QT discourse again. :)
As someone else said somewhere in another thread, it's usually better to talk WITH someone than to talk ABOUT them. To QT is to talk about someone.
I guess journalists, whose job it is basically to talk about people, may not see the difference as strongly.
And maybe also communities that struggle for recognition, where talking positively about other members of the community, where the wider world can see it, is an important thing?
(Speculating here.)
QT discourse again. :)
@ceoln Fair points. I’ve also seen that marginalized people sometimes need to talk about a post, either as a warning or an example of TFG, where there really is no hope or desire for a pleasant conversation. So, the fact that there are complications in both directions may be a good case where making it easy is counterproductive.
QT discourse again. :)
@troydarling
That's true! Sadly some people need to be talked about, rather than with, sometimes.
So messy, these humans.
QT discourse again. :)
@ceoln Indeed!