I would disagree with the "wild, impassioned" description of the way in which I spoke. My speech was calm and logical. Feel free to revisit my posts now that you have calmed down and read my message in the manner in which it was presented.
Your position was not fact based and the good standing is your opinion. You have done terribly at persuading me and have instead simply caused me to ignore any possible positive aspects of your argument that could be perceived.
Stoicism would be a great benefit to you. Start with Enchiridion.
You should try again. My posts are fact based. Yours are not. Mine is logical and rational. Yours are emotional and silly. My language is accurate.
As for the rest, you don't know me and I can authoratively state you're an idiot. I wrote that only with a smile.
You arguments have no facts, they are simply your opinion presented as fact. You have proven nothing in any of your statements which can be construed as facts.
The hopium bullshit is completely created by shills and propagated by useful idiots.
Opinion. Possibly true, but still an opinion.
There has always been room for discussion and discourse, but the shills forced binary discussions and purposely distort and misrepresent accordingly. Which is not representative of the bulk of people.
Opinion. It seems likely though and I am inclined to agree with you. But it still isn't a fact, it is an opinion presented as a fact.
All speaking of hopium have been affected by propaganda. In ways they likely do not know. This is how useful idiots are created.
Opinion. 100%.
If you control the language of debate, you win the debate. This is also the purpose of political correctness. Literal mind control.
I largely agree, though I don't think it's an automatic win in a debate. It is mind control however. It is how we went from whites saying they would never allow a child to marry a black to something like 80% being OK with it.
People screeching of hopium are shills or useful idiots. That's the power of propaganda.
I 100% agree with this statement.
So what was our disagreement from earlier today (I honestly don't remember and have to go look).
I said hopium addicts and doomers are both blind because nobody can predict the future, but worrying about it either way is a waste of time. You rebutted saying it isn't true because hopium addicts are useful idiots and indirectly claiming (aka implying) doomers are not. You cannot prove that. How can you say it isn't a demoralization campaign by the exact same shills? Clearly you can't, and it seems like a likely explanation.
There is also exactly zero that is emotional or silly in my arguments. My point is that hope and fear a both a waste. Why bother? Prepare for the worst, and if the best happens, fine. If the worst happens, fine....and you are prepared.
And if you typed that with a smile, you need Stoicism even more. You should not derive pleasure in name-calling and being snide in the hopes of angering or annoying others, pleasure should be derived from within yourself. Happiness is a choice, and you are allowing others to make it for you.
Do you value my opinion so much that you would allow me to decide when you are happy? I'm flattered. Unfortunately, I am not angry or annoyed, so I cannot allow you to be happy currently. I am simply glad for the chance to solidify my position in my own mind and potentially open another's eyes. Thank you for that.
Powerful mental illness.
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