Damn, Well said.
I personally have suffered from the habit of taking things kind of personally when I am talking about certain subjects, in real life or on forums. Taking things personally is that first step toward letting your ego take over and not letting common sense and logic take hold
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Exactly I feel like that’s the best way to handle stuff like this.
Alot of people have the idea that ‘my option is fact and anyone who disagrees is wrong’ and even if their opinion may be right to most people if I can’t makes sense and understanding with someone I just stop replying.
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Welcome in the real world post COVID.
Pretty much, I understand because I have been one of those people. Sometimes eating our words and accepting that we aren’t some omniscient being that needs to know everything is the best course of action
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please keep discussions civil if you don’t have anything to add you don’t need to post.
The world have change after the Covid you know and I can give my opinion.
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I don’t fully understand what you mean - while yes the world did change after covid, what does that have to do with this specific subject? Do you mean after covid people are less likely to have a civil discussion?
My point is that it is up to you to be respectful and add to the conversation.
Many people are far too sensitive these days and should not embark on an exercise whose consequences they do not understand.
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What are you talking about I really don’t understand you.
Your post was really a bad idea.
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You really aren’t adding anything to the conversation, why involve yourself at all? do you just need people to know every time you disagree.
absolutely there is a phenomenon of irascibility of verbal violence which is increasing.
I think it is a very interesting but rather “hot” subject these days.
You are so right. When you say that we should not take things personally, it is very right but not always easy. Very good observation.
I would say that for example for covid we had a brake on our freedoms, new rules and that we withdrew into ourselves. There was an explosion of digital consumption but with unprecedented frustration. Suddenly we let go of everything. The violence on forums, in armed conflicts, diplomatic agreements, simple traffic accidents are there to attest that we are all ready to explode at any time and especially for anything.
It predates the lockdown, the pandemic was just the pot boiling over and along with the global political situation, a lot of people are (thankfully) more confrontational and calll out BS, OFC the BSers push back as they weren’t used to it before. I’m sure it spills over even to the lowly internet discussions.
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I find that the kind of people who jump to insults first thing upon a disagreement, rarely have any opinions worth sharing in the first place. Which isn’t really surprising, since an attitude like that is hardly conducive to learning or self-improvement.
Being online exposes a lot of people different from our usual rl social bubbles. Some of it is good, some not so much. I share your frustrations in this, but some people just aren’t in it to discuss or learn, all they care about is imposing themselves on others because they can.
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