Published on 12, July, 2020
I do, people seem so afraid of causing offence that they don't seem to say anything, others are a sense of offence looking for somewhere to happen. It seems that any sort of challenge however mild is a no no, even when someone asks for clarification of a point it seems that someone will take offence on sombody elses defence.
I really enjoyed Pixiefox's AI thread, but so few people seem willing or able to engage with the issues or even ask questions, why is this?
I'd love there to be threads that are lively and topics are discussed robustly, you don't have to be rude when challenging someone's viewpoint, just be firm and say something like, 'I feel that...'
I've just finished a book on the origins of the Anglo-Saxons, it goes into linguistics, DNA, archaeology as well as the documented history, I know its a bit specialist but it would be really good to feel that it's something I could share with others.
I've always found myself wanting to look at things from a well rounded perspective. So if bias leans one way on a subject, I wanna look at it from the other way to see what that side looks like. It makes me a bit of a contrarian. I've been trying to make an effort to socialise more so I've been trying to be more friendly, but if the subject was of interest, I like to see both or however many viewpoints get examined. Though I tend to prefer sitting back and absorbing another's discussion most of the time.
On (sort of) the subject of Anglo-Saxons, one thing I've always enjoyed are the barbs and jabs people of different nationalities can exchange with each other. I'm talking mostly about Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland, but every state everywhere does it to some degree. I like to think of it as keeping the spirits of our ancestors alive with petty grudges. But I come from the country that fathered the term "Blood Feud", so who should be surprised?