Etiquette



DP Etiquette

First rule: Don't be a jackass.

Other rules: Do not attack or insult people you disagree with. Engage with facts, logic and beliefs. Out of respect for others, please provide some sources for the facts and truths you rely on if you are asked for that. If emotion is getting out of hand, get it back in hand. To limit dehumanizing people, don't call people or whole groups of people disrespectful names, e.g., stupid, dumb or liar. Insulting people is counterproductive to rational discussion. Insult makes people angry and defensive. All points of view are welcome, right, center, left and elsewhere. Just disagree, but don't be belligerent or reject inconvenient facts, truths or defensible reasoning.

Saturday, March 21, 2020

Briefly, Some Perspective

Right now, it can seem like the whole world is coming undone. Between killer viruses, despotic leaders, a questionable economy and a climate on tilt it can be hard to stay optimistic about the future.

We're not in a different place than we are usually. Humans have always existed on the precipice of disaster. It's just that usually we don't notice the danger. We only notice it when life thrusts it into stark relief, like right now.

But for all of this, we have two eventualities - move forward or destroy ourselves.
So far, despite our best efforts, we have yet to destroy ourselves.
Instead, we struggle, we rise, and then we do it all over again.
The odds are with humanity. I wouldn't bet against us.

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