Originally Posted by
cooker
Personally I would have no objection to that comment or conversation, and wouldn't take offense. I would just offer a counter argument if I had one.
I'm sure this is true, you also have the patience of a saint, which is uncommon.
In any case, if you're asking a question and the thread is hijacked by everybody who feels compelled to offer you their critique of your lifestyle, you'll never get your answer. These asides are disruptive to the conversation, even if you don't agree that they're rude.
Somebody else who reads this forum and rarely posts was kind enough to offer feedback on the usefulness of this forum and how it's affected by these things:
Originally Posted by
Lively or Not
When I see the politics taking over a thread, my instinct is to unsubscribe the thread because I'm never going to live up to the "right" model of living that LCF politics often promotes and because I hate hearing folks lecture one another.
Exactly this.