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Still stuck on that conversation with a student at Berkeley last spring

She told me my opinion didn't matter because I wasn't a student there, and I can't shake how that shut down any real talk before it even started - anyone else had someone pull that gatekeeping move on you at a campus event?
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lily_torres31
lily_torres311mo agoTop Commenter
Used to think gatekeeping was no big deal, just people being protective of their space. But after getting shut out of a local panel discussion just because I wasn't in the industry yet, it changed my mind real fast. Shutting people out like that kills the whole point of having a conversation in the first place.
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ivan_murphy80
Totally disagree. It helps keep the discussion focused and meaningful for actual professionals.
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nancyjones
nancyjones1mo ago
Hate when people pull that, totally misses the point of talking.
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