While the tone was more pointed than your norm, it is valuable as an example of frustration becoming hostility. Paraphrasing Thomas Sowell, ~It is an imperfect world with no perfect solutions. Compromise is the best that we can do.~ We currently see less and less willingness to have conversation where mutual compromise is possible (produ…
While the tone was more pointed than your norm, it is valuable as an example of frustration becoming hostility. Paraphrasing Thomas Sowell, ~It is an imperfect world with no perfect solutions. Compromise is the best that we can do.~ We currently see less and less willingness to have conversation where mutual compromise is possible (productive conversation). Mike Tyson thinks it is because from behind a keyboard disrespect won't bring a punch in the face so people do it more freely.
Our reactions and responses are to a thing, but also to whatever else is currently in our life and in our history. That can amplify or diminish. It is good to politely respond when our urge is to tell someone to eff themselves, but it doesn't always happen they way. You generally do a good job at trying to make conversation productive which is why I read your thoughts and now, interact with you. Perfection is the enemy of good and perfection doesn't exist in humanity. The conversation did end better than it started. Good, despite the imperfection of the start.
While the tone was more pointed than your norm, it is valuable as an example of frustration becoming hostility. Paraphrasing Thomas Sowell, ~It is an imperfect world with no perfect solutions. Compromise is the best that we can do.~ We currently see less and less willingness to have conversation where mutual compromise is possible (productive conversation). Mike Tyson thinks it is because from behind a keyboard disrespect won't bring a punch in the face so people do it more freely.
Our reactions and responses are to a thing, but also to whatever else is currently in our life and in our history. That can amplify or diminish. It is good to politely respond when our urge is to tell someone to eff themselves, but it doesn't always happen they way. You generally do a good job at trying to make conversation productive which is why I read your thoughts and now, interact with you. Perfection is the enemy of good and perfection doesn't exist in humanity. The conversation did end better than it started. Good, despite the imperfection of the start.