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Re:‘I Fundamentally Believe That My Time at Reddit Made the ... by remir on Thursday April 19, 2018 @08:36PM (#16881306)
People can sense when there's harmony in music, but what about an opinion? To me, the real problem is lack of emotional distance.

I was in a thread where a woman declared that all men are inherently abusive/violent toward women. I pointed out to her that this is not only a ridiculous statement, but also quite insulting. How can we make such sweeping generalization?

I was down-voted and told that my feeling didn't matter. Soon, other angry people joined in and my reply was buried. My comment went against a certain narrative.

But did I "hit the wrong tone"? I don't think so.

Re:‘I Fundamentally Believe That My Time at Reddit Made the ... by posterboy on Friday April 20, 2018 @07:02AM (#16883779)
> To me, the real problem is lack of emotional distance.

I don't understand. True, objectivity is an ideal. But language is inherently subjective.

At that your annecdotal evidence, for example. Ironic, isn't it?

Re:‘I Fundamentally Believe That My Time at Reddit Made the ... by remir on Friday April 20, 2018 @12:18PM (#16886044)
It's not ironic. My feeling don't matter in the discussion with the women, she just said my feeling don't matter, probably to invalidate what I said to her.
Re:‘I Fundamentally Believe That My Time at Reddit Made the ... by posterboy on Sunday April 29, 2018 @08:36PM (#16954857)
> ridiculous

> insulting

Of course you appealed to emotion.

Also you assumed her gender, big mistake on the internet.