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The spring doesn't decide where the river flows. -- gnomish proverb

If these discussions have offended, Think but this, and all is mended – That you have but slumbered here While these opinions did...

The older I get, the less I feel the need to argue with some rando on the internet. Life's a lot calmer now.

Neurodivergency is also much tougher to recognize or differentiate in a written forum than in a face to face or even over the phone...

I absolutely get where you're coming from (and Bae'zel too) and agree with the Ignore feature in that case. What I was trying to do was...

I've noticed that there are certain turns of phrases that will put me on edge very quickly, and my interactions from that point forward...

I've found that there's enough people who manage to just skirt that line that makes the two-way block a necessity.

Once you’re arguing over the definition of words, the discussion is effectively over.

And some like to go further by declaring things objectively bad when the thing they're trying to put down is clearly a subjective...

People in general and in fan-style communities in particular seem to have difficulty using "I" statements. Eg: "I think, I feel..." and...

It's something I've thought about a lot. In general I take the perspective that anyone who presents something on a forum is just...

This is why I make such a big deal about people not presenting their opinions as opinions. All it does is get people's back up if they...

Well I agree but I was anticipating backlash in advance. Asking people to be kind by default is... too much for some, I've learned the...

Yup. I recently (finally) learned that lesson the hard way. Still wish I had before I took it too far. Lots of conversations I wish I...

I think this is a really good point. What's also important is that gaming has quite a number of neurodivergent folks (trust me, I gamed...