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I agree with what you said, and I agree with what I said. :-) It's funny how technical discussions are much better here, and anything touching politics is terr
by dude01 9y ago
I agree with what you said, and I agree with what I said. :-)
It's funny how technical discussions are much better here, and anything touching politics is terrible. Kind of reminds me of how you can hear good debates on sports radio, but not politics.
- TheAdamAndChe 9y agoHumans get weird when emotion becomes involved. Technical discussions usually have binary, definite solutions, while political opinions stem from culture and emotion, and usually don't have a definite solution. Then when people get stressed or feel attacked, they retreat into a tribal us-vs-them mentality that amplifies itself on the internet. Plus I do highly suspect that there is significant astroturfing with political issues as well, but because that line of thinking accomplishes nothing but makes me ignore opposing political opinions(which is bad!) I try to avoid that mode of thinking.
- dude01 9y agoI hear you. Though what I try to do lately is: recognize when a partisan / wedge issue / kind of argument is being used. Then ask myself why. I think the goal of some people is to intentionally cause feelings of hopelessness, thus reducing civic involvement and rates of voting. You have to fight that!