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Of course you owe me nothing, and of course I'm not entitled to interaction from you, on any terms. I've said twice, and now I say a third time, that you can st
by philh 11y ago
Of course you owe me nothing, and of course I'm not entitled to interaction from you, on any terms. I've said twice, and now I say a third time, that you can stop interacting with me any time you like.
But while you choose to interact with me, I am free to point out when you're violating conventions of discourse.
I am not entitled to your words, and you are not entitled to my silence.
- wpietri 11y agoIn civilized society, yes, people are entitled to be left alone when they ask to be left alone. I am not entitled to your general silence, but you are not entitled to keep bugging me. Please go away.
- philh 11y agoI consider that I'm entitled to keep talking to you, as long as you keep talking to me. It chafes to be told otherwise. On top of that, you're asking me to do something that you could have accomplished yourself, by simply not asking me to do it. That feels like some kind of bizarre power grab. These things make me want to push back and do the opposite of what you want, just to annoy you. However, very well: I will not reply to you again in this thread, even if you choose to reply to me. I don't intend to deliberately avoid replying to you in future.
- wpietri 11y agoThe difference being, of course, that you approached me. I believe I have the right to be let alone when asked. You believe that you have the right to approach anybody, petulantly insist that they talk about what you want, and then hang around bothering them after being asked to go away. Assertion of boundaries only seems like a bizarre power grab to the irrationally entitled.