> i think you are taking it too literally. If you're making a spectrum between "taking something literally" and "accepting something as a throwaway comment", a

> i think you are taking it too literally. If you're making a spectrum between "taking something literally" and "accepting something as a throwaway comment", and saying I went too far in taking something seriously or literally: I'm looking at the /effects/ that word has on its readers. The author (are you the author? hi) doesn't /intend/ those things I said in my grandparent post. But the effect is (in my estimation) the author looks unconfident in his hobby. And the secondary effects are: people are /less/ likely to feel invited to join in. I would prefer the author invite me into his hobby by confidently showing me how cool it is. (I'm stating my preference in order to make my point understood; I understand the author didn't ask for it.)