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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guest&nbsp; 85555" data-source="post: 8128625">This is the only other point I would like to address: I have stated this clearly, over and over. And you are even acknowledging it here. Yet this is still problematic somehow? This doesn't make my point beyond reproach or critique, but it does mean, I have clearly entered the conversation not with any intent to prove anything except this is perception. If people look at what I said and think 'that doesn't make sense', that is fine. If people look at what I said and think 'I have seen this too', then it mike lend some credence to my point. But it isn't like this has any power over you if you reject my claim. And if I tell everyone clearly this is my perception, and your response is 'yes but you are getting away with putting a strong claim on the page', I'd say that is on the person responding, not me. Now we could get into the details of whether my perception has validity. I see some of your points about cruelty and do have counter points to them (based on evidence and what the research says about how the internet has affected our behavior toward one another). But I really didn't enter into this discussion to engage in a point by point debate. I just weighed in with my impression of where I think the OP may be on to something, and where the topic resonates with me. I really am perplexed as to why people who disagree are having difficulty moving on. If my position is that weak or that insane in your view, just move on. Just look at [USER=42582]@pemerton[/USER]'s point above. He clearly disagrees with my conclusions (or at least many of them) and I am totally fine with that. I don't feel any need to prove my sense of things to him. I said what i said, he said what he did, and we can move on.</blockquote>

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