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“Everyone who disagrees with me is wrong. But if you take this irreversible life choice that lots of people actually regret, I sincerely feel that you are likel

by rlue 2y ago

“Everyone who disagrees with me is wrong. But if you take this irreversible life choice that lots of people actually regret, I sincerely feel that you are likely to see the light.” People shouldn’t have kids to soothe their existential malaise; they should have kids because they actually want to devote their lives to nurturing another living thing. They are not a prop for your personal growth. This is really, really harmful advice. FWIW given the rigidity of your thinking, I would really hate to be your kid by the time I started having opinions of my own. P.S. You being out here responding to every single comment without hesitation and not reconsidering your position in the slightest is a sign of bad thinking.

astura 2y ago
>FWIW given the rigidity of your thinking, I would really hate to be your kid by the time I started having opinions of my own. Can confirm, it's torture.
- recursivedoubts 2y ago
  i asked my sons how, given the rigidity of my thinking, it was being my, er, son: "fine", "great" & "awesome" of course there are many issues with this poll, i will not debate that fact, but at least we now have some data to work with!
antisthenes 2y ago
> P.S. You being out here responding to every single comment without hesitation and not reconsidering your position in the slightest is a sign of bad thinking. Funny. You make a snide remark to OP "Everyone who disagrees with me is wrong." and immediately follow it up with "here's this opinion I disagree with that is bad thinking, because they don't immediately change it based on a few comments from internet strangers". I really, really, hope you see the hypocrisy here.
- rlue 2y ago
  You’re right; what I should have said was “everyone who disagrees with me is operating from a morally inferior value system!” but that’s not as pithy. In case you’d prefer something more prosaic: there is a difference between stating a contrary position and implying that other people’s positions indicate a defective worldview from which they should seek to free themselves. Or, more simply, there’s a difference between attacking a point and attacking a person. I would also add that your last point is a bit of a straw man. I can scarcely clarify except by restating my point: spamming a thread with kneejerk retorts instead of taking the time to reflect on someone’s criticism is a dialectical red flag.

by rlue 2y ago

astura 2y ago

>FWIW given the rigidity of your thinking, I would really hate to be your kid by the time I started having opinions of my own. Can confirm, it's torture.

recursivedoubts 2y ago
i asked my sons how, given the rigidity of my thinking, it was being my, er, son: "fine", "great" & "awesome" of course there are many issues with this poll, i will not debate that fact, but at least we now have some data to work with!

antisthenes 2y ago

> P.S. You being out here responding to every single comment without hesitation and not reconsidering your position in the slightest is a sign of bad thinking. Funny. You make a snide remark to OP "Everyone who disagrees with me is wrong." and immediately follow it up with "here's this opinion I disagree with that is bad thinking, because they don't immediately change it based on a few comments from internet strangers". I really, really, hope you see the hypocrisy here.

rlue 2y ago
You’re right; what I should have said was “everyone who disagrees with me is operating from a morally inferior value system!” but that’s not as pithy. In case you’d prefer something more prosaic: there is a difference between stating a contrary position and implying that other people’s positions indicate a defective worldview from which they should seek to free themselves. Or, more simply, there’s a difference between attacking a point and attacking a person. I would also add that your last point is a bit of a straw man. I can scarcely clarify except by restating my point: spamming a thread with kneejerk retorts instead of taking the time to reflect on someone’s criticism is a dialectical red flag.