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Originally Posted by TechniSol
It's evidence of a greater problem. Most people simply don't relate to anything except in the way by which it affects them.
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I'm not sure that this is true. I get the impression that most people have enough good sense to leave a thread alone if it is too intensely in the realm of personal issues. Of course, it is easier to notice people who post than those who don't post. As such it's easier to notice people who have an issue with something rather than those who don't have an issue. In other words: we notice those who are affected by something, and don't notice those who aren't affected.
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It amazes me that so many see only their side of an issue and fully fail to recognize there might just be another argument or a compromise to be had... except when I do it, of course.
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Two comments on that:
I try to think of both sides of an issue, yet I find that confuses a lot of people. They seem to assume that I am taking one side, and argue based on that. In that respect, I suspect that your insights are true.
The second point is that even those of us who see both sides, and feel compelled to speak up, are really representing one side. That one side may be the third side, i.e. let's find a compromise or let's try to understand why something is being done. That third side may also be something entirely different. Perhaps I'm speaking entirely for myself here, but I get a wee bit miffed when someone assumes that they are right on a subjective matter and I feel compelled to present a counter-view. I don't necessarily agree with that view, but I put it forth to say something to the effect of, "hey, there is no right way to think of this!"