A Topic You Care About...Step 2 Initiated

[FrankatronX]

I suppose the flip side of my point of view would be more introverted or less accepting.
Such a person may feel that we as a society are getting bogged down with terms which by and large matter only to those whom they apply to, such terms serving only to divide us into groups when the whole is stronger. It happens all the time. For example. I am a gamer. I am a console gamer. I am a console-fighter gamer. Already I have divided myself from large aspects of the community. I proclaim my difference to other gamers by defining what I play more and more. Such a person may be of the mind to shut out the need to define each aspect of people and class it all as "Gamer Stuff". This thought process can be applied to all aspects of life.

In opposition to my own curiosity they would see me as a problem since I would express interest where they might wish the matter quickly concluded. In extremes they may refuse the existence of such terms and use less defining or even insulting ways to differentiate people.

 

[DasDestroyer]

Uhh... Numbers suck and math is boring? I mean, my topic is literally numbers are awesome and I assume that people who disagree either ignore it altogether or have some batshit crazy reason for speaking out, like "numbers are of the devil!"

Captcha: which one is math? (multiple choice)
This kind of scares me...

 

[JoJo]

*Just remembered this thread*

An argument against freedom of speech huh? I can do that. See, certain types of speech are clearly harmful to society, such as overt racism, sexism or homophobia right? We legally restrict people from throwing a punch at someone because that punch may harm the other person, so it makes sense to also restrict speech which harms other people. Emotional harm is no less real or painful than physical harm, so it's clear that a state which truly respects it's citizens will protect them from hate speech as vigorously as it does protect it's citizens from violence.