This is a chapter about politics. Before going any further, I have to say something obvious. This is a vital topic and I’ve seen a side of it you probably haven’t, so I want to tell you about that. At the same time, I’m a white techie, but in order to proceed I must talk about things I can’t know as well as I know my own world, like the black experience in America. I’m probably going to fall into the traps of whitesplaining, mansplaining, techsplaining, or other forms of ’splaining. Can we just stipulate that that’s true? I’m sure it is. Please take what you can use from me. I know I don’t
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