11-19-2011, 06:15 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-19-2011, 06:28 PM by Tenet Nosce.)
(11-19-2011, 05:51 PM)Icaro Wrote: "Interesting video, BUT.." needs to be our attitude. The conversation will not turn inward unless we bring it up every step of the way.
You may have missed it, but I did this about 60 posts ago, and nobody made a peep about it.
Moreover, I will not speak for zack231, but speaking for myself I have often times posted a link to a video or website where somebody else assumed that means I agreed 100% with everything in that video or website. This is hardly the case.
People can't be expected to go around the Internet leaving little notes and disclaimers every time they share a link or make a comment about something. To the contrary, it makes more sense to take an "opt-in" philosophy. Unless I give a specific endorsement, don't assume one.
This is "proper" Internet etiquette, yet probably the majority of users are unaware of this. Yet in the "real" world, if I recommend to somebody a particular book or movie, they don't assume I think it is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Why is this?
Besides, I don't see anybody in this thread claiming that Thrive! is going to "save the world". I only saw one person refer to it as a "massive amount of new-age crap". The bias here is clear, in my opinion. And, if you haven't noticed, it is getting in the way of others having just the kind of conversation you are endorsing.