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senseandsensibility

(20,256 posts)
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 08:23 PM Feb 2024

I am genuinely curious about why some DUers find it necessary to

scold others for what they post about. They don't find errors or disagree, just say basically that such posts are a waste of time in their opinion. So why are they "wasting" time replying? They are so much more productively employed than the rest of us, apparently, so shouldn't they be posting about all their productive ideas?

Seriously, I see many threads on DU that don't interest me at all. I even roll my eyes at some of them.

You know what I do? I scroll right by. It's really not difficult. And I don't have anyone on ignore. If I need to reply to express disagreement I try to be at least
minimally respectful.

These are stressful times . Posters have different perspective and ideas about
how to spur change or convince others. Everyone should be able to have their say without being scolded.

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I am genuinely curious about why some DUers find it necessary to (Original Post) senseandsensibility Feb 2024 OP
"scroll right by" - that's IT! Me too. Don't know why it's important to leave poopoo behind! UTUSN Feb 2024 #1
Kind of like the old song senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #2
... speak easy Feb 2024 #16
Thanks! senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #17
so funny - first thing that came to mind was "walk on by" orleans Feb 2024 #38
Thanks, now I've really got that song stuck senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #46
Yes, that song popped in my head as well PatSeg Feb 2024 #114
And it's ok to disagree with one another! yardwork Feb 2024 #3
I have never known you to be unkind senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #4
Thank you! You've clearly missed some posts, for which I'm grateful! yardwork Feb 2024 #5
Put up or shut up! senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #9
Awwwww.... coming from you that is a HUGE compliment!!! yardwork Feb 2024 #11
Ha! Just so. MineralMan Feb 2024 #96
Have you not been to the department of arguments? They can settle this! getagrip_already Feb 2024 #6
Wrong department! BidenRocks Feb 2024 #35
Thanks for posting this. democrank Feb 2024 #7
Ha! Ain't that the truth! But the ones babylonsister Feb 2024 #42
Usually insecurity FHRRK Feb 2024 #8
But..but...but...what if someone posts something on the internet I disagree with? Generic Brad Feb 2024 #10
Reminds me of a very old cartoon. yardwork Feb 2024 #12
Lol Lifeafter70 Feb 2024 #30
Ha! Great one from XKCD by Randall Munroe Pinback Feb 2024 #37
That's it! That's me! yardwork Feb 2024 #39
It pains me to admit Pinback Feb 2024 #48
Be like Bill! yardwork Feb 2024 #55
One of my favorites! ShazzieB Feb 2024 #47
Lol I always loved that one. sheshe2 Feb 2024 #99
Some people aren't happy unless they are complaining about something. docgee Feb 2024 #13
That is so true MorbidButterflyTat Feb 2024 #32
I guess it's just me, but.... mwb970 Feb 2024 #81
I remember posting a week before the election in 2016 tom_kelly Feb 2024 #14
Do they conduct polls in car washes in FLA all the time? senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #15
It was impromptu by the manager of the joint tom_kelly Feb 2024 #20
My primary care physician told me she knew he'd win. yardwork Feb 2024 #58
The whole "You're trying to depress turnout!!" routine. Beartracks Feb 2024 #94
Honestly, DU is a fraternity of sorts clouds Feb 2024 #18
Great post malaise Feb 2024 #19
Amen. Evolve Dammit Feb 2024 #21
Post removed Post removed Feb 2024 #22
i agree, sad but true nt et tu Feb 2024 #24
I've suspected that on more than one occasion. Think. Again. Feb 2024 #31
Not the ones that come to my mind MorbidButterflyTat Feb 2024 #33
Nope. This site weeds them out faster than any site I've ever seen. oldsoftie Feb 2024 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2024 #66
Excuse me.. What are you even talking about "Paid".. Cha Feb 2024 #89
Good question, Cha.🤔 sheshe2 Feb 2024 #97
Waiting right there with Cha Feb 2024 #98
We wait... sheshe2 Feb 2024 #100
When a Reich Winger accuses me of being a "PAID SOROS TROLL" when I make an uncomfortable point Malmsy Feb 2024 #110
❤️❤️❤️ sheshe2 Feb 2024 #111
Looks like you're not going to get an answer to that. Malmsy Feb 2024 #109
Nope. TwilightZone Feb 2024 #51
Keep a close eye on low-count posters and call on MIRT when your Spidey-sense tingles... Hekate Feb 2024 #69
