I think one of the hardest things to convey in electronic communication (e-mail, blogging, etc.) - or maybe any written communication for that matter - is humility.
It goes without saying that you think that your own opinion is correct; otherwise it wouldn’t be your opinion. But it seems that even if you frequently go out of your way to explain that you’re completely open to changing and/or reconsidering your opinions on any issue, you still come off as an arrogant bastard if you try to write about something serious.
And it doesn’t help when you avoid using smilies either.
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Wait, you’re not an arrogant bastard… I am.
That was supposed to be: Wait, you’re not an arrogant bastard?… I am.
OK, that makes more sense now.
Maybe that’s where story comes in. There’s an endearing quality to personal story that allows viewpoint to surface less obtrusively. FWIW, I’ve never been put off by your posts, but I usually agree with you.
this is why the internet is bad.
What the hell are you trying to say.
I agree.
Emotion is a hard thing to get across sometimes too. While you might have thought I was being an offensive A’hole with what I wrote above, I actually did not feel that way at all. I could have said, ‘what are you trying to say, friend?’, because that was my intention. Wait, what were my intentions?