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Thank you, TumblrInAction(self)

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First time poster: I must thank /r/TumblrInAction for immunizing me to woke ideology more than five years ago, before its tendrils permeated our mainstream society. TumblrInAction has been my favorite subreddit for years, and I say this as a liberal who voted consistently Democratic all through 2020. More recently, the illiberal attitude of the woke left, including the rejection of material realities and the banning of skepticism and critical thinking, makes me feel that I don't belong on the left side of American politics anymore. Truly, I felt the group of users here aligned the most with my feelings, more so than /r/SocialJusticeInAction, as that struck me as being more aligned with the political right.

To me, TumblrInAction has always focused on exposing the most ridiculous elements of society as amplified by social media. It has helped prevent me from becoming a part of this modern mass hysteria. I thank you all for it and hope that the discussions can survive on this new site.

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GrilledTofuIdentifying as a block of tofu 17 insightful - 2 fun17 insightful - 1 fun18 insightful - 2 fun 1 year ago

Good that you've kept away from the wokeness. TIA really helped raise awareness to counter all those claims that go "this is a fringe minority" or "it doesn't happen"

iseetrolledpeople 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun 1 year ago

I was one them. Back then I was reading posts on TiA that were from actual tumblr and I remember thinking "nah man. Ha ha it's impossible I'll ever meet a loonie like this ever".

Fast forward some years...and they're everywhere. From serving my coffee, to going to the same cinema and wifes work colleagues.

GrilledTofuIdentifying as a block of tofu 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun 1 year ago

I dunno if this is just my skewed perception, but i feel that real life has become the internet. Its encouraged by mainstream media and schools to showcase the crazy 24/7 offline. All those "oh you won't meet them in real life" is everywhere especially in the art fields like I'm in.

"Oh go meet real people face to face, you will be much happier " except the last person i met face to face turned out to be a cult member. It really frightened me from meeting new people.

awkwardphilosopher 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun 1 year ago

It's so bad as a college student... I just have to smile and bite my tongue or I'll be completely iced out from the "liberal" circles... and they're the ones who control the institution. I've been attending "gender-sexuality alliance" events now and I haven't met a single other non-trans lesbian.

iseetrolledpeople 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun 1 year ago

Are you trying to say that you don't like ✨girl dick✨? Are you even a REAL lesbian?

LyingSpirit472 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun 1 year ago

More than that, it said the claim "even if it's a fringe minority, take care of your own house too. You said it yourselves, silence is violence and not calling these assholes out says they speak for you."

RuinedSpiral 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun 1 year ago

Well said. My experience is a lot like yours. I’ve been pretty left-aligned throughout my adult life despite the madness.

I lurked on TIA occasionally starting in 2013 or so, but only became an active member in 2018. It made me feel like I wasn’t alone as all of my friends in our local arts scene started to slide into the worst type of woke ideology. I’m frankly not optimistic about SaidIt for a few reasons but I hope I’m wrong.

filbs111 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun 1 year ago

This indicates why reddit's overlords wanted it gone!

Danimal4NU 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun 1 year ago

It was going to happen sooner or later. Wonder when Spez's shitty goon-squad will come for Political Compass Memes

sweverenth 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun 1 year ago

I agree. Honestly, had I not found TiA years ago, I'm really not sure I wouldn't have been swept up by the woke ideology. I'd like to think I wouldn't be, but I'm not so sure. So, thanks TiA.

awkwardphilosopher 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun 1 year ago

TiA and the radfem corners of Twitter talked me off the ledge from trans-IDing a few times tbh. Seems easier than being a masc lesbian in the current political climate. I would have soooo many more friends if I was nonbinary

awkwardphilosopher 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 1 year ago

I'm also a liberal and a pretty staunch LGBT rights advocate! I think I got left behind about two years ago with "you can't change your sex but you can change gender- oh wait no you can also change sex." Scrolling through TiA was therapeutic. Not sure how long I'll stick around here- not super comfortable with all the extremist content on the platform. Oh, well... the end of an era!