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Originally Posted by Manx
It's not so much the existence of the machine which colors judgements - rather, it's the difficulty in having a discussion that moves beyond the talking points it puts out. And when the discussion cannot even progress beyond exceptional oversimplifications of rather significant issues, it's ultimately the same thing as a total lockdown on problem solving.
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I disagree.
In my experience, it is a complete unwillingness to even agree upon the meaning of the terms used and how to frame the debate.
After that, it is confusing compromise with surrender and betrayal of one's ideals.
With this particular group I believe it is simply symptomatic of the mean age of the membership.
People who have been through the mill a few times tend to know that black is not always black and that to get things done, compromise is occassionally necessary.