Post removed Post removed Feb 2024 #71
So when you say "(Look who's on there! ( MIRT; BTW)" are you * Oopsie Daisy Feb 2024 #87
Wow.. Thanks for Standing UP for MIRT! Cha Feb 2024 #88
I've seen you around, but I did not know you are on MIRT. Good work everyone! Oopsie Daisy Feb 2024 #103
Behind the scenes.. Silent Cha Feb 2024 #107
Paid? Who's paying them? Maraya1969 Feb 2024 #77
Well, Democratic Party supporters in 2016 were accused of being paid by David Brock (I was!) but betsuni Feb 2024 #84
So you're scolding people about scolding people? nolabear Feb 2024 #23
Well, yeah senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #27
Why would you even post something like this?! Sky Jewels Feb 2024 #25
I can also do without ""So and So FTW" Orrex Feb 2024 #28
I LIKE those posts! It's like a mini-mystery. yardwork Feb 2024 #57
... Sky Jewels Feb 2024 #59
.... yardwork Feb 2024 #60
Can I rec this thread 500 times? Orrex Feb 2024 #26
Fine by me senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #45
just curious but Skittles Feb 2024 #29
I've been here for 19 years. Staph Feb 2024 #34
I'm sorry that happened senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #36
You probably mean Dem voters in red states Blaukraut Feb 2024 #40
Yikes senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #41
I feel ya. TwilightZone Feb 2024 #49
If it's any consolation, an entire generation has decided Ohio doesn't exist. yardwork Feb 2024 #54
Love WV Dear_Prudence Feb 2024 #65
at work there's an oncall group in WV Skittles Feb 2024 #78
At least you're not from Tennessee. Blue Dawn Feb 2024 #108
+1,000,000 highplainsdem Feb 2024 #43
I have a stock reply for one member in particular who fits this description BaronChocula Feb 2024 #50
Perfect answer senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #113
Please, please, please do! BaronChocula Feb 2024 #115
This is why the good admins blessed us with the trash button redqueen Feb 2024 #52
I keep forgetting we can do that! ShazzieB Feb 2024 #75
Repeating misinformation, posting discredited conspiracy theories, gratuitous insults of opinions are all valid reasons Martin68 Feb 2024 #53
A great deal of the scolding is driven by the scolder's opinions Orrex Feb 2024 #61
I don't think the OP's talking about that dpibel Feb 2024 #63
Maybe a few examples would have made the intention of the post clearer. I'm not really sure what "scold" meant Martin68 Feb 2024 #83
Specifically I am talking about posters senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #91
Thanks for the clarification. I guess I'be been fortunate not to receive any comments of that kind so far. Martin68 Feb 2024 #112
Everything interests me. SarahD Feb 2024 #56
Some of us think we are smarter than everyone else, DemocraticPatriot Feb 2024 #62
Thank you so much for the compliment senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #93
People don't have time to read every post and respond to every post. Besides, the Internet can only hold so much dalton99a Feb 2024 #64
I just hit trash button JustAnotherGen Feb 2024 #67
Well said. LiberalLovinLug Feb 2024 #68
Maybe a habit of those with lots of confidence who think everybody listens to them. betsuni Feb 2024 #70
Boom! You may now drop the mic! dchill Feb 2024 #72
I've often wondered the same... Trueblue Texan Feb 2024 #73
Sometimes I find moniss Feb 2024 #74
What's the purpose of this post? Should people only reply to those posts they agree with * Oopsie Daisy Feb 2024 #76
Because some people HAVE to be correct. OldBaldy1701E Feb 2024 #79
So, you are scolding others for what they post about, right? mwb970 Feb 2024 #80
very true...this is why i dont start a discussion any more... samnsara Feb 2024 #82
You make way too much sense. tavernier Feb 2024 #85
Yup senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #101
Exactly XanaDUer2 Feb 2024 #86
It's important to remember that this is the place newbies start when looking into politics. lindysalsagal Feb 2024 #90
Lol senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #92
Some DUers Have Always Done That. MineralMan Feb 2024 #95
I have a lot of people on ignore. Mostly pwb Feb 2024 #102
I sometime post about my experiences in Cuba, and about the US sanctions. My family lives there. Struggling. Marcus IM Feb 2024 #104
What a waste of time. Patton French Feb 2024 #105
I was going to comment on this post, but then decided to scroll past. Oh, wait....... RussellCattle Feb 2024 #106
I've said this several times that... bif Feb 2024 #116

