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5. Now, Take *All* the Issues Your Hair is Supposed to be on Fire About

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 12:54 PM

Dec 2013

and imagine what your life would be like if that were actually true. This is what you're being implicitly asked to do.

It is great material for learning not to care about people's opinion of you and to think idependently.

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You say a problem rates a 10. I say it rates a 7. You react as if I said the problem doesn't exist. [View all] Silent3 Dec 2013 OP

It's everywhere pipi_k Dec 2013 #1

Nobody is forcing you to use the Internet. tridim Dec 2013 #2

I can't tell if you're ironically imitating the kind of attitude... Silent3 Dec 2013 #3

I think the smiley face was meant to show tavalon Dec 2013 #15

you dont know that nt arely staircase Dec 2013 #4

What if the OP is a piece of hyper-intelligent software invented by a mad scientist? Dash87 Dec 2013 #8

Heh-heh! :P Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #26

Now, Take *All* the Issues Your Hair is Supposed to be on Fire About On the Road Dec 2013 #5

Not all of us can rate every problem we come across as a 10. RC Dec 2013 #6

And... pipi_k Dec 2013 #12

I think it is the difference between the shades of grey Liberal and the Black n White Conservative. RC Dec 2013 #18

We all need to get our priorities straight. JEB Dec 2013 #7

On discussion forums like this one, you're bound to find people MineralMan Dec 2013 #9

What does it mean to "leave" a person with their priorities? Silent3 Dec 2013 #14

Well, see, it all depends on what you want your internet experience to be like. MineralMan Dec 2013 #20

Why did you just worry that I was worrying about the wrong things? Silent3 Dec 2013 #23

I wrote an opinion. I will not write any more about that opinion. MineralMan Dec 2013 #24

My point was that "worry" is one of those loaded words... Silent3 Dec 2013 #25

It is a bullying tactic employed by some to silence opponents when their leeroysphitz Dec 2013 #10

It's TOO weak, not to!!! IDemo Dec 2013 #13

In some cases, yes. In others, I think the people are reacting honestly... Silent3 Dec 2013 #19

No, it is someone that does not think it is even a 2! Nt Logical Dec 2013 #42

the problem you describe does not exist PowerToThePeople Dec 2013 #11

It's called a strawman tavalon Dec 2013 #16

The straw man is one form of this, but I think it takes many forms. Silent3 Dec 2013 #22

That can be understandable. Take earthquakes for example. Festivito Dec 2013 #17

I don't think this is a very serious problem. I'd rate it a one on a scale of ten. pa28 Dec 2013 #21

The inability for Americans to understand anything in non-absolutist terms valerief Dec 2013 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author MannyGoldstein Dec 2013 #28

That argument is a crutch for the mentally weak LittleBlue Dec 2013 #29

Yep, you got that right rock Dec 2013 #30

I've made my New Year's resolution already. The_Commonist Dec 2013 #31

I actually didn't have in mind anything like Duck Dynasty or Sarah Palin... Silent3 Dec 2013 #32

Agreed. n/t freshwest Dec 2013 #39

A totally understandable reaction though dickthegrouch Dec 2013 #33

This is one of the reasons my post count is so low Revanchist Dec 2013 #34

Context really helps. Rex Dec 2013 #35

No one pissed me off recently. I had in mind to post my thoughts on a particular topic, however... Silent3 Dec 2013 #37

Oh gotcha, well I would never say those things about you. Rex Dec 2013 #38

"I say it's spinach and I say the hell with it." CTyankee Dec 2013 #36

Sad but true. DU is bad at nuance. I encounter a variant because I'm a lawyer. Jim Lane Dec 2013 #40

Basic legal concepts like "innocent until proven guilty" don't hold up well in online discussions... Silent3 Dec 2013 #45

Who is deciding it is a 7? That might be the issue! nt Logical Dec 2013 #41

Who said anything about "deciding"? Silent3 Dec 2013 #44

It's a bullying tactic. Bullies get put on my ignore list. There is at least one issue I get liberal_at_heart Dec 2013 #43