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by fargle 1196 days ago
> Discussions are boring when they are simple assertions with no background or detail.

I think I agree. For example:

A simple assertion of the form "It would be more useful if he'd said what he was towing." by itself is boring.

It'd much more be interested why you need to know why someone who said "hey I was driving a Tacoma and needed more towing capacity so I got a bigger truck" needs to explain in more detail what he was towing to you.

Is it so we could have a discussion of how his boat or RV or whatever is or is not acceptable and rational to you? That would be a more interesting subject.

Perhaps you'd like to check the math or google the towing limits or have a discussion about suspension upgrades?

It would make a much more enlightening, dare I say entertaining, discussion to have included on what basis, morality, etc. you presume to have questions about his truck buying decisions and whether they were warranted or ethical. You must have an interesting job to be an expert on this.