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> What makes you think it's not constructive?! Because it's completely and totally irrelevant to the topic at hand, the only connection is the general strata o
by demosthanos 2y ago
> What makes you think it's not constructive?!
Because it's completely and totally irrelevant to the topic at hand, the only connection is the general strata of the position that the people held—not even the same title, just the same class of title!
I'm generally not okay with people calling for murdering people based solely on their job title. Subtly hinting that it might be okay to kill those people is not much better.
> So instead of insulting someone for expressing an opinion, perhaps you should talk to them instead.
They didn't express an opinion, they casually referenced a mostly unrelated sensational story while intentionally avoiding expressing an opinion.
- inetknght 2y ago> Because it's completely and totally irrelevant to the topic at hand Fun fact: topics can change while discussion continues. > I'm generally not okay with people calling for murdering people based solely on their job title. Subtly hinting that it might be okay to kill those people is not much better. To be clear, neither am I. But I do think it's important to discuss with people who think it is okay because, as I said earlier, telling them to shut up will result in worse situations. > They didn't express an opinion Perhaps the mere fact that you don't recognize their comment as an opinion is partly why people feel unheard.
- demosthanos 2y ago> Fun fact: topics can change while discussion continues. That doesn't make it reasonable to insert a casual call for murder into every loosely related conversation [0]. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42860778 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42860778
- inetknght 2y agoYou're right, it doesn't.