I'm fairly chatty and quite frankly I will tip or wreck pretty much anything whether I agree with it or not. if I find it interesting. I will often reply in either a [half] serious or a silly manner, this depends upon my mood; which usually has a smiley face attached.
I try desperately not to reply or read anything that starts with:
Yer wrong, or is just a plain old insult.
My personal favorite being; you are going to lose us the election if you keep up this naughty and disrespectful behavior.
Sometimes I know who will reply to a specific comment that I make, some of which I will reply to because I like them, or they have raised an interesting point.
However there are a few [and you probably know who you are] that I do not reply to [or read] if I can avoid the temptation [and often it is a strong temptation]. There are several reasons for this
1] I pretty much know from past experience what you have written and found it futile to argue with the first time around.
2] I know it is going to be snide.
3] We will never agree.
But mainly it is because, and to be completely honest....
I don't like you.
I also assume that the feeling is mutual.
Therefore it is better to ignore.
I have written too many diaries, got involved in too many silly pie fights on the internet.
So OK, you win the internet.
But, now you know the real reason.
The point of this diary you ask [or not].
Well looking at the number of pie fights going on on Kos at this time, or as our overlord might phrase it "dickish behavior" perhaps a time for honesty is upon us?
Sometimes you have to make the effort to confront this problem in real life and work around it, but on the internet that is a long way from being a necessity.
So if you really don't like someone, isn't it better just to leave well alone, unless of course that is what floats your boat.
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