not a fan of ppl who treat being leftist as some kind of school clique. and it feels bad to say bc i don't wanna sound like a dipshit. but some people want emotional catharsis from being correct more than actual liberation of peoples and a better world
and i know where it comes from to some degree, but we gotta be better than that, or we're going to make many mistakes and maybe even leave blind spots. in worst case coopting oppressive ideology but worded in a "progressive" way, in a somewhat less worse case, splitting hairs over flags, labels or whatnot
i think a lot of it comes from inexperience of participating or organizing in the physical reality rather than online, including myself. and we should strive to participate, at least within our means and capabilities. ofc not everyone is able to
and there's "educate yourself" which has kind of become a meme, it shouldn't just be used as a gotcha. if you have resources to share, then do, if the other person still doesn't care, well, at least you tried
if you see an especially annoying person online, block and move on rather than try to win the argument. it is very very very tempting to leave a snarky response but think about the bigger picture, would it even matter?
and in some cases there should be a balanced, neutral viewpoint. if you automatically antagonize a person over a small misgiving rather than evaluating them fully, you could be missing out on a chance to help them be better. or not. just think it over a bit
help each other out if you can