our LGBT+ section". Or other things like that, that are obvious signs I won't be among people I could relate to, that I feel deeply uncomfortable around, and where it's obvious people aren't allowed to speak freely without being banned. I'm not even talking about being incendiary or overtly offensive, like calling people trannies and freaks. I mean, wanting to discuss Jordan Peterson's lectures, whether I agree or disagree, western culture, current events... and wanting to avoid having to see a caricature of a woman being presented as "this is what women are; if you don't like that, you're the 'wrong kind of person' and no one wants you here."
How do you deal with this? I know many probably would laugh or shrug it off but I'm dealing with my own problems and being able to at least socialize could make that easier. I think most people probably want an online environment where you can casually participate in conversation with random people, slowly get to know the people around you, and even try to reach out to individuals and form some kind of connection with them if you realize you've got something in common. I feel like that's impossible and hopeless now.
I tried to join a few guilds in an mmo, only to see the person answering invite requests is a man pretending to be a woman. Or that the guild's discord asks for pronouns and is plastered with "no transphobia, no religion, no patriotism, but here's our LGBT+ section". Or other things like that, that are obvious signs I won't be among people I could relate to, that I feel deeply uncomfortable around, and where it's obvious people aren't allowed to speak freely without being banned. I'm not even talking about being incendiary or overtly offensive, like calling people trannies and freaks. I mean, wanting to discuss Jordan Peterson's lectures, whether I agree or disagree, western culture, current events... and wanting to avoid having to see a caricature of a woman being presented as "this is what women are; if you don't like that, you're the 'wrong kind of person' and no one wants you here."
How do you deal with this? I know many probably would laugh or shrug it off but I'm dealing with my own problems and being able to at least socialize could make that easier. I think most people probably want an online environment where you can casually participate in conversation with random people, slowly get to know the people around you, and even try to reach out to individuals and form some kind of connection with them if you realize you've got something in common. I feel like that's impossible and hopeless now.
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