to think that relaxing norms around the way in which particular kinds of information is communicating will not negatively affect the quality of the conversation that unfolds afterwards.
If this happens because someone says something true, relevant, and useful, in a way that doesn’t have alternative expressions that are really easy and obvious to do (such as deleting the statement “So and so is a doo-doo head”), then it’s the fault of the conversation, not the statement.
The alternative expression, in this particular case (not in the mine run of cases), is not to change the word “insane” (because it seems you are certain enough in your belief that it is applicable here that it makes sense for you to communicate this idea some way), but rather to simply write more (or link to a place that contain arguments which relate, with particularity, to the situation at hand) by explaining why you think it’s is true that the statement is “insane”.
If you are so confident in your conclusion that you are willing to label the articulation of the opposing view as “insane”, then it should be straightforward (and more importantly, should not take so much time that it becomes daunting) to give reasons for that, at the time you make that labeling.
If this happens because someone says something true, relevant, and useful, in a way that doesn’t have alternative expressions that are really easy and obvious to do (such as deleting the statement “So and so is a doo-doo head”), then it’s the fault of the conversation, not the statement.
The alternative expression, in this particular case (not in the mine run of cases), is not to change the word “insane” (because it seems you are certain enough in your belief that it is applicable here that it makes sense for you to communicate this idea some way), but rather to simply write more (or link to a place that contain arguments which relate, with particularity, to the situation at hand) by explaining why you think it’s is true that the statement is “insane”.
If you are so confident in your conclusion that you are willing to label the articulation of the opposing view as “insane”, then it should be straightforward (and more importantly, should not take so much time that it becomes daunting) to give reasons for that, at the time you make that labeling.
NOPE!
I think I’m going to bow out of this conversation right now, since it doesn’t seem you want to meaningfully engage.