Inclusivity versus Exclusivity Our parents and our politicians and our public figures all tell us that inclusion is important. As an older brother, I can tell you I heard, “Include your brother,” enough times as a kid that I didn't have to even think about it anymore before my teens. Z was coming along whether my friends wanted him to or not. And, believe me, they didn't. It is, though, right? Inclusion? Important? Including people who might currently be excluded from things is how we think we're going to save the world. And probably that's right? But it's most certainly not universally true that everyone should be included in everything. This sounds like it's going to be an argument in favor of racism or something equally evil, even to my eyes. A guy has to be careful to say only what he means. So, let's start with definitions. What does include mean ? “From Latin inclusionem, 'a shutting up, confinement. '” And from there, exclude is a “...
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