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225 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 13 Oct \ on: Are we surveilling on each other? mostly_harmless
Some of you aren't even waiting, you're surveilling your friends like fucking detectives, you're going through their following list and cross-referencing with locations, story views, likes, comments and shares.
This sounds similar to how I felt hanging out with people who use gendered language. You’re constantly walking on egg shells.
But the case of hanging out and immediately getting corrected is more like policing than surveilling.
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @sox OP 13 Oct
Agreed, this is a perfect example of policing rather than surveilling. It comes from both parts of the spectrum:
  • people that demands you use a neutral language
  • people that demands you use gendered language
It's some sort of personal victory, an achievement that makes them say "I'm better than you". And it wasn't even the point of the conversation you were having, it was just their moment to elevate themselves.
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