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> apologist behavior Going a bit off the deep end here. When you disagree but don't feel well informed, often the best thing to do is move on. There is little

by inimino 10y ago

> apologist behavior Going a bit off the deep end here. When you disagree but don't feel well informed, often the best thing to do is move on. There is little value in maintaining positions that don't directly bear on future actions you will personally take. Sometimes it's not even about being well informed, it's about having another ten years of experience. Respect is recognizing the gap between you and the one making the decision. Respect doesn't just mean shutting up, it can mean changing your perspective or changing the weight you give to your own opinion.

dpark 10y ago
> Going a bit off the deep end here. No, I provided a concrete example of why the attitude is unhealthy. There are many other examples, but I picked a simple one. I assumed that it would illuminate the core point, and failed to recognize that it provided an easy way to ignore the point and criticize the example. > When you disagree but don't feel well informed, often the best thing to do is move on. There is little value in maintaining positions that don't directly bear on future actions you will personally take. Is ignorance really its own justification for continued ignorance? If you disagree but don't care, the best thing is often to move on. If you disagree but care, and you're uninformed, you should become informed. > Sometimes it's not even about being well informed, it's about having another ten years of experience. > Respect is recognizing the gap between you and the one making the decision. > Respect doesn't just mean shutting up, it can mean changing your perspective or changing the weight you give to your own opinion. Respect is caring enough to give measured criticism. Respect is knowing that they can handle the truth. Respect is wanting to learn what they know. (Are we done with platitudes now?)
- inimino 10y ago
  Learning has a cost, and you can't be informed about everything. Sometimes when you disagree but care the best thing is actually to stop caring. This is why your example about governments is off-point, by the way.

by inimino 10y ago

dpark 10y ago

> Going a bit off the deep end here. No, I provided a concrete example of why the attitude is unhealthy. There are many other examples, but I picked a simple one. I assumed that it would illuminate the core point, and failed to recognize that it provided an easy way to ignore the point and criticize the example. > When you disagree but don't feel well informed, often the best thing to do is move on. There is little value in maintaining positions that don't directly bear on future actions you will personally take. Is ignorance really its own justification for continued ignorance? If you disagree but don't care, the best thing is often to move on. If you disagree but care, and you're uninformed, you should become informed. > Sometimes it's not even about being well informed, it's about having another ten years of experience. > Respect is recognizing the gap between you and the one making the decision. > Respect doesn't just mean shutting up, it can mean changing your perspective or changing the weight you give to your own opinion. Respect is caring enough to give measured criticism. Respect is knowing that they can handle the truth. Respect is wanting to learn what they know. (Are we done with platitudes now?)

inimino 10y ago
Learning has a cost, and you can't be informed about everything. Sometimes when you disagree but care the best thing is actually to stop caring. This is why your example about governments is off-point, by the way.