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You're jumping at the least charitable interpretation of that comment. I'd suggest practicing the opposite: if someone seems to be saying something obviously ex
by GavinMcG 8y ago
You're jumping at the least charitable interpretation of that comment. I'd suggest practicing the opposite: if someone seems to be saying something obviously extreme, stupid, etc... consider that your interpretation is what's wrong.
- ourmandave 8y agoI'm going to try that with Trump's twitter feed.
- djakjxnanjak 8y agoThat’s not a bad idea. I’ve found that this approach to the world (trying to think of reasons why something makes sense, instead of reasons it doesn’t) makes everything easier to understand and makes life more satisfying. And if you do come to the conclusion that someone is wrong and needs to be opposed, you’ll do a better job at it.
- hnbroseph 8y agoi actually suspect that a failure to do that is one (of many) reasons his political opponents are not remotely as effective as they ostensibly could be.