Some thoughts about Carrying Capacity

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12. Nope. I expect people to think about what I say if the topic interests them

and accept it only of it resonates for them.

If it doesn't resonate (and deciding that I have ignored or misrepresented something you feel is important is a very good reason to decide it doesn't), you can do two things. You can engage me on the topic or you can walk on by. If you try and change my thinking, and I do (as I did with Harris) all is well and good. If I don't, it's because I don't agree with you (which is my right) or I feel it's unimportant. If the issue I refuse to shift my thinking about is important to you, walk on by. Telling me three times that you think I'm wrong is about the limit. Badgering me about it beyond that point (especially in aggressive tones) is unlikely to be helpful to your cause. Walk on by.

The fact that I'm a nice guy has no bearing on this dynamic. It's involved only when I'm interacting personally with someone. I tend to give people the benefit of the doubt long after they've stopped deserving it, mostly because I don't believe in writing people off. But there does come a point...