i think 1 of the main issues of annoyance and misunderstanding wrt Online Disk Horse is that evry1 wants to wrap up every single talking point into a vague general catch-all way of thinking, when most things need to just be handled with tact as they arise. aw crap im doing it now too LOL

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  1. mrmallard said: actually nix that last little bit, because people can change their minds even if they’re being absolutist now. mb
  2. mrmallard said: I think it’s probably a good practice to handle any discourse with “–and this statement might change over time as the situation evolves and we adopt different standards, but for the sake of what I believe is true of the moment, I believe this is a reasonable take made in good faith with room to change and grow in the future” or something. except for the ones who are like “this is right. this is wrong. no exceptions”
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