Unwillingness to be corrected (when I'm either not wrong or have not been shown to be wrong and there's no directly injured party to appease by apologizing anyway) as the root of hostility explains... a great deal of my 'inexplicable' internet fights. It feels good as an explanation - I am right, they are being illogical. It's too good, and too tempting to apply, too easy to write off any hostility as unearned. I like it, but I hate it. Thanks?
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Unwillingness to be corrected (when I'm either not wrong or have not been shown to be wrong and there's no directly injured party to appease by apologizing anyway) as the root of hostility explains... a great deal of my 'inexplicable' internet fights. It feels good as an explanation - I am right, they are being illogical. It's too good, and too tempting to apply, too easy to write off any hostility as unearned. I like it, but I hate it. Thanks?
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