A postmortem analysis of TTA

Ive been one of the main contributors to this sub since its inception, and have turned down offers to be a mod multiple times from different people.

I deleted my main reddit account a month ago, and other than my recent reductio ad absurdum post a couple weeks ago have stayed off. I met a handful of friends through here and weve retreated to discord channels where we (for the most part) get along fairly well. You'll notice none of us hang out here anymore. We were the ones open to talking with you.

My mental health has improved drastically by minimizing my interactions with gender criticals. Its been quite refreshing engaging with my actual community without the hatred recently spewed online at me echoing in the back of my mind.

Ive come to the firm conclusion that the entire Gender critical worldview, taken from its absolute most charitable interpretation, is just ultimately flat-out wrong. Its ok, you are allowed to be wrong. (Clearly) You shouldn't be "canceled" or whatever for it, but it should have no bearing on public policy. And once the current wave of fascism eats its own tail, if humans survive it, there will still be people who change their sex.

This space truly failed to facilitate a dialogue. It got rapidly taken over by people who's sole interest was lecturing trans people, assuming that we just need the "correct" ideas hammered into our heads enough and eventually we might get it, but anyone with a bit of self respect will only subject themselves to that for so long. Occasionally, especially early on, there were some interesting conversations (actual conversations) that blended history, philosophy, science etc.. and those conversations synthesized unique ideas that could be applied in the real world to ease tensions.. but now one side has just gotten a little too sure of themselves with the present political environment having their back, and those kinds of conversations are no longer anywhere to be found.

At best this sub is maybe somewhere the terfs can find a few pickme trans who instead of focusing on simply changing their sex are more concerned with getting pats on the heads and pining for that "you're one of the good ones" moments that will never come.

Maybe we can try again in 10 years. Until then, I guess enjoy your political moment. We'll survive it.. we always have.