You repeatedly asked in this post to tell you whether you are lying.
I’m happy to oblige.
You are lying in this piece, all the time.
Here is why:
Lying by omission is lying too.
Let me be specific.
The subtext of this piece is that you are leaving because of the inherent racism of America.
At the same time - in your litany of complaints - you neglect to mention the ethnicity of the people who messed with you on the bike, you neglected to mention the ethnicity that cause everything to be locked up at the drugstore. You neglected to mention the ethnicity of those who push Asians onto the tracks in front of oncoming subway trains. You neglected to mention the ethnicity of those who make the subway unsafe. As it is always the same ethnicity that is doing this, and as you are keenly aware of which one that is, I suspect you withhold this information on purpose.
In other words, this is a deeply dishonest and intellectual cowardly piece. Its central message is fundamentally undermined by this inconsistency. Do better, be better.
Came here from your podcast with Joscha Bach (such a fascinating interview), and really loved this story. Beautifully written!
Thank you for your kind words - I'm really glad you liked it!
You repeatedly asked in this post to tell you whether you are lying.
I’m happy to oblige.
You are lying in this piece, all the time.
Here is why:
Lying by omission is lying too.
Let me be specific.
The subtext of this piece is that you are leaving because of the inherent racism of America.
At the same time - in your litany of complaints - you neglect to mention the ethnicity of the people who messed with you on the bike, you neglected to mention the ethnicity that cause everything to be locked up at the drugstore. You neglected to mention the ethnicity of those who push Asians onto the tracks in front of oncoming subway trains. You neglected to mention the ethnicity of those who make the subway unsafe. As it is always the same ethnicity that is doing this, and as you are keenly aware of which one that is, I suspect you withhold this information on purpose.
In other words, this is a deeply dishonest and intellectual cowardly piece. Its central message is fundamentally undermined by this inconsistency. Do better, be better.