by Starrio » Thu Mar 11, 2021 1:53 am
On a similar topic the one thing that annoys me from writing on a forum in general is that you have to always specify with phrases "I think", "in my personal opinion", "but that's just me", etc..
I always hate it because you are basically assuming people that read your stuff are mentally challenged and won't understand what you are saying as an opinion, but as a fact.
So writing this way using those phrases I mentioned is annoying for the writer and a direct insult to the reader.
For example:
Normally you should be able to say:
"Mr. Andersen is the best fucker on LP."
Saying an opinion that way is normal, and anyone with a brain would immediately understand that's just your opinion and that it is an opinion that comes from you because you are the one saying it.
However on an online forum that's not the case. There are always brainless people that would take that as an offence because they would take it as if you are the lord that chooses what's a fact and what's not a fact.
So they start attacking you saying that's just your opinion.
Of course it is just an opinion (this is when you want to call them brainless morons) because the person saying it is the one saying it (big DUH!).
And even if you went asking every single person about something they will all have different opinions, and even if they would all agree, it would still not be a fact.
So having to add in the sentence:
"It is my opinion that Mr. Andersen is the best fucker on LP"
It is not polite, it is plain stupid, and a massive insult because it assumes that the people reading it are morons, and that you have to clarify for them that it is not a fact and that you are the one saying it.
There are no opinions that are facts, but some people are so stupid that don't know that, it is really fucking annoying.
Sorry I got out from the topic, but this is a related note that needs to be said.
I personally try to write "I think", "it is my opinion" "I personally", etc., because I know people are morons, but it would be better if I didn't have to. It is not polite, it is just because I assume a lot of people are stupid.
But if sometimes I won't write it for some reason then it is on them for being morons, and it is not my problem.
You can even write "in fact", and it would still not be a fact, so sometimes when I'm pissed I just write "in fact" just to insult the morons, even though it is clear it is just an opinion.
It is so dumb that you can put both things together, for example:
"In fact, it is my opinion, that Kristy Black has the best ass"
Obviously that's just an opinion, but sometimes you are so pissed that you want to throw that insult in there.
And when someone else does it I don't take it as an offence because I understand people are morons and that they always have to do that for the morons out there.
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Changing conversation, addressing the topic at hand, to be fair, I understand what OP is saying, and I do agree is not correct to say that.
However I have to disagree that objectively speaking if someone says "we" they are more often right than wrong. At least statistically speaking.
The reason is that on any medium like a newscast, a TV show, a company service, an online website, etc., if someone says anything it means that a lot of people feel that way.
Obviously not everyone feel that way, but a lot of people are likely to share the same opinion, so statistically speaking, in terms of math, and numbers, they are accurate when they say "we", at least for a big portion of the users or viewers because most people won't voice anything, so if someone says anything it means a lot feel the same.
But I understand it is not correct to say it even if it is accurate to an extend.
I say to an extend because obviously there will always be counter opinions, as it is expected on an any medium that offers a product or a service.
And even if a big number of people feel the same way, even if a massive number of people share the same opinion, it doesn't mean it is all the people, not even the majority, often just a minority, but a big number nevertheless.