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i don't know if you noticed, but i wasn't making excuses. i'm just accepting how things are. don't impose your will to them and say things like it's "politicall

• waxjar 15y ago
  Regardless of wether you were making excuses or not, my point still stands, I think. Ignoring the problem might be a good way to deal with situations like this on a personal level. I'd say it's probably the wisest thing to do, because, as you say, confronting him and trying to change his behaviour would only work counter-effective. But it doesn't solve the problem, which in this case is Linus's exaggerated and (slightly?) offensive use of language. Even for ignoring a problem, it is necessary to first acknowledge there is one, or there won't be anything to ignore. You can argue wether it should even be considered a problem (I think it should be), but unfortunately, the same "excuse" could be made: you can't change what people perceive as a problem or not.
  • thetroll 15y ago
    right, i guess we'll agree to disagree then. i recognize that i can't control how people react to what other people might act or say, and i don't consider that a problem. so are we in agreement that: whether or not you consider that a problem or not(and you snapped and needed a psychiatrist), that's _your_ problem?