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Some people here and on X have expressed outrage at parts of the opening ceremony of the Olympics in France.

As someone who is both natively French and a "global citizen" (lived on four continents, visited 50 countries, expat for nearly 20 years), I wanted to share my dual perspective. My goal is not to pass judgment on Friday's performance, but rather set the cultural context in which it was delivered. So, don't shoot the messenger. Also, references are annotated in brackets like this: [i] for further reading at the end.

The TL;DR is that the French brand of secularism (laïcité) is unique, highly idiosyncratic, and part of the core identity of the French republic; it's understandable that it does not translate well to an international audience.

Now, onto the 🧵: 1/9

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Wow, that was fast! Thank you Varun for a great QoL improvement. Now I can fulfill my lifelong dream of casting entire encyclopedias in a thread 😅

Underrated update. Can’t wait for the mobile push. Clicking show more and having it open a new window every time was super annoying

what a welcome change as that particular thread (which was awesome, hat tip @aviationdoctor.eth) was driving me crazy trying to read it earlier this week!

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