XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone
From: REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com
Marian wrote:
> badgolferman wrote:
>>> What do you think of the results so far?
>>> Q: What can we do more to help Chris/Tyrone act like adults on this ng?
>>> A: ?
>>
>> When oneขs singular focus becomes being right and winning an argument, it
>> is impossible to see the bigger picture of contributing to society. Itขs a
>> very self-centered mentality that erodes common human decency.
>
> I can't tell for sure, but if you're talking about me, then I appreciate
> that you're trying to say that it looks to you like I'm trying to be right.
>
> Rest assured, I feel "just wanting to be right" is an utterly absurd goal.
>
> More often than not, people often accuse others of 'just wanting to be
> right' when they themselves don't want to engage with the actual content.
>
> That's fine, actually, as I put you on the spot.
> I apologize for doing that. I'll back off.
>
> You know I have higher degrees in engineering and a bachelors in the
> sciences, so you know I'm extremely well tuned toward always making proven
> defensible statements which stand up to the most intense scrutiny of
> accuracy & level of detail.
>
> To be clear, I wasn't trying to 'win' anything as I was presenting facts.
> If anyone disagrees with any specific points, I'm happy to discuss them.
>
> But I'll back off on this tack since if anyone thinks the goal is 'just
> trying to be right', then I've failed at educating people on this ng how
> Apple products actually work in the real world (outside of absurd marketing
> claims).
>
Remember the “wrong” thread? What I said above applies to most everyone in
this group. You’ve actually admitted to being wrong in the past, it’s
everyone else’s ego which can’t handle it. What they really want is for
someone to validate them so they can _win_ their argument.
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)
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