High level users...lol...had to chuckle at that one. I think you may be right, lots of that and allegories too, which may be closer. A lot of those may have come from a more direct, maybe even hostile environment, and make no mistake, present company excluded, they really are quite clever at getting a point across. The counter arguments may be oblique, that is true...and even sometimes so oblique that it is unique to the poster, where nobody gets WTF they are talking about! It takes some time to get into the grove. It's not every ones cup of tea, and I don't think it's snobbish, it's just trying to find a place that doesn't eviscerate another point of view. Keep in mind, it is NOT a hive mind here. The only hive mind aspect is civility, and respect....oh and yeah, maybe you have to have a thick skin too. The barbs tossed are not sledgehammers, but they have the same force if you have the acceptance of yourself and the introspection to be wrong.
High level users...lol...had to chuckle at that one. I think you may be right, lots of that and allegories too, which may be closer. A lot of those may have come from a more direct, maybe even hostile environment, and make no mistake, present company excluded, they really are quite clever at getting a point across. The counter arguments may be oblique, that is true...and even sometimes so oblique that it is unique to the poster, where nobody gets WTF they are talking about! It takes some time to get into the grove. It's not every ones cup of tea, and I don't think it's snobbish, it's just trying to find a place that doesn't eviscerate another point of view. Keep in mind, it is NOT a hive mind here. The only hive mind aspect is civility, and respect....oh and yeah, maybe you have to have a thick skin too. The barbs tossed are not sledgehammers, but they have the same force if you have the acceptance of yourself and the introspection to be wrong.