senseandsensibility

(20,256 posts)
2. Kind of like the old song
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 08:29 PM
Feb 2024

"walk on by" by the great Dionne Warwick. At least that's what went through my mind as I was typing, and now I have an earworm!

orleans

(34,782 posts)
38. so funny - first thing that came to mind was "walk on by"
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 10:06 PM
Feb 2024

i thought i'll post a video then i thought i'd post the version by the stranglers which perhaps you don't know.

i loved this version during the punk era

i still have a white vinyl 45 (with the small center hole that plays like at 33) and sometimes i still put it in my jukebox.


short version




wonderful longer version (that sounds great in the jukebox)



yardwork

(63,747 posts)
3. And it's ok to disagree with one another!
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 08:31 PM
Feb 2024

I've learned a lot from DUers over the years, including posters with whom I had profound disagreements. We rarely disagree about everything. It's really wonderful to discover common cause with somebody.

Also, we don't know what others are going through. Unlike a physical neighborhood, we don't hear about the losses, the grief, the stress. Some of us face significant economic insecurities. Many of us are dealing with health care issues, especially as we age. We've lost children, partners, parents, animal companions, beloved friends and relatives. Lots of times people don't ever mention this on DU, or they mention it in passing years after the loss.

Kindness, tolerance, decency, patience, forgiveness, generosity of spirit - I see President Biden model all these traits. He's someone to emulate. Right now, inspired by your OP, I'm making a commitment to try harder to be a kinder DUer.

senseandsensibility

(20,256 posts)
4. I have never known you to be unkind
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 08:33 PM
Feb 2024

yardwork. But you're right, we can all improve. I'm working on that too.

democrank

(11,230 posts)
7. Thanks for posting this.
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 08:38 PM
Feb 2024

In some respects, DU is like real life. There are some folks I’m anxious to hear from and some folks I’m not.

FHRRK

(939 posts)
8. Usually insecurity
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 08:40 PM
Feb 2024

Think tRump and his inherited wealth. His worthless ass wouldn’t get past managing a Dairy Queen. Yet him and others need to constantly try to impress, can’t STFU. So when something occurs that goes against a narrative previously pushed, they rush out and attack.

Generic Brad

(14,374 posts)
10. But..but...but...what if someone posts something on the internet I disagree with?
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 08:44 PM
Feb 2024
If I say nothing, who will educate them? It is my duty to school them!!!! (isn't it?)

Lifeafter70

(346 posts)
30. Lol
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 09:42 PM
Feb 2024

I remember that cartoon. It still makes me laugh cause it hits close to home. I joined originally in 2007 and had a few disagreements during that time. Lost my account durring the big hack. When I rejoined I decided to keep scrolling. Like you said we don't know what's going on or what problems some posters are facing. We might disagree but we are all on the same team.

mwb970

(11,676 posts)
81. I guess it's just me, but....
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 08:20 AM
Feb 2024

Isn't the post you are responding to "complaining about something"? Just asking.

tom_kelly

(1,046 posts)
14. I remember posting a week before the election in 2016
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 08:53 PM
Feb 2024

I had gone through a car wash in Boca Raton and the attendant was conducting a customer poll of who they were going to vote for. He told me that Trump was way ahead (I don't remember the numbers). In Boca? I thought. I'd see this guy and small talked with him every week so I knew he wasn't a whacko.

