I told him to log off. I told him to find friends in-person. He refused. When you have in-person leftist friends, it's harder to hold onto the brainworms because there are actual social consequences other than being banned (which you can get around by making alts). It's why isolation can be a problem for leftists and why you have to work on your social anxiety. Though I suspect some of the anxiety he was experiencing was caused by feelings of being a bad leftist if exposed to other leftists. They would have found him out, pushed him into confronting his brainworms, and then he would have had a meltdown like this. That's really what the fear was, not talking to other people.
It's pretty easy to think stupid things and still be a good leftist. I have kinda reactionary views on polyandry, and sometimes the way people talk about their gender or sexuality kinda annoys me( not often, but on occasion. I'mnot going into why or how because it doesn't matter, it's brainworms). I just acknowledge my opinions aren't important and aren't really leftist and just shut up. I'm a straight white cis man from a decent financial background, there is a lot of programming in me to be reactionary and, if I don't do the work to dig it all out, the least I can do is shut up and let other people do what is best for them. It's that easy.
I told him to log off. I told him to find friends in-person. He refused. When you have in-person leftist friends, it's harder to hold onto the brainworms because there are actual social consequences other than being banned (which you can get around by making alts). It's why isolation can be a problem for leftists and why you have to work on your social anxiety. Though I suspect some of the anxiety he was experiencing was caused by feelings of being a bad leftist if exposed to other leftists. They would have found him out, pushed him into confronting his brainworms, and then he would have had a meltdown like this. That's really what the fear was, not talking to other people.
Don't isolate yourselves. Seek others.
It's pretty easy to think stupid things and still be a good leftist. I have kinda reactionary views on polyandry, and sometimes the way people talk about their gender or sexuality kinda annoys me( not often, but on occasion. I'mnot going into why or how because it doesn't matter, it's brainworms). I just acknowledge my opinions aren't important and aren't really leftist and just shut up. I'm a straight white cis man from a decent financial background, there is a lot of programming in me to be reactionary and, if I don't do the work to dig it all out, the least I can do is shut up and let other people do what is best for them. It's that easy.
I'm so lucky I have commie siblings. I'd have gone insane otherwise