> I believe littering the ground with philosophical landmines is possibly deliberate.
That was my reaction too. It happens across the political spectrum, and avoidance of p-landmines only encourages their further use.
One should pick when and where to make a stand, and seek conciliation, but if you are always avoiding other people's outrage, you will end up where those others want you to be.
From the article: "Anyone who hangs out on 4chan can confirm that this is the approximate shape of most thread derailments." Well, that might well be one of the arenas where you don't need to make a stand.
That was my reaction too. It happens across the political spectrum, and avoidance of p-landmines only encourages their further use.
One should pick when and where to make a stand, and seek conciliation, but if you are always avoiding other people's outrage, you will end up where those others want you to be.
From the article: "Anyone who hangs out on 4chan can confirm that this is the approximate shape of most thread derailments." Well, that might well be one of the arenas where you don't need to make a stand.