I posted about it on DU and got clobbered. It surprised me.

yardwork

(63,747 posts)
58. My primary care physician told me she knew he'd win.
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 11:05 PM
Feb 2024

Most of her patients were saying they would vote for him. She hates Trump. (We get along very well.) She said it was all about guns. Hillary was going to take their guns.

Beartracks

(13,462 posts)
94. The whole "You're trying to depress turnout!!" routine.
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 05:26 PM
Feb 2024

Say anything about the Republican being ahead, and you're clearly going to depress Democratic turnout since us malleable Dems are so easily convinced to not bother voting.

Say anything about the Democrat being ahead, and you're clearly going to depress Democratic turnout since us malleable Dems are so easily convinced our votes aren't going to be needed.



 

clouds

(80 posts)
18. Honestly, DU is a fraternity of sorts
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 09:09 PM
Feb 2024

I kind of stopped posting here before I even started.

DU is similar to my freshman year at University of Oregon with Delta Upsilon.
It’s nice to know what the OG’s are thinking here. it’s like a sane news aggregator. Minus the daily news posts.
I agree with most of the DU message, but I don’t really want to hang out with them. They can be brutal. Some people spend way too much time here.

Empathy goes a long way to convincing, and instilling in people what they already know.


Response to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Response to oldsoftie (Reply #44)

Cha

(304,419 posts)
89. Excuse me.. What are you even talking about "Paid"..
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 03:10 PM
Feb 2024

who is "Paid" and who is "Paying" for What?

This doesn't make any sense to me.. could you clarify?

TY

Malmsy

(303 posts)
110. When a Reich Winger accuses me of being a "PAID SOROS TROLL" when I make an uncomfortable point
Sun Feb 11, 2024, 12:32 PM
Feb 2024

it shows they've imploded under the weight of their own anxiety.

TwilightZone

(27,955 posts)
51. Nope.
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 10:49 PM
Feb 2024

This place is actually quite adept at weeding out the riff raff.

Some of the scolders, to coin a word, have been here for a very long time.

Hekate

(94,218 posts)
69. Keep a close eye on low-count posters and call on MIRT when your Spidey-sense tingles...
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 12:18 AM
Feb 2024

In my case, some of them just make my teeth itch. I check on their join-date and golly, some have been asleep (or something) since 2015, while others joined 3 days ago and have already powered through 80 posts on their way to the magic 100.

So I check to see who’s on MIRT and drop a private message to one of them with name and link to post — they are invariably courteous, sometimes saying they already have a file opened up and sometimes saying it looks like they should open one.

You’ve been here since the Bush administration, I’m pretty sure (isn’t “Laura” a reference to Laura Bush? ) . You know all this. You also know there’s no paid staff to do what we are empowered to do. Use the Alert button for posters who made it past 100 posts if you think they’re trolling — the infestations come in waves.


Response to Hekate (Reply #69)

Oopsie Daisy

(4,330 posts)
87. So when you say "(Look who's on there! ( MIRT; BTW)" are you *
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 12:02 PM
Feb 2024

* insinuating that MIRT is incompetent, or that MIRT is corrupt, or that MIRT has been "infiltrated" in some way that their mission has been compromised?

Perhaps I'm wrong and I hope you'll clarify. But otherwise, it sounds like quite a bold accusation (and insult, too.)

Cha

(304,419 posts)
88. Wow.. Thanks for Standing UP for MIRT!
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 02:41 PM
Feb 2024

Of which I am a Member.. and I can tell you it's a dedicated group to Finding the Malicious Intruders! And there are many.

Making DU a Safe place!

Cha

(304,419 posts)
107. Behind the scenes.. Silent
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 06:59 PM
Feb 2024

Ninjas doing Democracy's Work!

