It would take a lot of countries being humble and admitting they have really sorted pasts and wanting to bring to light those pasts...
Part of learning something new is being called an idiot. Well, in theory, anyways. The more wrong you are, the more incentive you should be to educate yourself on things so you don't come off as ignorant. Quietly stepping back to check your information isn't an issue. The issue with a lot of people on forums such as these is that not everyone wants to be told their project is garbage or their opinion is shit. Granted, that kind of specific language is a bit unnecessary, but the core intent is relevant. I think really, like the AAA industry, there needs to be more scrutiny from both consumers and people who are providing a platform for this stuff. ULMF staff can't outright delete generic 3D trash pile #338 just cause nobody shows interest. The best they can do is wait for the project to see no activity for a year and then lock the thread. It's up to the "intended audience" to come out of the woodwork and humble the developer, albeit in a way that isn't as "angry and aggressive" as I usually would.
On the other end of that, the consumers have to be willing to admit they can be wrong or less-informed about stuff. As one of those "idiots" who tended to be wrong about the developer-side of stuff and even now can admit he's not as on the "up-and-up" with stuff like rpgmaker and just about any fucking physics-based engine (
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, I can notice things that your average idiot probably won't. Call it experience, call it education, call it learning to lurk and learn a few things. Either way, being ignorant and settling on a "hope you succeed!" is the most utterly brain-dead and empty kind of low-standard statement that a bot or moron could conceive of in my (not-so) humble opinion. If all you can offer is a "looks good, will keep an eye on it" or some similar shit, don't. You're not improving the quality of content you want.
"Animal Farm"
Burying the facts...is never the way forward. That is why I respect that one Japanese professor who stood out and publicly criticised their government on Nanjing. Same goes for those individuals who tried their best to preserve the facts about Tulsa.
TL;DR on freedom, well, seeing the news on poisoning certain someone? That’s the kind of silencing I am referring IRL. I am not referring freedom of speech on hate speech or more sinister stuff. I know the difference and the consequence and what troubles they can cause and why it is not justifiable in those situations (freedom of speech was mentioned in bracket at the end of my post, concerning IRL, irrelevant to anything else I have said in that post, how could you misread that...)
I think you must be really smart too. To say that people who are ignorant on certain areas are “idiots” in your term, shows that you lack understanding on the concept of learning and basic human empathy for those who have harder time in learning. Frankly, we are smart, we learnt things extremely fast, we get the basics and we move onto the advanced. We are on the fast track. The difference, I was and still am always looking back, and offer a helping hand for those behind
An important step in improving education: understanding individual’s needs and differences. Not all learners learn at the same pace, not all learners think in unison and comprehend ideas uniformly as the teachers. To use the term “idiots” there without understanding those users, you are actively silencing the other side, emotionally and psychologically; or saying “why waste your breath moaning at the crowd”, you are actively rejecting the conversations. Basically, silencing others by shutting down conversations.
We don’t ever stop telling or encouraging people to wear masks, not because it is for our own health concerns along. We are doing it because it can save lives, not just the oppositions, but medical professionals who are actively trying to cure patients, law enforcers who are risking their lives to maintain (racists or not). Reducing the number of infected can proactively relief the their overloading workload, it also means non-emergency services will be able get back some workforce on the tasks. Constantly talking down to them does not work. Same thing for your so-called “idiots”. There are other ways to persuade them, but I guess you don’t have the incentive since you are always right.
From what I have learnt and experienced, sometimes by helping others to learn certain subjects or concepts, I gain insights on how their mind work and come up with unique ways to overcome their learning barriers. If you think talking or discussing anything with anyone is a waste of time, you may be just motivated to learn.
“The more you are, the more incentive...” is something an intrinsic learner would say, so you and I are really alike.
Also, we have read the same book. It was truly a classic, sadly, that book will be banned and removed from public libraries soon. And that is the crisis for me. Many great literatures like that might be banned online too if whatever happening is happening. I am already talking about it in past tense and also referring it as “it”.
Pardon me if I might have used a slightly rude tone, but hopefully, you are that smart and understanding as well. Sometimes, they do mistakes like a complete noob, that’s what they are, if we were to help, we need to be patient and understanding; if we are not, we might never help them and we might be closing more conversations. I think we may have even shared similar experience on actually wasting time talking to complete strangers and tell them things they should do on certain issue. I get those feelings too, fed up and frustrated. But yeah, I have patience, and I am more willing to believe, somehow I might be wrong on that guy. At least, if you spend enough time, looking back, that’s just another experience proving you right and how good you are at reading them. Still a win-win on your end.
