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MLeake · December 27, 2012, 05:45 PM

Edit: response to Metal God.

Sometimes, the best thing to do is nothing.

For instance, if I showed grief by punching people I do not like, I think we can all agree that would not be helpful.

Solutions should be about actually fixing problems, not about making us feel better about things for a fleeting instant. (Hence, no punching, except where necessary.)

Antis are suggesting things that have proven ineffective, either in furtherance of unrelated goals, or because they want a temporary feel-good fix, even if that fix actually harms instead of helping.

December 27, 2012, 05:45 PM	#239
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 9,671	Edit: response to Metal God. Sometimes, the best thing to do is nothing. For instance, if I showed grief by punching people I do not like, I think we can all agree that would not be helpful. Solutions should be about actually fixing problems, not about making us feel better about things for a fleeting instant. (Hence, no punching, except where necessary.) Antis are suggesting things that have proven ineffective, either in furtherance of unrelated goals, or because they want a temporary feel-good fix, even if that fix actually harms instead of helping.