And calling her out for being autistic means that the discussion became ad hominem. Keeping that away from discussions is the lowest standard virtually everybod

And calling her out for being autistic means that the discussion became ad hominem. Keeping that away from discussions is the lowest standard virtually everybody agrees on. The article doesn't condemn this, it seems more like a random rant. I used to be a big fan of discussions in political talk shows, the kind you might maybe see on PBS (or C-SPAN). Unfortunately this style is dying out in the sense that it has no more visibility. Most discussions visible through media seem to be pretty aggressive and ignorant of what other people say. To be informed about a topic before joining the discussion is no more a requirement. This wouldn't be such a big problem but of course of this omnipresence it's a role model of how people communicate in everyday life and in the workplace.