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<blockquote data-quote="GirlAfraidWillNeverLearn" data-source="post: 1987326174" data-attributes="member: 29320">Calling people names is never beneficial to any discussion. Neither is spreading disinformation and reducing complex issues to catchphrases. This is all too often the form modern &quot;discourse&quot; takes though. In reality it is quite possible to acknowledge a person's work in one field and to agree with them on certain topics while fundamentally disagreeing with them on others. In fact, isn't it more natural and common to disagree with someone on something than to agree with anyone on absolutely everything? Isn't that part of what makes us individuals?Twitter society/cancel culture/modern journalism doesn't allow us the luxury of a simple &quot;disagreement&quot; though. One's point of view equals one's character, for better or worse. Because the simplistic reduction of a complex stance is easier to convey and because feuds and drama make better headlines and generate more traffic than lengthy factual debates. And because stereotypes (the &quot;bigot&quot;, the &quot;racist&quot;, the &quot;SJW&quot;, the &quot;woke activist&quot;) are easier to handle than actual people.The way public discussions are led these days mostly disregards people's everyday real life experiences and whoever yells the loudest usually wins the argument.So, uhm, f*** the current climate.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GirlAfraidWillNeverLearn, post: 1987326174, member: 29320"] Calling people names is never beneficial to any discussion. Neither is spreading disinformation and reducing complex issues to catchphrases. This is all too often the form modern "discourse" takes though. In reality it is quite possible to acknowledge a person's work in one field and to agree with them on certain topics while fundamentally disagreeing with them on others. In fact, isn't it more natural and common to disagree with someone on something than to agree with anyone on absolutely everything? Isn't that part of what makes us individuals? Twitter society/cancel culture/modern journalism doesn't allow us the luxury of a simple "disagreement" though. One's point of view equals one's character, for better or worse. Because the simplistic reduction of a complex stance is easier to convey and because feuds and drama make better headlines and generate more traffic than lengthy factual debates. And because stereotypes (the "bigot", the "racist", the "SJW", the "woke activist") are easier to handle than actual people. The way public discussions are led these days mostly disregards people's everyday real life experiences and whoever yells the loudest usually wins the argument. So, uhm, f*** the current climate. [/QUOTE]

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