And thanks on the signature fix, I will work on that after this.
That was a nice post; made lots of sense.
I didn't mean 'education' as in school. School edutcation is about 10-20% of what education is, in my book. There's a reason the idiom "educated fool" exists.
Like Bob says (more or less), the biggest part is to admit there's stuff we don't know about, and learn about it. Freedom of speech helps here - when discussion goes both way (AKA sharing).
Anyway, you have a solid definition of 'peer pressure', which makes me think your definition of 'freedom of speech' is more flimsy.
Like all freedoms, it needs be used scarcely and wisely. Don't waste it on people who won't listen to you, scorn you, or people you simply have nothing to learn/gain from.
I'll loosely quote Squealer (or was it Napoleon?): 'all are equals, but some are more equal than the rest'. That's peer pressure, and what it leads you to believe - a lie. Well, scratch that!
No matter your situation, just use it first and foremost with people you're close to. If no one, a random stranger on the street or that smiling bakery lady are fine. Sometimes it's hard to remember that there are so many strangers who are as communication-deprived as you might feel.
You can use internet and the personas that inhabit it make that waaay less efficient than IRL. RL issues are never solved online, though starting points may be found with any luck.
Hope that helps. Cheers! (what was the topic again? wait where am I? who is LM and what is DG???
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edit/PS: and f*ck those f*cking useless masks. Even communicating with just a smile has become a dead custom now.
Ah, Strange, you too got led astray on the freedom of speech part...it’s Saudi’s cybercrime level of silencing for me. Peer pressure can be positive, don’t get me wrong on all that freedom sidetrack, but we have to take a look back to watch the tone. I was hoping someone might be able to point out that key. Because I had been trying to help others to understanding various things in the past. Peeling the layers slowly and guiding the learners to gradually learn things are the best. If I can lead them to a conclusion they can arrive on, they will be able to do it on their own for the rest of their lives. So constructive, friendly and inspiring feedbacks can be a good way to keep conversations going while making corrections. Probably also explaining why I am doing it in layers. Old habits of mine.
And on the mask, some masks are completely useless and that is partially correct. However, different masks have different level of BFE, PFE & VFE. Those are 3 efficiency indexes for stopping various tiny particles, bacteria and virus from penetrating masks. If you are using standardised masks with all 3 at 98%, those masks do save lives and prevent you from being infected. Those are the most important things you must keep an eye on when buying masks. But do remember, when you are purchasing those masks in bulks, you might be upsetting the supply for medical professionals. From what I have heard, common folks like us can use layers of coverings (depending on the materials, its density and its power to prevent tiny particles from penetrating) to obtain a safe level of protection.
The last time I talked to an American friend, she told me someone (whose husband just got confirmed for COVID-19) ran into the store and yelled at people in their faces, “my husband got COVID-19.” She was not wearing a mask at all. Some of the people she yelled at weren’t wearing a mask either. That’s the last time we spoke like a month ago, I can’t get hold of her for updates since. Pretty sure the lady didn’t meant to spread the potential virus, but if they were all wearing masks, it might just be less worrying. BTW, the virus may infect us via droplets onto our eyes, which is why having the masks on can prevent a patient from infecting others (at least in some of the news on 3 different TV channels are reporting the same thing with professionals explaining that; locally for me). It is also possible since the staff with masks forgot to wash their hands before eating (again, overloading their workload, they are rushing for food...you get the point).
I understand how difficult it is to breathe with a mask on, but for the sake of those working on the frontline during this pandemic, do them a favour. They have families too. I put on a mask or protective gear in public not because I reject the ideal Jesus said about baring our face in public is the commandment or sth (I don’t believe in Jesus, sorry, hopefully certain governors saying is completely wrong on that and Jesus never say those words). I do it because those are the words from doctors, nurses and EMTs; every little thing we do to stop the pandemic, we are giving them a better environment to work with.
Final words, hopefully the conversation is reflective or inspiring in one way on another for others to find out what are the possibilities that may have caused the quietness and how we can approach the various issues that may have started that. Sometimes one problem can be caused by many variables. By keeping ourselves as open-minded as possible, reminding ourselves to reflect on real past events instead of burying the past etc, all those slow, painful and heart-wrenching processes shall be an enlightenment and shall keep on shaping us into a better version.
(I hope nothing got misunderstood this time or getting the wrong references in unrelated places; just changed the signature with spoilers, perhaps that should stop it from being too large)