I understand what you mean, but it seems like this post is filled with people that are willing to engage rather than be judgemental. Like the other person said, it is a sign of a good writer - to engage with the readers.
Of course, there are other cases within this site where people are jerks, but in this case you gotta understand that your own anger is spilling into situations where the only jerk is you.
podian@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Wooosh. It was intentional.
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Not sure how can say anything was intentional without being the writer, but ok.
PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Because we all read the post their comment was responding to and understood quickly & easily that they were setting up the same reversal of expectations as the lineman in the OP. Context my friend, context.
k0e3@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Not sure how you know they weren’t but ok.
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Because comments have usernames on them.
podian@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
How do I “know” that you have a mind and have conscious experiences and aren’t just a zombie?
For arguments sake let’s say I don’t “know.” But I can still assume so. I wrote and write under the assumption that such is the case then and now.
Does one need to know x–whatever “know” means–to state “that x”?
I don’t believe so, certainly not as a blanket rule. Do you? Is that why the standard was applied to what I wrote?
A can of worms. What’s the point? Plenty abound in backyards, internet forums (elsewhere), and politicians’ brains apparently.
Ultimately, the bar–or standard of proof–for acknowledgement and praise, which could have been reasonably inferred from my comment, is low. E.g., when a student does well on a test (in-person, lol), we do not need to “know” that they are perspicacious or precocious. Nor do we need to “know” that they didn’t cheat or simply “guessed” and got lucky. Regardless of (or even in spite of) experience or plausibility, I strongly hold that it is by default fine to assume they did a good job and are a good student. That’s good faith.
How can anyone make friends or have a good life without having some good faith for “strangers,” even if that “vulnerability” can be abused from time to time?
Good luck on the path ahead.