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some while ago, I saw a comment where someone said, "why did you ask this when you can google it?", and the answer came back, "because sometimes i learn unexpec
by neontomo 2y ago
some while ago, I saw a comment where someone said, "why did you ask this when you can google it?", and the answer came back, "because sometimes i learn unexpected things and get another perspective even when i could search for it myself".
i find that this is the value of being here, not being right, wrong, but hearing another view. when it's civil, it's great. when there are dumb questions, we all learn something.
i was feeling bad the other day because someone i met said it was weirdly direct of me to compliment his sense of humour, i guess in this context it's better than being direct about someone's flaws.
- ranger_danger 2y agoThat is an incredibly insightful perspective. I've tried to steer people more towards the fact that we can and do disagree on subjective terms. Sometimes it doesn't always work though and those people are simply not open to the idea of a different perspective. I have had to leave way more of those conversations than I ever had success with trying to explain this.
- hughesjj 2y ago100%. I always try to read the comments because a single viewpoint is always going to be inherently biased from the life experience and information the author has. (Note: of course, bias is not the same as Bigotry. Selection bias is always a thing unless you're somehow omniscient, at least within a domain). Reading the comments increases the noise but also allows for a broader set of perspectives.