alexandra_kollontai [she/her]

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  • I've been following her for a while now due to her technical skills. I haven't seen her do anything at all for IRL politics since then, so it seems like this was a past phase that she hasn't commented on. She makes the claim "created the twitter handle" rather than something more substantial like "runs the account".

    I hope she isn't still a weird person but it's hard to know with these ex-Googlers.


  • alexandra_kollontai [she/her]
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    toneurodiverseRude to point
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    6 days ago

    "point and laugh" is a common phrase but "point and give a well received compliment", "point and move on" are not.

    I guess because pointing physically others them, right? It creates distance and puts you on one side of the hand, and the target on the other side. You need to be emotionally distant from someone to mock them, so I guess creating physical distance helps with that. Where as if you wanted to encourage or thank somebody, that's a more emotionally close experience, so you'd want to get physically closer as well to share a sign of affection. Pat them on the back, hug them maybe. I forgot where I was going with this.