Prof. Sam Lawler on nostr

Lately I have been trying to tell manplainers and sea lions what they're doing before blocking them, to give them a shot at apologizing. But it almost always results in angry dudes saying obnoxious things, not apologizing, and that doesn't make anyone feel better.

This is just a reminder to myself to block more people.

Prof. Sam Lawler · 1w

An educational add-on, because a lot of people are asking about it (which is hilariously meta, I suppose, but here we are) Sealioning (the Wikipedia article is quite good): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealioning Mansplaining: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20180727-mansplaining-explained-i...

Matt Blaze · 1w

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpquw8g8f3g29gw8uxfcj5863rnc783xyk0alqm9mcsx3leut98dausvd2wxk Big fan (and practitioner) of blocking! But it's still valuable - to everyone else - to see prominent people articulate why bad behavior is unacceptable. It helps reinforce norms. But it...