These are all very good points and brought up in a more detailed way than I'd done so before, so hopefully they won't be disregarded as easily as my objections have been.
[He'd been trying to put things in politer, more vague terms so as not to make anyone feel particularly guilty for the sort of harm this could do to new arrivals, since it's clear enough that the reason for all of this at least comes from a good place.
But considering the reactions he's gotten, he's feeling less charitable, and it's also nice to see someone else articulate all the same things he's been concerned about; sometimes he wonders if he's the only one who thought this could be so damaging.]
I'm sorry this is something you have to go through. I'd offer to accompany you outside the safehouse for awhile, but last time I tried to do that it didn't go over well.
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[He'd been trying to put things in politer, more vague terms so as not to make anyone feel particularly guilty for the sort of harm this could do to new arrivals, since it's clear enough that the reason for all of this at least comes from a good place.
But considering the reactions he's gotten, he's feeling less charitable, and it's also nice to see someone else articulate all the same things he's been concerned about; sometimes he wonders if he's the only one who thought this could be so damaging.]
I'm sorry this is something you have to go through. I'd offer to accompany you outside the safehouse for awhile, but last time I tried to do that it didn't go over well.