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Makes sort of sense, but "less than infinitely" doesn't really mean anything. You could be extremely opposed to crypto for all practical purposes and still be "
by xg15 4y ago
Makes sort of sense, but "less than infinitely" doesn't really mean anything. You could be extremely opposed to crypto for all practical purposes and still be "less than infinitely" hostile.
The other phrases are also vague enough that they are not really helpful. If you're "mildly opinionated" enough about something to write a blog post about it, I'm starting to how much degree is actually meant with "mild". If to people are mildly opinionated about somthing, who does have the stronger opinion?
I agree that things are often complex and not clear-cut, but I don't see how trying to mush everything into featureless grey would help here to gain insight.
- eric-hu 4y agoIt's cool that the author is in this thread commenting too. I read the article before reading his comments in here, and "infinitely hostile" resonated with me on a personal level. I've been berated by certain friends for entertaining opinions different from theirs. It's hostility that felt unworkable to me, I don't feel like I can actually engage these individuals in conversation about topics such as cryptocurrency. I entered these conversations with some platonic notion of friendly debate where we'd share our perspectives, maybe point out where we disagree with each other, then walk away with better understanding of each others views. Instead, I felt like I got yelled at and interrupted before finishing 2 sentences, and overall I just want to avoid such an interaction again. "Less than infinitely" to me made sense too, it's what I would've liked out of my friend on the topic of crypto or really anything where we don't see eye to eye. I don't want an "omg you're right what have I been thinking", but maybe "I don't know about your conclusions, but I'll consider what you said and maybe they'll change my mind or maybe they'll help me better form my own arguments."