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movingtothebeach
Tue, 13 Feb 2024 07:30:26 +0000

ColdWombat:

The prevailing opinions seem to be that, while CC can be useful sometimes, the environment here is bad. Students warn each other away from CC. The word most often used was “toxic”.

I’ve noticed the same, and I think the top of this recent thread is a good example of the disconnect between our resident CC grownups and the students who stop by.

Noting that many of those participants are people I respect (and are in this thread) - and I think the motivation is pure and the facts are right - if you put yourself in the shoes of this clearly-stressed-out high school student, telling them to “stop discussing this with others” and “Why do you need to rate it?” isn’t really meeting the student where they’re at. Some comments are more empathetic, I don’t think we should lie and tell them everything is great all the time and haters gonna hate, and I know these are people who care, but we can’t change the way kids are thinking about the world or socializing with others. A little empathy goes a long way.