The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

Asisreo said:

I find having to make the same discussions continuously, ad nauseum is more than exhausting.

It feels like people value being right than learning on a fundamental level, such that they'll make claims more for the value of entertainment and "pwning" the other person rather than going at it with the intention to consider a new perspective.

I don't feel like changing people's minds, I just want people to actually understand my position and not give the same canned response that gets repeated across the internet, as if the internet is always correct. I also hate hiveminds and echo chambers. It's one reason I'm glad these types of forums don't have downvote penalties. I'm always skeptical until I either experience something or I am given a new perspective that makes sense from a more objective angle. Sometimes, I won't be perfect in that goal, but I can assure that I do try.

I don't believe the "opposition" is incorrect completely, though. I just want to get to the heart of their reasoning. Like how if you keep asking "why." Someone will answer the question with a definitive "because it reminds me of the mellow times with just me and my father before he passed." And you go "Ah, yeah. Now I understand why you'd put condensed milk on pizza."

Sorry for the rant, I'm just tired of getting defensive or gotcha arguments when I genuinely do value discussions.

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Asisreo said:

I find having to make the same discussions continuously, ad nauseum is more than exhausting.

It feels like people value being right than learning on a fundamental level, such that they'll make claims more for the value of entertainment and "pwning" the other person rather than going at it with the intention to consider a new perspective.

I don't feel like changing people's minds, I just want people to actually understand my position and not give the same canned response that gets repeated across the internet, as if the internet is always correct. I also hate hiveminds and echo chambers. It's one reason I'm glad these types of forums don't have downvote penalties. I'm always skeptical until I either experience something or I am given a new perspective that makes sense from a more objective angle. Sometimes, I won't be perfect in that goal, but I can assure that I do try.

I don't believe the "opposition" is incorrect completely, though. I just want to get to the heart of their reasoning. Like how if you keep asking "why." Someone will answer the question with a definitive "because it reminds me of the mellow times with just me and my father before he passed." And you go "Ah, yeah. Now I understand why you'd put condensed milk on pizza."

Sorry for the rant, I'm just tired of getting defensive or gotcha arguments when I genuinely do value discussions.

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Asisreo said:

I find having to make the same discussions continuously, ad nauseum is more than exhausting.

It feels like people value being right than learning on a fundamental level, such that they'll make claims more for the value of entertainment and "pwning" the other person rather than going at it with the intention to consider a new perspective.

I don't feel like changing people's minds, I just want people to actually understand my position and not give the same canned response that gets repeated across the internet, as if the internet is always correct. I also hate hiveminds and echo chambers. It's one reason I'm glad these types of forums don't have downvote penalties. I'm always skeptical until I either experience something or I am given a new perspective that makes sense from a more objective angle. Sometimes, I won't be perfect in that goal, but I can assure that I do try.

I don't believe the "opposition" is incorrect completely, though. I just want to get to the heart of their reasoning. Like how if you keep asking "why." Someone will answer the question with a definitive "because it reminds me of the mellow times with just me and my father before he passed." And you go "Ah, yeah. Now I understand why you'd put condensed milk on pizza."

Sorry for the rant, I'm just tired of getting defensive or gotcha arguments when I genuinely do value discussions.

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Cadence said:

"Why do you keep wanting me to admit in a D&D thread that D&D isn't Satan incarnate as a game!?! How can you not see that it really is that awful!?!?"

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Snarf Zagyg said:

All of these decades of playing, and I still haven't figured out how to cast the real spells. I feel like I've been lied to.

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