the trap of comfort
> We've become so conflict-averse, so desperate to maintain "good vibes" or a “safe space” that we'd rather police the tone of someone calling out harm than address the harm itself.
Lady Enolasubstack.comreminds me of the expectations from activist -or anyone who is politically active and speaks on issues- to be pure and perfect, and how they -especially marginalized groups- are expected to curate their discourses to oppressors
Creating spaces that are safe is admirable, and our addiction to safety (I wonder sometimes if it’s more about comfort, lack of conflict, or a desire to create set it and forget it containers) has at times devolved into long periods of agreement setting and developing a list of rules for every possible way of relating to one another, where the
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