Mahalo, Oo;sey Daisey.. I've seen your Good Work around for Democracy!

betsuni

(27,255 posts)
84. Well, Democratic Party supporters in 2016 were accused of being paid by David Brock (I was!) but
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 10:20 AM
Feb 2024

now probably everybody's paid by Soros.

Sky Jewels

(8,674 posts)
25. Why would you even post something like this?!
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 09:25 PM
Feb 2024

I kid, I kid ...

Honestly the posts that piss me off are the ones that have zero context, like: "Can you believe what that guy just said on TV?! It's outrageous!"

Orrex

(63,903 posts)
28. I can also do without ""So and So FTW"
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 09:38 PM
Feb 2024

If I wanted a vapid retweet, I'd latch onto Elon's trainwreck of a platform.

yardwork

(63,747 posts)
57. I LIKE those posts! It's like a mini-mystery.
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 11:02 PM
Feb 2024

We have to figure out what's going on. Like an Agatha Christie.

yardwork

(63,747 posts)
60. ....
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 11:10 PM
Feb 2024


Seriously, I was watching a show last night and missed the Hur report. I tuned into DU very late and was like, WTF just happened. Who's this "her" they're talking about? Why's everybody so upset?

I quickly found out and, naturally, hurled myself into the upset mob. FOMO.

Staph

(6,335 posts)
34. I've been here for 19 years.
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 09:54 PM
Feb 2024

I would post more and respond to posts more, but I got tired of defending my home state of West Virginia. I used to get a smart ass remark every time I said something about politics or people or even the history of West Virginia. I ignored some of them, but I finally decided to lurk.

I wonder how many others have made the same decision?


Blaukraut

(5,868 posts)
40. You probably mean Dem voters in red states
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 10:09 PM
Feb 2024

We spoiled brats up in the blue states don't need any sort of courage to go with what's the mainstream.

TwilightZone

(27,955 posts)
49. I feel ya.
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 10:46 PM
Feb 2024

Texas resident here. 47% of the state voted for Biden, but you'd never know that on DU. Here, we're all a bunch of sexist, racist, gun-nut hicks who want Texas to secede.

It does get tiresome, but I try to educate whenever possible. I entirely understand, though.

yardwork

(63,747 posts)
54. If it's any consolation, an entire generation has decided Ohio doesn't exist.
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 10:59 PM
Feb 2024

My own kids gleefully repeat internet jokes and send me memes about the non-existence of Ohio. It's my home state, where I was born. If it doesn't exist what am I?!

I love West Virginia. Beautiful state. I have a story about being rescued in WV. I was about 19, traveling south through WV back to college after winter break, carpooling with someone I'd met on the ride board. We ran out of gas just south of Charleston. (It was the energy crisis; gas stations closed on Sunday. We planned poorly.) It was getting dark and starting to snow. (I swear I'm not making this up.) My ride sharer had just adopted a stray kitten and we were worried about what would happen to the little cat.

We started walking along the edge of I-77. There was a steep embankment with a trailer community below. A young blond man called up to us, "Did you run out of gas?" Nodding like it was a regular occurrence he said, "Well, come on down. We'll help you."

His wife put us in an ancient station wagon, along with several of her little kids. She said she'd drive us to their neighborhood gas station, "that stays open for us. They'll sell you gas."

And they did. And we were saved. The family refused to take any money - not that we had much anyway, but still.

We only got lost a few more times on that trip, helped along by the weed we were smoking and the fact that we only had old paper road maps not GPS and cell phones and all this stuff kids these days have while they're making fun of Ohio!!!

I wish I could repay those people. If you have any thoughts let me know.

Dear_Prudence

(783 posts)
65. Love WV
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 11:40 PM
Feb 2024

Just returned from a week long conference in WV. I was Calamity Jane all week, and everyone helped me out. I've always loved WV (caving when I was young), but the kindness (now that I am old) really renewed my faith in community.

