just shut up sometimes

I just caught myself writing a few paragraphs long comment on Lobsters without really understanding what the author of the comment meant in the broader context of the discussion, after which I deleted my comment and gave myself a pat on the back for avoiding accidentally derailing the discussion.
2024-03-08
- this is an unfortunate side effect of the tree-based structure of Lobsters. as much as I like tree-based forums, as they let you focus on many different (off-)topics without cluttering the main thread, it’s damn near impossible to keep the broader context of what the discussion is about when the thread nests more than 3 levels deep.
  2024-03-08
therefore, if you ever find yourself writing an essay about just how wrong someone is, think to yourself: am I really understanding what’s going on in this discussion? and if not - maybe just shut up and let the rest of the idiots fan the flames instead.
2024-03-08