people intentionally misunderstanding you is not your problem

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Indeed!!!!

Agreed, and I certainly see plenty of that from some people here, but I also see plenty of people engaging in good faith, who are misunderstanding the intent whether because they genuinely don’t understand (see point about 3rd grade reading level) or because they are bringing a bias into the conversation. Maybe you’re not going to change many minds that are already biased in one direction, but you can certainly avoid pushing away those who don’t understand. And the optimist in me wants to believe that with the right message you might even find common ground with a few of the biased participants who are genuinely open to hearing other perspectives.