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Or, to rephrase that slightly: why is it so hard for other people not to agree with my view of the world? That's the essence of being PC. Recognise that I know

Or, to rephrase that slightly: why is it so hard for other people not to agree with my view of the world? That's the essence of being PC. Recognise that I know best.

s73v3r_ 9y ago
That's not even close to what I said or implied.
- hateduser2 9y ago
  You are not necessarily the master of your own truth
thebokehwokeh2 9y ago
OP said simply this: > Treat others with respect. I guess you're implying that you disagree and that you should be a dick to everyone else?
- Slansitartop 9y ago
  > OP said simply this: >> Treat others with respect. No, the OP's comment was much longer than four words, and part of it implied that if you're not PC then you're a jerk. It's a lot easier to see the problem with the OPs comment if you think about what it means to be good, and how the definition of "being good" can vary so much between people. If you want to talk with people about what being PC really is, you have to use fewer vague, high-level abstractions like "jerk" and "respect" and more concrete examples.
  - s73v3r_ 9y ago
    Wrong. I simply said that a large part of "being PC" is not being a jerk to others.
- dang 9y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16443737 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16443737
- atlantic 9y ago
  No, I'm saying that, in relation to any given topic, there are many acceptable viewpoints, and that you can't just shut down the discussion and outlaw the expression of opinions which differ from your own. And that's what PC is: we're the nice guys; anyone who disagrees with us is engaging in hate speech; so let's just gag them and send them to Antarctica. PC is essentially totalitarian. One point of view, no arguments.
dang 9y ago
This breaks the HN guideline which asks: "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize." That's particularly important in a thread that's likely to flare up at any moment. Flames have a lot of energy but intellectually interesting they are not. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Or, to rephrase that slightly: why is it so hard for other people not to agree with my view of the world? That's the essence of being PC. Recognise that I know best.

s73v3r_ 9y ago

That's not even close to what I said or implied.

hateduser2 9y ago
You are not necessarily the master of your own truth

thebokehwokeh2 9y ago

OP said simply this: > Treat others with respect. I guess you're implying that you disagree and that you should be a dick to everyone else?

Slansitartop 9y ago
> OP said simply this: >> Treat others with respect. No, the OP's comment was much longer than four words, and part of it implied that if you're not PC then you're a jerk. It's a lot easier to see the problem with the OPs comment if you think about what it means to be good, and how the definition of "being good" can vary so much between people. If you want to talk with people about what being PC really is, you have to use fewer vague, high-level abstractions like "jerk" and "respect" and more concrete examples.
- s73v3r_ 9y ago
  Wrong. I simply said that a large part of "being PC" is not being a jerk to others.
dang 9y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16443737 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16443737
atlantic 9y ago
No, I'm saying that, in relation to any given topic, there are many acceptable viewpoints, and that you can't just shut down the discussion and outlaw the expression of opinions which differ from your own. And that's what PC is: we're the nice guys; anyone who disagrees with us is engaging in hate speech; so let's just gag them and send them to Antarctica. PC is essentially totalitarian. One point of view, no arguments.

dang 9y ago

This breaks the HN guideline which asks: "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize." That's particularly important in a thread that's likely to flare up at any moment. Flames have a lot of energy but intellectually interesting they are not. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html