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You got mad at him for making an impersonal remark, and now you say to him

"Who are you? Why does it seem like you're angry all the time?"

Which is an angry, personal remark.

The word "fuck", not directed at anyone, is not important. Personal attacks are.

If you don't like unalone's style, ignore him, don't psychologize him. Personally I appreciate the fact that he wrote substantive on-topic comments.



Sooo, when will we get pink, dancing polka dots to highlight conversations like this? :-)


You got mad at him for making an impersonal remark

I think Are you saying that you're too lazy to read what people are saying and form your own opinions? is a rather personal remark. A psychologizing one at that. Pot, meet kettle.


If by "pot, meet kettle", you're mentioning how dcurtis responded to my remark with a personal psychologizing remark, then the expression makes sense; otherwise, I'm confused. I didn't get mad at what dcurtis said, so I don't know who's the pot and who's the kettle here.

"Are you saying that" is an opener that means, "How is it that you're viewing this, because I see it like this". I wasn't trying to be snide and put him down. I was letting him know that's how I was viewing the situation, and asking him his interpretation. It was also a teeny bit tongue-in-cheek, considering, again, he's currently spending a month of his life flying in planes.


But he choose to highlight the profanity, not the remarks you point out. He told us which remark offended him, and it was an impersonal one.




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