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<blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 5757710" data-attributes="member: 8461"><p>What, you didn't see my adorable smiley?</p><p></p><p>Seriously though, you're attempting to undermine my point by saying that my complaining about the complainers is no different than them. That's not correct. They can hold whatever opinions they want; I'm simply saying that their sense of entitlement to have whatever upsets them changed is selfish and harmful.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Again, people have no right to expect that something should be changed just to suit their personal tastes. I can't make it simpler than that.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>See above. Pointing out people's selfish conduct is not itself selfish conduct.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As I said before, this isn't about FFG's response. It's about the narcissists who think that something needs to be altered to suit them.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No, they aren't. They're saying that things need to be changed because it offends them. That's saying that that which offends them needs to cease existing in its current form.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Those are completely different - in fast food, you have a set of options presented to you; it's part of the menu to have no tomato on your burger. This is more an instance of someone demanding that something <strong>not</strong> be on the menu just because they don't care for it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>See above. This isn't about FFG's business policies, nor is it an exercise in market supply and demand. The problem is with the people who think that their tastes need to be catered to by excising that which they don't like.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm talking about the senders.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Not so much, no. Allow me to further show you why there's no irony:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You missed the part in my last post where I said that discussion and debate are good. If you're trying to say that I'm trying to silence people, the same way others are trying to silence that which they don't like, then that pretty well shows the fundamental misunderstanding in your point.</p><p></p><p>People should talk about things and debate things. Opposition opinions should be aired and heard. You have the right to your <strong>informed</strong> opinion, and part of being informed is knowing what other people think.</p><p></p><p>When your opinion is a demand for conformity, however, then you've crossed the line from a reasonable debate into making an ultimatum (if not an outright threat). That's not good for anybody.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's your purview. If the theme is part of what makes other people more likely to buy it and enjoy it more, however, then your demand that the theme be changed is an attack on what they like.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Nobody is saying that people don't have the right to be jerks; I'm not advocating that these outragers be locked up. I'm just saying that what their doing is selfish and harmful to others. Likewise, I've already stated why complaining about them isn't the same - I'm not saying they can't exist, the way their saying that what they like musn't be allowed to exist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alzrius, post: 5757710, member: 8461"] What, you didn't see my adorable smiley? Seriously though, you're attempting to undermine my point by saying that my complaining about the complainers is no different than them. That's not correct. They can hold whatever opinions they want; I'm simply saying that their sense of entitlement to have whatever upsets them changed is selfish and harmful. Again, people have no right to expect that something should be changed just to suit their personal tastes. I can't make it simpler than that. See above. Pointing out people's selfish conduct is not itself selfish conduct. As I said before, this isn't about FFG's response. It's about the narcissists who think that something needs to be altered to suit them. No, they aren't. They're saying that things need to be changed because it offends them. That's saying that that which offends them needs to cease existing in its current form. Those are completely different - in fast food, you have a set of options presented to you; it's part of the menu to have no tomato on your burger. This is more an instance of someone demanding that something [b]not[/b] be on the menu just because they don't care for it. See above. This isn't about FFG's business policies, nor is it an exercise in market supply and demand. The problem is with the people who think that their tastes need to be catered to by excising that which they don't like. I'm talking about the senders. Not so much, no. Allow me to further show you why there's no irony: You missed the part in my last post where I said that discussion and debate are good. If you're trying to say that I'm trying to silence people, the same way others are trying to silence that which they don't like, then that pretty well shows the fundamental misunderstanding in your point. People should talk about things and debate things. Opposition opinions should be aired and heard. You have the right to your [b]informed[/b] opinion, and part of being informed is knowing what other people think. When your opinion is a demand for conformity, however, then you've crossed the line from a reasonable debate into making an ultimatum (if not an outright threat). That's not good for anybody. That's your purview. If the theme is part of what makes other people more likely to buy it and enjoy it more, however, then your demand that the theme be changed is an attack on what they like. Nobody is saying that people don't have the right to be jerks; I'm not advocating that these outragers be locked up. I'm just saying that what their doing is selfish and harmful to others. Likewise, I've already stated why complaining about them isn't the same - I'm not saying they can't exist, the way their saying that what they like musn't be allowed to exist. [/QUOTE]
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