I think my position is compatible with xccf’s. Some people (like xccf) may choose to try to alleviate negative feelings by expressing sympathy, “standing with”, or otherwise providing social/emotional support, while others (like Dale) may choose to do so by pointing out why some of the feelings may be excessive given the actual facts. Both of these seem reasonable strategies to me. IRL perhaps you could decide to deploy one or the other (or both) based in part on which is likely to work better on the particular person you’re talking to, but that’s not possible in a public forum, in which case it seems reasonable to welcome/encourage both types of commenters.
I’m curious how xccf’s comment elsewhere on this thread fits in with your position as expressed here.
I think my position is compatible with xccf’s. Some people (like xccf) may choose to try to alleviate negative feelings by expressing sympathy, “standing with”, or otherwise providing social/emotional support, while others (like Dale) may choose to do so by pointing out why some of the feelings may be excessive given the actual facts. Both of these seem reasonable strategies to me. IRL perhaps you could decide to deploy one or the other (or both) based in part on which is likely to work better on the particular person you’re talking to, but that’s not possible in a public forum, in which case it seems reasonable to welcome/encourage both types of commenters.