Skittles

(157,978 posts)
78. at work there's an oncall group in WV
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 07:54 AM
Feb 2024

they crack me up - they just get to the point without being mean or condescending, very refreshing

Blue Dawn

(935 posts)
108. At least you're not from Tennessee.
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 09:05 PM
Feb 2024

I am.

(Both of our states are sure to be maligned...LOL! Sadly, at times deservedly so.)

BaronChocula

(2,464 posts)
50. I have a stock reply for one member in particular who fits this description
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 10:47 PM
Feb 2024

TITLE: Maybe this post just isn't for you
BODY: And that's fine with me.

redqueen

(115,164 posts)
52. This is why the good admins blessed us with the trash button
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 10:51 PM
Feb 2024

That way we don't even have to keep scrolling past it as it keeps being kicked. Just trash it and voila!

Martin68

(24,417 posts)
53. Repeating misinformation, posting discredited conspiracy theories, gratuitous insults of opinions are all valid reasons
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 10:53 PM
Feb 2024

to “scold” someone for a nasty, uninmformed, or misleading post. The alternative is to report a violation of the site’s terms, which is the nuclear option in my opinion. I’d rather try to communicate directly before I report a violation.

Orrex

(63,903 posts)
61. A great deal of the scolding is driven by the scolder's opinions
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 11:14 PM
Feb 2024

Rather than by objective, verifiable fact. And over time it has become clear that the scolders take pride in mocking, belittling, and condescending to their fellow DUers, and that this motivates them far more strongly than any imagined love of truth.

Despite their repeated claims to the contrary, the scolders have clearly appointed themselves gatekeepers, and they work to silence those opinions that don't align with the scolders' views.

If we're lucky, we'll see one or two of them materialize to scold me for this very post. Stay tuned!

dpibel

(3,212 posts)
63. I don't think the OP's talking about that
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 11:19 PM
Feb 2024

I could be wrong, but I read the OP as being about the people who like to scold others for posting things that are, for instance, just not simply talked about by those who keep their pinkies out when sipping tea.

Martin68

(24,417 posts)
83. Maybe a few examples would have made the intention of the post clearer. I'm not really sure what "scold" meant
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 09:47 AM
Feb 2024

in this context.

senseandsensibility

(20,256 posts)
91. Specifically I am talking about posters
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 03:56 PM
Feb 2024

who do not dispute any facts in the OP or provide any alternative opinions. They just say complaining about this is a waste of time. I thought I explained it in my OP but I guess it wasn't clear enough.

Martin68

(24,417 posts)
112. Thanks for the clarification. I guess I'be been fortunate not to receive any comments of that kind so far.
Sun Feb 11, 2024, 01:22 PM
Feb 2024
 

SarahD

(1,732 posts)
56. Everything interests me.
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 11:02 PM
Feb 2024

Well, not everything, but many posts others consider a waste of time. I suspect some of the "why are you wasting our time with this" objections stem from disagreement with the opinions or positions of the poster. Countering arguments requires effort. It's much easier to say, "Stop wasting our time with this irrelevant dreck.'

 

DemocraticPatriot

(5,410 posts)
62. Some of us think we are smarter than everyone else,
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 11:15 PM
Feb 2024

and some of us may feel that *emotion* from time to time,
but realize it is not true....

Lately it seems that too many here feel the need to also denigrate the intelligence of another poster,
because they disagree with them on an issue

(and I have certainly been guilty of that a few times, myself),
rather than make their own argument on logic alone.

At such times, we are forgetting that we are all on the same side for our end goal---
which on this site is electing more Democrats, and preserving our historic democracy!

So we should not be fighting amongst ourselves so much,
or not with so much venom when these disagreements arise....

