Greta wrote: ↑Sat Aug 18, 2018 12:23 am
I think the OP was a plea for people to try to be more productive and less manipulative in discussions.
This is just an observation. Obviously I am about as much of a shithead as anyone else here
Yeah I mean I agree with his sentiment....In fact, the mental illness thing probably holds more truth than we're giving it credit for. I have no problem with his point, because this place has had an issue with toxic, pompous and stubborn users, who often don't even want philosophical debate. Honestly it's just become a bit of a meme at this point that we're all secretly aware of, it's just difficult to be the one who says it because some users will try to throw it right back at you, accusing
you of being one of these problematic users.
Anyway, I seriously doubt most people believe you are one of these users. You actually participate in philosophical discussion, don't have a clear agenda, or speak in an alien language. The people who are really the issue generally know who they are. They might pretend they don't, but I believe they do. It's taken me a while to realize it, but I think there's actually a fairly common consensus among everyone on here about who these 'problematic' users are. It goes beyond simple disagreement, it's more about the principle of how they conduct themselves.