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It looked like a challenge to me-- my first interpretation was "you're probably overgeneralizing and don't have anything specific in mind".
Then I'd probably calm down, and see if I could come up with three examples, being as this is Less Wrong.
I'd take something like "I'm interested in the details. Would you be willing to post about some specific incidents?" a good bit better.
Thanks, this makes sense. I tend to not mince words on this forum, and I can see how it might come across as a challenge at times.
The other thing that's interesting is that he didn't have specific examples.
I'm not sure how much of that is discarding the specifics once one has a satisfying generalization, a motivation which makes some sense if one is satisfied by good generalizations.
Another possibility (from poking around in my head for my issues) is feeling as though being more specific increases the risk of being attacked, and (from the same source) being unsure of one's more sensory memories. (That last went in and out of memory as I was writing.)
And, of course, there's always the chance of something going on that I haven't thought of.
You're welcome.
I was wondering if you were going to say something that would add up to "people should appreciate my wonderful bluntness", but this is Less Wrong and has some virtues not often found elsewhere.