All: What would it take for everyone to be friends again?

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Do you think we'll ever get back to a small amount of trans people? Since the definition and terms have changed to include more people it doesn't seem likely, at least not like before, but you almost certainly have a better idea of what will happen. I feel like we're all fragmented and the pieces are slowly finding each other to make a whole picture again, but it's been and seems like it will continue to maybe be painfully drawn out. If you don't mind, though, could you elaborate about the problems from even before? I have some ideas, but I'd rather not assume lol

[–]peakingatthemomentTranssexual (natal male), HSTS 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don’t know. I’m not super hopeful. I feel like maybe it could drop again because there is like a social contagion element of a lot of people now (“finding out” you are trans on the internet, social groups with many trans people, etc.). Maybe some of that will go away, but it probably won’t go back to how it was. Plus, a lot of people transitioned/are transitioning and probably aren’t going to all detransition so they will be a lot of those people just around even if it’s not happening at the same number for future people.

If you don't mind, though, could you elaborate about the problems from even before?

Male entitlement and narcissism has been a huge part of trans communities I feel like even when it was less demanding to people outside of those communities. The misogyny runs deep. Also, blaming all problems on external things like transphobia. The bad behaviors are just enabled so much worse now. So many people are just focused on coddling trans people that these super narcissistic personalities can just feed on it. I feel like transitioning has to select for those people or something because it can’t just be a coincidence there is so much toxicity. I’m super biased though because my experience in trans communities were almost entirely negative, so take that for what it is worth I guess.