06-03-2017, 01:30 PM
(06-02-2017, 03:30 PM)rva_jeremy Wrote: Our job is not to yell at litterers, but instead to just pick up the trash, if that's a good analogy -- a solely helpful influence that is not conditional on a mood, character of behavior, etc. prevailing in the forums. Over time, the idea is that setting this example would create the kind of culture I think we all want, without anybody needing to assert themselves on anybody else.
This is an excellent analogy, and I really live by this concept.
The exception for me is philosophical discussion when I can have it. I like to stretch my mind and I have little opportunity outside my own head. My thinking is too outside-the-box, and I am grateful for this venue of free discussion.