Great points, Frank -- especially your larger, overarching point: many of us have forgotten how to listen. Maybe it's a symptom of living in the social-media age. Platforms like Facebook and Twitter thrive on gut reactions and aren't great at allowing for nuance and thoughtful reflection. They encourage us to speak before we've thought things out or listened to the people we're allegedly responding to. Fortunately, though, blogs like yours are a bastion for those of us who are truly interested in hearing what others have to say and engaging in real dialog.
I have been saying this for years - humans have had a few thousand years to show what they are capable of, and Duck Dynasty and billionaires launching themselves into space is what we have built ourselves up to. And don't even get me started on "royalty." Inbred narcissists with god complexes.
Great points, Frank -- especially your larger, overarching point: many of us have forgotten how to listen. Maybe it's a symptom of living in the social-media age. Platforms like Facebook and Twitter thrive on gut reactions and aren't great at allowing for nuance and thoughtful reflection. They encourage us to speak before we've thought things out or listened to the people we're allegedly responding to. Fortunately, though, blogs like yours are a bastion for those of us who are truly interested in hearing what others have to say and engaging in real dialog.
I have been saying this for years - humans have had a few thousand years to show what they are capable of, and Duck Dynasty and billionaires launching themselves into space is what we have built ourselves up to. And don't even get me started on "royalty." Inbred narcissists with god complexes.