i dont associate smol etc etc with tpot at all – i know it has plenty of people who self-id as "left" of some variety but the cultural norms seem incompatible to me. and although i have my issues with tpot et al. they are not really the "bad guys" in this argument
what do you see as incompatible about them? imo leftist ppl who are abt inclusion could vibe w tpots's nerd-trauma "no gatekeeping"?
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Reply · Jul 19, 2023🤔🤔🤔 yeah tpot would have 5 incompatible and yet coexisting definitions of what inclusion means, that sounds about rightReply · Aug 19, 2023@IvyAstrix probably both? but some ppl have been criticizing tpot in particular as having conflict avoidant norms and too many ppl who just wanna…Reply · Jul 17, 2023sigh yeah each time I read the characterizations I get frustrated because I can think of many exceptions... but otoh tpot does include cis white…Reply · May 30, 2023lol yes and no... tpot is fractal - his tpot != my tpot... tpot is by self-election not gatekept... but there's a tradition of ppl refusing to…