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Sure, don't reply to the comments about your personal attacks re: "Emotional kneejerk comment". "Popular on reddit". Both of which smack of smugness. You're pu

• knodi123 10y ago
  > Sure, don't reply to the comments about your personal attacks Thanks. I prefer to avoid meta-discussions based on emotional content that has nothing to do with the topic of conversation. > You're putting words in the other person's mouth, which is what you're accusing us of. "kinda sounds". Then you put in quotes a sentence you made up hoping to add legitmacy to your remarks. I accused someone of putting words in my mouth when they said "childproofed to the extent you probably have in mind". I do not want to childproof the world, and he has no idea what I have in mind. But what I was doing by rewording the quote I've been attempting to discuss, is a standard tool for achieving understanding. You reword someone else's argument, and then they can either point out how you were inaccurate, or agree with your characterization, either one of which allows the conversation to proceed. If you don't care to do either of those things, then I guess you're done discussing the actual topic that this whole thread is about. In which case I think I'm done here.
  • jimmywanger 10y ago
    How's this? The world is full of dangerous things, and no amount of legislation or regulations can make it safe. If you were not taught correctly OR did not absorb information, nothing will prevent you from dying a messy, easily preventible death. That's the main point which you're dancing around.