There was nothing shallow or curmudgeonly about my response. I was careful in explaining why giving examples like this is missing the point and why the examples are not what I'm talking about. I excused myself from attempting a point-by-point rebuttal because I know from past experience that this only leads the discussion deeper into the mire with no insight.
> Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.
I have been trying my hardest to explain reasoning rather than simply accumulating evidence. But the entire discussion has been wildly off-topic from the beginning, so I don't see a reason to continue anyway.
>Don't be curmudgeonly. Thoughtful criticism is fine, but please don't be rigidly or generically negative.
>Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something.
There was nothing shallow or curmudgeonly about my response. I was careful in explaining why giving examples like this is missing the point and why the examples are not what I'm talking about. I excused myself from attempting a point-by-point rebuttal because I know from past experience that this only leads the discussion deeper into the mire with no insight.
> Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.
I have been trying my hardest to explain reasoning rather than simply accumulating evidence. But the entire discussion has been wildly off-topic from the beginning, so I don't see a reason to continue anyway.