I may let my frustrations get the best of me, but I agree with this post. Especially an Ideological litmus test. Appreciate you being able to see it from a sensible angle that I cannot, or am at least letting my frustration prevent me from seeing. And yes outside of this thread, I never resort to this. I am trying and take long breaks from this particular thread, as it's become a cesspool and I am AWARE that I may contribute to that sometimes. But some on this thread sadly aren't aware that they contribute to it as well!Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Fri Jan 01, 2021 6:19 pm Ok,but still, the regular caps, exclamation points, faces, strong language (not bad just uncompromising), etc. there’s no other topic, lacrosse or this area, that this seems to come out. It doesn’t seem random but rather focused as if you had a personal stake in it driving this.
You didn’t “have to point it out”, you choose to. That means something, I don’t know what but it’s a signal both in the choice and in the description lacking agency (“had” to...). Of course there’s a lack of leadership in this country (world) and tons of hypocrisy in numerous facets. Of course folks want double standards, what some make call risk transference or “de-risking” to create a valuable life option, and those in power will mostly work to get those cheap and free options in life. What I’ve observed here for a couple of years (thank god I didn’t bother on LP even though I miss some older cats who died off that have been discussed, IMP and Artful dodger being my personal favorites) is that these threads mostly end up becoming ideological litmus tests and the BS, heuristics and whatnot transcend singular threads. Folks, on both sides and the ones who get the “Chinese Finger Trap” in the middle (for those familiar with my work here, please don’t look up the term unless you want to explore your degeneracy more), seem frustrated regularly and it comes out while making points. There’s context you miss out only focusing on this which may or may not change your individual views but would probably help clarify some of this for you.
ND can't stop a nosebleed right now!
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