Originally Posted by
MadMojoMonkey
I don't remember what thread it was in, and given the emotional stuff I'm going through, it's possible I'm not remembering exactly the wording.
I looked a bit, but gave up, 'cause I thought what I posted was close enough to remind you of the conversation.
I do remember that I never said the word "annoyed" and you then used that emotion to describe what I was saying.
At any rate, maybe it's better if I say this,
When I read your posts, I often see you extrapolating ahead of what you're replying to, which in itself is fine, but the fact that you almost uniformly extrapolate into something you disagree with seems unfair to the person you're talking to.
Ong deals with it rather well. I don't.
The reason I don't engage in long conversations with you is because I don't feel like you're upholding your side of the unwritten social contract of communication. I.e. that words are imprecise, and we are minds trying to use imprecise tools to transfer something intangible from our heads to yours. The contract is that we all understand this hurdle and do our best to see the intended meaning, and nothing more or less.