Re: Blog post

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com>
> Cc: Eshel Yaron <me@eshelyaron.com>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 10:22:33 +0100
> 
> > Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 8:30 PM
> > From: "Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide" <arne_bab@web.de>
> > To: "Christopher Dimech" <dimech@gmx.com>
> > Cc: "Eshel Yaron" <me@eshelyaron.com>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> > Subject: Re: Blog post
> >
> > Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com> writes:
> > > Ranting exclusively to oneself, without any external input or perspective 
> > > is problematic.
> > > Without external feedback or differing viewpoints, it's challenging to 
> > > gain a realistic
> > > perspective on the problem being ranted about.  Ultimately leading to 
> > > unexamined positions
> > > without the benefit of alternative viewpoints.  Without external 
> > > communication you will get
> > > frustrated and isolated. Sharing with others is healthy, providing 
> > > potential solutions if you
> > > are correct in your analysis.
> > 
> > So maybe the solution would rather be: if you’re frustrated, first enjoy
> > a good meal (that’s good for the mood ☺), then say politely inside the
> > community what feels like a problem to you.
> 
> If one put enough focus, then a rant is justified, even if to be corrected.
>  
> > My personal experience is that almost every time I grew sarcastic or
> > ranted, I hit the wrong people … (and had to write an excuse, hoping
> > that they would still be listening).
> 
> >From your experience, have your rants been justified ? Introspection
> of other people's rants should be considered part of the work.  After 
> all, expletives towards demigods have occurred since time immemorial,
> and will surely continue.
> 
> When Odysseus is washed ashore on the island of Ogygia, Calypso compels
> him to remain as her lover for seven years.  But he finally escapes when
> Hermes tells Calypso to release him.  I would also tell Calypso to release
> users, rather than compelling them to be her lovers for many years. 

Please take this kind of threads to emacs-tangents, where they belong.

Thanks.