I think the pandemic definitely is one contributing factor, as people are venting their building frustrations that COVID is nurturing. Another reason is that for decades, the world in general, and the U.S. more specifically, is becoming less of a "WE" society and more of a "ME" society, and More and More, MY opinion, MY rights, are becoming more and more important that YOUR rights and opinions. And, if you disagree with me, you are a blankety blank S...O...B...who deserves the wrath of Hell brought down upon you. Okay, that's a bit of an exaggeration, for now at least. But you catch my drift.
why do so many discussions turn contentious?
just venting....why do so many discussion posts need to turn contenious and nasty? do you guys find that constructive and/or enjoyable? I have no clue who or how this forum is moderated, but I sure would love to see a stop to that...it makes me feel like this hobby is dominated by total jerks.
Can't we play nice, share OPINIONS and OBSERVATIONS, realizing that they often are subjective and biased.
"if you dont have anything nice to say, say nothing"? If you wish to disagree, do it in a constructive and mature fashion, no need for "argument ad hominem"...
with all the chaff, one must waste so much time finding the wheat, figuratively speaking.
I doubt my writing this will change anything, but, like most social media, people writing to others without facing them does not bring out the best, sadly......
Can't we play nice, share OPINIONS and OBSERVATIONS, realizing that they often are subjective and biased.
"if you dont have anything nice to say, say nothing"? If you wish to disagree, do it in a constructive and mature fashion, no need for "argument ad hominem"...
with all the chaff, one must waste so much time finding the wheat, figuratively speaking.
I doubt my writing this will change anything, but, like most social media, people writing to others without facing them does not bring out the best, sadly......
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