Author: Альона Шевченко
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When I speak in various Twitter Spaces, there's often someone shouting at me within the first few minutes. I know what I'm talking about so I can speak confidently without having to scream. If you can't be more composed than me, your hurt feelings are not going to affect me.
most young people are too agreeable
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and worse, most of their peers exacerbate the issue
*truly* impressive people not only have their own original ideas + opinions, but they know how to respectfully disagree + hold their ground
How to support Ukraine: ✅ listening to Ukrainians
❌ teaching Ukrainians about russians ❌ telling us how we should feel and what's ok to say ❌ putting 🇺🇦 in your username but hurling abuse at me
It's not that hard. If that's not observed, I leave the conversation.