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Let me register myself - when the election was running the few people I felt comfortable sharing my leanings with hit me with the "dude you might lose your job or whatever" and I said yes that's fine.
Months later I missed out on a major professional opportunity because of a funding cut and people expected me to complain.
No, this is what I asked for.
Fixing the rot instantiated by social justice is going to be painful. We need to accept that.
I am sorry for the people hurt in the process...but it's necessary and I encourage others to mentally frame it that way.
Well no one should accuse you of being an unprincipled hypocrite.
With Trump I was only pretty sure he would commit to immigration (good) and tariffs (bad). I thought tariffs were dumb and it turns out I still think they are dumb. I had little confidence what he'd do with universities, how real DOGE would be, and so on. I was reasonably certain he would more effectively exert his will compared to 45, but was uncertain what he'd choose.
I mean I worry that I get to say this because I have a high degree of financial security and that we shouldn't asking others to make the same mental commitment.
But it should be talked about.
Instead we see a lot of people with no skin in the game cheering and negatively impacted people struggling to admit to themselves that it wasn't what they wanted or not worth it.
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