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Discussion on: Sexism, Racism, Toxic Positivity, and TailwindCSS

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I believe that some of the argument that this is toxic positivity requires a previous framing of how TailwindCSS has been marketed using the same type of language the article uses to describe BEM and other "CSS best practice" paradigms. It's tough for me to separate the article's tone from the tone it's meant to be contrasting, but I do agree that there are many things about the article that make it... not a compelling or good piece of writing.

As for DEV, I think it's difficult. I think there's something to be said about being able to turn off comments when discussion is impossible to keep healthy, but I'm not sure.

But at the end of the day, I still feel like I can contribute, and folks who want to leave because they "don't want to be censored" shouldn't influence whether or not there's moderation. Self-moderated platforms are the healthiest platforms, and it's not because they are echo-chambers.

Thank you for the work you all do on this platform. I appreciate it a ton.

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