^^This part of your post unnecessarily combative.
No, it was an honest suggestion. Post #245 is a mildly trolling shitpost masquerading as humor.
I stand by that advice: contribute meaningfully and thoughtfully instead of giving people a hard time while not having
one goddamn valid point. Animated gifs flipping the bird is not meaningful discourse. Somehow I don’t think I caused him any grief either. Live and let live.
You’ve also upset a few people in this thread.
Boy you love pointing this out. Look, I admitted my reaction should’ve been kinder and I said sorry to the one person for whom my apology was due. I had a knee-jerk reaction because someone’s sudden injection of personal tragedy into the discussion … frankly, makes me uncomfortable, which is my own fault, and I‘m forced to deal with my own insecurities. I’m afraid of dying and also afraid of losing loved ones, despite the futility of these fears. I’m uncomfortably forced to consider mortality. Dropping out PTSD bombshells feels like an unfair cheap shot mid-discussion. Many a bad law has been written in response to a community’s overreaction to tragedy. But that’s my own hang-up; I mean who the fuck am I to say how another should grieve?
Anyway in hindsight I fucked that up. And I apologized for it, but was forced to start dismantling random jokers and their rage-belching, dog-shit comments, to put it delicately.
It’s impossible to opine anything publicly without risking offending others. However, even if some people get all butt hurt by what I post, I’m at least making relevant arguments, posting links, and contributing in a way that matters. Moreover, I admit when I’m wrong, and I think people mistake my tone sometimes.
Or I’m just completely delusional… always possible.
Everyone needs to learn the value of unilateral de-escalation in the pursuit of the greater good.
I’ve re-written and/or removed harsh responses on here many, many times for the cause of unilateral de-escalation, and the greater good
is my focus and reason for posting. Dammit, man.
Then good conversations will flourish.
So you’re saying we’re not having good conversations? Well everyone
is a critic…
^^ This part of your post very constructive and useful and I think everyone would be interested in what former C.O.
@Mr. Krinkle has to say seriously about this.
Counselors, medical staff, dental staff, and there’s usually an administration office working for the Warden and Associate Warden. I was under the impression they were all still trained in the basics and technically were counted as correctional officers. Everyone else has to be accompanied by c.o.’s and is otherwise contracting with the prison.
But I get being reticent to discuss one’s occupation here, particularly law enforcement officers who I guess are both present but also sometimes not ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
^^ This part the subtle and ambiguous sting in the tail of a post that I adore.
To be fair, I meant that as much for myself as for others. I’m no exception to this rule, but I also believe in personal change and emotional growth, and that we don’t always
have to remain in the same environment. Thus we are free to pursue becoming a reinvented product of a different environment of our choosing.
(These comments may be considered professional moderation rather than personal opinions, except the last one maybe).
Fair enough