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Is life not harsh? Should the world just stop adjusting to the new global interaction just so that some people can avoid some discomfort? edit: To those downvo

Is life not harsh? Should the world just stop adjusting to the new global interaction just so that some people can avoid some discomfort? edit: To those downvoting me, can you please explain why? I was asking a serious question. The post above made it sound like that person's comfort was more important than adapting to changing times.

vixen99 9y ago
The world won't stop adjusting so your point is made. The downvotes are completely irrelevant. Assume they simply can't make the argument.
- TheAdamAndChe 9y ago
  Either I'm getting downvoted because my argument was weak or didn't advance the conversation, or because I went against the site's hivemind. In either case, this site as a whole benefits when either are pointed out or explained. Either I become a little less ignorant, or someone else learns to question their beliefs a bit more.
  - gspetr 9y ago
    Their feelings were hurt and your argument goes against the "diversity is strength" narrative. I upvoted you btw, I assume some downvotes were because your choice of words was a bit too callous for their liking.
kwhitefoot 9y ago
Perhaps they felt that your point was badly made or that the world adjusting and someone's comfort were not connected in the way that you seem to be saying. I think my point is that both you and they could have explained a bit more.
azangru 9y ago
The first time I read your post, I completely misunderstood it, probably because my idea of comfort is diametrically opposite to how you put it. To me, the harshness of life is that there are different languages in existence, and that people are in no hurry to converge on one. And the discomfort is the necessity to translate between languages, or to learn multiple languages, or to get in communicative situations when either you or your interlocutor are not particularly fluent in the language you are trying to communicate in. For me, the less discomfort of such kind the better, even if it means that multiple cultures will become inaccessible to non-scholars. I do not believe we (common folks, I mean) are terribly missing the Roman, or the Ancient Greek, or the Mayan culture, etc.

vixen99 9y ago

The world won't stop adjusting so your point is made. The downvotes are completely irrelevant. Assume they simply can't make the argument.

TheAdamAndChe 9y ago
Either I'm getting downvoted because my argument was weak or didn't advance the conversation, or because I went against the site's hivemind. In either case, this site as a whole benefits when either are pointed out or explained. Either I become a little less ignorant, or someone else learns to question their beliefs a bit more.
- gspetr 9y ago
  Their feelings were hurt and your argument goes against the "diversity is strength" narrative. I upvoted you btw, I assume some downvotes were because your choice of words was a bit too callous for their liking.

kwhitefoot 9y ago

Perhaps they felt that your point was badly made or that the world adjusting and someone's comfort were not connected in the way that you seem to be saying. I think my point is that both you and they could have explained a bit more.

azangru 9y ago

The first time I read your post, I completely misunderstood it, probably because my idea of comfort is diametrically opposite to how you put it. To me, the harshness of life is that there are different languages in existence, and that people are in no hurry to converge on one. And the discomfort is the necessity to translate between languages, or to learn multiple languages, or to get in communicative situations when either you or your interlocutor are not particularly fluent in the language you are trying to communicate in. For me, the less discomfort of such kind the better, even if it means that multiple cultures will become inaccessible to non-scholars. I do not believe we (common folks, I mean) are terribly missing the Roman, or the Ancient Greek, or the Mayan culture, etc.