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pipi_k

(21,020 posts)

9. Yeah, I did

Reply to Silent3 (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 27, 2013, 01:04 PM

Dec 2013

get the reference to internet discussions, and perhaps even a veiled reference to what happened/happens here at DU.

Not so much now, but I recall a time when it was common for people to pipe up with sarcastic, "Thanks for your concern" stuff.

Or they would outright call someone a "concern troll".

Like they were on this little rainbow and lollipop floating bubble of belief and legitimate questions from someone would pop their nice bubbles and ruin their day.

So yeah...I did get it...

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How often has someone actually given you grief for *questioning* something? [View all] Silent3 Dec 2013 OP

A lot, actually... pipi_k Dec 2013 #1

I mostly talking about the context of internet discussions. Silent3 Dec 2013 #2

Yeah, I did pipi_k Dec 2013 #9

Myself, I do not get overly upset with internet discussions ConcernedCanuk Dec 2013 #13

Same here, even today, people get angry. Grey Dec 2013 #7

Every day on DU. PowerToThePeople Dec 2013 #3

Can you give an example? Silent3 Dec 2013 #4

Not at this time PowerToThePeople Dec 2013 #5

Even if you do manage to find an example or examples, the main point of the thread... Silent3 Dec 2013 #6

I may have misunderstood the meaning of your OP PowerToThePeople Dec 2013 #8

Yes, it does. LWolf Dec 2013 #10

Wanna try an experiment? Ask a question about what really happened on 9/11. n/t ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2013 #11

That's exactly the kind of thing I had in mind. Silent3 Dec 2013 #12

Sometimes one is just asking treestar Dec 2013 #14