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Lindy — (archived)

You're right that virtual arguing can be a bitter, debilitating experience, BUT....look at the medium. I have got into rounds here with people I don't understand or who express themselves totally different than I would. We talk PAST each other.
I think half the fun can be in trying to figure out where your opponent is coming from. And often, we do it mecilessly as we try harder to define ourselves with less patience.

And to some degree, it's an art (or a time wasting pain in the ass), but it is still important to hone yourself in search of that elusive definition.
Some here are excellent here at it. Some plod and keep trying and eventually get there. Some are mean and nasty, others slightly insulting, some are always gentlemanly. Some are hysterically funny.

And I think a lot of it comes from our own individuality and how we chose to express ourselves. I've never felt like I needed a bath after a particulary bad squabble over here, but I DO have to take time off from this place now and again to get my priorities straight.

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