Tako rzecze Kurt H Maier (w e-mailu datowanym 2007-09-23, 09:28): > On 9/23/07, Antoni Grzymala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not in the essential part of the argument (which I'm not taking sides > > in), but in the language he uses and aggravation he shows, escecially > > compared to the postings of the Dmitri guy. > > Not everyone considers the internet to be a stoicism competition. > Some people prefer to use the most direct and attention-grabbing form > of communication possible, so it gets read and digested.
This form of communications makes one concentrate on the persons emotions rather than argument's essence, which kind of defeats the purpose. > If everyone who had strong opinions and wasn't afraid to voice them is > to be considered a "complete moron," we're going to have to tear down > some bell curves. A strong opinion has nothing to do with with the form of the argument. What's more, a truly strong opinion helps form a clear argument without emotional noise. That's what I'd call „voicing strong opinions”. Unless you meant a strong emotion associated with an opinion (be it strong or not), which - in turn - has nothing to do with the argument itself. Hence I consider Linus' writings in the mentioned thread somewhat amusing and containing 50% noise. Still, as I said, he might be right even if the *way* he wrote what he wrote makes him look like a „complete moron”. Best, [a] -- . Antoni Grzymala - antoni (at) chopin.edu.pl -------------------. | OpenPGP KeyID EB315583 available now from a keyserver near you | | Fingerprint A819 6D2E D5EB D9E0 D2D9 7AF6 2FAF 4A11 EB31 5583 | `----------------------------------------------------------------'
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