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Actually it looks to me as if you are the one that took the parents response personally. The parent gave a few arguments why he/she dislikes the article (if th
by DominikR 11y ago
Actually it looks to me as if you are the one that took the parents response personally.
The parent gave a few arguments why he/she dislikes the article (if they are valid or not is another question), that's something you did not do.
Neither did you engage in any follow up comments to yours.
- hodwik 11y agoParent used language highly associated with taking something very personally: -"Wait, how exactly is [...]?" as if indignant. - Scare quotes, as in "personal space" -The "First, [...]. Secondly, [...]." dialectical pattern, suggesting someone feeling attacked on multiple fronts. - "drop the pretense", suggesting said author was ostentatiously holding up a lie. - "fear is bad, mkay", characterizing the author as a South Park hick. - "[...] work just fine, thank you.", subtextually suggesting the person had crossed a boundary of decorum. - "Oh, and, edit, just because", which is a common semantic pattern of emotional self-defense, e.g. "And another thing!" - "Please, age of phrenology is over.", a red herring, attempting to undermine a theory by associating it with a formally disproved theory. - "God. Damn. It.", resorting to frustrated cursing post-rant, suggesting the person has more feelings they'd like to elate. Generally, when someone responds with language of that sort it suggests the idea struck a chord. My interest in the parent's comment was purely jocose.
- tbrownaw 11y agoI disagree with many of your characterizations here. ...are you sure you're not reading way too much into it because you feel attacked? :)