I get abused here for advocating against bashing Democrats and petty bickering

[NNadir]

43. On the issue most important to me, climate change, where my views are somewhat controversial...

...I have found the "ignore" button to be a wonderful thing.

I resisted using it for years, but I've found that there are just some people who are too stupid to engage.

In fact, there are certain forums I avoid completely; for example I no longer post on the E&E forum, even though I consider myself very much an environmentalist and very much in favor of addressing climate and other environmental issues. One of the mods there is on my ignore list for the reasons given above, and he uses his personal authority in a way I consider unjust. So I just don't write there.

It is not worthwhile to waste your energies and your time on stupidity. Five or six posts that are identical or nearly identical in the face of all reason and evidence is enough to use the key in my experience.

It's, again, wonderful. It's liberating.