That sounds sensible, and (or because) he doesn't. I know that I'm not smart enough to always catch things on the first go-through, so I tend to encourage patience with such people, but after about three explanations, by different individuals & in different ways, if someone doesn't get it, the best course seems to me to be just give up trying. I think Redbird handled it admirably, which is not surprising.
Most of my experience & observation has had to do with members of science-fiction fandom, where people tend to be smarter than average, and density or essential wrong-headedness is usually limited to some small area(s). Such people often have other, worth-while, qualities, so work-arounds are useful -- one just avoids all temptation to discuss global warming with Arhvid, abortion with Marty, torture with Karl, &cet. But this guy seems to be wildly different, in crucial matters, from just about everyone else in that forum/venue, which makes for a difficult problem when (as is usually the case) official Expulsion is not practical. Not that you need my advice or approbation, but yeah, developing the ability to ignore someone like that is A Good Thing, even if it doesn't cause the person to Go Away.
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Re: polite explanations
Date: 2008-05-18 06:11 pm (UTC)Most of my experience & observation has had to do with members of science-fiction fandom, where people tend to be smarter than average, and density or essential wrong-headedness is usually limited to some small area(s). Such people often have other, worth-while, qualities, so work-arounds are useful -- one just avoids all temptation to discuss global warming with Arhvid, abortion with Marty, torture with Karl, &cet. But this guy seems to be wildly different, in crucial matters, from just about everyone else in that forum/venue, which makes for a difficult problem when (as is usually the case) official Expulsion is not practical. Not that you need my advice or approbation, but yeah, developing the ability to ignore someone like that is A Good Thing, even if it doesn't cause the person to Go Away.