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"It’s perfectly fine to say, “I don’t know enough about it, and I really don’t care to.”" This guy must be loads of fun at dinner parties ;)... i'd say stoppin

• seneca 6y ago
  > This guy must be loads of fun at dinner parties ;) There's nothing wrong with saying "I have no interest in participating in the outrage circus with you". The whole point is that that cycle is not fun, dinner party or not.
  • TulliusCicero 6y ago
    Adding "...and I don't really care to" could easily come across as smug and even condescending, though it depends on the tone in which it's delivered.
    • seneca 6y ago
      That's a fair point about tone. In my mind it's the difference, when being asked "Would you like a beer", between answering "No thanks", and "No thanks, I don't drink". One says simply no, the other says no, that's something I specifically abstain from. I suppose that could be seen as smug, and the difference would largely be in tone, as you say.
  • jmcqk6 6y ago
    in the first case, you're merely abstaining. In the case you describe, you're passing judgement on the other person. People who pass judgement on other people are unlikely to be much fun to talk to at dinner parties.