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		laretluval on Aug 16, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple becomes first tech giant to explicitly ban c... I predict they’ll love the opportunity to indulge in theatrical ethnomasochism, just like high status whites do.

ummonk on Aug 16, 2022 | [–]

In a way, atoning for privilege will allow them to signal their privileged status more openly, and try to angle for acceptance into high status white culture, because they're just like them.

rayiner on Aug 16, 2022 | [–]

I don’t know. Maybe that’s a Puritan thing.

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