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Originally Posted by ubertuber
Whether or not there is a defined game, I think the idea of "winning" is pretty clear. Winning is about converts vs. dissent. Posts, posters, and threads that operate from a winning standpoint don't allow for any alternate views, they don't consider any alternate views, and their raison d'etre is to eliminate dissent while creating converts. Views that don't fall into that paradigm are marginalized.
It's not a black and white thing -- and I'm not arguing for the relativist position that all opinions are equal. However, this sort of thing is really off-putting if you come here to learn and discuss.
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This is something I have been trying to articulate for a while.
One of the issues I have is the attitude that spills forth from many posters here. A position is taken and no attempt is made to understand any other position. As a result the original positions become further entrenched and inflexible.
From this springs anger and attitude.
I won't argue that some positions can possible meet in the middle. Some just can't reconcile. That said, there is a respectful manner in which that irreconcilable difference can be pointed out without further inflammation.