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> Many of the dead are talented doctors or nurses who had asthma or asymptomatic heart issues. Many of them are, but most of them aren't. This isn't a pleasa
by catalogia 7y ago
> Many of the dead are talented doctors or nurses who had asthma or asymptomatic heart issues.
Many of them are, but most of them aren't. This isn't a pleasant subject, but when you're talking about events at this scale, general trends count for something. I'm growing pretty weary of the moral grandstanding in these conversations.
- ben_w 7y agoYou can recognise the subject isn’t pleasant, yet you’re surprised people react badly to it?
- catalogia 7y agoI didn't say I'm surprised. I said I'm growing weary. Wearier by the minute..
- ben_w 7y agoHave you considered not doing the things that make you weary?
- catalogia 7y agoAre you saying that I am morally grandstanding myself? Maybe so, but I'm not claiming to be "repulsed" nor claiming that people are acting "immoral and insane", as others in this conversation are. I have made an attempt to express my feelings using mild language. If your point is that I shouldn't engage with people who make me weary, maybe your right, and maybe I shouldn't bother responding to you either. On the other hand, perhaps responding calmly might move the needle of the conversation back towards the civil, if only slightly.
- ben_w 7y agoThe latter. If you are aware that a specific subject only results in you being regarded as immoral, it is likely impossible to be perceived as “civil” regardless of what words you use to express yourself.