#protests cw

There are some ways in which the Twittersphere is ahead of the curve, when it comes to discussing ongoing events. I acknowledge this, I appreciate this, I respect this.

But still, out of all the possible ways of trying to learn about the ongoing protests-- whether to attain philosophical insights on protest and police brutality, or to get a sense of the structure or dynamics of the communities and movements involved, or even to learn the most basic facts about what the protesters are or aren’t actually doing-- Twitter has got to be THE epistemically (and emotionally) worst possible way.

Luckily our nation’s police respond to criticism much more reasona

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while I’ve been getting active and involved in outright protests, and hope to continue to do so, I know that’s not something everyone can do -- whether because of transportation, work, physical disability, neurodivergence, safety concerns, or any other reason

I’ve been talking a lot about my involvement and experiences with the protests, because it’s something that’s important to me and I’m excited about it, but I don’t look down on anyone who isn’t out protesting

there are a lot of meaningful things people can do that aren’t protesting, and moreover, people need to rest and take care of themselves, and that means different things for everybody