So long, and thanks for all the fish.

Personally, partly, i felt like i was doing something wrong by being here, like i was not being as good as i could be if Ghazi was not being good about the things i cared about 100% of the time. It's like, i'm a part of this culture and that culture did some bad shit to someone... i feel like it never should happen.

Well, ideally, yes it'd be lovely if Ghazi-the-subreddit never did anything wrong. But we're what, 5,000+ people? Shiiiit, I'm not responsible for the actions of 4,999 others - are you? I agree that we should hold ourselves to a higher standard and do more to improve the subreddit, but you know what your personal involvement looks like far better than anyone else. If at the end of the day, you're happy with what you've been doing and you feel like it's helpful, that's what matters. Those folks on Twitter do not and cannot know every single individual here; they're making very, very broad generalizations about some issues with the subreddit that many of us would agree with, if they weren't framed with such vitriol.

But you cannot hold yourself responsible for the actions of thousands of other people who happen to subscribe to the same website that you do. Don't take that on. Every one of us is an autonomous individual who is responsible for our own choices, but that's where it ends. It's not on you to take blame for my mistakes or credit for my accomplishments, and vice versa. Yes, as a community, Ghazi should look at where we're at and where we're going, and discuss how we want to improve, but there is absolutely no reason for you to feel personally liable for the problems that Ghazi has had, unless you were the individual who caused them. Not only is it unhealthy for you to take that on, it's presumptuous of any of us to take away each other's autonomy and accountability by presuming that we're responsible for something someone else did.

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