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Wed 5 Sep, 2018 11:30 am
Partisan factionalism is arguably at an all-time-high currently. It is often impossible to discuss issues with people who oppose your POV, because their primarily goal is to shoot down POVs that don't fall within the range of what they consider acceptable.
Given such hostility, it is better to have discussions that are inclusive of all POVs and attempt to engage in civil discussion despite differences; or is it better to just divide discussions so that like-minded thinkers discuss topics constructively without disruptive POVs 'trolling' and otherwise undermining the quality of discussion?
@livinglava,
Or is it better to not look at everything in black and white terms?
@jespah,
jespah wrote:
Or is it better to not look at everything in black and white terms?
That is too vague to be relevant unless you explain what you mean by it specifically in relation to this topic.
@livinglava,
I suppose the voice should be an inquisitive one just like the voice of your post. If we could somehow seek a collective solution rather than pose as experts we could all get along. But then, when people first run into A2K, the title is "Ask an Expert", and so we often adopt defensive attitudes and act like experts on everything.
@livinglava,
That's straight-forward. The thread title implies a dualistic choice--inclusive (a vaguely described term) or like-minded. Jespah's question is very much to the point.
@Setanta,
Setanta wrote:
That's straight-forward. The thread title implies a dualistic choice--inclusive (a vaguely described term) or like-minded. Jespah's question is very much to the point.
I wouldn't recommend making it dualistic unless you want to discuss that aspect of it. If you want to discuss how inclusion and exclusion are not exhaustive categories, you could do that. It would be quite interesting to read.
@livinglava,
With your categories being so vague, it is not interesting to see you dismiss Jespah's very pointed observation.
@Setanta,
Setanta wrote:
With your categories being so vague, it is not interesting to see you dismiss Jespah's very pointed observation.
Advice: don't approach a thread as a game-architecture to navigate. My 'categories' aren't goal posts for you to play against. You have to think about this issue and post your thoughts.
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