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 I listened to this conversation on nostr:nprofile1qqsysux42q9py8j3sa2y50nwtsh7u8g2q0sms5rn7fldkugtzyxkyzqpzfmhxue69uhk7enxvd5xz6tw9ec82cspz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqzxnhwden5te0wfjkccte9ehhyctwvajhq6tvdshxgetkq47nsg with nostr:nprofile1qqsd2s26xy7ns3sllyagc9c0jsdje49xdfw0mwcfxsrfvrmvkvtcf8cpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgewaehxw309ahx7um5wgh8g6r9wdsk6etrv96zu6t0qyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehw6r9wfjjucm0d5vjue67 nostr:nprofile1qqstm84k2lp9knmvmf5gw88zvfvar7duvfpqfplryfystdn55ug2gkspz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwa5kuegpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsq2q4kj and nostr:nprofile1qqsp4lsvwn3aw7zwh2f6tcl6249xa6cpj2x3yuu6azaysvncdqywxmgpvemhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0dec82c33wf6xcutrvyu8ydnpw4ukzae4dc6ksvmvx56ryvnyd568xunex4j85en9v56rvwfkveck2wrnxeckwatyddenwer2w3n8x0mzwfhkzerrv9ehg0t5wf6k2qg5waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t0qyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnndehhyapwwdhkx6tpds64sgpc today.

Without a doubt I have been caught up in the left/right squabbling in a way which has not served anybody. 

Any time I label myself or anyone else with some sort of collective title it leads to hyperbolic divisive discourse which is more akin to fighting ghosts and engaging in straw man debates than it is solving real world issues.

I am still working to reframe the way I think and speak about these topics, which may take some time, but I'm glad conversations like this are taking place. It's very healing. 

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nostr:nprofile1qqsthy887pf36j465w0ls5y32a6rf7m06whlnnacmgn4rx0zg845alcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz5nfzh helped me with this a lot as well 🙂 
 Labels are a shortcut for others to classify you. By applying others' labels you limit yourself. For what gain? To join a tribe and fight pointless fights against another tribe?

Not worth it. Defy classification. Avoid tribalism. Just focus on doing you better than you did in the past. 🤙 
 I loved our discussions and how thoughtful you were. It made me test my thesis too. 
 @Susie is great for these type of conversations