#this doesn't apply to suicide attempts btw because you're waaaaaay more biased against yourself than say

[cesium-sheep]

ugh, and then when I was double-checking my response to that email with a friend, they had the gall to refer to them in a really dehumanizing way, so that’s a whole other thing I also had to deal with today. yeehaw.

just a quick psa, there are lines we don’t cross, y’all. no matter how annoying or outright horrible a person is, there are lines we don’t cross. you are not personally obligated to put in the work to help a bad person become better, but you absolutely do not get a pass to lash out at them in awful and damaging ways, because that makes shit harder for those who will put in the work, including the people you lash out at.

a couple examples: direct dehumanization, slurs, misgendering, death threats/kys

I get that not everyone is viewed as capable or worthy of rehabilitation, even though I’m iffy on that. but that doesn’t make it okay.

#side note: assassination attempts don't fall into the same purview of death threats to me #my morality is just really weird sometimes don't worry about it #I suppose it's a question of using things we think are unacceptable when others do them #to maliciously create an atmosphere of fear #as opposed to putting your money where your mouth is #really think the world will be vastly better off without a specific person? #actions speak louder than words #this doesn't apply to suicide attempts btw because you're waaaaaay more biased against yourself than say #a genocidal fuckhead #like a genocidal fuckhead is probably as awful as you think they are #you on the other hand are extreeeeeeeeeeemely rarely as awful as you think you are #and you also have the option to put in the work to make yourself a better person #which you can't impose on a genocidal fuckhead in the same way #rather than throwing yourself out as irredeemable trash #(and tbh I don't think there is such a thing as irredeemable trash) #(I do think there are people who can't be helped fast enough to prevent atrocities) #(and I understand the trolley problem that gets into and I think the answer is to minimize harm) #(but minimizing harm also means only doing harm to others when it actually stops additional harm) #(rather than just cuz you're petty or hurt)