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Okay, I was just clarifying. Tone is really hard to convey and interpret but that read like you were jumping on me for clarifying. I think that's what the prob
by jpmoral 3y ago
Okay, I was just clarifying. Tone is really hard to convey and interpret but that read like you were jumping on me for clarifying.
I think that's what the problem is. The post in the screenshot is unnecessarily combative. It's not conducive to good discussion. It doesn't have anything to do with beliefs, it's just picking a fight. Change 'right' to 'left' or whatever group and it would've been flagged just the same.
- knewter 3y agoThe screenshot is a single question. How is asking a question combative? (I ask that non-combatively, in the weakest possible reading of the words)
- jpmoral 3y agoI've only ever encountered "Do you have a problem with that/x?" as a challenge. Can it be used otherwise? Probably, but a native speaker would know how it's going to be received especially in a contentious topic like politics.
- knewter 3y agoHow do you propose that I find out if someone has a problem with x?
- jpmoral 3y agoI think in the context of HN, that's not what you want to find out. If I thought the other person just wanted a fight, I'd ignore them. If I thought a good discussion might be had I'd go something like "I think X and Y is good evidence of A. Why do you think that isn't the case?"
- inquirerGeneral 3y ago[dead]