I love it and hate it when I write a thoughtful and, at least to me, friendly and persuasive post but because it goes against usual Western narratives (hedonism good, fencesitting as a virtue, truth is flexible, etc) I get a flood of downvotes… but no comments nor arguments against it! Which makes sense: I’ve shaken their house-of-cards ideology and they’re having a gut reaction, but maybe later on they’ll explore what I said and start thinking in earnest about the topic. 🤷🙏
That’s probably somewhere there in the mix too, lol. I really try not to too! I’d like to think I sometimes come off more ‘somewhat annoyed’ and sarcastic than prideful, which is closer to reality.
Oi mate, you think that your hot takes are shaking people to their core and that if they don’t agree with you, it’s only because they didn’t think earnestly enough. That’s how you come off, in your own words. That’s the reality.
Hot takes? I mean, yeah, pushing for empathy and being against Western imperialism are probably considered “hot takes”, lol. Listen, I’m not very smart, that’s reserved for lads like Solomon and Wittgenstein, for instance, I’m just sane and somewhat reasonable. A lot of people have never been exposed to that and it can annoy/shock some people enough that it triggers self-examination…
I love it and hate it when I write a thoughtful and, at least to me, friendly and persuasive post but because it goes against usual Western narratives (hedonism good, fencesitting as a virtue, truth is flexible, etc) I get a flood of downvotes… but no comments nor arguments against it! Which makes sense: I’ve shaken their house-of-cards ideology and they’re having a gut reaction, but maybe later on they’ll explore what I said and start thinking in earnest about the topic. 🤷🙏
I’m gonna go out on a limb and say the reason you aren’t getting any replies is because you sound full of yourself
That’s probably somewhere there in the mix too, lol. I really try not to too! I’d like to think I sometimes come off more ‘somewhat annoyed’ and sarcastic than prideful, which is closer to reality.
Oi mate, you think that your hot takes are shaking people to their core and that if they don’t agree with you, it’s only because they didn’t think earnestly enough. That’s how you come off, in your own words. That’s the reality.
Hot takes? I mean, yeah, pushing for empathy and being against Western imperialism are probably considered “hot takes”, lol. Listen, I’m not very smart, that’s reserved for lads like Solomon and Wittgenstein, for instance, I’m just sane and somewhat reasonable. A lot of people have never been exposed to that and it can annoy/shock some people enough that it triggers self-examination…
OK bruv “takes” then. That’s the least relevant aspect of the point. … Self examination indeed.