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Are you referring to me? I apologize for coming off as a "branded persona"; I commented because I like thinking about impractical but interesting questions, lik

Are you referring to me? I apologize for coming off as a "branded persona"; I commented because I like thinking about impractical but interesting questions, like "what's a reasonable accommodation for discomfort?" This is a great example of technology being flexible enough to let users accommodate themselves; the web in general is good for that in a way that lots of other software isn't. Content warnings are often a gateway topic into this idea, and I wanted to explicitly draw that connection in this case. I apologize if that's somehow unreasonable.

0des 4y ago
What you just did to that person's snippet isn't cool. You just tried to rally your followers on Twitter against the author, and then when you got asked about it you deleted the tweet but still doubled down.
- NoraCodes 4y ago
  Yep, I was not being constructive. I have apologized to the author of the snippet and deleted my comment. EDIT to clarify for posterity: I inaccurately connected the OP's political opinions to a position I disagree with, and wanted to talk about it, but opened the conversation in a very unconstructive way and got defensive. That's my bad. In order to not get piled on, or be tempted to continue the conversation, I've deleted the relevant posts. I'll leave this one up as a mea culpa.
  - 0des 4y ago
    Even now as you are replying and apologizing, you're still editing, re-editing, and justifying, just take a break.
    - NoraCodes 4y ago
      It seems bad to me to delete and just pretend I didn't say something unhelpful. That's not a good way to improve.
      - 0des 4y ago
        But you did just delete everything and pretend you didn't just try to assail this person. Is this your book? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0979PWD4Z https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0979PWD4Z The sad thing is I had this on my wishlist and wanted to read your book, but now connecting the name on the cover with the behavior I see here I feel like you took that from me. This entire interaction disappoints me and I don't want any part of it.

0des 4y ago

What you just did to that person's snippet isn't cool. You just tried to rally your followers on Twitter against the author, and then when you got asked about it you deleted the tweet but still doubled down.

NoraCodes 4y ago
Yep, I was not being constructive. I have apologized to the author of the snippet and deleted my comment. EDIT to clarify for posterity: I inaccurately connected the OP's political opinions to a position I disagree with, and wanted to talk about it, but opened the conversation in a very unconstructive way and got defensive. That's my bad. In order to not get piled on, or be tempted to continue the conversation, I've deleted the relevant posts. I'll leave this one up as a mea culpa.
- 0des 4y ago
  Even now as you are replying and apologizing, you're still editing, re-editing, and justifying, just take a break.
  - NoraCodes 4y ago
    It seems bad to me to delete and just pretend I didn't say something unhelpful. That's not a good way to improve.
    - 0des 4y ago
      But you did just delete everything and pretend you didn't just try to assail this person. Is this your book? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0979PWD4Z https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0979PWD4Z The sad thing is I had this on my wishlist and wanted to read your book, but now connecting the name on the cover with the behavior I see here I feel like you took that from me. This entire interaction disappoints me and I don't want any part of it.