And I do think when it's a good argument, an intelligent one, without that sense that people are sticking their fingers in their ears and shouting "lala can't hear you," it sharpens your own thinking like nothing else because you have to defend those thoughts. That's something atpobtvs was good at, the good kind of arguments, there were probably only a couple people posting who I thought were actually stupid.
Agreed. It is all about tone. Some people were better at it than others. I loved to argue to with Darby, Doc, and Sophist, also Caroline. Rah and I also had some good debates. We still do. Fresne was fun.
I didn't deal with perceived smugness well. But I did enjoy fighting. Because I definitely engaged on lj and on the boards. LOL!
And I have to admit I loved some of the fights. And yes, I do enjoy reading the kerfuffles on lj - as long as they aren't in my journal and I'm not directly involved.
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Date: 2012-01-24 04:18 am (UTC)Agreed. It is all about tone. Some people were better at it than others. I loved to argue to with Darby, Doc, and Sophist, also Caroline. Rah and I also had some good debates. We still do. Fresne was fun.
I didn't deal with perceived smugness well. But I did enjoy fighting. Because I definitely engaged on lj and on the boards. LOL!
And I have to admit I loved some of the fights. And yes, I do enjoy reading the kerfuffles on lj - as long as they aren't in my journal and I'm not directly involved.