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đ Just dropping in to say that almost everything youâve stated about me here is wrong. In some cases, like me calling you weird, youâre wrong in a way that Iâve already addressed with you in the comments of this very article (commentary.steveqj.com/âŚ).
My assumption would normally be that youâre being deliberately dishonest. But Iâm starâŚ
đ Just dropping in to say that almost everything youâve stated about me here is wrong. In some cases, like me calling you weird, youâre wrong in a way that Iâve already addressed with you in the comments of this very article (https://commentary.steveqj.com/p/the-long-overdue-question-of-what/comment/113709834).
My assumption would normally be that youâre being deliberately dishonest. But Iâm starting to genuinely believe youâre just incapable of absorbing new information once youâve formed an opinion about something.
So even though you could literally go and see that I called your *comment* weird, not *you* weird, even though I directly corrected you when you made this same claim to someone else, here you are, repeating it again as if none of that ever happened.
Your comments about moral truths are similarly dishonest/confused. Youâve also done exactly the same projection about me that youâre criticising âsome guyâ for and claiming you never do.
THIS is why I find talking to you frustrating.
The thread has gotten too complicated for me to respond to this in any specific way.
It is clear that somehow I trigger you.
On projecting, its certainly possible. I don't spend allot of time editing to make sure my statements are about me and my view of your comment versus absolutes "truths" about you.
In the mankind project there is a process called a "clearing" that helps the person making a judgement claim about someone else sort out whether they are projecting. Its a very interesting process to go through. Very insightful to help me understand when I make a judgement whether I its a projection.
Finding me frustrating is not necessarily bad. You're being exposed to communication styles that you seem to not like. That's OK.
Differentiating be whether you're saying I'm weird by saying my comment is weird is a red herring. If I make comments that you find weird, you are saying that at times I'm weird. You're basically just saying my writing and thus I'm not weird all the time. Just at times.
No, saying someone said something weird, or even that they do weird things sometimes, is clearly not the same as saying that they ARE weird.
You can say someone is funny sometimes, that doesn't mean you think they ARE a funny person. You can say someone is mean sometimes, that doesn't mean you think they ARE a mean person. Silly, angry, smart, these can all be transitory qualities.
Almost everyone has said something weird at some point in their lives, same for, funny, unreasonable, etc. that doesn't mean they ARE weird, funny, unreasonable etc, people.
It is rather simple-minded to be unable to distinguish between an observation of your behaviour and a judgement of you as a person.
I guess I'm simple minded.
In general I refrain from characterizing comments as weird. What I'm looking for is whether they make the comment about them or me. I get in that case I am weird. I challenge comments about me versus about you.
One of the biggest faults that I have is that I don't proof read my comments very well. It would be good if I did that more. Including possibly running my comments through ChatGPT to get its perspective. I haven't done that because for me this is just learning. Even writing the comment helps me clarify what my position is on the topic.
You on the other hand are soliciting a following of readers. Making sure the content is engaging, proof read, and coherent is part of the product you are creating.