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Peaceful Dave's avatar

The newly woke are much like new vegans and cross fitters.

As Bobby McFerrin sang in Don't Worry, Be Happy, "In every life we have some trouble. But when you worry you make it double," everyone has troubles. But when you try to make yours exclude the troubles of other people you go beyond making yourself miserable.

Do minorities, women, and people on the edges of social norms face issues that I don't? Yes. Does that mean their issues are worse than mine? No. They might, and they might not. It's not a given. I see ranking your woes as a fruitless endeavor.

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