gaman
Jedi Master
Unfortunately it seems that quite a few people that visit here just assume it is a general forum for posting comments of whatever comes to mind broadly along the lines of a topic. They don't realize that this forum has a deeper specific focus and the members are working to help each other in very specific ways which include replies intended to help people think differently and work harder to develop knowledge. Many also seem to become offended very easily when they are caught off guard by a response that doesn't seem (at least on the surface) pleasant, when if they realized it was done with a lot of thought and consideration behind it and what those thoughts and considerations were, they might have the opposite view.
I remember when I joined the forum the first time that even though I was familiar with some of the material, I didn't do any research to fully understand the forum rules and the main intent of interactions here. After I understood more how and why some replies were truly intended to help me develop in a certain way (even if on the surface they initially appeared superficially confrontational), then it flipped my whole view very quickly and I understood the effort that members go to here to help other people.
Probably many who visit and don't do enough background on the forum and its purpose, the members' intent, and some of the esoteric background material, will have this same misunderstanding if they are not familiar with the concepts because they aren't used to this approach. If you are one of those people I encourage you to investigate and understand because I believe it would be well worth your time and energy!
I remember when I joined the forum the first time that even though I was familiar with some of the material, I didn't do any research to fully understand the forum rules and the main intent of interactions here. After I understood more how and why some replies were truly intended to help me develop in a certain way (even if on the surface they initially appeared superficially confrontational), then it flipped my whole view very quickly and I understood the effort that members go to here to help other people.
Probably many who visit and don't do enough background on the forum and its purpose, the members' intent, and some of the esoteric background material, will have this same misunderstanding if they are not familiar with the concepts because they aren't used to this approach. If you are one of those people I encourage you to investigate and understand because I believe it would be well worth your time and energy!