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pelo801 · January 11, 2013, 05:00 PM

I think we should move away from this argument of need. It's not about need, it never was and never will be. Putting yourself in this argument is putting yourself against the ropes from the start. It's about choice. This is what I choose and that is where we need to steer the argument. I don't need to justify to anyone what I choose to own. Why do we feel we need to give people the power to delegate what our needs are by trying to justify them? That is an argument on their terms.

The problem with arguing with stupid people is that you stoop to their level, argue on their terms, and then they beat you with experience.

January 11, 2013, 05:00 PM	#39
pelo801 Senior Member Join Date: January 9, 2009 Posts: 718	I think we should move away from this argument of need. It's not about need, it never was and never will be. Putting yourself in this argument is putting yourself against the ropes from the start. It's about choice. This is what I choose and that is where we need to steer the argument. I don't need to justify to anyone what I choose to own. Why do we feel we need to give people the power to delegate what our needs are by trying to justify them? That is an argument on their terms. The problem with arguing with stupid people is that you stoop to their level, argue on their terms, and then they beat you with experience.