ArisKatsaris comments on Beyond the Reach of God - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ArisKatsaris 25 November 2011 04:48:26PM 2 points [-]

Good points.

Except the part about being "badass", which is probably the least like I feel, and is probably the least likely I 'teach' to anyone. "Weak-willed enough that I got counterproductively angry, and depressed" is closer to how I feel after I get more involved in a thread than I should have.

I should probably wait a couple hours before I reply to a post that annoys me -- by then I'll probably be able to better evaluate if a reply is actually worthwhile, and in what manner I should respond.

Comment author: wedrifid 25 November 2011 07:47:01PM 0 points [-]

I should probably wait a couple hours before I reply to a post that annoys me -- by then I'll probably be able to better evaluate if a reply is actually worthwhile, and in what manner I should respond.

I find that more often the most useful approach turns out to be downvote then ignore. It is far too easy to get baited into conversations that are a lost cause from the moment they begin.