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I'm not interested until we get to the point where we, as a culture, are willing to tell people that their feelings are unjustified in sensitive areas. And her
by Consultant32452 10y ago
I'm not interested until we get to the point where we, as a culture, are willing to tell people that their feelings are unjustified in sensitive areas. And here I'm talking about general public discussions. If you're emotionally close to someone then of course be empathetic. If you want the general public to listen then you'd better be prepared to put up or shut up with regards to data.
If you just want to talk about your feels with no justification whatsoever, there's plenty of platforms out there for fiction writing.
- komali2 10y ago> If you want the general public to listen then you'd better be prepared to put up or shut up with regards to data. How does your argument stand in the Trump era, when a candidate can lie outright but appeal to feelings well enough to be elected president? When republicans can get on TV and say "we're about feelings, not facts"? The reality of the world does not reflect your personal opinion of what the world should be like.
- Consultant32452 10y agoI feel like your argument is self-defeating. When Trump, or whoever, outright lies the response should be, "put up or shut up with regards to data." That it's not that way is a real problem. That this tech site has a creative writing post on the front page is a related problem.