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The tendency of an idea to be met with knee-jerk flames says more about the responders than about the idea's merit.
by silentbicycle 18y ago
The tendency of an idea to be met with knee-jerk flames says more about the responders than about the idea's merit.
- byrneseyeview 18y agoWhich doesn't mean it has no correlation to the idea's merit. Actually, I'd be curious about what makes the best flamebait -- is it totally dishonest stuff, mostly controversial stuff, or ideas that people suspect are true but want to think (or what to be heard saying) are false and deplorable?
- silentbicycle 18y agoIn spite of being textual, I think most flaming really happens at an emotional level. The best flamebait pushes people's buttons (perhaps unintentionally).