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Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

11/17/2013

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For the record, if I ever say anything that sounds hurtful, offensive, or especially closed-minded, please call me out on it, because I probably don't intend for it to sound that way. I've got strong opinions about a few things—I'll rag on movies and video games that annoy me, and I'll speak my piece about processes and organizations that I feel don't work well—but when it comes to individuals, the last thing I want is to inflict verbal harm. It tears me up inside to walk away from a conversation on bad terms with the other party, and it's that much worse if whatever relationship I have with the person comes to an end because of something I've said.

We are humans—we make mistakes and we make decisions that others don't always approve of; we believe things and support things that others might disagree with. Please don't mistake my criticism of something you've done or something you think as an affront to your whole person. Likewise, please don't write me off because of one thing I've failed to express clearly, thoughtfully, or kindly.

I thrive on constructive criticism; let me know if I ever sound like I'm out of line. Otherwise, I can't explain myself if you're misinterpreting me, and you can't knock some sense into me if I'm being perfectly clear and utterly wrong. I value an open dialogue, no matter how differently we may view things or how upset we may be with each other, because you and I are so much more than the sum of the things we don't see eye-to-eye about.
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Tpcool link
11/18/2013 03:06:11 am

Has this been happening to you on YouTube, or even someplace else recently? This sort of thing is inevitable on YouTube, but I admire the fact that you're trying as hard as you can to make peace with as many people as possible. I'm sure you know this, but some people are very stubborn. Don't let some of these situations get to you.

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Nathaniel
11/18/2013 03:00:21 pm

This is more a response to a host of little things that have been bothering me for a while that never really got resolved; YouTube's been pretty quiet lately, in part because I can no longer respond to any of the conversations that were going before the Google+ switchover.

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