MattHooper
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It’s my view that:
1. All of this just goes to reinforce the wisdom of refraining from politics and religion discussions on an audio (or other enthusiast) forum. This is virtually always the result. It’s never ever good.
But also:
2. I find outrage at Amir’s locked thread to be more of a Tempest in a teapot. It’s not like he has turned ASR into a mouthpiece for his political views. That one particular thread was a single thread in a forum absolutely swamped with the usual audio talk, and one could choose to not read it. It’s up to us how we react, and if people start leaving the forum the damage to the forum is as much about how they decided to react as anything else.
Personally, even though sure I can see the basis for charges of hypocrisy, I choose not to melt down about it. Many of us have been hypocritical here before (including some have argued Amir on other subjects).
I don’t think this should be a basis for catastrophe. It’s like an argument with my wife: do I stay picking on a moment of her hypocrisy and keep blowing it up until the marriage blows up? Or step back gain some perspective and move on, able to enjoy all the wonderful elements of the marriage?
I am choosing the latter. ASR is a great place overall.
1. All of this just goes to reinforce the wisdom of refraining from politics and religion discussions on an audio (or other enthusiast) forum. This is virtually always the result. It’s never ever good.
But also:
2. I find outrage at Amir’s locked thread to be more of a Tempest in a teapot. It’s not like he has turned ASR into a mouthpiece for his political views. That one particular thread was a single thread in a forum absolutely swamped with the usual audio talk, and one could choose to not read it. It’s up to us how we react, and if people start leaving the forum the damage to the forum is as much about how they decided to react as anything else.
Personally, even though sure I can see the basis for charges of hypocrisy, I choose not to melt down about it. Many of us have been hypocritical here before (including some have argued Amir on other subjects).
I don’t think this should be a basis for catastrophe. It’s like an argument with my wife: do I stay picking on a moment of her hypocrisy and keep blowing it up until the marriage blows up? Or step back gain some perspective and move on, able to enjoy all the wonderful elements of the marriage?
I am choosing the latter. ASR is a great place overall.