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I don't think I'd personally be offended by those bits. People have different focuses! Sometimes conversations aren't fruitful! I'm ok with that. But I do thin
by wpietri 3y ago
I don't think I'd personally be offended by those bits. People have different focuses! Sometimes conversations aren't fruitful! I'm ok with that.
But I do think there's a lack of empathy displayed in his strong value judgments. His "here are the different things people think about" breakdown is interesting. But there's a flavor of "and these specific people are bad and wrong" here that I don't like. I think he should have kept going to "and here's why they focus on those things" with the same amount of appreciation.
- kayodelycaon 3y agoWell said. The only issue I have is the lack of empathy. Friends don’t have to agree on everything. Calling your friend a jerk because their interests don’t align with yours is… odd?
- yoyohello13 3y agoOP didn't call his friend a jerk though. He said the conversation wasn't fruitful. There was a bit of an heir of "Oh, you don't know about GC?" but I think people are reading too much into that line.
- wpietri 3y agoI think the problem isn't that line, it's in the rest of the article. Which I think then colors the interaction with the friend.