Ask HN: Concepts that clicked only years after you first encountered them?

Re:Ask HN: Concepts that clicked only years after you first ... by akira2501 on Sunday January 01, 2023 @05:42PM (#34211848)

> makes it’s so I don’t want to be the first.

This makes me curious. Would you mind answering, from your point of view, why do you think that is? Is it a specific scenario or type of scenario you wish to avoid or is there a generalized concern that comes with it? Is that due to uncertainty or past experience?

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Re:Ask HN: Concepts that clicked only years after you first ... by SamoyedFurFluff on Sunday January 01, 2023 @07:11PM (#34212653)

Frankly; if the group is large enough, homogeny likely means that you the minority weren’t the first… the first(s) got pushed out.

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Re:Ask HN: Concepts that clicked only years after you first ... by nivethan on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @09:52AM (#34232054)

There's probably many reasons but one that comes to mind is, if I'm first am I an ambassador for my race now? Probably. The people here might be self selecting in other aspects of their life so they may not actually be around PoC anywhere else.

Another aspect is that I don't have that shared connection or ease of relating to people in the group. The activity has obviously selected for a specific group and there are probably other aspects of their lives that are also different from my own.

Past experience mostly. Trying to make friends where the majority is white was difficult though I was in university and far more awkward then. One on one or in smaller settings, its easier and at work it's relatively straightforward to become friendly with anyone.

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