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by zentiggr 2404 days ago
> You should not be employed in this industry if what you wrote here is how you think, period.

That seems pretty personal. Not that I'm hopping on dang's bandwagon, but you can't post that sort of attack and say you're not doing anything like that.

I've wound up seeing a lot of your recent posts and I can understand where a lot of your responders are coming from... you are very strongly opinionated and have no problem crossing the line from "I hold this opinion" to "you're wrong for not agreeing and therefore you <insert consequence>".

THAT's the behavior that's getting you the pushback. Be more open to discussing things and comparing experiences and maybe you'll see more cordial response back.

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It's not a personal attack, it's my opinion. I've worked with people who think that way, and I'd prefer if they didn't exist in the industry. How would you prefer I shape that comment so it's not crossing some magical line?

I am aware, generally, how things are. My complaining here is not confusion, it's frustration. I know I can change my behavior to elicit a better response, but I'm frustrated that it's relevant. People should have thicker skin, and when people dish it out (as what was going on here), I should be allowed to give it back. Dang's not commenting on anyone else's posts here, though there were many other rule violators.

It's an unfair application of the rules.

Edit: This post is 0 minutes old, how does it have a downvote already? This is the shit I'm talking about...