You can never be universally inclusive

[xuenay]

A discussion about the article “We Don’t Do That Here” (h/t siderea) raised the question about the tension between having inclusive social norms on the one hand, and restricting some behaviors on the other hand.

At least, that was the way the discussion was initially framed. The thing is, inclusivity is a bit of a bad term, since you can never

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[nancylebov]

There can be simple physical issues, too.

I was recently in a discussion about making announcements audible at meals-- the problem is that some people have bad hearing and need louder announcements, while other people are sensitive to loud sounds and find loud announcements to be physically painful.

[xuenay]

Yeah, definitely.