S&S, you are among my favorite posters here---
(although I might have one time disagreed with something you might have posted, OMG!!!
but I don't really recall anything in particular, lol)

Also kudos on the username--- the latest film is a favorite of mine,
and I did undertake to read the original novel)


senseandsensibility

(20,256 posts)
93. Thank you so much for the compliment
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 04:43 PM
Feb 2024

DP! As for my username, when I joined DU 20ish years ago I was heavily into English literature. Still love it, but I've branched out quite a bit. The thing about great works of literature though is that they teach you something about the human experience from a different point of view. And I really believe that the ability to appreciate that is what makes us progressives. Also Jane Austen wrote from a female point of view which was very unusual for her time.

dalton99a

(83,913 posts)
64. People don't have time to read every post and respond to every post. Besides, the Internet can only hold so much
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 11:23 PM
Feb 2024

Therefore, everyone has to be very careful about what to post on here

When in doubt, ask the hall monitor




betsuni

(27,255 posts)
70. Maybe a habit of those with lots of confidence who think everybody listens to them.
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 12:33 AM
Feb 2024

It wouldn't occur to the non-confident to scold because nobody pays any attention and they'd probably get mocked right to their face instead of more behind the back mocking.

Trueblue Texan

(2,861 posts)
73. I've often wondered the same...
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 01:28 AM
Feb 2024

…I know it’s said that trying to get Democrats to agree on anything is like trying to herd cats—we are an independent bunch, but it does seem some folks in our midst don’t like to pass up a chance to be rude. They are not helping our cause…but then, maybe that’s why those folks are here.

moniss

(5,437 posts)
74. Sometimes I find
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 05:26 AM
Feb 2024

myself perhaps responding to something I disagree with because I'm looking to engage. Not for a bad purpose but to actually explore the subject with the other DUer and maybe learn an aspect of a subject or how it affects people that I hadn't thought of. I try not to be, usually successfully, drawn into circular argument. I try to abide by the rules of conduct.

Oopsie Daisy

(4,330 posts)
76. What's the purpose of this post? Should people only reply to those posts they agree with *
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 07:23 AM
Feb 2024

* and "scroll by" those that they do not agree with? Or that people with differing points of view should treat everyone like delicate flowers and emotional children when offering a different opinion or correcting their mistakes. People who want to live in a world like that do not need a political discussion forum. If they need that type of shield, all they truly need is a word processor and no internet connection... and a mirror. They can type until their heart's content, then sit back and admire their clever pearls of wisdom, and never have to worry about anyone telling them that they're wrong, or misguided, or foolish, or promoting dangerous ideas, or being unfair, or being cruel, or being unreasonable, or being naive, or being unrealistic, or being immature, or being racist, or being classist, or being misogynistic, or being disloyal, or being obsessive. Next, they can glance over at themselves and admire their own reflection as their face is gently illuminated by the computer screen that displays their own, unchallenged, words of wisdom.

Nobody reply to this, please. I need to go polish my mirror and look at myself.

OldBaldy1701E

(6,148 posts)
79. Because some people HAVE to be correct.
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 07:55 AM
Feb 2024

Others just love to be disruptive or mean-spirited. Human beings... what are ya gonna do?

lindysalsagal

(22,297 posts)
90. It's important to remember that this is the place newbies start when looking into politics.
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 03:14 PM
Feb 2024

They shouldn't be scolded for getting involved, and those of us who are long-term experts need to welcome them and help it all make sense. This is not simple stuff. Democracy is messy. They made a whole musical about it.

 

Marcus IM

(3,001 posts)
104. I sometime post about my experiences in Cuba, and about the US sanctions. My family lives there. Struggling.
Sat Feb 10, 2024, 06:42 PM
Feb 2024

More often than not I get a barrage of posts from the same small group of posters insinuating that my family deserves to struggle and suffer because it's Cuba, and followed by some Cold War rhetoric and wiki links attempting to tell me what I should be thinking - no matter what my lyin' eyes see, no matter what my personal experiences are.

It didn't used to be that way.



bif

(23,795 posts)
116. I've said this several times that...
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 06:04 PM
Feb 2024

you could post the word "the" and it would turn into a cat fight. There are some folks here who just love to leave nasty comments. Sometimes I think Im in the wrong forum. Sounds like a bunch of thumpers at times.

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