I don't understand

[benlehman]

The amount of flack I've gotten for wanting to teach about Forge theory without arguing about it. Do people not understand the difference between a polemic and a teaching text? Or do the simply not recognize the latter as having any value?

Feh.

Comments

[greyorm.livejournal.com]

Er, who and where and about what specifically? Some context would be helpful in answering your question, otherwise the only real answer anyone can give without basically sitting and wanking in the open is: "Well, it could be for a variety of reasons."

I mean, we've already got people going, "Oh yeah, that's happening because people on the Forge are a bunch of chumps..." et al. and I have no way of knowing if that's even a valid criticism, or just an example of an assumption being used to indulge in some Forge-hatin' lookit' me sneerin' down my nose at group X and thus proving how cool I am crap.

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

No, it's mostly just pure Forge hating from the usual suspects.

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--Ben