> He's supposed to agree with you, or not express an opinion?
Wow, not sure what to say if that's what you think are the only options. I didn't see the original response to the parent commenter, but this quote in the article, "It’s no longer possible to have some fun by casually misusing it. Happy?" doesn't bode well.
I get that in the post-Twitter world it can be heart to differentiate between valid criticism and toxic bad-faith arguments, but lets not pretend that it's impossible to acknowledge criticism in a way that doesn't immediately try to dismiss it, even if you may not agree in the end.
Wow, not sure what to say if that's what you think are the only options. I didn't see the original response to the parent commenter, but this quote in the article, "It’s no longer possible to have some fun by casually misusing it. Happy?" doesn't bode well.
I get that in the post-Twitter world it can be heart to differentiate between valid criticism and toxic bad-faith arguments, but lets not pretend that it's impossible to acknowledge criticism in a way that doesn't immediately try to dismiss it, even if you may not agree in the end.