What on earth makes you think that?So, I take it you don't enjoy your life at all, or at least not very much? — Janus
Nah. Righteous indignation rocks! People are addicted to it, it's orgasmic, and then some.Well, sounds like you enjoy righteous indignation at least. It's an acquired taste; you have to bracket off the great annoyance caused by what you are indignant about or else it's more aggravating than enjoyable I'd say..
Well, expect backlash — baker
The thing is that you see yourself as the arbiter of rationality. — baker
You treat people like they are your underlings. — baker
Again, there's that authoritarianism. — baker
Patience and empathy have their limits. If you don’t listen to reason, evidence, and argument — you leave little recourse. — Xtrix
Effective at changing minds? Surely.
If I have to engage in endless debate while the planet burns around me, in the name of goodwill, then no— I don’t want to be effective in that way. — Xtrix
It doesn't have much of a practical effect to devalue people, does it?
It's mostly like venting behind someone's back, right? — frank
Actually, it does. Every time people get up before the podium and devalue the position of the opposition, people take that under advisement for the voting booth. Same with editorials. — James Riley
So we aren't devaluing people, but rather attitudes, beliefs, and so on. Works for me. — frank
, I do devalue people who own ideas that I likewise devalue. I believe in personal responsibility. — James Riley
You're going to devalue him because he was mistaken? — frank
How does that make sense? — frank
Johnny to the same standard of value as I would for an adult anti-vaxxer who should know better. I accord little Johnny a much higher value. Nevertheless, not as high as little Sally. — James Riley
You've got quite the cosmic scale working there. Interesting. — frank
What on earth makes you think that? — baker
Nah. Righteous indignation rocks! People are addicted to it, it's orgasmic, and then some. — baker
The me in me says we all do it, whether we admit it or know it or not. But then, that's me. — James Riley
There is your extreme again, assuming devaluation is the assessment of no value. Just because I think your widget isn't worth what you are asking for it, doesn't mean I think it's worthless. — James Riley
It just doesn't mean anything to me to value people one way or the other. — frank
Do you find all people invaluable? — James Riley
As a clarification I'm stating the valuation of the widget and the person selling it should be separate matters. So, just because my widget is worth less than I'm asking; it doesn't me I am worth less because of it. — Cheshire
There's no way to put a value on a life. — frank
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