> "I never learned any of Bob’s political views, though I can make some guesses in retrospect. They never mattered. He was just our neighbor. (…) If I learn today that my neighbors have political views that my “side” considers unacceptable and unforgivable, should I be able to have dinner at their house, shovel their snow, or even greet them outside?" — https://marco.org/2026/09/04/bob-and-van
They never mattered because there wasn't a risk that their political views could pose an existential threat to your person. Why wasn't there such a risk? Because you're a white man with a roof over your head, @marcoarment.
Congrats to you if you can afford to walk past your neighbor's political opinions and dine with them in a country where there's a non-zero chance those political opinions amount to supporting fascism. But, surprise: black people with MAGA neighbors can't afford to do that. Nor can anyone who has good reason to fear being reported to ICE. Nor can anyone who has trans kids in a state where being trans is criminalized to no end.
Read the room before writing the sort of platitudes only someone of your social class can even consider publishing.
> "And I can’t help but feel that maybe we were better off before we knew everyone’s hot takes on everything."
I can't tell if you're actually reducing/equating holding political opinions to 'hot takes', but if you are: fuck you
