Or is it just something you're willing to say from a comfortable distance on the internet, where you're not actually saying that about an actual human being, just about some kind of abstract, distant thing?
You can express those feelings without being harsh, insulting, abrasive, etc. Take a chill pill and think about whether adding all this negativity to the discussion actually makes things better.
Also, I feel compelled to point out that people of substance rarely feel the need to point it out on online forums.
You can express those feelings without being harsh, insulting, abrasive, etc. Take a chill pill and think about whether adding all this negativity to the discussion actually makes things better.
It does add to the discussion. The strong language highlights the predatory behavior better than kind words would. OChurch is simply a few decades ahead of his time in the sort of business behavior he will tolerate. Its like if you went back to the 50's and started calling out the rampant sexism using today's language!
1) There's still fairly rampant sexism, we're far from being out of the woods.
2) This whole habit of degenerating into insults just because you feel the other side is wrong or disgusting is really not serving any good purpose. I'd be as civil in the 50s as I am today, when pointing out what I consider to be misbehaviour. The only thing that changes is the level of misbehaviour that needs immediate addressing - obviously the threshold would have to be higher in the 50s because otherwise you'd spend all day telling people off.
There's no excuse for behaving like an uncouth beast - to women, to people you're arguing with, to people you're talking about, or to anyone indeed. As they say, a gentleman is a gentleman even in the gutter.
Would you say that to anyone's face?
Or is it just something you're willing to say from a comfortable distance on the internet, where you're not actually saying that about an actual human being, just about some kind of abstract, distant thing?
You can express those feelings without being harsh, insulting, abrasive, etc. Take a chill pill and think about whether adding all this negativity to the discussion actually makes things better.
Also, I feel compelled to point out that people of substance rarely feel the need to point it out on online forums.