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Fnord
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29 Apr 2019, 9:08 am

magz wrote:
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I wouldn't call Fnord a troll. I've read his posts for many years and he doesn't come across to me as a troll.
He relatively often posts something that may hurt one's feelings but every time I asked for clarification, it turned out it was all about misunderstanding.
Yeah ... that's the hell of being honest -- nobody wants to hear the truth.

Instead, people want pleasant little lies that make them feel good about themselves and/or the world around them.

Or maybe they just want me to agree with them.

I don't know, so maybe I shouldn't care, either.



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29 Apr 2019, 10:33 am

Fnord wrote:
magz wrote:
CockneyRebel wrote:
I wouldn't call Fnord a troll. I've read his posts for many years and he doesn't come across to me as a troll.
He relatively often posts something that may hurt one's feelings but every time I asked for clarification, it turned out it was all about misunderstanding.
Yeah ... that's the hell of being honest -- nobody wants to hear the truth.

But you know... logical implications of what one says are often not exactly the truth - apart for speaking indirectly, people usually have a whole universe of context in their minds. If the listener has a different universe of context and applies it to what they hears, a misunderstanding can easily emerge.

This is why I believe in clarifications.


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