It's about effort and empathy. (Gaming)

by narcogen , Andover, Massachusetts, Friday, August 11, 2017, 01:33 (2662 days ago) @ Cody Miller

You have a terrible habit that you have always been called out on, and you don't ever try to fix it. You never say "in my opinion". No, people are not supposed to infer that something is "just your opinion" when you phrase it as a fact. Do better.

This is not a math problem. Fun is subjective. Some people like slicing their balls with razor blades. Clearly any statement with regard to fun or entertainment value is therefore automatically an opinion.

Is your ISP charging you by the bit?

I think this is such a stupid argument and has been for the longest time. Your word choice puts people off in the extreme. You seem to want people to presume the extra short words other people put in to qualify their opinions AS OPINIONS because presumably you just can't be bothered to type them.

You may have a point that without objective proof, ANYTHING anyone says here is opinion.

You may have a point that concepts like "fun" are indeed essentially subjective and therefore no assertion being made with regard to them could legally be interpreted as an assertion of fact.

If this were a courtroom those points would matter, but this is a social group where people are trying to interact, not just win arguments. The idea that you'll spend time and effort to explain why all posts are opinion and all relevant concepts are subjective but you WON'T spend the time and effort to put in the few extra fractions of a section to qualify your statements out of politeness to other people negatively affects the reception of your opinions. It sends the message that while others qualify their statements, you don't have to, either because your opinions are less deserving of qualification, or that the manner in which others perceive your opinions is less important to you than your raw expression of those opinions.

Sigh.