???? Whilst reading your post definitely did spark the thought about echo chambers and how toxic they are , none of it was directed at you mate . Hence why I didn’t reply to your post .
It was a generalisation about a forum for discussion , blocking people , shouting down opposing views etc.
But whilst I understand your post , your reply very much proves my point . I’ve seen you dish out some real dribble , very much participating in the squabbles , but when it returns to you , you block people , and sound them out ? How can you participate in the discussion / debate/ vitriol (various levels of intensity) , but check out when it comes too hot ? .
I guess I don’t understand what is happening psychologically when people have 1 sided debates . Of which , I’m sorry , I’ve seen you do several times .
For me if I’m going to offer an opinion , especially a controversial one , I have to be prepared for the backlash , but more importantly , have to be amenable to the idea that my thought might not be the most correct / I’m wrong .
You can take the previous post personally if you want , but it wasn’t really directed just at you . Plenty of people come on here spew some real toxicity , then when it comes back to them , they start talking about group think , bullying , playing the victim …. This isn’t just in regards to this forum , it’s happening everywhere . When you watch the news , what paper you read , who’s your favourite podcast , Facebook , twitter etc. everything is curated for all of us to be inside our little bubble .
I guess with you BZN , I’ve watched you go after Cochise and the other forum pretty consistently re. The petition. What’s to gain by blocking those with differing opinions , especially when , in that situation in particular , just as an example , you were completely wrong . I’m not attacking you mate , just pointing out being unwilling to hear things that may be hard to hear , can actually be to your own detriment . It doesn’t always have to resort to verbal fisticuffs either .