Oddbean new post about login | logout @7f73a7d1 @24a394fa @0c1a9324 @639ed14f @c39d2605 mental health also isn't an excuse for persistently being an asshole, especially after being repeatedly told that a specific behaviour is unacceptable. assuming that someone can't learn to be better "because mental health" is infantilising (and kinda ableist, too).
@f3ad697a @24a394fa @0c1a9324 @639ed14f @c39d2605 You're right. Something like "social care center" would be more fitting. The way I intended that was not to describe the kind of issue of the person, but instead the kind of qualification you need to deal with it.
@7f73a7d1 @24a394fa @0c1a9324 @639ed14f @c39d2605 for sure; I wasn't criticising your handling of the hackspace thing, and we've had similar issues at our local one. I think a healthier way to frame it is that some people aren't at a place in life where they're able to have a healthy relationship with certain communities, and that isn't the fault of those communities. we can have patience and be welcoming and understanding, but that relationship has to be a two-way street.