I really hate whataboutery.
If I post something about Ukraine, someone will ask, "But what about Gaza?"
If I post something about Gaza, someone will ask, "But what about Ukraine?"
It is okay to have an interest, but it is really not okay to waste everyone's time by popping up in every thread on Mastodon to ask, "Is my preferred topic not more important than this?"
It is not helpful. You are not not changing anything. You are just spamming, and that is not cool.
@randahl "Whataboutism" is a bad name. In this context it means "changing the subject" or more colorfully "squirrel!"
When someone make a universal claim, and you point out a counterexample - the words "what about ..." are typically used. E.g.
Alice: All vans are white
Bob: What about that van over there? It looks blue to me.
Alice: I really hate whataboutery!
