drewyallop
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A lot of angst from some members on the behaviour of SteveT.
I believe Stevarino is what my mother used to call a "shit-disturber" or alternatively a "piss-cutter". Note that these are not, in Eastern Canada, terms of disapprobation. Every community needs one or two of these creatures to catalyse outrage, stimulate critical examination of dusty dogmas, and launch new ideas and approaches. Perhaps Brian M. falls into this category as well.
I know, I know, many will claim that the problem is the style not substance. But I suspect the over-the-top, ad hominem style is part irony and part poking a stick into a hornets nest. Ignore it, laugh at it, but don't take it personally. That just enrages the beast.
BTW, Just finished reading a book entitled "Being Wrong". Could be the best I've read on human behaviour. And it explains a lot about forum flame wars in general and the obstinence of TGM literalists in particular. The central notion is that we are more wrong than right, argued with great clarity and with a prescription.
Manzella is a good example of someone not afraid to be wrong and admit it and move on to something better. The book makes clear that this is not an easy thing to do and involves considerable discomfort, even angst. I remember Mike Jacobs post on his disillusionment when the comfort of a seemingly coherent theory, followed and passionately advocated for years, was shown to be mostly false.
Anyway about $10 for a Kindle edition from Amazon
Drew
I believe Stevarino is what my mother used to call a "shit-disturber" or alternatively a "piss-cutter". Note that these are not, in Eastern Canada, terms of disapprobation. Every community needs one or two of these creatures to catalyse outrage, stimulate critical examination of dusty dogmas, and launch new ideas and approaches. Perhaps Brian M. falls into this category as well.
I know, I know, many will claim that the problem is the style not substance. But I suspect the over-the-top, ad hominem style is part irony and part poking a stick into a hornets nest. Ignore it, laugh at it, but don't take it personally. That just enrages the beast.
BTW, Just finished reading a book entitled "Being Wrong". Could be the best I've read on human behaviour. And it explains a lot about forum flame wars in general and the obstinence of TGM literalists in particular. The central notion is that we are more wrong than right, argued with great clarity and with a prescription.
Manzella is a good example of someone not afraid to be wrong and admit it and move on to something better. The book makes clear that this is not an easy thing to do and involves considerable discomfort, even angst. I remember Mike Jacobs post on his disillusionment when the comfort of a seemingly coherent theory, followed and passionately advocated for years, was shown to be mostly false.
Anyway about $10 for a Kindle edition from Amazon
Drew
