I am a loner so I have no friends. But I do engage online with all shades of opinion. And it would never occur to me to ban or ignore anyone for something that they said. I am
interested in the thinking processes of other human beings including those who think fundamentally different to me. Listening to their opinions does not mean that I agree with
them. It just means I hear them out. Having a thick skin and being emotionally detached helps enormously. I refuse to unleash full blown anger at combinations of signifiers on
a computer screen. Sometimes I get irritated but it never goes beyond that. I find it to be character building so it is morally beneficial if not necessarily intellectually so. Though
I do not recommend it. For this is beyond my jurisdiction. It is not my place to tell anyone how to think. You have to do that yourself. All I can do is tell you that it works for me
interested in the thinking processes of other human beings including those who think fundamentally different to me. Listening to their opinions does not mean that I agree with
them. It just means I hear them out. Having a thick skin and being emotionally detached helps enormously. I refuse to unleash full blown anger at combinations of signifiers on
a computer screen. Sometimes I get irritated but it never goes beyond that. I find it to be character building so it is morally beneficial if not necessarily intellectually so. Though
I do not recommend it. For this is beyond my jurisdiction. It is not my place to tell anyone how to think. You have to do that yourself. All I can do is tell you that it works for me
A MIND IS LIKE A PARACHUTE : IT DOES NOT WORK UNLESS IT IS OPEN
