I don't think I had a militant attitude, but I do think saying, "I don't understand..." rather than "I disagree with..." puts a sour note on the entire conversation.

I was just responding to the ‘water is blue’ level dismissal of a seemingly clear advancement. Sorry it seemed like a sour note— not my intent:)

All good, it's just hard sometimes to understand intent online, maybe I overreacted to what I perceived as bad faith engagement.

Words are hard!

You literally went to their profile and called them out about how they should be able to understand something you’re describing as so easy to understand.

Yeah, what is the problem with that? They engaged dishonestly by claiming they didn't understand something, why should I do anything other than call them on that?

OK — just don’t be surprised when people think you’re being a jerk because you didn’t like the words someone chose. I’d assert you’re acting in bad faith more than the person you responded to.

I just... how is what you're doing here different from what I was saying, other than you're explicitly calling me names?

> engaged dishonestly by claiming [someone used a word they didn’t like] why should I do anything other than call them on that?

Have a great day.

...what? I'm so confused.

It’s really very easy to understand. When someone gives you the same crap back that you just got done giving someone, you don’t like it and act like that shouldn’t happen.

Did I say I didn't "like" (I'd use the word "appreciate") it, or that I didn't think it should happen? If so, could you please highlight where?

I just see, in what you're doing, a wild lack of self awareness. You're criticizing me for doing to someone else a milder version of what you're trying to do to me now; I'm genuinely confused how you can't see that, or how you could possibly stand the hypocrisy if you do understand that.

I feel that you’re being dishonest if you are saying you’re confused or don’t understand my point.

I can't change how you feel.