fn-mote 4 days ago

I disagree.

People have a need to be heard and understood. That’s half of what we are doing here posting.

Many (“not disabled”) people don’t fit in with their local peer group / society. The internet gave them a way to connect with other like-minded individuals.

Do I need to give examples? Let’s say: struggling with a rare disease.

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  • Wowfunhappy 4 days ago

    But on the other end you have genocide triggered by Facebook. You can't speak if you're dead.

    Perhaps some of that violence would have happened anyway. I don't know how it all nets out.

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danaris 4 days ago

In other words "disabled people can suck it, because I don't care about their lives or experiences"?

We often fall short, but as a society we do try to make sure we're accommodating disabled people when we make big changes in our systems.

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  • awesome_dude 4 days ago

    Just FTR - I read them as being facetious

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    • danaris 4 days ago

      Poe's Law applies.

      There are far, far too many people who genuinely think disabled people should just disappear or die for it to be "safe" to be facetious about that without a clear sarcasm indicator.

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