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Meta appoints anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck as AI bias advisor
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While that’s gotta be a big part of it, I’m not sure that’s the true source of their hatred and bigotry, though it’s obviously not the same for every bigot. I think it boils down to an even simpler insecurity. Not necessarily an insecurity with their own gender, but more a feeling of jealous insecurity when they see people who genuinely know who they are and have put in the work to figure themselves out. Gender is just the easiest part of their identity to hate. I don’t think that insecurity is necessarily conscious, though the hatred certainly is, it’s more an enviousness of someone who is obviously secure with themselves and their body.
I had a similar reaction to the thumbnail. My first thought, before reading anything, was “huh, Meta found a lesbian who hates the rest of the LGBTQ community.”
I mean, not to dig on the guy too much...
But look at that picture and imagine how he was treated growing up in a red area. It's a pretty safe bet that he had gender norms forced on him since a young age because he looks ambiguous.
Now he wants to do the same to everyone else.
Like, he's a piece of shit, undoubtedly.
But we need to understandwhy he's a piece of shit, even if he's irredeemable.
Because if we don't understand it, we can't stop it from happening to the next generation.
People are animals, were not innately good, we need socialized. And anyone who thinks lack of socialization isn't a root cause of most of our problem, they're frankly not paying attention.
It's not hard to figure this out, but it needs logic and critical thinking. Writing them off as a monster just needs emotion. It's easier, but practically ineffective That's why we keep doing this over and over. It's like losing weight. It's not something you do from six months and quit. Fighting bigotry/fascism is a lifelong battle, even when it's easy. We have to keep fighting.
Yeah that’s well said.