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Tilted Cat Head
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Originally Posted by willravel
You know it was funny. As I was writing my above post, I kept thinking to myself that unfiltered, I'm not dissimilar to Analog or Ustwo, only with a hard liberal twist. I wonder if we would all end up fitting into that archetype if we turned off our filters, and I also wonder if, even though both of them take a lot of shit for being so harsh, maybe they're on to something. Now it occurs to me that if I were to adopt a comparative style to analog, I'd probably be banned (which raises other questions).
Analog, what do you think about your own personal philosophy when it comes to harsh truths verses being polite and respectful? I mean I'm not a moderator, and I'm not trying to pass judgment, but I'm sure you must be aware that there is the occasional line walking by many members, even on occasion me. Is it bad because it's close to breaking the rules, or is it good because you're being honest?
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Is name calling a position of honesty? Or is it posturing?
Being honest is telling things as they are, but not necessarily the name calling bits, which I get exactly from that article. Yes, the name calling has it's place because the person again was posturing, Boss is a dick, Editor is a dick. How is that expressing honest communication?
I'd also add that the "I may be banned because I say this..." is similar posturing.
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