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That's a weird thing to tell someone. A person can't say that they're being misunderstood because that degrades a discussion? Degrades how? Are you putting your
by corodra 7y ago
That's a weird thing to tell someone. A person can't say that they're being misunderstood because that degrades a discussion? Degrades how? Are you putting yourself as supreme judge of the situation? Reading through the back and forth, I agree that OP had some of their statements made into strawmen. Does it degrade to mention that I think they may be in the right? Maybe miss worded a bit, yes. But the general point made throughout, I think is valid. Is me disagreeing with you degrading your sensibilities?
- dang 7y agoOf course not, but there's a long road between "disagreeing" (which is no problem) to "saying you're being misunderstood" (may be fine, but usually is already a step down in discussion quality) to "you're completely missing the point" (outright swipe). Commenters here should stay in the former zone and avoid the latter. That's not hard to do.
- kranner 7y ago> That's not hard to do. As a third party, may I suggest that this statement amounts to a 'swipe'?
- dang 7y agoI don't see why? I say that because it sounds like the kind of thing that's hard to do, but actually isn't.
- kranner 7y agoWell, if you meant it in that straightforward sense, then it was not a swipe. But I've seen the same statement used in a derogatory manner in the sense of "get this done, it's not difficult [if you're not an idiot]" by a bad manager or two. To me it does carry that other sense.